Consensus-generated 21-item CLARIFY checklist for the reporting of yoga research
| No. | THEME: Subtheme | Item |
| 1 | TITLE | |
| 1a | Succinctly describe the yoga intervention. | Include the word ‘yoga’ in the publication title. |
| 2 | THEORY | |
| 2a | Describe any rationale, theory or goal of the elements essential to the yoga intervention. | Describe why the specific population was included in the study. |
| 3 | ACTIVITIES | |
| 3a | Describe the yoga practices or activities used in the intervention. | Describe the duration of yoga practices within yoga session (eg, 20 min postures, 10 min breathing). |
| 3b | Describe the type of yoga practices included (eg, postures/asana, breathing/pranayama, meditation, relaxation). | |
| 4 | EXPERTISE | |
| 4a | Describe the expertise, background and training of those providing the yoga intervention. | Describe the qualifications of the yoga instructor(s). |
| 5 | DELIVERY | |
| 5a | Describe how the yoga intervention was delivered (eg, class, video/audio) and whether it was provided individually or in a group. | Describe the teaching approach including: visual demonstration, verbal guidance and/or hands on assistance. |
| 6 | DOSE | |
| 6a | Describe the number of times the yoga intervention was delivered and over what period, including the number of sessions, their schedule and their duration and intensity. | Describe the duration of each yoga session (in minutes). |
| 6b | Describe the duration of the yoga intervention (eg, over 8 weeks). | |
| 6c | Describe the frequency of yoga sessions (eg, two times per week). | |
| 6d | Describe the number of yoga sessions. | |
| 7 | HOME PRACTICE | |
| 7a | Describe aspects of home practice if any. | Describe the duration and frequency of home practice (if any). |
| 7b | Report whether yoga was available to participants during the follow-up period (if relevant), and list any recommendations made for home practice dose. | |
| 7c | Describe if and how adherence to home practice was measured. | |
| 8 | PROTOCOL CHANGES | |
| 8a | If the yoga intervention was modified during the course of the study in ways not described in the protocol, please describe the changes. | Describe any changes to the yoga protocol during the study. |
| 8b | Describe the rationale for changes to the yoga protocol during the study. | |
| 9 | PARTICIPANT ADHERENCE | |
| 9a | If adherence to the yoga intervention was assessed, describe how and by whom and what, if any strategies were used to maintain or improve adherence. | Describe if and how class/session attendance was measured. |
| 9b | Describe any strategies used to promote practice adherence. | |
| 10 | INSTRUCTOR FIDELITY | |
| 10a | Describe the extent to which the yoga intervention was delivered as planned. | Describe the assessment of protocol fidelity. |
| 10b | Describe the reasons for deviation from study plan. | |
| 10c | Describe any differences between proposed programme and actual programme delivery. | |
| 10d | Describe when protocol was modified. |