SPIRIT 2025 explanation and elaboration: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials

Asbjørn Hróbjartsson, Isabelle Boutron, Sally Hopewell, David Moher, Kenneth F Schulz, Gary S Collins, Ruth Tunn, Rakesh Aggarwal, Michael Berkwits, Jesse A Berlin, Nita Bhandari, Nancy J Butcher, Marion K Campbell, Runcie C W Chidebe, Diana R Elbourne, Andrew J Farmer, Dean A Fergusson, Robert M Golub, Steven N Goodman, Tammy C Hoffmann, John P A Ioannidis, Brennan C Kahan, Rachel L Knowles, Sarah E Lamb, Steff Lewis, Elizabeth Loder, Martin Offringa, Philippe Ravaud, Dawn P Richards, Frank W Rockhold, David L Schriger, Nandi L Siegfried, Sophie Staniszewska, Rod S Taylor, Lehana Thabane, David J Torgerson, Sunita Vohra, Ian R White, An-Wen Chan

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-081660
Published: 2025-04-28
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmj-2024-081660,
  title = {SPIRIT 2025 explanation and elaboration: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials},
  author = {Asbjørn Hróbjartsson and Isabelle Boutron and Sally Hopewell and David Moher and Kenneth F Schulz and Gary S Collins and Ruth Tunn and Rakesh Aggarwal and Michael Berkwits and Jesse A Berlin and Nita Bhandari and Nancy J Butcher and Marion K Campbell and Runcie C W Chidebe and Diana R Elbourne and Andrew J Farmer and Dean A Fergusson and Robert M Golub and Steven N Goodman and Tammy C Hoffmann and John P A Ioannidis and Brennan C Kahan and Rachel L Knowles and Sarah E Lamb and Steff Lewis and Elizabeth Loder and Martin Offringa and Philippe Ravaud and Dawn P Richards and Frank W Rockhold and David L Schriger and Nandi L Siegfried and Sophie Staniszewska and Rod S Taylor and Lehana Thabane and David J Torgerson and Sunita Vohra and Ian R White and An-Wen Chan},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMJ},
  doi = {10.1136/bmj-2024-081660},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-081660}
}

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TI  - SPIRIT 2025 explanation and elaboration: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials
AU  - Asbjørn Hróbjartsson
AU  - Isabelle Boutron
AU  - Sally Hopewell
AU  - David Moher
AU  - Kenneth F Schulz
AU  - Gary S Collins
AU  - Ruth Tunn
AU  - Rakesh Aggarwal
AU  - Michael Berkwits
AU  - Jesse A Berlin
AU  - Nita Bhandari
AU  - Nancy J Butcher
AU  - Marion K Campbell
AU  - Runcie C W Chidebe
AU  - Diana R Elbourne
AU  - Andrew J Farmer
AU  - Dean A Fergusson
AU  - Robert M Golub
AU  - Steven N Goodman
AU  - Tammy C Hoffmann
AU  - John P A Ioannidis
AU  - Brennan C Kahan
AU  - Rachel L Knowles
AU  - Sarah E Lamb
AU  - Steff Lewis
AU  - Elizabeth Loder
AU  - Martin Offringa
AU  - Philippe Ravaud
AU  - Dawn P Richards
AU  - Frank W Rockhold
AU  - David L Schriger
AU  - Nandi L Siegfried
AU  - Sophie Staniszewska
AU  - Rod S Taylor
AU  - Lehana Thabane
AU  - David J Torgerson
AU  - Sunita Vohra
AU  - Ian R White
AU  - An-Wen Chan
PY  - 2025
JO  - BMJ
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APA

Hróbjartsson, A., Boutron, I., Hopewell, S., Moher, D., Schulz, K. F., Collins, G. S., Tunn, R., Aggarwal, R., Berkwits, M., Berlin, J. A., Bhandari, N., Butcher, N. J., Campbell, M. K., Chidebe, R. C. W., Elbourne, D. R., Farmer, A. J., Fergusson, D. A., Golub, R. M., Goodman, S. N., Hoffmann, T. C., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Kahan, B. C., Knowles, R. L., Lamb, S. E., Lewis, S., Loder, E., Offringa, M., Ravaud, P., Richards, D. P., Rockhold, F. W., Schriger, D. L., Siegfried, N. L., Staniszewska, S., Taylor, R. S., Thabane, L., Torgerson, D. J., Vohra, S., White, I. R., & Chan, A. (2025). SPIRIT 2025 explanation and elaboration: updated guideline for protocols of randomised trials. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-081660

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