Table 1 Reporting randomised controlled clinical trials according to different items in CONSORT checklist.
Paper section and Topic | Item number | n RCTs (N = 92) | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Title and abstract | 1 | 64 | (69.6) |
Introduction | |||
Background | 2 | 67 | (72.8) |
Methods | |||
Participants | 3 | 86 | (93.5) |
Interventions | 4 | 90 | (97.8) |
Objectives | 5 | 11 | (12.0) |
Outcomes | 6 | 10 | (10.9) |
Sample size | 7 | 11 | (12.0) |
Randomisation | |||
Sequence generation | 8 | 22 | (23.9) |
Allocation concealment | 9 | 5 | (5.4) |
Implementation | 10 | 1 | (1.1) |
Blinding (masking) | 11 | 75 | (81.5) |
Statistical methods | 12 | 84 | (91.3) |
Results | |||
Participant flow | 13 | 62 | (67.4) |
Recruitment | 14 | 11 | (12.0) |
Baseline data | 15 | 73 | (79.3) |
Numbers analysed | 16 | 24 | (26.0) |
Outcomes and estimation | 17 | 40 | (43.5) |
Ancillary analyses | 18 | 48 | (52.2) |
Adverse events | 19 | 88 | (95.6) |
Discussion | |||
Interpretation | 20 | 23 | (25.0) |
Generalization | 21 | 13 | (14.1) |
Overall evidence | 22 | 62 | (67.4) |