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

Dobbels 2009.

Study characteristics
Methods Study design: cluster RCT
Study duration: 5 hours
Study follow‐up period: 1 year
Participants Country: Belgium
Setting: High School
Number: 1328; 6 control schools, 6 intervention schools
Age: +17 years
Sex: not reported
Interventions Intervention consisted of a young patient's witness, letter of a mother of a young donor, targeted information, explanation of the law and information on how one can register for organ donor
Outcomes Primary outcome
Intention to register
  • Authors reported intention to register as a donor increased to 40% in intervention group, while control group remained steady at 25% (RR 1.98, 95% CI: 1.5 to 2.7)

Notes Author contacted back in 2013 and they reported that they have not published. Author followed up in 2019
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information (abstract only)
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information (abstract only)
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Insufficient information (abstract only)
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes Low risk Self‐reported questionnaire likely to have low risk of detection bias
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Insufficient information (abstract only)
Selective reporting (reporting bias) High risk Numerator denominator not reported for intention to register
Other bias High risk Only abstract included