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Table 3 Mode of delivery and dose of the behaviour change technique prompts/cues across all trials

From: Assessing effective interventions to improve trial retention: do they contain behaviour change techniques?

Trials

BCT - 7.1 Prompts/cues

Mode of delivery

Dose

Electronic prompts

 Ashby [10]

Intervention group

1) SMS

All once (but unclear)

2) Email

3) SMS and email

4) Telephone reminder

Control group

1) Telephone reminder

Once

 Clark [4]

Intervention group

1) SMS

1) Unclear

2) Email

2) Unclear

3) SMS and email

3) Unclear

4) Written letter

4) Twice

Control group

1) Written letter

1) Twice

 Man [11]

Intervention group

1) SMS

1) Unclear

2) Email

2) Unclear

3) SMS and email

3) Unclear

4) Reminder letters: post

4) Unclear

Control group

4) Reminder letters: post

1) Unclear

Monetary incentives

 Bauer [6]

Intervention group

1) Follow-up calls

1) Unclear

Control group

1) Follow-up calls

1) Unclear

 Gates [7]

Intervention group

1) Telephone reminder

1) U to three

Control group

1) Telephone reminder

1) Up to three

 Kenyon [8]

Intervention group

1) Reminder letter

1) Once

Control group

1) Reminder letter

1) Once

 Khadjesari 1 [9]

Intervention group

1) Email

1) Up to three

Control group

1) Email

1) Up to three

 Khadjesari 2 [9]

Intervention group

1) Email

1) Up to three

Control group

1) Email

1) Up to three