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. 2021 Apr 4;2021(4):CD010829. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010829.pub2

Alvaro 2011b.

Study characteristics
Methods Study design: cluster‐RCT
Study duration: 8 weekends, beginning in Spring 2009
Study follow‐up period: not reported
Participants Country: USA (Arizona)
Setting: Flea market
Number: intervention group (87); control group (69)
Mean age ± SD (years): not reported
Sex: not reported
Interventions An organ donation information booth featuring Arizona Organ Donor Registry brochures and registration forms, along with two field workers associated with the Donor Network of Arizona, were present for eight weekends consecutively at the flea market. The workers were made available to answer any questions related to the registration process in Arizona, explaining the nature of the process, and offering visitors the opportunity to complete a registration form on the spot. Intervention versus control weekends order was determined using a coin flip method
Intervention group (immediacy)
  • During intervention weekends banners featuring either the phrase “Register Here!” or “Register Now!”were displayed to visitors


Control group (non‐immediacy)
  • During control weekends banners featuring the phrase “Done Vida!” were displayed to visitors

Outcomes Primary outcome
Completed paper registry forms on‐site by the flea market attendees (participants)
  • Intervention group: 67/87 (86%) participants registered

  • Control group: 37/69 (54%) participants registered


No adverse events were reported
Notes Study author contact: Eusebio.Alvaro@cgu.edu
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Authors used coin flip to determine randomisation
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient detail about allocation method
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Insufficient detail about blinding of participants and personnel
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes Low risk Registration in a donor registry is unlikely to be affected by detection bias
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk Minimal loss to follow up
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Outcome measures reported
Other bias High risk Each site could recruit their own participants