1b-i) Key features/functionalities/components of the intervention and comparator in the METHODS section of the ABSTRACT "Methods. 331 HF patients identified a “CarePartner” outside their household and received weekly interactive voice response (IVR) calls, i.e., “standard mHealth.” CarePartners of patients randomized to “mHealth+CP” received emails based on patients’ IVR responses." 1b-ii) Leve...

The comparison of two theory-based, fully automated telephone interventions designed to maintain a recently acquired dietary change in healthy adults: Study protocol of a three-arm randomized controlled trial TITLE 1a-i) Identify the mode of delivery in the title "fully automated telephone interventions" 1a-ii) Non-web-based components or important co-interventions in title N/A. We did not have...

1b-i) Key features/functionalities/components of the intervention and comparator in the METHODS section of the ABSTRACT Background: People of South Asian origin suffer a high burden of premature myocardial infarction (MI). Prior studies have shown that multimedia interventions are effective and feasible in inducing health behavior changes. Objectives: Among at risk South Asians living in Canada...

1b-i) Key features/functionalities/components of the intervention and comparator in the METHODS section of the ABSTRACT "Based on the behavioural graded activity treatment, we developed a web-based intervention to improve PA levels in patients with knee and/or hip OA, entitled Join2move. The Join2move intervention is a self-paced nine week PA program in which patients’ favourite recreational ac...

1b-i) Key features/functionalities/components of the intervention and comparator in the METHODS section of the ABSTRACT "The participants were randomized in monthly clusters to a tailored or non-tailored (control) intervention group. All of the participants had access to a website with information regarding cardiac rehabilitation, an online discussion forum and an online activity calendar. In a...

1b-i) Key features/functionalities/components of the intervention and comparator in the METHODS section of the ABSTRACT "Participants randomized to the intervention received an enhanced (uploading) pedometer and had access to a website that provided automated walking goals, feedback, motivational messages and social support through an e-community (n = 111). Usual care participants (n = 118) als...

1b-i) Key features/functionalities/components of the intervention and comparator in the METHODS section of the ABSTRACT "Methods. The economic evaluation, conducted from a societal perspective, was part of a 2-year randomized controlled trial including three study groups. All groups received personalized health risk appraisals based on the guidelines for physical activity, fruit intake, vegetab...

Concerns about the completeness and accuracy of reporting of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and the impact of poor reporting on decision-making have been documented in the medical field over the past several decades. Experience from RCTs in human medicine would suggest that failure to report critical trial features can be associated with biased estimated effect measures, and there is evidenc...

BACKGROUND It is generally believed that exhaustive searches of bibliographic databases are needed for systematic reviews of health care interventions. The CENTRAL database of controlled trials (RCTs) has been built up by exhaustive searching. The CONSORT statement aims to encourage better reporting, and hence indexing, of RCTs. Our aim was to assess whether developments in the CENTRAL database...

BACKGROUND The extended Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) Statement for Abstracts was developed to improve the quality of reports of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) because readers often base their assessment of a trial solely on the abstract. To date, few data exist regarding whether it has achieved this goal. We evaluated the extent of adherence to the CONSORT for Abstr...