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Table 1.

Published guidelines to improve study methodological design and reporting

Study design	Recommended guideline
RCT	CONSORT checklist and guide⁹
Non-randomised intervention	TREND statement¹⁰
Cohort	STROBE statement¹¹
Case–control	STROBE statement¹¹
Cross-sectional	STROBE statement¹¹

CONSORT, Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials; RCT, randomised controlled trial; STROBE, Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology; TREND, Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonramdomised Designs.