Interpretation of Health News Items Reporting Results of Phase I/II (Non-randomized) Trials With or Without Spin by French-speaking Patients

NCT ID: NCT03094117

Last Updated: 2021-02-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-06-30

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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The main objective of this study is to compare the interpretation of health news items reporting results of phase I/II (nonrandomized) trials with or without spin (i.e., distortion of research results). The news items which reported studies evaluating the treatment effect, having highest number of spin in the headline and text and received high online public attention will be selected. Spin will be deleted and will rewrite the news items without spin. This sample of news items reporting results of phase I/II (non-randomized) trials with and without spin will be interpreted by French-speaking patients.

Detailed Description

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Health news is an important way to communicate updated medical research to the public. News items reporting the results of medical research attract a large audience. However, the quality of reporting in health news is questionable. The merits of a wide range of treatments and tests are overplayed and harms are underplayed. Several studies have shown the presence of spin (i.e., distorted presentation of study results) in health news. Distorted facts can be misleading and can affect the behaviour of physicians, healthcare providers and patients. However, little research has assessed whether spin can affect readers' interpretation of health news items.

Objective: "Spin" is defined as a misrepresentation of study results whatever the motive (intentionally or unintentionally) to highlight that the beneficial effect of the intervention in terms of efficacy and safety is greater than that shown by the results. To compare the interpretation of health news items reporting phase I/II (non-randomized) trials with or without spin. News items evaluating the effect of a pharmacological treatment that received high online public attention will be focused.

Hypothesis: The hypothesis of this study is that the spin can influence the reader's interpretation of health news items reporting results of phase I/II (non-randomized) trials.

Design: A randomized controlled trial

1. Interventions: Health news items reporting results of phase I/II (non-randomized) studies with and without spin will be compared. A sample of health news items reporting the results of phase I/II (non-randomized) studies evaluating the effect of pharmacologic treatment and containing spin in the headline and text will be selected. Spin will be deleted in the selected news items and will be rewritten the news without spin.
2. Participants: The participants will include French-speaking patients from an e-cohort COMPARE.
3. Sample size: For this RCT, the sample size will be 300 participants.
4. The primary outcome will be perception of beneficial effect of the treatment X. We will ask participants, what do you think is the probability that treatment X would be beneficial to patients? (scale, 0 \[very unlikely\] to 10 \[very likely\]). Perception of safety and beneficial effects of treatment in clinical studies is considered as a surrogate marker of health outcome as it may have an impact on the future development of the drug, and then the potential use of the drug for patients.
5. Expected results: This study will evaluate the impact of spin on the interpretation of news items reporting results of phase I/II (non-randomized) studies by French-speaking patients.
6. This study is approved by ethics review regulations by INSERM (CEEI-IRB):IRB00003888

Conditions

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The Study Focus on no Specific Condition

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Two arms, parallel group, randomized controlled trial
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Participants will be blinded to the study hypothesis

Study Groups

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News with Spin

News items reporting results of phase I/II (non-randomized) trials with spin

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

News items with spin

Intervention Type OTHER

Interpretation of news items with spin

News without spin

News items reporting results of phase I/II (non-randomized) trials without spin

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

News items without spin

Intervention Type OTHER

Interpretation of news items without spin

Interventions

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News items with spin

Interpretation of news items with spin

Intervention Type OTHER

News items without spin

Interpretation of news items without spin

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Native French speakers
* Have at least one chronic disease

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Isabelle BOUTRON

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Isabelle BOUTRON, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

INSERM U1153, University of Paris-Descartes

Romana HANEEF, PhD researcher

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

Locations

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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Paris, Île-de-France Region, France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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ISB-007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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