Reporting and Reproducibility: Orientation

Clinical research reports are often updated repeatedly. A weekly data quality report may be generated every Friday. An enrollment report may be reviewed at every trial management meeting. A query summary may be shared with sites monthly. A manuscript table may be updated whenever the database changes. If these reports are produced manually, the risk of inconsistency is high. Reproducible reporting reduces that risk by connecting the report directly to the code and data used to generate it.