Table 1.
Replicability criteria for interventions, developed from an initial design by Schroter et al3
| Checklist criteria | Descriptor of criteria where appropriate |
|---|---|
| 1. Setting | |
| Is it clear where the intervention was delivered? | |
| 2a. Recipient—inclusion | |
| Is it clear who is receiving the intervention?—inclusion criteria | Clear inclusion criteria in the journal |
| 2b. Recipient—exclusion | |
| Is it clear who is receiving the intervention?—exclusion criteria | Clear exclusion criteria in journal |
| 2c. Recipient—baseline characteristics | |
| Do you know all that you need to about the patients? (eg, which drugs they are taking, what they were told, etc)? If no, what further information do you require? |
Baseline characteristics of participants provided in journal |
| 3. Provider | |
| Is it clear who delivered the intervention? | |
| 4. Procedure | |
| Is the procedure (including the sequencing of the technique) of the intervention sufficiently clear to allow replication? | |
| 5. Intensity | |
| Is the dose/duration of individual sessions of the intervention clear? | |
| 6. Schedule | |
| Is the schedule (interval, frequency, duration or timing) of the intervention clear? | Frequency of intervention, length of session |
| 7a. Materials—physical | |
| Are the physical materials used adequately described? | |
| 7b. Materials—informational | |
| Are the informational materials used adequately described? | |
| 8. Missing | |
| Is the description of the intervention complete? If no, what is missing? |
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| 9. Control | |
| Is it clear what the control group received during the study? | |