Table 3

Reporting on the roles of funders in the randomised controlled trials that reported being funded (n=171)

Reported role as:Did not report role
Not involvedInvolved
n (%)n (%)n (%)
Any role of the below41 (24)44 (26)86 (50)
Protocol/design of the study41 (24)30 (18)100 (58)
Data collection31 (18)16 (9)124 (73)
Verifying data accuracy/fact checking0 (0)3 (2)168 (98)
Outcome adjudication0 (0)1 (1)170 (99)
Data analysis/interpretation/management40 (23)31 (19)100 (58)
Funded a medical writer1 (1)19 (11)151 (88)
Preparation of the manuscript34 (20)20 (12)117 (68)
Review of the manuscript17 (10)7 (4)147 (86)
Approval of the manuscript17 (10)8 (5)146 (85)
Decision to submit the manuscript18 (10)6 (4)147 (86)
Appointed an independent data and safety monitoring board0 (0)1 (1)170 (99)
Auditing of study conduct0 (0)3 (2)168 (98)
Management0 (0)3 (2)168 (98)
Team assembly0 (0)2 (1)169 (99)
Conduct of study13 (8)12 (7)146 (85)
Generated randomisation list0 (0)3 (2)168 (98)
Enrolment of participants0 (0)1 (1)170 (99)
Logistical support0 (0)3 (2)168 (98)
Holding study data0 (0)1 (1)170 (99)
Study oversight0 (0)2 (1)169 (99)
Steering committee0 (0)1 (1)170 (99)
Measurement of study variable0 (0)5 (3)166 (97)