Table 2.
Examples of intervention descriptions before and after investigator contact
| TIDieR item | Brief description of the intervention | Incomplete item description before investigator contact | Complete item description after investigator contacta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. What (procedures) | Germ Defense interactive website to improve infection control | Contact with general practices to share the weblink to the Germ Defense website and asking the general practitioners to provide the Germ Defense link to their patients. | Contact with general practices to share the weblink to the Germ Defense website and asking the general practitioners to provide the Germ Defense link to their patients. Investigators recommended the link be provided to patients via text or email using templates providedb, but practices could choose to place the link on the practice webpage or share it via social media with the suggested wording. |
| 5 B. Who provided (training) | Preventive intervention for a mass-gathering indoor event | Training provided to nurses and security crew. | Brief training was provided to nurses of how to perform a nasopharyngeal swab and how to organize the screening structure so as to screen 1,000 participants in a single morning. Training provided to security crew about how to control the flow of the participants in the venue, and to monitor wearing of face masks by participants when in the venue. |
| 8. When and how much | Instructional videos about COVID-19 and how to stay safe a. 10 min fact based video b. 22 min fact based plus underlying scientific concepts video |
Interventions delivered over 2 d between April 21–24 2020. Video length for a. 10 min, b. 22 min | Interventions delivered over 2 days between April 21–24 2020. The video could be rewound or re-watched as many times as participant wanted but once the participant pressed “Continue” they could not go back and watch the video again. Video length for a. 10 min, b. 22 min. |
Additional information provided by investigator in italics.
Example of mass text message (160 characters) that can be sent (using MJog, accurRx, iPLATO, or similar) to patients. You may choose to edit this text, for example by adding your practice name so that patients know who the text is from: National Health Service general practitioners practices recommend this website www.germdefence.org with scientifically proven advice to reduce COVID-19. It only takes 10 min. Example of an email that can be sent to patients: We are letting you know about a very useful website called Germ Defense which was created by a team of doctors and scientists to give you advice that has been proven to reduce the spread of viruses in the home. It can help you plan how to protect yourself and members of your family from infection by COVID-19 and flu. It's easy to use and only takes 10 min–just click this link” www/germdefence.org/ (if this link does not open when you click on it, please copy and paste it into your web browser) Please pass details of the Germ Defense website to your friends and family. There is a button at the bottom of the Germ Defense website for sharing by social media. If you'd like to know more: (bullet points) over 20,000 people previously took part in research about Germ Defense. People who followed the advice in Germ Defense had fewer and less severe illnesses–and so did the people they lived with. Results of the study were published in The Lancet medical journal. Germ Defense has been updated with COVID-19 advice to help prevent a wave of COVID-19 and flu this Autumn/Winter. Information about how the Germ Defense website is being evaluated is available here (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthcare/researchthemes/roll-out-of-germ-defence-website/).