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CONSORT 2010

The 2010 edition of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials, a 25-item checklist and participant-flow diagram covering items that should be reported in any randomised controlled trial publication.

ByCASRAI Editorial Board
· Last updated 21 May 2026

Examples

Worked examples

  • Is an instance

    An RCT publication including a CONSORT flow diagram of randomised, lost-to-follow-up, and analysed participants.

  • Is an instance

    A journal's submission portal validating presence of CONSORT items at upload.

Counter-examples

Looks similar, but isn't

  • Not an instance

    A meta-analysis (covered by PRISMA, not CONSORT).

  • Not an instance

    An observational cohort study (STROBE).

Editorial commentary

CONSORT 2010 (Schulz, Altman, Moher, 2010) covers trial design, randomisation, blinding, outcome definitions, statistical methods, and the flow of participants through enrolment, allocation, follow-up, and analysis. Extensions exist for cluster trials, non-inferiority designs, pragmatic trials, and harms reporting.

References

  • Schulz, Altman, Moher, 'CONSORT 2010 Statement' (BMJ, 2010); EQUATOR Network CONSORT resources.

Also known as

CONSORT · CONSORT statement

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