Guidelines for Reporting Medical Research: A Critical Appraisal

Table 2

Guidelines for reporting medical research.

Guideline	Year of introduction	Year of change	Study type	Sections	Number of items	Flow diagram
PRISMA	1996 (QUORUM)	2005	Systematic reviews and meta-analyses	Title; abstract; introduction; methods; results; discussion; funding	27	Yes
CONSORT	1996	2001 and 2010	Parallel group randomized controlled trials	Title and abstract; introduction; methods; results; discussion; other information	25	Yes
STROBE	2004		Observational studies in epidemiology	Title and abstract; introduction; methods; results; discussion; other information	22	No
MOOSE	1997		Meta-analyses of observation studies in epidemiology	Background; search strategy; methods; results; discussion; conclusion	35	No
STARD	2000		Studies of diagnostic accuracy	Title/abstract/keywords; introduction; methods; results; discussion	25	Yes
SPIRIT	2007	2013	Standard protocol items for clinical trials	Administrative information; introduction; methods; ethics and dissemination; appendices	33	No, but template with recommended content of enrolment, interventions, and assessments