[Reflections] Paediatric trial guidelines co-designed by those who take part

In paediatrics, “more trials have been done over the last ten years, but we have struggled with transparency and clarity, and sometimes with the quality because they are not always asking the questions and measuring the outcomes that are relevant for the children and their families”, explains paediatrician Martin Offringa (The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada), Principal Investigator for the paediatric-specific extensions of the SPIRIT and CONSORT reporting guidelines project.