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Table 2 Example of study component coding

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

 

Pharmacologic intervention title: ‘Vitamins C and E for prevention of pre-eclampsia in women with type 1 diabetes (DAPIT): a randomized placebo-controlled trial’ [28]

Non-pharmacologic intervention title: ‘Treatment of childhood obesity by retraining eating behaviour: randomized controlled trial’ [29]

Active ingredients

Vitamins C and E

Not reported

Comparator

Placebo

Not reported

Health condition

Pre-eclampsia

Obesity

Eligibility criteria

Women with type 1 diabetes

Children

Objective

Prevention of pre-eclampsia

Retraining eating behaviour

Trial design

Randomized controlled trial

Randomized controlled trial