title: [CONSORT--What is to be expected from a reputable scientific publication].
abstract: The publication of the CONSORT Statement was aimed at the improvement of the quality of research reports of randomized controlled clinical trials. It contains the most important standards of high quality research. Although originally meant for randomized studies only most aspects of this statement can be applied to other kinds of clinical studies. The following--and last--article of this series on medical biostatistics presents and comments the most important criteria.
authors.affiliation: Spitzenverbände der Krankenkassen e. V., Fachbereich Evidenz-basierte Medizin, Essen. j.windeler@mds-ev.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Windeler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D018156:Journalism, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*