NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre: Interpreting and reporting clinical trials

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New book from the CTC

Interpreting and reporting clinical trials: a guide to the CONSORT statement and the principles of randomised controlled trials

This book is an essential guide for all those involved in the planning, conduct and interpretation of clinical research. It is an ideal textbook for university and college courses in clinical trials

Australasian Medical Publishing Company, 2007, soft cover, 166 pp, A$49.95.

ISBN 9780977578641

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Interpreting and reporting clinical trials explains and expands upon each of the items in the CONSORT checklist to elucidate how best to undertake and learn from clinical trials.

Each chapter includes useful checklists, worked examples, and historical vignettes. Principles discussed are illustrated by case studies.

Edited by Anthony Keech, Val J. Gebski and Rhana Pike, with a foreword by David Moher and Drummond Rennie.

What the experts say

Although CONSORT describes what elements are to be reported, there remains the need to understand why these elements are essential to the validity and applicability of trial results. This book is an important contribution to this latter understanding, and will reward all who read it.
David L. Sackett, Director, Trout Research and Education Centre, Irish Lake, Canada, and former director, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford, UK

The book provides education, history, vocabulary, classic references, and lots of handy bits to pique the reader's interest: ancient admonitions and guides still relevant to trialists today, case studies, and detailed checklists expanding on the CONSORT items covered in each chapter. Something for everyone!
Kay Dickersin, Professor, Department of Epidemiology, and Director, US Cochrane Center, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

The book is written in a clear and engaging style aimed at both those who simply read reports of clinical trials and those who are involved in conducting them.
Paul Glasziou, Director, Centre for Evidence-based Medicine, University of Oxford , UK

CONSORT has upgraded the quality of knowledge we gain from clinical trials. Read this book and you will improve not only your understanding of medicine, but also your clinical practice.
Richard Horton, Editor, The Lancet Publishing Group, London, UK