Items of included reporting guidelines, TIDieR (A) items of TIDieR checklist14 and CERT (B) items of CERT checklist13
| TIDieR items | Item description |
| 1 | Brief name: provide the name or a phrase that describes the intervention |
| 2 | Why: describe any rationale, theory or goal of the elements essential to the intervention |
| 3 | What (materials): describe any physical or informational materials used in the intervention, including those provided to participants or used in intervention delivery or in training of intervention providers. Provide information on where the materials can be accessed (for example, online appendix, URL) |
| 4 | What (procedures): describe each of the procedures, activities, and/or processes used in the intervention, including any enabling or support activities |
| 5 | Who provided: for each category of intervention provider (for example, psychologist, nursing assistant), describe their expertise, background and any specific training given |
| 6 | How: describe the modes of delivery (such as face to face or by some other mechanism, such as internet or telephone) of the intervention and whether it was provided individually or in a group |
| 7 | Where: describe the type(s) of location(s) where the intervention occurred, including any necessary infrastructure or relevant features |
| 8 | When and how much: describe the number of times the intervention was delivered and over what period of time including the number of sessions, their schedule, and their duration, intensity or dose |
| 9 | Tailoring: if the intervention was planned to be personalised, titrated or adapted then describe what, why, when and how |
| 10 | Modifications: if the intervention was modified during the course of the study, describe the changes (what, why, when and how) |
| 11 | How well (planned): if intervention adherence or fidelity was assessed, describe how and by whom, and if any strategies were used to maintain or improve fidelity, describe them |
| 12 | How well (actual): if intervention adherence or fidelity was assessed, describe the extent to which the intervention was delivered as planned |
| CERT items | Item description |
| 1 | Detailed description of the type of exercise equipment (eg, weights, exercise equipment such as machines, treadmill, bicycle ergometer, etc) |
| 2 | Detailed description of the qualifications, teaching/supervising expertise, and/or training undertaken by the exercise instructor |
| 3 | Describe whether exercises are performed individually or in a group |
| 4 | Describe whether exercises are supervised or unsupervised and how they are delivered |
| 5 | Detailed description of how adherence to exercise is measured and reported |
| 6 | Detailed description of motivation strategies |
| 7a | Detailed description of the decision rule(s) for determining exercise progression |
| 7b | Detailed description of how the exercise programme was progressed |
| 8 | Detailed description of each exercise to enable replication (eg, photographs, illustrations, video, etc) |
| 9 | Detailed description of any home programme component (eg, other exercises, stretching, etc) |
| 10 | Describe whether there are any non-exercise components (eg, education, cognitive–behavioural therapy, massage, etc) |
| 11 | Describe the type and number of adverse events that occurred during exercise |
| 12 | Describe the setting in which the exercises are performed |
| 13 | Detailed description of the exercise intervention including, but not limited to, number of exercise repetitions/sets/sessions, session duration, intervention/programme duration, etc |
| 14a | Describe whether the exercises are generic (one size fits all) or tailored to the individual |
| 14b | Detailed description of how exercises are tailored to the individual |
| 15 | Describe the decision rule for determining the starting level at which people commence an exercise programme (such as beginner, intermediate, advanced, etc) |
| 16a | Describe how adherence or fidelity to the exercise intervention is assessed/measured |
| 16b | Describe the extent to which the intervention was delivered as planned |
CERT, Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template; TIDieR, Template for Intervention Description and Replication.