Prihar 2008.
Methods | Type of targeted behaviour: increase in test ordering (BMD test) Study design: cluster RCT Country: USA |
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Participants | Setting: primary care 2 practices, 54 providers Condition: women 65 years and older high likelihood of osteoporosis |
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Interventions | 1. Patient mediated (educational materials) + professional intervention (distribution of educational materials: poster) 2. No intervention control group |
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Outcomes | Professional practice: proportion of patients who underwent BMD testing within 2 months Patient level: none |
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Notes | Justification for intervention type: not reported Intervention fidelity: not reported Reported in letter to the editor and limited information available. Some additional information provided by first author Potential unit of analysis error |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation? | Low risk | Coin tossing |
Allocation concealment? | Low risk | Likely. Only two clinics were randomised |
Blinding? All outcomes | High risk | From author correspondence: “Outcome of BMD screening was a completed bone density test.” |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes | Unclear risk | From author correspondence: “No, there were no women which could not be followed up unless some women went of our health system to get a bone density which we will not be able to know” |
Free of selective reporting? | Low risk | From author correspondence: “No other outcomes were measured” |
Free of other bias? | Unclear risk | Protection against contamination: not reported |