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. 2018 Feb 22;2018(2):MR000013. doi: 10.1002/14651858.MR000013.pub6

Brierley 2012.

Methods Randomised controlled trial
Data Setting: primary care, UK. 2330 participants were people eligible for a trial about computerised CBT in depression
Comparisons Investigated effect of length of the participant information leaflet on recruitment.
Intervention: short participant information leaflet (not clear how short) as initial info about trial
Comparator: full length participant information leaflet (8‐pages) as initial info about trial
Outcomes Proportion recruited to trial
Notes  
Risk of bias
Item Authors' judgement Description
Random Sequence generation ok? Yes Adequate
Allocation concealment? Yes Adequate
Blinding of participants and personnel ok? Yes People sending out packs blind, as well as potential participants
Blinding of outcome assessment ok? Yes Adequate
Incomplete outcome data handled ok? Yes Adequate
Free of selective reporting? Yes Recruitment reported and this is only outcome needed for review.
Was the study free of other bias? Yes No other biases apparent
Overall bias? No Low risk of bias