Active ingredients are reported more often for pharmacologic than non-pharmacologic interventions: an illustrative review of reporting practices in titles and abstracts

Table 1 Checklists adapted from the CONSORT extension for abstracts[1] and the CONSORT extension for non-pharmacologic interventions[2]

Section of paper	Component to be reported	Details to be reported
Title	Randomization	Specify the use of randomization
Abstract	Study design	Description of trial design
	Participants	Eligibility criteria and data collection setting
	Interventions	Interventions given to each group within the trial
	Objective	Objective or hypothesis of the trial
	Primary outcome	Specification of the primary outcome, result for each intervention group, estimated effect size and precision
	Randomization	Method used to allocate participants to intervention groups
	Blinding	Who was blinded to group assignment
	Numbers randomized and analyzed	Number of participants randomized to and analyzed in each intervention group
	Recruitment	Specify whether study is ongoing, closed to recruitment, or closed to follow-up
	Harms	Significant adverse events or side effects that occurred
	Conclusions	Evaluation of the results
	Trial registration	Trial register name and registration number
	Funding	Funding source
Abstract (non-pharmacologic interventions)	Full description of the experimental treatment; comparator; care providers administering intervention; centres within which intervention administered; trial blinding status

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