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

Schroy 2011.

Methods Randomized to detailed vs simple decision aid vs control
Participants 223 + 212 + 231 average‐risk patients considering CRC screening in the USA
Interventions Detailed DA: CRC risk assessment + web‐based interactive audio‐visual DA on options' outcomes, clinical problem, outcome probabilities, others' opinion and guidance
Comparator 1: web‐based decision aid only
Comparator 2: usual care using pamphlet
Outcomes Knowledge (pre and post‐DA), satisfaction with decision making process (pre and post‐DA), preferred choice (pre and post‐DA)
Notes Primary outcome was not specified
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk No mention of randomization process
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No mention of allocation concealment
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Providers were not blinded, subjective outcomes such as satisfaction with decision‐making process could have been affected, unclear if participants were blinded
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Assessors not blinded but outcome measures not believed to be influenced by it
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk No data appears to be missing
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No mention of examination of selective outcome reporting or study protocol
Other bias Low risk Appears to be free of other sources of bias