Study design | Recommended guideline |
RCT | CONSORT checklist and guide9 |
Non-randomised intervention | TREND statement10 |
Cohort | STROBE statement11 |
Case–control | STROBE statement11 |
Cross-sectional | STROBE statement11 |
CONSORT, Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials; RCT, randomised controlled trial; STROBE, Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology; TREND, Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonramdomised Designs.