Framing of Numerical Information in Cochrane Summaries

NCT ID: NCT03442387

Last Updated: 2018-02-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

91 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-29

Study Completion Date

2018-01-29

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study was to conduct three different parallel randomized controlled trials to assess how the different framing of Cochrane summary information (positive vs negative framing of health information) affects affect the perception of the efficacy and intention for use of the described treatment.

Detailed Description

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The aim of the study was to conduct three different parallel randomized controlled trials to assess how the different framing of Cochrane summary information (positive vs negative framing of health information) affects affect the perception of the efficacy and intention for use of the described treatment.

Conditions

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Health Literacy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Positive frame

The numerical expressions were presented in a positive way: e.g. treatment was successful for 4 out of 10 persons.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Frame of numerical information

Intervention Type OTHER

Each group received only one frame of information.

Negative frame

The numerical expressions were presented in a negative way: e.g. treatment was unsuccessful for 6 out of 10 persons.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Frame of numerical information

Intervention Type OTHER

Each group received only one frame of information.

Interventions

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Frame of numerical information

Each group received only one frame of information.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* First year medical students

Exclusion Criteria

* Those who have failed first year and have to repeat it.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Split, School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ivan Buljan

Research Assistant

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ivan Buljan, MPsy

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Split, School of Medicine

Locations

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University of Split School of Medicine

Split, , Croatia

Site Status

Countries

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Croatia

References

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Buljan I, Tokalic R, Roguljic M, Zakarija-Grkovic I, Vrdoljak D, Milic P, Puljak L, Marusic A. Framing the numerical findings of Cochrane plain language summaries: two randomized controlled trials. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2020 May 6;20(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-00990-4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32375659 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Grant No. IP-2014-09-7672

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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