Template:RCT

Title
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Author/s
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names of all author

Abstract
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a concise and factual abstract is required (maximum length 250 words)

Background
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including objectives or a clear statement of the purpose of the study

Methods
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Design
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describe aspects of the study: randomisation, prospective, blinding, placebo controlled, observational, survey

Setting
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include the level of care eg primary, secondary; number of participating centres

Participants
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numbers, selection criteria, numbers entering and completing study

Interventions
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what were the interventions, how and for how long

Main outcome measures
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identify primary outcome measure and any supporting secondary outcome measures

Results
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including main findings, point estimate and degree of uncertainty eg: confidence interval, where appropriate

Conclusions
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main conclusion based on results and objective of study

Implications
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main implication of key findings for practice and further research

Funding and Declarations
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funding for the research and any potential conflicts of interest

Clinical Trial Registration number
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if appropriate

Author Biography
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include a short biography for each author and a link to their profile in Physiopedia

References[edit source]

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