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. 2023 May 31;2023(5):CD014513. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014513

Thomas 2007.

Study characteristics
Methods Use of a registry‐generated audit, feedback, and patient reminder intervention in an internal medicine resident clinic‐‐a randomized trial
Cluster‐RCT (78 clusters with 78 providers), conducted in a resident continuity clinic, USA
Two arms: 1. Control (control arm) and 2. Intervention (intervention arm)
Participants Control arm N: 231
Intervention arm N: 252
Diabetes type: unclear/not reported
Mean age: NR ± NR
% Male: NR
Longest follow‐up: 10 months
Interventions Control arm:
1) Clinician education
Intervention arm:
1) Audit and feedback
2) Electronic patient registry
3) Clinician education
4) Patient reminders
Outcomes 1) HbA1c
2) SBP
3) DBP
4) LDL
Funding source This study was funded by an Education Innovation Award, provided by the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. The sponsor had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data; or preparation, review or approval of the manuscript. The primary author had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Information not available.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Cluster‐RCT.
Provider's baseline characteristics (selection bias) Unclear risk Resident demographic data (age, sex and year in training) were similar between groups. But no more information or table.
Patient's baseline characteristics (selection bias) High risk Not reported.
Patient's baseline outcomes (selection bias) Low risk At baseline, there were no significant differences in HgbA1c, LDL cholesterol, blood pressure levels, or adherence to HgbA1c or LDL cholesterol monitoring guidelines between patients cared for by residents in intervention and control groups.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) Low risk Information not available.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) and of outcome assessors (detection bias) Low risk Information not available.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Information not available.
Risk of contamination (other bias) Low risk Information not available.
Other bias Low risk Information not available.