Title |
Protocol for CONSORT-SPI: an extension for social and psychological interventions
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Published in |
Implementation Science, September 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1748-5908-8-99 |
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Authors |
Paul Montgomery, Sean Grant, Sally Hopewell, Geraldine Macdonald, David Moher, Susan Michie, Evan Mayo-Wilson |
Abstract |
Determining the effectiveness of social and psychological interventions is important for improving individual and population health. Such interventions are complex and, where possible, are best evaluated by randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The use of research findings in policy and practice decision making is hindered by poor reporting of RCTs. Poor reporting limits the ability to replicate interventions, synthesise evidence in systematic reviews, and utilise findings for evidence-based policy and practice. The lack of guidance for reporting the specific methodological features of complex intervention RCTs contributes to poor reporting. We aim to develop an extension of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials Statement for Social and Psychological Interventions (CONSORT-SPI). |
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Professor | 11 | 9% |
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Other | 23 | 18% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 9% |
Environmental Science | 5 | 4% |
Other | 14 | 11% |
Unknown | 30 | 24% |