Table 2 Study characteristics, interventions and comparators
From: The effectiveness of clinical guideline implementation strategies in oncology—a systematic review
Study (Reference) | Trial identifier | Country | Study design | Study period | Setting | Clinical Practice Guideline(s) | Interventiona | Comparator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brown 2018 [38] | ACTRN12611001251910 | Australia | stepped-wedge cluster RCT (9 clusters) | 13.12.2013 - 27.08.2014 | inpatient | Australian Guideline for the Management of Prostate Cancer (2010), American Urological Association Guideline (2013) | Multi-component (opinion leaders, educational meetings and materials, audit and feedback, tailored intervention) | No intervention |
Gilbert 2021 [37] | NCT0208452 | France | stepped-wedge cluster RCT (5 clusters) | 10.2013 - 12.2016 | inpatient | ESPEN Guidelines on Nutrition in Cancer Patients (2017) | Multi-component (educational meetings and materials, academic detailing) | No intervention |
Lovell 2022 [34] | ACTRN12615000064505 | Australia | stepped-wedge cluster RCT (6 clusters) | 08.2015 - 05.2019 | outpatient | Cancer Council Australia Cancer pain management in adults (2020) | Multi-component (opinion leaders, educational meetings and materials, audit and feedback) | No intervention |
McCarter 2018 [35] | ACTRN12613000320752 | Australia | stepped-wedge cluster RCT (5 clusters) | 01.07.2013 - 27.03.2015 | inpatient | National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)- Guidelines in Oncology, Head and Neck Cancers (2017) | Multi-component (opinion leaders, educational meetings and materials, audit and feedback, academic detailing) | No intervention |
Mohile 2021 [36] | NCT02054741 | USA | Cluster RCT | 29.07.2014 - 13.03.2019 | inpatient | ASCO Guideline for Geriatric Oncology (2018) | Multi-component (educational meetings and materials) | No intervention |
Bonkowski 2018 [40] | NR | USA | Controlled before-and after study | NR | inpatient | Guidelines on the Management of Postoperative Pain (2016) | Multi-component (educational meetings, educational materials, tailored intervention) | No intervention |
Cowperthwaite 2019 [42] | NR | USA | Controlled before and after study | 07.07.2017 – 30.11.2017 | inpatient | National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)- CPG in Oncology, Adult Cancer Pain (2018) | Multi-component (educational meetings, educational materials, patient-mediated intervention) | No intervention |
Knoerl 2021 [41] | NCT03514680 | USA | Controlled before-and after study | 05.2018 – 11.2019 | outpatient | American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)-CPG for prevention and management of CIPN in survivors of adult cancers (2020) | Multi-component (educational meetings, educational materials) | No intervention |
Phillips 2017 [39] | NR | Australia | Controlled before-and after study | NR (41 weeks) | inpatient | Australian Adult Cancer Pain Management Working Group- Cancer pain management in adults (2013) | Multi-component (educational meetings, educational materials, audit and feedback) | No intervention |