Robling 2002.
Methods | Type of targeted behaviour: decrease in test ordering (lumbar and knee MRI) Study design: cluster RCT Country: UK |
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Participants | Setting: primary care 30 practices, 182 MRI requests Condition: people who potentially require MRI for knee or lumbar problems |
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Interventions | 1. Professional intervention (distribution of educational materials + educational meetings, practice based) 2. Professional intervention (audit and feedback) 3. Professional intervention (1 + 2) 4. Control group: distribution of educational materials |
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Outcomes | Professional practice: proportion of MRI requests that are in concordance with guideline (length of follow‐up not clear) Patient level: none Cost: intervention cost |
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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: “Randomization...was performed using a random numbers table” |
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? | Unclear risk | Not reported |