Background: A case report is a narrative that describes, for medical, scientific, or educational
purposes, a medical problem experienced by one or more patients. Case reports written …

Background The CONSORT statement is intended to improve reporting of randomised controlled
trials and focuses on minimising the risk of bias (internal validity). The applicability of a …

Background Well-written and transparent case reports (1) reveal early signals of potential
benefits, harms, and information on the use of resources; (2) provide information for clinical …

Herbal medicinal products are widely used, vary greatly in content and quality, and are
actively tested in randomized, controlled trials (RCTs). The authors' objective was to develop …

Purpose To develop a set of consensus and empirically based reporting recommendations
for primary studies of the measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures (…

Background A case report is a narrative that describes, for medical, scientific, or educational
purposes, a medical problem experienced by one or more patients. Case reports written …

Controlled trials that use randomized allocation are the best tool to control for bias and
confounding in trials testing clinical interventions. Investigators must be sure to include …

Randomised controlled trials remain the reference standard for healthcare research on
effects of interventions, and the need to report both benefits and harms is essential. The …

Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common, result in significant
morbidity, and are expensive to repair surgically and to rehabilitate. Several randomized and …

Importance Risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) to individual patients with stage 4 or
5 chronic kidney disease (CKD; defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate of <30 mL/min…