Table 2.
Subject focus of the included documents (n = 244)
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Scope | |
| Primary focus on trial outcome reporting | 45 (18.4) |
| Primary focus not on trial outcome reporting | 199 (81.6) |
| Demographic focusa | |
| None stated | 148 (60.7) |
| Age focus explicitly stateda | 18 (7.4) |
| Paediatric (birth–18 years old) | 12 (4.9) |
| Neonates and/or infants | 10 (4.1) |
| Children | 11 (4.5) |
| Adolescents | 11 (4.5) |
| Adulthood (19–65 years old) | 5 (2.0) |
| Geriatric (> 65 years old) | 2 (0.8) |
| Clinical area focus explicitly stateda | 85 (34.8) |
| Oncology | 15 (6.1) |
| Mental health | 10 (4.1) |
| Oral and gastroenterology | 10 (4.1) |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 8 (3.3) |
| Rheumatology | 8 (3.3) |
| Surgery | 6 (2.5) |
| Neurology | 5 (2.0) |
| Pain management | 4 (1.6) |
| Haematology | 3 (1.2) |
| Respiratory | 3 (1.2) |
| Alternative medicine | 2 (0.8) |
| Critical care | 2 (0.8) |
| Dermatology | 2 (0.8) |
| Diabetes | 2 (0.8) |
| Infectious diseases | 2 (0.8) |
| Nutrition | 2 (0.8) |
| Otherb | 10 (4.1) |
aNot mutually exclusive
bAnaesthesiology, cardiovascular and metabolism, endocrinology, nephrology, obesity, ophthalmology, palliative care, physical rehabilitation, radiology, and urology (n = 1 each)