Oakeshott 1994.
| 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 62 practices. Analysis was of 2578 x‐ray examinations Condition: not specified as data collected only at test level, related to x‐rays of chest, limbs and joints, and spine |
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| Interventions | 1. Professional intervention (distribution of educational materials) 2. Control (not specified) |
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| Outcomes | Professional practice: number of radiology requests within 9 weeks; percentage of radiology requests that conform to guidelines Patient: 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? | Unclear risk | From report: “Practices were stratified by number of partners and number of radiographic examinations requested, and randomized into two groups.” |
| Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | Not reported |
| Blinding? All outcomes | Low risk | Blinding for conformity with guidelines. No blinding for other outcomes, but not likely to be influenced by lack of blinding |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes | Low risk | No missing outcome data |
| Free of selective reporting? | Unclear risk | Insufficient information provided |
| Free of other bias? | Low risk | |