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 |
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