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

Taveras 2015b.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Pediatric practices affiliated with academic medical center, USA (Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates)
355 patients, 9 practices
Interventions Reminder for documentation and counselling for children with a body mass index equal to or greater than the 95th percentile
Outcomes Process adherence (documentation), Clinical endpoint (body mass index)
Co‐Interventions Educational: Distribution of educational materials to patients in both control and intervention groups; Single educational session and access to educational resources such as motivational interviewing strategies for providers in intervention group
Beyond Clinician Education: Study health coach conducting motivational counseling calls for families in intervention group
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required Yes – required acknowledgment of the CDSS but not documentation of action taken
CDSS Features ‐ Other Conveyed patient‐specific information, decision support was complex, developed by study investigators, included supporting information on‐screen, interruptive, makes care recommendation, possible to execute desired action, 'push' mode of delivery, targeted underuse
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