Kahan Brennan C, Juszczak Edmund, Beller Elaine, Birchenall Megan, Chan An-Wen, Hall Sophie, Little Paul, Fletcher John, Golub Robert M, Goulao Beatriz, Hopewell Sally, Islam Nazrul, Zwarenstein Merrick, Elbourne Diana, Montgomery Alan
MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, London WC1V 6LJ, UK
Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
BMJ. 2025 Feb 4;388:e080785. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080785.
This report presents the explanation and elaboration paper for the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) 2010 and SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) 2013 extensions for factorial trials. Factorial trials involve randomising participants to more than one intervention, often with the aim of evaluating multiple interventions in one study or assessing whether treatments interact. The CONSORT and SPIRIT statements have been extended to allow for the unique features of the factorial design. Reporting items along with detailed explanations and examples of good practice are provided, as well as a glossary of key terms and an overview of the methodological features of factorial trials.
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