Ilett 2000.
| Methods | RCT unit of allocation: provider unit of analysis: prescriptions power calculation: not done concealment of allocation: not clear follow up of professionals: done blinded assessment of outcome: done baseline measurement: done reliable primary outcome measure: done protection against contamination: not clear analysis appropriate: no | |
| Participants | 112 general practitioners in Perth, Australia treating patients with urinary tract infections, bacterial tonsilitis, otitis media, acute bacterial bronchitis and mild pneumonia | |
| Interventions | 1. Academic detailing (by therapeutics advisor) 2. No intervention control |
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| Outcomes | Professional practice:
Change in rate of prescribing of recommended and non‐recommended antibiotics Patient: None |
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| Notes | Guidelines for prescribing developed by expert panel (composition of panel and method of consensus not described) in line with published Australian therapeutic guidelines for antibiotics | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |