Land 2007.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Parallel RCT, cluster randomised. | |
Data | USA, multi‐centre cancer clinical trials. Not clear which participants were included in the nested RCT. Total n = 3104; 41.7% of the participants had between 50‐59 years old; 100% females; and 87.7% were White. |
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Comparisons |
Intervention group received a monthly reminder to sites listing participants who were due to have a measure in the next three months. Control group received no reminder. |
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Outcomes | The receipt of an expected form for a given institution, participant, and assessment time point. A form was considered expected if the participant had survived past the scheduled time point. | |
Notes | Retention period: unclear | |
Risk of bias | ||
Item | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear | Not reported in the paper. |
Adequate sequence generation? | Unclear | Not reported in the paper. |
Blinding of participants and personnel? | Yes | Protocol reported as "double‐blind" |
Blinding of outcome assessment? | Unclear | Not reported in the paper. Site assessed objective outcome |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All outcomes | Yes | No concerns raised. |
Free of selective outcome reporting? | Yes | No concerns raised. |
Other sources of bias | Yes | No further concerns raised. |
Overall Risk of Bias | Unclear | Unclear |