The adaptive designs CONSORT extension (ACE) statement: a checklist with explanation and elaboration guideline for reporting randomised trials that use an adaptive design

Abstract Adaptive designs (ADs) allow pre-planned changes to an ongoing trial without compromising the validity of conclusions and it is essential to distinguish pre-planned from unplanned changes that may also occur. The reporting of ADs in randomised trials is inconsistent and needs improving. Inc...

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Main Authors: Munyaradzi Dimairo, Philip Pallmann, James Wason, Susan Todd, Thomas Jaki, Steven A. Julious, Adrian P. Mander, Christopher J. Weir, Franz Koenig, Marc K. Walton, Jon P. Nicholl, Elizabeth Coates, Katie Biggs, Toshimitsu Hamasaki, Michael A. Proschan, John A. Scott, Yuki Ando, Daniel Hind, Douglas G. Altman, on behalf of the ACE Consensus Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04334-x