Montgomery 2003.
Methods | Randomized to decision aid + decision analysis vs decision analysis vs decision aid vs usual care | |
Participants | 51 + 52 + 55 + 59 newly diagnosed hypertensive patients considering drug therapy for blood pressure in the UK | |
Interventions | DA: decision analysis plus information video and leaflet on options' outcomes, clinical problem, outcome probability, explicit values clarification Comparator: decision analysis on options' outcomes, outcome probability, explicit values clarification Comparator: video and leaflet on options' outcomes, clinical problem Comparator: usual care | |
Outcomes | Primary outcomes: decisional conflict Secondary outcomes: uptake of option, knowledge, anxiety |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Allocation schedule was computer‐generated by an individual not involved in the study (p 2) |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | "[A]llocation was concealed to the author in advance by the nature of the minimization procedure" (p 2) |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not blinded ‐ unclear if this would introduce bias to outcome assessed |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Unclear blinding but outcomes were objectively measured and not subjective to interpretation |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Flow diagram (p 5) |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | No information provided |
Other bias | Low risk | Appears to be free of other potential biases |