Table 4.
Completion rates of NIHR HTA reports by intervention type
| Description criteria | Drugs Number of trials with complete intervention description (%) | 95% CI | Non-drugs Number of trials with complete intervention description (%) | 95% CI | Psychological Number of trials with complete intervention description (%) | 95% CI | All Number of trials with complete intervention description (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number journals | 15 (15.3) | 72 (73.5) | 11 (11.2) | 98 (100) | |||
| Setting | 15 (100) | 0.80 to 1 | 66 (91.7) | 0.83 to 0.96 | 9 (81.8) | 0.52 to 0.95 | 90 (91.8) |
| Inclusion criteria | 15 (100) | 0.80 to 1 | 63 (87.5) | 0.78 to 0.93 | 10 (90.9) | 0.62 to 0.98 | 88 (89.8) |
| Exclusion criteria | 14 (93.3) | 0.70 to 0.99 | 55 (76.4) | 0.65 to 0.85 | 10 (90.9) | 0.62 to 0.98 | 79 (80.6) |
| Baseline characteristics | 14 (93.3) | 0.70 to 0.99 | 68 (94.4) | 0.87 to 0.98 | 11 (100) | 0.74 to 1 | 93 (94.9) |
| Provider | 11 (73.3) | 0.48 to 0.89 | 56 (77.8) | 0.67 to 0.86 | 10 (90.9) | 0.62 to 0.98 | 77 (78.6) |
| Procedure | 14 (93.3) | 0.70 to 0.99 | 57 (79.2) | 0.68 to 0.87 | 9 (81.8) | 0.52 to 0.95 | 80 (81.6) |
| Intensity | 13 (86.7) | 0.62 to 0.96 | 63 (87.5) | 0.78 to 0.93 | 9 (81.8) | 0.52 to 0.95 | 85 (86.8) |
| Schedule | 13 (86.7) | 0.62 to 0.96 | 59 (81.9) | 0.71 to 0.89 | 9 (81.8) | 0.52 to 0.95 | 81 (82.7) |
| Patient information | 9 (60.0) | 0.36 to 0.80 | 42 (58.3) | 0.47 to 0.69 | 6 (54.5) | 0.28 to 0.79 | 57 (58.2) |
| Physical materials | 10 (66.7) | 0.42 to 0.85 | 52 (72.3) | 0.61 to 0.81 | 6 (54.5) | 0.28 to 0.79 | 68 (69.4) |
| Intervention description complete overall | 5 (33.3) | 0.15 to 0.58 | 22 (30.6) | 0.21 to 0.42 | 3 (27.3) | 0.10 to 0.57 | 30 (30.6) |
Some criteria are not applicable, therefore denominator less than total number of journals. 95% CI: no continuity correction.
HTA, Health Technology Assessment.