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 involved | Involved | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Any role of the below | 41 (24) | 44 (26) | 86 (50) |
| Protocol/design of the study | 41 (24) | 30 (18) | 100 (58) |
| Data collection | 31 (18) | 16 (9) | 124 (73) |
| Verifying data accuracy/fact checking | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 168 (98) |
| Outcome adjudication | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 170 (99) |
| Data analysis/interpretation/management | 40 (23) | 31 (19) | 100 (58) |
| Funded a medical writer | 1 (1) | 19 (11) | 151 (88) |
| Preparation of the manuscript | 34 (20) | 20 (12) | 117 (68) |
| Review of the manuscript | 17 (10) | 7 (4) | 147 (86) |
| Approval of the manuscript | 17 (10) | 8 (5) | 146 (85) |
| Decision to submit the manuscript | 18 (10) | 6 (4) | 147 (86) |
| Appointed an independent data and safety monitoring board | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 170 (99) |
| Auditing of study conduct | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 168 (98) |
| Management | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 168 (98) |
| Team assembly | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 169 (99) |
| Conduct of study | 13 (8) | 12 (7) | 146 (85) |
| Generated randomisation list | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 168 (98) |
| Enrolment of participants | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 170 (99) |
| Logistical support | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 168 (98) |
| Holding study data | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 170 (99) |
| Study oversight | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 169 (99) |
| Steering committee | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 170 (99) |
| Measurement of study variable | 0 (0) | 5 (3) | 166 (97) |