Welcome to the SPIRIT–CONSORT website
The SPIRIT–CONSORT guidelines offer a standard way to report trial protocols and findings. This helps authors to report their trials completely and transparently, providing readers with all the information they need to critically appraise, interpret and use the research.
SPIRIT 2025
The SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) Statement is a minimum set of recommendations for reporting the protocol of a randomised trial. The recommendations are outlined in a 34-item checklist and a figure. We strongly recommend using the SPIRIT Statement in conjunction with the “Explanation and Elaboration” document, which explains and illustrates the principles underlying the SPIRIT Statement.
Expanded checklist
Coming soon
CONSORT 2025
The CONSORT (CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials) Statement is an evidence-based, minimum set of recommendations for reporting the results of randomised trials. The recommendations are outlined in a 30-item checklist and a flow diagram. The checklist items focus on reporting how the trial was designed, analysed, and interpreted; the flow diagram displays the progress of all participants through the trial. We strongly recommend using the CONSORT Statement in conjunction with the “Explanation and Elaboration” document, which explains and illustrates the principles underlying the CONSORT Statement.
COBWEB (COnsort-Based WEB tool) is an online writing aid tool that helps you to write, edit, share and export a randomised trial report. Click here for more information and to access COBWEB.
SEPTRE (SPIRIT Electronic Protocol Tool & Resource) is an online tool that allows you to create, register, and manage trial protocols. Click here for more information and to access SEPTRE.