Table 3 Results for ECRs when performing the training module. The module contained two extracts per domains that the ECR had to evaluate. The answer was considered appropriate when all bullet points were correctly assessed
Items assessed | Percentage of correct answers n/N (%) |
|---|---|
- Item 6a (Outcomes) | 83/238 (34.9) |
- Item 8a (Randomization/sequence generation)α | 221/237 (92.3) |
- Item 9 (Allocation concealment mechanism) | 186/238 (78.2) |
- Item 11a/b (Blinding) | 107/238 (45.0) |
- Item 13a/b (Participant flow) | 77/238 (32.4) |
- Item 17a (Outcomes and estimation) | 152/238 (63.9) |
- Item 19 (Harms)β | 97/238 (41.1) |
- Item 23 (Trial registration) | 238/238 (100.0) |
Switch in primary outcomesδ | |
- Outcome(s) reported by the authors as primary outcome(s) while not registered as such | 116/198 (58.6) |
- Outcome(s) registered as primary outcome but not reported as such in the manuscript | 103/198 (52.0) |