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

Persell 2016d.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Large adult primary care practice affiliated with an academic medical center, Chicago, USA (Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation)
238 patient visits, 8 physicians
Interventions CDSS triggered by antibiotic prescription for acute respiratory infection that presented order set containing non‐antibiotic treatments and patient education materials
Outcomes Process adherence (prescribing)
Co‐Interventions Educational: Single educational session for providers in control and intervention groups
Beyond Clinician Education: Audit and feedback in intervention group; Financial incentives directed at providers in control and intervention groups
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required Not reported
CDSS Features ‐ Other Conveyed patient‐specific information, developed by study investigators, interruptive, makes care recommendation, possible to execute desired action, targeted overuse, 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? Unclear risk N/A
Unit of analysis error Low risk N/A