CONSORT for Abstracts Checklist

Instructions

• Use the boxes to confirm each reporting item.
• Add reviewer notes under each section as needed.

Checklist Items

• Title: Identification of the study as a randomized trial.
• Authors: Contact details for the corresponding author.
• Trial design: Description of the trial design (e.g., parallel, cluster, non-inferiority).
• Methods:
  • Participants: Eligibility criteria for participants and the settings where the data were collected.
  • Interventions: Interventions intended for each group.
  • Objective: Specific objective or hypothesis.
  • Outcomes: Clearly defined primary outcome for this report.
  • Randomization: How participants were allocated to interventions.
  • Blinding (masking): Whether or not participants, care givers, and those assessing the outcomes were blinded to group assignment.
• Results:
  • Numbers randomized: Number of participants randomized to each group.
  • Recruitment: Trial status.
  • Numbers analyzed: Number of participants analyzed in each group.
  • Outcome: For the primary outcome, a result for each group and the estimated effect size and its precision.
  • Harms: Important adverse events or side effects.
• Conclusions: General interpretation of the results.
• Trial registration: Registration number and name of trial register.
• Funding: Source of funding.

Notes

Reviewer notes