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

McKenzie 2008.

Trial name or title The IMPLEMENT study
Methods Type of targeted behaviour: decrease in test ordering (lumbar x‐rays)
Study design: cluster RCT
Country: Australia
Participants Setting: primary care (general practice)
92 general practices, 2300 patients (sample size calculation)
Condition: adults with non‐specific low back pain
Interventions 1. Professional intervention (educational meetings + distribution of educational materials)
2. Professional intervention (distribution of educational materials)
Outcomes GP level: lumbar x‐rays ordered; giving advice to stay active; any imaging referral; fear‐avoidance beliefs; measurement of behavioural constructs
Patient level: low back pain disability (Roland‐Morris Disability 
 Questionnaire); pain; fear‐avoidance beliefs; assessment of Quality of Life; health service utilisation
Starting date June 2006
Contact information Simon French, email: s.french@unimelb.edu.au
Notes Trial Registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN012606000098538 (date registered 14/03/2006).
Website: http://www.cochrane.org.au/projects/implement.php