SPIRIT 2025 statement: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials.

Chan AW, Boutron I, Hopewell S, Moher D, Schulz KF, Collins GS, Tunn R, Aggarwal R, Berkwits M, Berlin JA, Bhandari N, Butcher NJ, Campbell MK, Chidebe RCW, Elbourne DR, Farmer AJ, Fergusson DA, Golub RM, Goodman SN, Hoffmann TC, Ioannidis JPA, Kahan BC, Knowles RL, Lamb SE, Lewis S, Loder E, Offringa M, Ravaud P, Richards DP, Rockhold FW, Schriger DL, Siegfried NL, Staniszewska S, Taylor RS, Thabane L, Torgerson DJ, Vohra S, White IR, Hróbjartsson A

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00770-6
Published: 2025 May 17
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@article{allodium:10.1016/s0140-6736-25-00770-6,
  title = {SPIRIT 2025 statement: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials.},
  author = {Chan AW and Boutron I and Hopewell S and Moher D and Schulz KF and Collins GS and Tunn R and Aggarwal R and Berkwits M and Berlin JA and Bhandari N and Butcher NJ and Campbell MK and Chidebe RCW and Elbourne DR and Farmer AJ and Fergusson DA and Golub RM and Goodman SN and Hoffmann TC and Ioannidis JPA and Kahan BC and Knowles RL and Lamb SE and Lewis S and Loder E and Offringa M and Ravaud P and Richards DP and Rockhold FW and Schriger DL and Siegfried NL and Staniszewska S and Taylor RS and Thabane L and Torgerson DJ and Vohra S and White IR and Hróbjartsson A},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Lancet (London, England)},
  doi = {10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00770-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00770-6}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - SPIRIT 2025 statement: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials.
AU  - Chan AW
AU  - Boutron I
AU  - Hopewell S
AU  - Moher D
AU  - Schulz KF
AU  - Collins GS
AU  - Tunn R
AU  - Aggarwal R
AU  - Berkwits M
AU  - Berlin JA
AU  - Bhandari N
AU  - Butcher NJ
AU  - Campbell MK
AU  - Chidebe RCW
AU  - Elbourne DR
AU  - Farmer AJ
AU  - Fergusson DA
AU  - Golub RM
AU  - Goodman SN
AU  - Hoffmann TC
AU  - Ioannidis JPA
AU  - Kahan BC
AU  - Knowles RL
AU  - Lamb SE
AU  - Lewis S
AU  - Loder E
AU  - Offringa M
AU  - Ravaud P
AU  - Richards DP
AU  - Rockhold FW
AU  - Schriger DL
AU  - Siegfried NL
AU  - Staniszewska S
AU  - Taylor RS
AU  - Thabane L
AU  - Torgerson DJ
AU  - Vohra S
AU  - White IR
AU  - Hróbjartsson A
PY  - 2025
JO  - Lancet (London, England)
DO  - 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00770-6
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AW, C., I, B., S, H., D, M., KF, S., GS, C., R, T., R, A., M, B., JA, B., N, B., NJ, B., MK, C., RCW, C., DR, E., AJ, F., DA, F., RM, G., SN, G., TC, H., JPA, I., BC, K., RL, K., SE, L., S, L., E, L., M, O., P, R., DP, R., FW, R., DL, S., NL, S., S, S., RS, T., L, T., DJ, T., S, V., IR, W., & A, H. (2025). SPIRIT 2025 statement: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials.. Lancet (London, England). https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00770-6

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