Kerry 2000.
Methods | Type of targeted behaviour: decrease in test ordering (x‐rays, various) Study design: cluster RCT Country: UK |
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Participants | Setting: primary care 69 practices, 175 providers, 43,778 radiological requests Condition: people potentially requiring an x‐ray of chest, spine or limbs and joints |
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Interventions | 1. Professional intervention (distribution of educational materials + audit and feedback) 2. No intervention control group |
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Outcomes | Professional practice: number of x‐rays requested (chest, limbs & joints, spine) within 12 months Patient level: none |
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Notes | Justification for intervention type: not reported Intervention fidelity: not reported |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation? | Low risk | From report: “Practices were randomly allocated to an intervention or a control group using a stratified randomization” |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Blinding? All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not reported |
Free of selective reporting? | Unclear risk | Insufficient information provided |
Free of other bias? | Low risk |