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

Rozental 2008.

Methods Type of targeted behaviour: general management of a problem
Study design: RCT
Country: USA
Participants Setting: primary care
Number of providers not reported, 50 patients
Condition: patients with fragility fracture of distal radius and probable osteoporosis
Interventions 1. Case management (treating orthopaedic surgeon ordered BMD test then forwarded results to primary care physician)
2. Professional intervention (distribution of educational materials: treating orthopaedic surgeon sent guideline to primary care physician)
Outcomes Professional practice: proportion of patients who received BMD test within 6 months; osteoporosis treatment discussed; osteoporosis treatment administered
Patient level: none
Notes Justification for intervention type: not reported
Intervention fidelity: not reported
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation? Unclear risk From report: “Patients were randomized to one of two interventions” was only information reported
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk Not reported
Blinding? 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not reported
Incomplete outcome data addressed? 
 All outcomes Low risk No missing data
Free of selective reporting? Unclear risk Insufficient information provided
Free of other bias? High risk No protection against contamination. Patients randomised but intervention directed at providers, therefore providers could have patients in both intervention groups