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Table 3 Quality checks for subsequent requests for data on births during the pre-randomisation phase

From: Using electronic patient records to assess the effect of a complex antenatal intervention in a cluster randomised controlled trial—data management experience from the DESiGN Trial team

 

Request period

Maternal weight

Maternal height

Maternal ethnicity

Maternal parity

Neonatal sex

Gestational age at birth

Neonatal birthweight

Number sites where variable was missing completely

First request for pre-randomisation data

4

4

3

2

4

1

3

Second request for pre-randomisation

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

% complete at sites where variable provided (median; range)

First request for pre-randomisation data

98.6% (85.6–100.0%)

98.6% (86.2–100.0%)

100.0% (67.2–100.0%)

99.2% (1.0–100.0%)

100.0% (99.2–100.0%)

100.0% (80.4–100.0%)

100.0% (99.0–100.0%)

Second request for pre-randomisation

96.5% (0.6–99.8%)

96.5% (0.6–99.8%)

98.9% (23.9–100.0%)

98.1% (20.3–100.0%)

100.0% (99.1–100.0%)

99.9% (89.0–100.0%)

99.9% (99.1–100.0%)