StaR Forum

Introducing a monthly webinar series featuring the latest developments in child health research. 

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Infographics

Trainees, clinicians, and researchers may find these useful to learn about and guide the design, conduct, and reporting of child health research.

Questions relevant to users  of research

• High priority questions addressed 

• Important outcomes addressed 

• Clinicians and patients involved in setting research agenda 

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Accessible full research reports 

• Appropriate study registration 

• Studies published in full 

• Reporting of studies with disappointing results 

• Open access publication 

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Appropriate research design, conduct and analysis 

• Studies designed with reference to systematic reviews of existing evidence 

• Adequate steps taken to reduce selection bias, information bias and confounding 

• Optimal, feasible and adaptive study designs  

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Unbiased and usable research reports 

• Study interventions and outcomes sufficiently described 

• All planned study outcomes reported 

• New research interpreted in the context of systematic assessment of relevant evidence 

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Efficient research oversight and regulation 

• Appropriate oversight of research 

• Appropriate regulatory measures 

• Appropriate use of Data Safety & Monitoring Committees 

• Good re-use of data 

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