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CONSORT and STROBE Flow Diagrams: AI-Assisted Drafting From Recruitment Logs
Flow diagrams are required reporting elements for trials and cohort studies — and they're often the last thing the team builds. AI can generate the diagram from recruitment logs in minutes.
Adults & Professionals · Research & Analysis · ~5 min read
The premise
Flow diagrams are required reporting; AI can produce them from structured recruitment data without manual counting.
What AI does well here
- Generate CONSORT-compliant flow diagrams (assessed for eligibility → randomized → analyzed)
- Generate STROBE-compliant flow diagrams for cohort and case-control studies
- Produce the supporting text describing each attrition stage
- Generate the protocol-deviation table that often accompanies the flow diagram
What AI cannot do
- Reconstruct attrition data that wasn't captured in real time
- Substitute for protocol-deviation classification (which requires clinical judgment)
- Replace the journal's specific flow diagram template (some have idiosyncrasies)
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