TY - JOUR T1 - Registration of health and medical research JF - BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine JO - BMJ EBM SP - 68 LP - 72 DO - 10.1136/bmjebm-2021-111836 VL - 28 IS - 1 AU - Aidan G Cashin AU - Georgia C Richards AU - Nicholas J DeVito AU - David T Mellor AU - Hopin Lee Y1 - 2023/02/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/28/1/68.abstract N2 - Registration of health and medical research is an effective way of improving the transparency and credibility of evidence. Registration involves pre-specifying the research objectives, design, methods and analytic plan on a publicly accessible repository before conducting the study. Registration can reduce bias and improve the transparency and credibility of research findings. Registration is mandated for clinical trials, but it is also relevant to systematic reviews, observational and preclinical experimental research. This paper describes how researchers can register their research and outlines possible barriers and challenges in doing so. Widespread adoption of research registration can reduce research waste and improve evidence-informed clinical and policy decision making.There are no data in this work. ER -