Solomon 2007a.
Methods | Type of targeted behaviour: increase in test ordering (BMD test) + prescribing Study design: cluster RCT Country: USA |
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Participants | Setting: primary care 434 providers, 1973 patients Condition: people with high likelihood of osteoporosis |
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Interventions | 1. Professional intervention (distribution of educational materials + educational outreach + reminder) + patient mediated (education via automated telephone call) 2. Control group (not specified) |
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Outcomes | Professional practice: proportion of patients who received BMD test within 10 months; osteoporosis medications prescribed Patient level: fractures |
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Notes | Justification for intervention type: educational outreach based on theory (“Principles of academic detailing”) Intervention fidelity: in part. Reported on percentage of physicians who received outreach and percentage of patients who received telephone call |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation? | Unclear risk | Not reported |
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 |