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

Wong 2006.

Methods Randomized to decision aid vs placebo control leaflet
Participants 162 + 164 women referred for pregnancy termination in the UK
Interventions DA: decision aid leaflet on options' outcomes, clinical problem, outcome probability, explicit values clarification
 Comparator: placebo leaflet on contraception use post pregnancy termination
Outcomes Primary outcomes: uptake of option, knowledge, decisional conflict, anxiety
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk "1:1 ratio, balanced block of 10"; "envelope preparation by drawing slips of paper labelled either control or intervention"; "the slip determined leaflet placed into envelope" (p 2)
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Consecutive numbered, opaque trial envelope (p 2, Methods)
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Unclear blinding
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 Unclear risk Baseline characteristics not included (p 3); reasons for attrition and incompletion mentioned.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No information provided
Other bias Low risk Appears to be free of other potential biases

CHD: coronary heart disease; CRC: colorectal cancer; DA: decision aid; HPV: human papilloma virus; HRT: hormone replacement therapy; NSW: New South Wales; OA: osteoarthritis; PSA: prostate‐specific antigen; PTSD: post‐traumatic stress disorder; RCT: randomized controlled trial; SES: socioeconomic status.