1 |
Population |
What was the condition (or set of conditions and variant definitions) of interest? What were the inclusion/exclusion criteria for recruitment? What were the baseline characteristics of trial participants? |
2 |
Sampling |
How were patients identified and selected for the trial? Do the included patients reflect a convenience sample or random sample of the broader patient population? |
3 |
Outcome |
What were the primary endpoints of the study? Why were these particular endpoints chosen? How do the chosen outcomes align with the study aims and objectives? |
4 |
Intervention |
What interventions were studied (including dose, schedule, manufacturing parameters, co-interventions, etc.)? |
5 |
Randomization |
Was there a suitable control group, making it ethical to randomly assign subjects to either control or experimental arms? If not, what other steps were taken ensure valid results were obtained? |
6 |
Analysis |
What was the pre-specified hypothesis and analysis plan? How was missing data handled? |
7 |
Adverse events |
What were the clinical characteristics—e.g., severity, frequency, and timing—for all recorded adverse events? |
8 |
Setting |
How do characteristics of the trial setting—e.g., readiness of the trial unit and level of training of healthcare professionals—impact the clinical outcome of these interventions? |