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Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2003, pp. 169-171
© 2003 Society of Pediatric Psychology

Commentary: The Journal of Pediatric Psychology Should Adopt the CONSORT Statement as a Way of Improving the Evidence Base in Pediatric Psychology

Patrick J. McGrath, PhD1, Jennifer Stinson, RN2 and Karina Davidson, PhD3

1 Dalhousie University, 2 University of Toronto, 3 Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

All correspondence should be sent to Patrick J. McGrath, Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford St., Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4J1, Canada. E-mail: Patrick.McGrath@dal.ca.

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The CONSORT statement (www.consort-statement.org) was developed to improve standards of reporting of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in medical journals. It currently includes 22 items used by reviewers and editors to ensure consistent and full reporting of the results of an RCT. It also aids researchers in the plan and execution of RCTs. The Journal of the American Medical Association was one of the first journals to adopt the CONSORT items as guidelines to ensure quality reporting of RCTs; since that time over 80 medical journals have adopted these standards for the reviewing and reporting of RCTs. Recent reviews of the quality of RCT reporting have demonstrated that the introduction of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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