RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT): Modified Delphi Study
JF Physical Therapy
JO Phys Ther
FD American Physical Therapy Association
SP 1514
OP 1524
DO 10.2522/ptj.20150668
VO 96
IS 10
A1 Slade, Susan C.
A1 Dionne, Clermont E.
A1 Underwood, Martin
A1 Buchbinder, Rachelle
A1 Beck, Belinda
A1 Bennell, Kim
A1 Brosseau, Lucie
A1 Costa, Leonardo
A1 Cramp, Fiona
A1 Cup, Edith
A1 Feehan, Lynne
A1 Ferreira, Manuela
A1 Forbes, Scott
A1 Glasziou, Paul
A1 Habets, Bas
A1 Harris, Susan
A1 Hay-Smith, Jean
A1 Hillier, Susan
A1 Hinman, Rana
A1 Holland, Ann
A1 Hondras, Maria
A1 Kelly, George
A1 Kent, Peter
A1 Lauret, Gert-Jan
A1 Long, Audrey
A1 Maher, Chris
A1 Morso, Lars
A1 Osteras, Nina
A1 Peterson, Tom
A1 Quinlivan, Ros
A1 Rees, Karen
A1 Regnaux, Jean-Philippe
A1 Rietberg, Marc
A1 Saunders, Dave
A1 Skoetz, Nicole
A1 Sogaard, Karen
A1 Takken, Tim
A1 van Tulder, Maurits
A1 Voet, Nicoline
A1 Ward, Lesley
A1 White, Claire
YR 2016
UL http://jcore-reference.highwire.org/content/96/10/1514.abstract
AB Background Exercise interventions are often incompletely described in reports of clinical trials, hampering evaluation of results and replication and implementation into practice.Objective The aim of this study was to develop a standardized method for reporting exercise programs in clinical trials: the Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT).Design and Methods Using the EQUATOR Network's methodological framework, 137 exercise experts were invited to participate in a Delphi consensus study. A list of 41 items was identified from a meta-epidemiologic study of 73 systematic reviews of exercise. For each item, participants indicated agreement on an 11-point rating scale. Consensus for item inclusion was defined a priori as greater than 70% agreement of respondents rating an item 7 or above. Three sequential rounds of anonymous online questionnaires and a Delphi workshop were used.Results There were 57 (response rate=42%), 54 (response rate=95%), and 49 (response rate=91%) respondents to rounds 1 through 3, respectively, from 11 countries and a range of disciplines. In round 1, 2 items were excluded; 24 items reached consensus for inclusion (8 items accepted in original format), and 16 items were revised in response to participant suggestions. Of 14 items in round 2, 3 were excluded, 11 reached consensus for inclusion (4 items accepted in original format), and 7 were reworded. Sixteen items were included in round 3, and all items reached greater than 70% consensus for inclusion.Limitations The views of included Delphi panelists may differ from those of experts who declined participation and may not fully represent the views of all exercise experts.Conclusions The CERT, a 16-item checklist developed by an international panel of exercise experts, is designed to improve the reporting of exercise programs in all evaluative study designs and contains 7 categories: materials, provider, delivery, location, dosage, tailoring, and compliance. The CERT will encourage transparency, improve trial interpretation and replication, and facilitate implementation of effective exercise interventions into practice.