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. 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD001096. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001096.pub2

Dregan 2014.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Family practices within large research network, UK (Clinical Practice Research Datalink)
11 391 patients, 104 practices
Interventions CDSS activated for patients on practice stroke register inviting physician to access prompts reminding them to adhere to guideline‐based secondary prevention (blood pressure control, recording strokes as hemorrhagic versus infarction, prescription of statins, and prescription of antiplatelet drugs)
Outcomes Process adherence (prescribing), clinical endpoint (blood pressure and cholesterol targets)
Co‐Interventions Education: Distribution of educational materials to providers in both control and intervention groups
Beyond Clinician Education: None
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required No
CDSS Features ‐ Other Conveyed patient‐specific information, developed by study investigators, developed in consultation with users, included supporting information on‐screen, makes care recommendation, 'pull' mode of delivery, targeted underuse, user workflow considered in design
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk  
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk  
Baseline characteristics similar? Low risk  
Unit of analysis error Low risk