SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: guidance for protocols of clinical trials – Forum

Date: 2913-01-14

Reference number: OPUSeJ 201301141427SPR

Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541470/

Cover page: http://www.opusej.org/library/spirit-2013-explanation-and-elaboration-guidance-for-protocols-of-clinical-trials-cover/

Title: SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: guidance for protocols of clinical trials

Authors: An-Wen Chan, Phelan scientist, Jennifer M Tetzlaff, research coordinator, Peter C Gøtzsche, professor and director, Douglas G Altman, professor and director, Howard Mann, programme associate, Jesse A Berlin, vice president, epidemiology, Kay Dickersin, professor and director, Asbjørn Hróbjartsson, senior researcher, Kenneth F Schulz, distinguished scientist, Wendy R Parulekar, associate professor, Karmela Krleža-Jerić, adjunct professor,1 Andreas Laupacis, professor, and David Moher, senior scientist.

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Addendum: none

Erratum: In the pdf version, Item 13 (page 13) should refer to ‘fig 1’ instead of ‘fig 2’ in two places. Table 3 (page 14) belongs to the first example of item 13 (page 13). These errors are being corrected in the pdf.

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Citation: Chan, A W, et al, 2013, “SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: guidance for protocols of clinical trials”, BMJ 346: e7586. Published online 2013 January 9. doi:  10.1136/bmj.e7586. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541470/.

Academic citations forward: chronological N/A

Other citations forward: Publications & downloads, SPIRIT-Statement.org. http://www.spirit-statement.org/publications-downloads/

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