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. 2010 Jan 20;2010(1):CD006094. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006094.pub2

Lafata 2007.

Methods Type of targeted behaviour: increase in test ordering (BMD testing) + prescribing
Study design: cluster RCT
Country: USA
Participants Setting: primary care
15 practices, 123 providers, 10,354 patients
Condition: women 65 to 89 years of age and high likelihood of osteoporosis
Interventions 1. Patient mediated (education materials)
2. Patient mediated (education materials) + professional intervention (reminder)
3. Standard practice control group
Outcomes Professional practice: proportion of patients receiving BMD testing within 12 months; prescription of an osteoporosis medication
Patient level: none
Notes Justification for intervention type: previous studies for different clinical conditions
Intervention fidelity: not reported
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation? Low risk From report: “Within stratum, clinics were allocated to the three arms using a random numbers table”
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk Not reported
Blinding? 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not reported
Incomplete outcome data addressed? 
 All outcomes Low risk Missing outcome data balanced in numbers across intervention groups, with similar reasons for missing data across groups
Free of selective reporting? Unclear risk Insufficient information provided
Free of other bias? Low risk