Dregan 2014.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Cluster RCT | |
Participants | Family practices within large research network, UK (Clinical Practice Research Datalink) 11 391 patients, 104 practices |
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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 |
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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 |