Figure 3. Adequately reported rate¹ and unreported rate² for each SPIRIT^# sub-item (n=126).

¹ Adequately reported rate was the percentage of protocols with a score of 2 or NA for one sub-item among all protocols assessed.

² Unreported rate was the percentage of protocols with a score of 0 for one sub-item among all protocols assessed.

# SPIRIT: Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Intervention Trials.

The adequately reported rate was lower than the unreported rate for 35 of the 51 sub-items.