Table 4.
Conduct and reporting of sample size or power calculations (N=62)
Characteristic | Frequency (%) |
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| |
Sample size / power calculations presented? | |
Yesa | 50 (80.6%) |
No | 12 (19.4%) |
| |
Did sample size / power calculation account for clustering? | |
Cluster randomized trial (N=38) | |
Yes: Participant-level accounting for clustering | 20 (52.6%) |
Yes: Cluster-level | 2 (5.3%) |
No: Participant -level without accounting for clustering | 5 (13.2%) |
Unclear whether accounted for clustering | 1 (2.6%) |
No sample size calculation presented | 10 (26.3%) |
Individually randomized group treatment trial (N=9) | |
Yes: Participant-level accounting for clustering | 3 (33.3%) |
No: Participant -level without accounting for clustering | 6 (66.7%) |
No sample size calculation presented | 0 |
| |
Did sample size/ power calculation account for repeated measures? (N=54) | |
Yes | 9 (16.7%) |
No | 33 (61.1%) |
No sample size calculation presented | 12 (22.2%) |
| |
Was correlation in dyadic or multivariate outcome accounted for in sample size calculation? (N=17) | |
Yes | 0 |
No | 12 (70.6%) |
No sample size calculation presented | 5 (29.4%) |
Includes one trial presenting a sample size calculation based on an unspecified outcome