1. Society for Yoga Research — Health Research Reporting Guidelines —
September 2016
EPYQ and TIDieR
— Health Research Reporting Guidelines —
David Riley MD
Portland, Oregon
Steffany Haaz Moonzs PhD
Marland University of Integrative Health

2. Health Research Reporting Guidelines (HRRGs)
Why Guidelines?
“High-quality research reports contribute to more efficient translations of new research findings into clinical practice and help advance scientific knowledge and patient care.
Reporting health research in a complete, accurate, transparent, and timely manner is a shared responsibility of all stakeholders involved in research funding, conduct, and publication.
We all benefit from these collective efforts.”
Moher D, Schulz KF, Simera I, et al. Guidance for developers of health research reporting guidelines. PLoS Med 2010;7:e

3. History of Health Research Reporting Guidelines
Health Research Reporting Guidelines (HRRGs)
History of Health Research Reporting Guidelines
1962: Kefauver-Harris amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act required preapproval efficacy and safety testing that led to the rise of the randomized controlled trial (RCT).
1980: Lancet editorial on meta-analysis—by Richard Peto—evaluating the role of aspirin in the prevention of recurrent heart attacks.
1996 – CONSORT guidelines for RCTs
2006 – The Equator Network

4. The EQUATOR Network (www.equator-network.org)
The EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) is an international initiative that began with the CONSORT guidelines in 1996.
Participants have included reporting guideline development groups, journal editors, peer reviewers, medical writers and funders. Its goal is to promote accurate, transparent and responsible reporting of health research.

5. The EQUATOR Network (www.equator-network.org)
The Equator Network is focused on the principles of responsible research reporting and the implementation of reporting guidelines. It provides an up to date centralized resource for:
Researchers and scientists reporting research
Peer reviewer assessment of research manuscripts; and
Editorial evaluation of journal manuscripts
Simera I, Moher D, Hirst A, Hoey J, Schulz K, Altman DG. Transparent and accurate reporting increases reliability, utility, and impact of your research: reporting guidelines and EQUATOR Network. BMC Med. 2010; 8: 24. doi: / PMCID: PMC

6. The EQUATOR Network (www.equator-network.org)

7. The EQUATOR Network (www.equator-network.org)

8. CONSORT Guidelines – Randomized Controlled Trials(
CONSORT stands for Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials and encompasses various initiatives developed by the CONSORT Group to alleviate the problems arising from inadequate reporting of randomized controlled trials.
The CONSORT Statement two primary parts: a 25-item checklist and a flow diagram focused on reporting trial design, analysis and interpretation. Extensions of the CONSORT Statement and other HRRGs have been developed to give additional guidance for clinical trials with specific designs, data and interventions.

9. CONSORT Guidelines Extensions
STRICTA Controlled trials of acupuncture:  PLoS Med. 2010;7(6):e
CONSORT PRO (Patient Reported Outcomes): JAMA. 2013;309(8):
CONSORT-CENT (N of 1): BMJ. 2015;350:h1738.
CONSORT for orthodontic trials: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2015;147(6):
TIDieR (Intervention Reporting): BMJ. 2014;348:g1687.

10. STROBE Guidelines – Observational Studies(
STROBE, like CONSORT is designed to strengthen the completeness, accuracy and transparency of health research involving observational studies. STROBE focuses on three main research designs: cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies and provides checklists for each of these observational study designs.
STROBE checklists are available for cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies as well as for conference abstracts.

11. CARE GUIDELINES—CASE REPORTS
The CARE guidelines support transparency and accuracy in the collection and reporting of information from patient encounters and the publication of case reports.
This information:
provides early signals of effectiveness, harms and cost,
informs clinical practice and clinical practice guidelines, and
generates evidence-based, testable hypotheses for clinical research.

12. TIDieR: better reporting of interventions
— A Health Research Reporting Guideline Extension —
TIDieR improves the accuracy, completeness and transparency of interventions published in the medical literature so that clinicians and patients can clearly choose interventions, and researchers can conduct high quality clinical trials that build on the results of previous research.
The 12 item TIDieR checklist is an extension designed to be used with existing HRRGs. EPYQ can be used as a TIDieR health research reporting guidelines extension for clinical trials involving yoga as an intervention for RCTs, observational studies, and case reports.
Hoffmann TC, Glasziou PP, Milne R, Perera R, Moher D, Altman DG, Barbour V, et al. Better reporting of interventions: template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR checklist and guide. BMJ 2014;348:g1687 doi: /bmj.g1687 (Published 6 March 2014)

13. — A Health Research Reporting Guideline Extension —
EPYQ and TIDieR
— A Health Research Reporting Guideline Extension —

14. EPYQ and TIDieR: Delphi Questions

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