• Ann. Intern. Med. · Feb 2008

    Methods and processes of the CONSORT Group: example of an extension for trials assessing nonpharmacologic treatments.

    • Isabelle Boutron, David Moher, Douglas G Altman, Kenneth F Schulz, Philippe Ravaud, and CONSORT Group.
    • INSERM U738, AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, and Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Paris, France. isabelle.boutron@bch.aphp.fr
    • Ann. Intern. Med. 2008 Feb 19; 148 (4): W60-6.

    BackgroundThe conduct of randomized, controlled trials of nonpharmacologic treatments presents specific challenges that are not adequately addressed in trial reports.ObjectiveTo develop an extension of the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) Statement for trials of nonpharmacologic treatments.DesignA consensus meeting was organized to develop an extension of the CONSORT Statement that addresses randomized trials of nonpharmacologic treatments. To prepare for the meeting, a survey was conducted to identify the specific issues for discussion.SettingConsensus meeting in Paris, France.ParticipantsA total of 33 experts attended the meeting. The experts were methodologists (n = 17); surgeons (n = 6); editors (n = 5); and clinicians involved in rehabilitation (n = 1), psychotherapy (n = 2), education (n = 1), and implantable devices (n = 1).MeasurementsExperts indicated which of the 22 items on the CONSORT checklist should be modified or which additional items should be added specifically for nonpharmacologic treatments. During a 3-day consensus meeting, all items were discussed and additional methodological issues related to nonpharmacologic research were identified.ResultsThe consensus was that 11 items on the CONSORT checklist needed some modifications for nonpharmacologic trials: item 1 (title and abstract), item 3 (participants), item 4 (interventions), item 7 (sample size), item 8 (randomization), item 11 (blinding), item 12 (statistical methods), item 13 (participant flow), item 15 (baseline data), item 20 (discussion: interpretation), and item 21 (generalizability). In addition, the meeting participants added 1 item related to implementation of the intervention.LimitationEvidence was not always available to support the inclusion of each checklist item.ConclusionThe methods and processes used to develop this extension could be used for other reporting guidelines. The use of this extension to the CONSORT Statement should improve the quality of reporting randomized, controlled trials assessing nonpharmacologic treatments.

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