Guidelines for Reporting Observational & RCT Studies

• Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
• The CONSORT 2010 Statement is intended to improve the reporting of a randomized controlled trial (RCT), also on Annals of Internal Medicine 
• The flow diagram is intended to depict the passage of participants through an RCT. The revised flow diagram depicts information from four stages of a trial (enrollment, intervention allocation, follow-up, and analysis).