Table 3 Items to include when reporting a randomized trial in a journal or conference abstract [[60]]

Title

Identification of the study as randomized

Authors^a

Contact details for the corresponding author

Trial design

Description of the trial design (e.g., parallel, cluster, non-inferiority)

Participants

Eligibility criteria for participants and the settings where the data were collected

Interventions

Interventions intended for each group

Objective

Specific objective or hypothesis

Outcome

Clearly defined primary outcome for this report

Randomization

How participants were allocated to interventions

Blinding (masking)

Whether or not participants, caregivers, and those assessing the outcomes were blinded to group assignment

Numbers randomized

Number of participants randomized to each group

Recruitment

Trial status

Numbers analyzed

Number of participants analyzed in each group

Outcome

For the primary outcome, a result for each group and the estimated effect size and its precision

Harms

Important adverse events or side effects

Conclusions

General interpretation of the results

Trial registration

Registration number and name of trial register

Funding

Source of funding