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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2025

Editorial: Harmonization and Publication of the 2025 Updates of the CONSORT and SPIRIT Statements for Clinical Trials.

Dinah V Parums

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Dinah V ParumsScience Editor, Medical Science Monitor, International Scientific Information, Inc., Melville, NY, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement was first published in 1996 and emphasized the importance of accurate and complete reporting of clinical trials. In 2013, the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) reporting guidelines for trial protocols were first published. There have been several extensions of CONSORT as new developments have been incorporated into clinical trials, and conditions have changed. For the first time, in 2025, the CONSORT and SPIRIT statements for clinical trials have been published simultaneously, aiming to harmonize these essential guidelines. However, it is important to recognize the practical challenges and complexities that have inevitably developed during the past three decades since the first CONSORT statement was published. This editorial aims to describe the opportunities and challenges of harmonizing the publication of the 2025 updates of the CONSORT and SPIRIT statements.

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PMID40450556
PMCPMC12139460

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