Table 1.
Proposed subtitling and guidelines for various research project categories
| Research project | Randomized trials | Observational studies | Systematic reviews and meta-analyses | Diagnostic test studies | Reliability and agreement studies | Research in animal studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last part of suggested title (that is, Title Suffix) | A randomized controlled trial | A cross-sectional study A cohort study A case-control study |
A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials | A diagnostic accuracy study | A reliability and agreement study | An in vivo animal research study |
| Statement or guideline to consult | CONSORT statement | STROBE statement | PRISMA statement | STARD statement | GRRAS statement | ARRIVE statement |
| PubMed ID | PMID: 20332511 | PMID: 17938389 | PMID: 19622512 | PMID: 12513067 | PMID: 21130355 | PMID: 20613859 |
ARRIVE, Animals in Research Reporting In Vivo Experiments; CONSORT, CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials; GRRAS, Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies; PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses; STARD, Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy; STROBE, Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology.