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IMPLEmenting a clinical practice guideline for acute low back pain evidence-based manageMENT in general practice (IMPLEMENT): Cluster randomised controlled trial study protocol

Joanne E McKenzie1*, Simon D French1, Denise A O'Connor1, Jeremy M Grimshaw2,3, Duncan Mortimer4,5, Susan Michie6, Jill Francis7, Neil Spike8, Peter Schattner8, Peter M Kent10,8,9, Rachelle Buchbinder10,9 and Sally E Green1*

Author Affiliations

1 Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

2 Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada

3 Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

4 Centre for Health Economics, Faculty of Business & Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

5 Health Economics, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

6 Department of Psychology, University College London, UK

7 Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

8 School of Primary Health Care, Monash University, Australia

9 Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, Australia

10 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia

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Implementation Science 2008, 3:11 doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-11

Published: 22 February 2008

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Additional file 1:

Completed CONSORT checklist for the IMPLEMENT CRCT study protocol. The completed checklist of items from the CONSORT statement for cluster randomised trials for the sections: title and abstract, introduction, and methods.

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