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. 2017 Apr 12;2017(4):CD001431. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001431.pub5

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
Outcomes Primary outcomes: knowledge, decisional conflict, satisfaction with decision‐making process
Secondary outcome: coping
Outcomes assessed at 3 months postintervention
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)