Chabrera 2015.
Methods | Randomized to DA vs usual care | |
Participants | 73 + 74 men recently diagnosed with prostate cancer considering treatment options | |
Interventions | DA: 2‐part decision support booklet with clinical problem, options' outcomes, outcome probabilities, patient stories, explicit values clarification, and guidance Comparator: usual care |
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Outcomes | Primary outcomes: knowledge, decisional conflict, satisfaction with decision‐making process Secondary outcome: coping Outcomes assessed at 3 months postintervention |
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Notes | — | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | "[S]tudy participants were randomized into 1 of 2 arms using a computer‐generated random list with unequal blocks" (p E44) |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information provided to make judgment |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insufficient information provided to make judgment |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insufficient information provided to make judgment |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Balanced attrition in both groups |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No protocol provided; trial not registered |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Prostate cancer in Catalonia is common; however, only 147 were recruited for this trial (p E44) |