Table 3.

Reporting of the two extension items for non-pharmacological treatments in abstracts of surgical randomized controlled trials

	RCTs published from 2005 to 2007	RCTs published from 2014 to 2016
Total included randomized controlled trials	192	164
Randomized controlled trials eligible for the non-pharmacological extension (at least one treatment arm with a non-pharmacological intervention)	116	106
Reporting of additional item 1: “When applicable, report eligibility criteria for centers where the intervention is performed and for care providers” [13]	11 (9.5%)	11 (10.5%)
Reporting of additional item 2: “Report any important changes to the intervention delivered from what was planned“ [13]	14 (12.1%)	10 (9.5%)