Ockene 1996.

Methods	Cluster RCT Follow up: providers: DONE patients: N/A Blinded assessment: NOT CLEAR Baseline: NOT DONE Reliable outcomes: NOT CLEAR Protection against contamination: DONE Overall quality: LOW
Participants	45 internists in a managed care setting, providing nutrition counselling in hyperlipidemia Country: USA Proportion of eligible providers who participated: 98% General practice Academic/Teaching setting: NON‐TEACHING Type of targeted behaviour: PREVENTIVE CARE (nutrition counselling for patients with hyperlipidemia) Complexity of targeted behaviour: LOW
Interventions	1. CME: 2.5‐hr mixed session (role play, didactic) + patient dietary form, followed by 0.5‐hour individualised tutorial 2. 2.5‐hr mixed session (role play, didactic) + patient dietary form, followed by 0.5‐hour individualised tutorial + structured office management system 3. Usual care
Outcomes	Professional practice: indicators for nutrition counselling and referral (patients' responses) Patient: none Seriousness of outcome: LOW
Notes	No baseline data
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	A ‐ Adequate