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Leite MN, Hoffmann TC, Helal L, Umpierre D, Yamato TP. Helping to know about the intervention: The Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist is now available in Brazilian Portuguese. Braz J Phys Ther 2023; 27:100483. [PMID: 36791584 PMCID: PMC9957771 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2023.100483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Mariana N Leite
- Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Centre for Pain, Health and Lifestyle, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia
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- Graduate Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Exercise Pathophysiology Laboratory, Graduate Program in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Public Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Centre for Pain, Health and Lifestyle, Australia; School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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Jeemon P, Reethu S, Ganapathi S, Lakshmi Kanth LR, Punnoose E, Abdullakutty J, Mattumal S, Joseph J, Joseph S, Venkateswaran C, Sunder P, Babu AS, Padickaparambil S, Neenumol KR, Chacko S, Shajahan S, Krishnankutty K, Devis S, Joseph R, Shemija B, John SA, Harikrishnan S. A multicentric, 2 × 2 factorial, randomised, open-label trial to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of structured physical activity training and cognitive behavioural therapy versus usual care in heart failure patients: a protocol for the PACT-HF trial. Wellcome Open Res 2022; 7:210. [PMID: 36105556 PMCID: PMC9445562 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18047.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: Heart failure (HF) is a multi-morbid chronic condition, which adversely affects the quality of life of the affected individual. Engaging the patient and their caregivers in self-care is known to reduce mortality, rehospitalisation and improve quality of life among HF patients. The PACT-HF trial will answer whether clinical benefits in terms of mortality and hospitalisation outcomes can be demonstrated by using a pragmatic design to explore the specific effects of physical activity, and cognitive behavioural therapy in HF patients in India. Methods: We will conduct a 2 × 2 factorial, randomized, open-label trial, which aims to see if rehabilitation strategies of structured physical activity training and cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and self-management reduce the risk of repeat hospitalisation and deaths in HF patients in India. Patients will be randomised to (1) physical activity + usual care (2) cognitive behaviour therapy + usual care, (3) physical activity + cognitive behaviour therapy + usual care, and (4) usual care at 1:1:1:1 ratio. Time to mortality will be the primary outcome. A composite of mortality and hospitalisation for HF will be the main secondary outcome. Additional secondary outcomes will include 'days alive and out of hospital', cumulative hospitalisation, quality of life, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire score, depression score, six minutes walking distance, handgrip strength, and adherence to medicines and lifestyle. The effects of intervention on the primary outcome will be estimated from Cox proportional hazard models. For the continuous secondary outcome variables, differences between randomised groups will be estimated from linear mixed models or generalised estimating equations (GEE) as appropriate. Discussion: PACT-HF is designed to provide reliable evidence about the balance of benefits and risks conferred by physical activity and cognitive behavioural therapy-based cardiac rehabilitation for those with HF, irrespective of their initial disease severity.
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- Panniyammakal Jeemon
- ICMR-Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Heart Failure (CARE-HF) and Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India
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- ICMR-Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Heart Failure (CARE-HF), Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, 695011, India
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- ICMR-Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Heart Failure (CARE-HF), Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, 695011, India
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- ICMR-Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Heart Failure (CARE-HF), Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, 695011, India
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- Little flower hospital and research centre, Angamali, India
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- ICMR-Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Heart Failure (CARE-HF), Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, 695011, India
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- ICMR-Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Heart Failure (CARE-HF), Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, 695011, India
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- ICMR-Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Heart Failure (CARE-HF), Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, 695011, India
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- Little flower hospital and research centre, Angamali, India
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- ICMR-Centre for Advanced Research and Excellence in Heart Failure (CARE-HF), Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, 695011, India
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Lee YS, Kim SY, Kim M, Kim M, Won J, Lee H, Lee MS, Chae Y. Reporting quality of sham needles used as controls in acupuncture trials: a methodological evaluation. Chin Med 2022; 17:64. [PMID: 35637519 PMCID: PMC9153153 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-022-00608-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The description of controls is important in acupuncture clinical trials to interpret its effectiveness without fallacy. This paper aims to evaluate the reporting quality of acupuncture studies on the characteristics of sham needles. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Using a checklist developed from previously published reporting guidelines, the distribution of reported items and changes of reporting rates over time were investigated. Two-way ANOVA and linear regression were conducted. RESULTS Original articles of RCTs of any design involving sham needles as controls were eligible for assessment. 117 trials from three 2-year time periods between 2009 and 2018 were included. Seven items out of 25 were reported in more than 50% of the studies. While significant differences of reporting scores among categories were observed, there were no significant differences among time periods; no significant improvement was observed over time. CONCLUSIONS Low reporting qualities of sham needles used in acupuncture studies may influence how researchers understand the effectiveness of acupuncture. This study evaluated previous publications from 2009 to 2018 and found that reporting qualities on sham needles did not improve over time. Further studies are required to validate the items used in this study to endorse better reporting of controls in acupuncture trials.
