Development of the TrAnsparent ReportinG of observational studies Emulating a Target trial (TARGET) guideline.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Observational studies are increasingly used to inform health decision-making when randomised trials are not feasible, ethical or timely. The target trial approach provides a framework to help minimise common biases in observational studies that aim to estimate the causal effect of interventions. Incomplete reporting of studies using the target trial framework limits the ability for clinicians, researchers, patients and other decision-makers to appraise, synthesise and interpret findings to inform clinical and public health practice and policy. This paper describes the methods that we will use to develop the TrAnsparent ReportinG of observational studies Emulating a Target trial (TARGET) reporting guideline.

Methods/design

The TARGET reporting guideline will be dev

SUBMITTER: Hansford HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10503363 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature