Replication Data for PRECIS-2 used as an implementation science tool for global environmental health: A cross-sectional evaluation of the Ecolectivos study protocol to reduce burning of household plastic waste in rural Guatemala

This study was a cross-sectional exploratory study that used the Pragmatic Explanatory Continuum Indicator Summary (PRECIS-2) tool to ask Ecolectivos trial investigators and external implementation scientists to evaluate the trial protocol for its degree of pragmatism, before the start of the trial. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that use a pragmatic design emphasize the effectiveness of interventions in complex, real-world settings. Ecolectivos is an implementation science study, using a village-level cluster randomized controlled trial design, to assess a behavioral intervention to reduce household plastic waste-burning in rural Guatemala. Respondents rated the protocol on 9 domains: eligibility, recruitment, setting, organization, flexibility-delivery, flexibility-adherence, follow-up, primary outcome, and primary analysis. Each domain was rated on the degree of pragmatism, ranked on a 5-point Likert scale from very explanatory (1) to very pragmatic (5).