C006¶


Research	R0052 — Methodology Claims
Run	2026-03-31
Claim	C006

Claim: CONSORT 2010 was a 25-item checklist; CONSORT 2025 expanded to 30 items.

BLUF: The claim is accurate. CONSORT 2010 had 25 items; CONSORT 2025 has 30 items. Seven new items were added, three revised, and one deleted, resulting in the net increase from 25 to 30.

Probability: Almost certain (95-99%) | Confidence: High

Summary¶

Entity	Description
Claim Definition	Claim text, scope, status
Assessment	Full analytical product with reasoning chain
ACH Matrix	Evidence x hypotheses diagnosticity analysis
Self-Audit	ROBIS-adapted 5-domain audit

Hypotheses¶

ID	Hypothesis	Status
H1	CONSORT 2010 had 25 items and CONSORT 2025 has 30 items	Supported
H2	The item counts are approximately but not exactly correct	Eliminated
H3	The item counts are materially wrong	Eliminated

Searches¶

ID	Target	Results	Selected
S01	CONSORT 2010 vs 2025 item counts	10	2

Sources¶

Source	Description	Reliability	Relevance
SRC01	CONSORT 2025 statement: updated guideline for repo	High	High
SRC02	CONSORT 2025 statement (PMC)	High	High

Revisit Triggers¶

CONSORT group issues a correction to the 2025 item count