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- Ye-Seul Lee
- Jaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- KM Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Ribeiro DC, Spiers K, Thomas L, Leilua K, Wilkes M, Norton S, Lamb SE. Monitoring, implementation and reporting of interventions in a selection of trials assessing exercise therapy for the management of shoulder subacromial pain: a cross-sectional investigation. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e044462. [PMID: 33593786 PMCID: PMC7888324 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To review the reporting of monitoring and implementation of interventions in a selection of trials that assessed the effectiveness of manual therapy and exercise in the management of shoulder subacromial pain. DESIGN A review of trials assessing the effectiveness of manual therapy and exercise in the management of patients with shoulder subacromial pain. METHODS We included in our review a selection of 10 trials that were included in a Cochrane review and compared manual therapy and exercise intervention with another intervention. Trials were assessed independently by two reviewers using two checklists: the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) and the Health Behavior Change Consortium treatment fidelity (National Institutes of Health Behaviour Change Consortium/NIHBCC). RESULTS TIDieR overall scores for individual trials ranged from 11.1% to 45% and fidelity scores ranged from 7% to 50%. On average, trials scored the following within each domain of NIHBCC: study design 51%; training of providers 8%; treatment delivery 15%; treatment receipt 14% and treatment enactment 2.5%. CONCLUSIONS Little information about the monitoring, implementation and reporting of interventions was provided by trials and that is a barrier for implementing or replicating these interventions. The lack of information regarding the implementation of interventions needs to be taken into account when assessing whether effectiveness of interventions was impacted by their design or due to deviations from the protocol within trials.
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- Daniel C Ribeiro
- Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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Dijkers MP. Overview of Reviews Using the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) as a Measure of Trial Intervention Reporting Quality. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2020; 102:1623-1632. [PMID: 33245937 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.09.397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the quality of descriptions of interventions in health care research reports, based on a synthesis of reviews that used the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) to rate the completeness and quality of intervention reporting. DESIGN Overview of published reviews. In a systematic search of the literature, 56 review articles were retrieved that had evaluated 3454 primary studies (index articles) using all or most of the 12 TIDieR items, applied to experimental treatment only or treatment and comparator both, separately. If available, percentages "reported completely" were extracted based on the index article, the index article supplemented by related information, and these 2 supplemented by e-mailing the author. Information on the review's methodology was also extracted. SETTING Not applicable. PARTICIPANTS Not applicable. INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Percentage of primary studies receiving "adequately reported" ratings on each of the 12 TIDieR items. RESULTS While for treatment arms TIDieR items 1 (name of treatment) and 2 (why of treatment) are generally judged to be reported adequately, the percentage is between 25% and 75% for most other items and is as low as 10% for item 10 (modifications). Comparators are reported even more poorly. Use of additional publications on a trial increased percentages "reported adequately" marginally; e-mailing resulted in significant increases in completeness of reporting. Rehabilitation trials were reported better than nonrehabilitation trials for some TIDieR items and worse for others. CONCLUSIONS Reporting on the interventions and comparators of trials is substandard. More extensive use of supplemental digital content and of versions of TIDieR customized for specific domains of research may improve the situation.
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- Marcel P Dijkers
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
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Wayant C, Bindernagel R, Vassar M. TIDieR checklist evaluation of clinical trial intervention reporting for recent FDA-approved anticancer medications. BMJ Evid Based Med 2020; 25:97-101. [PMID: 31653687 DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Clear and comprehensive descriptions of clinical trial interventions are necessary to translate new results into clinical practice. The TIDieR checklist was developed to be a minimum set of key items considered essential to high-quality reporting of clinical trial interventions. OBJECTIVE To determine the quality of reporting of recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved oncology interventions. DESIGN Cross-sectional investigation. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS/INTERVENTION Recent, FDA-approved haematology/oncology anticancer interventions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Quality of reporting. RESULTS Across all included trials (n=96), a median of 8-9 (out of 12) TIDieR items were reported. Seven TIDieR items had >90% adherence, including individual-level and study-level modifications of drugs and dosing schedules. Three items were less often reported: intervention provider, including training and expertise (7/192, 3.6%); trial institution infrastructure (0/192, 0.0%); and how intervention compliance was assessed (59/192, 30.7%). Publication of a protocol improved intervention reporting (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS In this analysis of clinical trials of recent, FDA-approved anticancer interventions, we found good adherence to the TIDieR checklist. These studies were homogeneous in their structure and included information; some TIDieR items were always or never/rarely reported. Clinical trial effect sizes may not translate to real-world practice for a number of reasons. Thus, to aid the translation of trial effect sizes to real-world practice, we recommend authors adhere to the TIDieR checklist and describe the infrastructure of trial centres and describe who provided the intervention, along with their expertise.
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- Cole Wayant
- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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- Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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