UMMS Affiliation

Department of Neurology

Date

10-11-2012

Document Type

Article

Subjects

Animals; Publishing; Random Allocation; Research Design; Sample Size; Statistics as Topic

Disciplines

Laboratory and Basic Science Research | Neurology | Statistics and Probability

Abstract

The US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke convened major stakeholders in June 2012 to discuss how to improve the methodological reporting of animal studies in grant applications and publications. The main workshop recommendation is that at a minimum studies should report on sample-size estimation, whether and how animals were randomized, whether investigators were blind to the treatment, and the handling of data. We recognize that achieving a meaningful improvement in the quality of reporting will require a concerted effort by investigators, reviewers, funding agencies and journal editors. Requiring better reporting of animal studies will raise awareness of the importance of rigorous study design to accelerate scientific progress.

Comments

Citation: Nature. 2012 Oct 11;490(7419):187-91. doi: 10.1038/nature11556. Link to article on publisher's site

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Link to Article in PubMed

PubMed ID

23060188