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Table 3 Number of items reported (n (%))a grouped by 5-year time periods

From: Description of complex interventions: analysis of changes in reporting in randomised trials since 2002

 

Time-1

2002–2007 (n = 42)

Time-2

2010–2015 (n = 134)

Intervention name

42 (100)

120 (90)

Rationale for trial

39 (93)

132 (99)

Patient’s views

2 (5)

7 (5)

Setting

40 (95)

98 (73)

Recipient

41 (98)

132 (99)

Provider

37 (88)

120 (90)

Manual or protocol

12 (29)

75 (56)

Intervention sessions

35 (83)

115 (86)

Duration of intervention

33 (79)

110 (82)

Duration of individual sessions

17 (40)

74 (55)

How

40 (95)

120 (90)

Tailored

17 (40)

78 (58)

Participant supporting materials

15 (36)

62 (46)

Fidelity assessed

10 (24)

37 (28)

How fidelity assessed

10 (100)

36 (95)

Who assessed fidelity

8 (80)

28 (74)

Fidelity outcome

10 (100)

13 (34)

Adherence to intervention

3 (30)

12 (32)

Supplementary materials

5 (12)

34 (25)

Descriptive aids

9 (21)

35 (26)

Modifications

1 (2)

4 (3)

Comparator

25 (60)

88 (66)

Number of words (mean, SD)

436.7 (SD 272)

406.1 (SD 338.3)

Number of sentences (mean, SD)

17.7 (SD 11.7)

17.1 (SD 10.0)

  1. aIncluding fidelity sub-items. See Table 2 for further details on items. SD standard deviation