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Table 4 PRagmatic Explanatory Continuum Indicator Summary (PRECIS-2) scores of trial domains

From: Visually-guided gait training in paretic patients during the first rehabilitation phase: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

 

Domain

Score

Rationale

1

Eligibility criteria

3

P: inclusion of patients with gait disorders whatever the etiology

E: focus on acute to subacute patients in first phase of rehabilitation

2

Recruitment path

4

P: recruitment of participants through usual clinical care at admission

E: specific procedures to assess eligibility (3 weeks of monitoring)

3

Setting

3

P: study takes place in a neurorehabilitation unit

E: single-center trial in a high-income country

4

Organization intervention

5

P: resources, provider expertise, and organization of care delivery in both study arms are similar to usual care

5

Flexibility of experimental intervention:

delivery

5

P: identical flexibility to usual care

6

Flexibility of experimental intervention:

adherence

5

P: no more than usual encouragement to adhere to the intervention

7

Follow-up

4

P: assessment of outcomes through usual clinical care

E: specific procedure for follow-up after discharge

8

Outcome

5

P: outcomes are of obvious importance to participants and caregivers

9

Analysis

5

P: intention-to-treat analysis with all available data

  1. Score: 1 Very explanatory; 2 Rather explanatory; 3 Equally pragmatic/explanatory; 4 Rather pragmatic; 5 Very pragmatic. P pragmatic, E explanatory