Commentary: the Journal of Pediatric Psychology should adopt the CONSORT statement as a way of improving the evidence base in pediatric psychology

The CONSORT statement (www.consort-statement.org) was developedto improve standards of reporting of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in medical journals. It currently includes 22 items usedby reviewers and editors to ensure consistent and full reportingof the results of an RCT. It also aids researchers in the planand execution of RCTs. The Journal of the American MedicalAssociation was one of the first journals to adopt the CONSORTitems as guidelines to ensure quality reporting of RCTs; since that time over 80 medical journals have adopted these standardsfor the reviewing and reporting of RCTs. Recent reviews ofthe quality of RCT reporting have demonstrated that the introductionof the