Cochrane Treatment Task Force

The goal of this task force is to contribute to an international effort to develop a guideline for reporting randomized controlled trials in rehabilitation. Our task force is responsible for developing the reporting guidelines related to describing the experimental treatment.

CHAIR

Subsequent Developments:

• Delphi process complete for rehabilitation “RCTRACK” reporting recommendations, referencing “GUIDE-Rehab”
• Delphi process nearly complete; GUIDE-Rehab guideline for reporting rehabilitation interventions (in RCTs and other studies) submitted for publication
• Both to be disseminated together

PROJECT COMPLETED

Task force members reviewed existing reporting guidelines to identify gaps and areas for improvement and published the following recommendations:

Whyte J, Dijkers M, Fasoli SE, et al. Recommendations for Reporting on Rehabilitation Interventions. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 100(1):5-16, 2021

Whyte J, Dijkers M, Fasoli SE, et al. Recommendations for Reporting on Rehabilitation Interventions [published online ahead of print, 2020 Sep 2]. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020;10.1097/PHM.0000000000001581. doi:10.1097/PHM.0000000000001581

SUSBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENTS

• Delphi process complete for rehabilitation “RCTRACK” reporting recommendations, referencing “GUIDE-Rehab”
• Delphi process nearly complete for GUIDE-Rehab to be recommended beyond RCTs
• Both to be disseminated together