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

Tamblyn 2003.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Primary care practices, Quebec, Canada
12 560 encounters, 107 providers
Interventions CDSS identifying clinically relevant prescribing problems in the elderly (drug‐disease contraindications, drug interactions, drug‐age contraindications, duration of therapy, and therapeutic duplication)
Outcomes Process adherence (prescribing)
Co‐Interventions Educational: None
Beyond Clinician Education: None
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required Not reported
CDSS Features ‐ Other Ambush, conveyed patient‐specific information, included supporting information on‐screen, makes care recommendation, 'push' mode of delivery, targeted overuse
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk N/A
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk N/A
Baseline characteristics similar? Low risk  
Unit of analysis error Low risk