A reporting guideline is a simple, structured tool for health researchers to use while writing manuscripts. Clinical trials should comply with the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials Statement (CONSORT). Other types of studies should follow guidelines where available. These include MOOSE (Meta-analyses of observational studies), PRISMA (Transparent Reporting of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses), STARD (Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies), STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology), etc.

This episode discusses the Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies (STARD) checklist, an evidence-based, minimum set of recommendations developed to improve the completeness and transparency of reports of diagnostic accuracy studies. The STARD checklist comprises a 30-item checklist and a flow diagram.