Rossignol 2000.
Methods | Type of targeted behaviour: general management of a problem Study design: RCT Country: Canada |
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Participants | Setting: primary care 110 patients Condition: LBP |
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Interventions | 1. Organisational intervention (clinical multidisciplinary team) 2. Usual care |
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Outcomes | Professional practice: proportion of patients who received lumbar imaging (x‐ray, CT, MRI or myelogram) within 6 months Patient level: return to work; function; health care consumption; satisfaction |
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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 | Computer generated |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | Reported that envelopes used but not reported if they were opaque |
Blinding? All outcomes | Low risk | All necessary researchers were blinded |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes | Unclear risk | No reason for missing data reported (20 patients (18%) lost to follow up) |
Free of selective reporting? | Unclear risk | Insufficient information provided |
Free of other bias? | High risk | Baseline differences in x‐ray rates between intervention groups; study underpowered |