Quality reporting guidelines

Question 1

quality reporting tools

Answer 1

CONSORT - rct  
STROBE - observational sutdies 
PRISMA - systematic reviews 
EVEREST - economic evaluations 
STARD - diagnostic research papers
MOOSE - meta analyses of observational studies

Question 2

CONSORT

Answer 2

Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
minimum set of recommendations for reporting RCTs including how the trial was designed etc and the progress of participants

Question 3

STROBE

Answer 3

Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology
restricts itself to cohort, case control and cross sectional studies
not used to evaluate the quality of observational research

Question 4

PRISMA

Answer 4

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
assists improving the reporting of systematic reviews and met analyses
includes a checklist and flow diagram