Table 3.
Percentage of Adherence to TIDieR Checklist Items by Prespecified Period and Overall
| TIDieR Checklist Item∗ | Trials Published Between 2011 and 2013 (n = 73) |
Trials Published Between 2016 and 2018 (n = 102) |
Trials Published Between 2011 and 2018 (N = 175) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherence to Checklist Item, n (%) | 95% CI | Adherence to Checklist Item, n (%) | 95% CI | Adherence to Checklist Item, n (%) | 95% CI | |
| 1. Brief name | 73 (100) | 1.000-1.000 | 102 (100) | 1.000-1.000 | 175 (100) | 1.000-1.000 |
| 2. Why/rationale? | 73 (100) | 1.000-1.000 | 102 (100) | 1.000-1.000 | 175 (100) | 1.000-1.000 |
| 3. What materials? | 50 (68.5) | 0.578-0.791 | 85 (83.3) | 0.761-0.906 | 135 (77.1) | 0.709-0.833 |
| 4. What procedures? | 53 (72.6) | 0.624-0.828 | 81 (79.4) | 0.716-0.873 | 134 (76.6) | 0.703-0.828 |
| 5. Who provided? | 40 (54.8) | 0.434-0.662 | 55 (53.9) | 0.442-0.636 | 95 (54.3) | 0.469-0.617 |
| 6. How? | 68 (93.2) | 0.874-0.989 | 100 (98.0) | 0.953-1.007 | 168 (96) | 0.931-0.989 |
| 7. Where? | 46 (63) | 0.519-0.741 | 72 (70.6) | 0.617-0.794 | 118 (67.4) | 0.605-0.744 |
| 8. When and how much (dose)? | 68 (93.2) | 0.874-0.990 | 100 (98.0) | 0.953-1.007 | 168 (96) | 0.931-0.989 |
| 9. Tailoring or personalization of intervention? | 8 (10.9) | 0.038-0.0.181 | 16 (15.7) | 0.086-0.227 | 24 (13.7) | 0.086-0.188 |
| 10. Modifications? | 5 (6.8) | 0.011-0.126 | 0 (0.0) | 0.000-0.000 | 5 (2.9) | 0.004-0.053 |
| 11. How well (planned) was intervention delivered? | 5 (6.8) | 0.011-0.126 | 10 (9.8) | 0.040-0.156 | 15 (8.6) | 0.044-0.127 |
| 12. To what extent (actual) was intervention delivered as planned? | 3 (4.1) | –0.004 to 0.087 | 11 (10.7) | 0.047-0.168 | 14 (8.0) | 0.040-0.120 |
CI, confidence interval; TIDieR, Template for Intervention Description and Replication.
Items were included in the calculation of the percentage of adherence if “completely” compliant with the TIDieR item.