Table 1.
Number and % of RCTs that included or excluded participants with SMI
| TOTALS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | n | % | |
| Included SMI | 9 | 2.2 | ||
| Authors provided data on numbers recruited but not effectiveness | 6 | 1.5 | ||
| Authors did not provide data on numbers recruited or effectiveness | 3 | 0.7 | ||
| Did not include SMI | 172 | 42.0 | ||
| Explicitly excluded SMI: | ||||
| Reported in paper | 109 | 26.6 | ||
| Response from authors | 47 | 11.5 | ||
| Not explicitly excluded but no-one with SMI recruited | 16 | 3.9 | ||
| Unknown if SMI included | 229 | 55.9 | ||
| Authors did not collect data on SMI | 52 | 12.7 | ||
| Authors did not respond to email request | 177 | 43.2 | ||
| TOTAL RCTs | 410 | 410 | ||