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

Walker 2010.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants General practice clinics, Melbourne, Australia
2846 patients, 221 providers, 66 clinics
Interventions Reminder that prompted discussion about chlamydia testing with women aged 16‐24
Outcomes Process adherence (testing)
Co‐Interventions Educational: Distribution of educational materials to providers in both intervention and control groups
Beyond Clinician Education: None
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required Yes ‐ required acknowledgement of the CDSS but not documentation of action taken
CDSS Features ‐ Other Ambush, considered alert fatigue in design, interruptive, makes care recommendation, '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