Trial Outcomes & Findings for Presenting Summary Information From Cochrane Systematic Reviews: Protocol for Research of Infographics Presentation vs. Plain Language Summary (NCT NCT02980107)

Last Updated: 2019-06-03

Results Overview

The questions will focus on understanding the benefits and risks of the intervention and the quality of evidence described in the systematic review. There will be 10 open ended questions, which will be assessed by two assessors, and the total score will be the sum of correct answers (total score ranging from 0-10). Higher scores would represent greater understanding of the content.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

212 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

One month (30 days)

Results posted on

2019-06-03

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Plain Language Summary The control group will receive PLS: text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience. PLS: Text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.	Infographics Infographics format of a Cochrane systematic review summary represents the experimental intervention in the trial, where the results are presented with text and pictures. Infographics: Cochrane started developing infographics, where short textual information about research is supported by visual representations of the main findings and is also aimed at the lay public The investigators will examine whether this format is better in information uptake than standard PLS.
Overall Study STARTED	105	107
Overall Study COMPLETED	54	45
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	51	62

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure	Plain Language Summary The control group will receive PLS: text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience. PLS: Text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.	Infographics Infographics format of a Cochrane systematic review summary represents the experimental intervention in the trial, where the results are presented with text and pictures. Infographics: Cochrane started developing infographics, where short textual information about research is supported by visual representations of the main findings and is also aimed at the lay public The investigators will examine whether this format is better in information uptake than standard PLS.
Overall Study Withdrawal by Subject	51	62

Baseline Characteristics

Presenting Summary Information From Cochrane Systematic Reviews: Protocol for Research of Infographics Presentation vs. Plain Language Summary

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Plain Language Summary n=54 Participants The control group will receive PLS: text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience. PLS: Text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.	Infographics n=45 Participants Infographics format of a Cochrane systematic review summary represents the experimental intervention in the trial, where the results are presented with text and pictures. Infographics: Cochrane started developing infographics, where short textual information about research is supported by visual representations of the main findings and is also aimed at the lay public The investigators will examine whether this format is better in information uptake than standard PLS.	Total n=99 Participants Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous	39 years n=5 Participants	37 years n=7 Participants	38 years n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	54 Participants n=5 Participants	45 Participants n=7 Participants	99 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	0 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Heard of Cochrane systematic reviews	23 Participants n=5 Participants	25 Participants n=7 Participants	48 Participants n=5 Participants
Used Cochrane library	12 Participants n=5 Participants	16 Participants n=7 Participants	28 Participants n=5 Participants
Primary source of health information Internet	33 Participants n=5 Participants	33 Participants n=7 Participants	66 Participants n=5 Participants
Primary source of health information Family Members	4 Participants n=5 Participants	0 Participants n=7 Participants	4 Participants n=5 Participants
Primary source of health information Family physician	12 Participants n=5 Participants	5 Participants n=7 Participants	17 Participants n=5 Participants
Primary source of health information Library	2 Participants n=5 Participants	1 Participants n=7 Participants	3 Participants n=5 Participants
Primary source of health information Other	3 Participants n=5 Participants	6 Participants n=7 Participants	9 Participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: One month (30 days)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Plain Language Summary n=54 Participants The control group will receive PLS: text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience. PLS: Text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.	Infographics n=45 Participants Infographics format of a Cochrane systematic review summary represents the experimental intervention in the trial, where the results are presented with text and pictures. Infographics: Cochrane started developing infographics, where short textual information about research is supported by visual representations of the main findings and is also aimed at the lay public The investigators will examine whether this format is better in information uptake than standard PLS.
Understanding of the Summary Content	7.0 units on a scale Interval 6.0 to 7.0	7.0 units on a scale Interval 6.0 to 7.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: One month (30 days)

This section of the survey will include 5 questions about the experience of participants about the text they read, measured on a 10-point Likert type scale, where 1 means do not agree at all and 10 means fully agree. The total score is the sum of scores on all five answers (minimum 5, maximum 50). Greater scores indicate more positive reading experience.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Plain Language Summary n=54 Participants The control group will receive PLS: text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience. PLS: Text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.	Infographics n=45 Participants Infographics format of a Cochrane systematic review summary represents the experimental intervention in the trial, where the results are presented with text and pictures. Infographics: Cochrane started developing infographics, where short textual information about research is supported by visual representations of the main findings and is also aimed at the lay public The investigators will examine whether this format is better in information uptake than standard PLS.
Reading Experience	22.5 units on a scale Interval 19.0 to 27.4	33.0 units on a scale Interval 28.0 to 36.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: One month (30 days)

This section of the survey will have 5 questions concerning how easy it was for the participant to find relevant information, measured by a 10-point Likert type scale where the answer 1 means I do not agree at all and 10 means I fully agree. The total score is the sum of scores on all the answers (minimum 5, maximum 50). Higher scores indicate greater perception of the summary format as more user friendly.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Plain Language Summary n=54 Participants The control group will receive PLS: text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience. PLS: Text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.	Infographics n=45 Participants Infographics format of a Cochrane systematic review summary represents the experimental intervention in the trial, where the results are presented with text and pictures. Infographics: Cochrane started developing infographics, where short textual information about research is supported by visual representations of the main findings and is also aimed at the lay public The investigators will examine whether this format is better in information uptake than standard PLS.
User Friendliness	21.0 units on a scale Interval 19.0 to 25.0	30.0 units on a scale Interval 25.5 to 34.5

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: One month (30 days)

This section will use 6-item General health numeracy test (Osborne et al., 2013) in order to determine how much our participants understand the basic health instructions regarding numeracy dimension. For each correct answer, the participants receive one point and the total score is the sum of all correct answers.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Plain Language Summary n=54 Participants The control group will receive PLS: text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience. PLS: Text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.	Infographics n=45 Participants Infographics format of a Cochrane systematic review summary represents the experimental intervention in the trial, where the results are presented with text and pictures. Infographics: Cochrane started developing infographics, where short textual information about research is supported by visual representations of the main findings and is also aimed at the lay public The investigators will examine whether this format is better in information uptake than standard PLS.
Health Numeracy	5.0 units on a scale Interval 4.0 to 6.0	5.0 units on a scale Interval 4.0 to 5.0

Adverse Events

Plain Language Summary

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Infographics

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Ivan Buljan

University of Split School of Medicine

Phone: +385989027209

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee The sponsor had no role in the research planning, its execution nor publication.
Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: OTHER