Research Abstract Usefulness in Clinical Decision-making

Clinical Decision-making Clinical Trial

Official title:

Family Nurse Practitioner Perception of Journal Abstract Usefulness in Clinical Decision-making: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Unknown status

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01255488
• Other study ID #: R02930-S2
• Status: Unknown status
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 6, 2010
• Last updated: December 6, 2010
• Start date: December 2010
• Est. completion date: June 2011

Study information

• Verified date: November 2010
• Source: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• Contact: Ronald W Gimbel, PhD
• Phone: 301-295-3077
• Email: rgimbel[@]usuhs.mil
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To better understand the extent to which family nurse practitioners (FNPs) might use research abstracts in shaping their clinical decision-making under simulated conditions. A secondary point is to examine if and how FNPs might use full-text manuscripts (associated with the abstracts) if made available to them.

Description:

The study will recruit the approximate 25 - 1st year and 25 - 2nd year family nurse practitioner students of the Graduate School of Nursing. After being presented an overview of the study and informed consent document, those electing to participate will draw a sealed envelope indicating whether they are assigned to group A (intervention group) or group B (control group). The participant will proceed to the associated room, be provided a brief clinical case (appropriate to their training), an iPad device with pre-loaded EBN-Search engine, and a questionnaire. The EBN-Search engine for the intervention group will include 9 research abstracts associated to the case. The EBN-Search for the control group will include both the research abstracts and full-text versions of the manuscripts. The participants will be provided 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire using the information available to them. The questionnaire will require the participant to indicate treatment plan, respond to questions regarding the usefulness of research abstracts, questions regarding the usefulness of full-text (control group only) and recommendations on improving EBN-Search.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Unknown status
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: June 2011
• Est. primary completion date: March 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 21 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Matriculated family nurse practitioner graduate students of USUHS 2010/2011 academic year

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Clinical Decision-making

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Access to EBN-Search (without full-text manuscripts)
Family nurse practitioner access to EBN-Search without availability of full-text manuscripts.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Uniformed Services University	Bethesda	Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Measure of perception of abstract usefulness in clinical decision-making	At conclusion of the simulated exercise subjects will complete a data collection instrument indicating their perception of abstract usefulness in their clinical decision-making.	Immediate post-experiment
Secondary	Use of full-text manuscripts when available in simulated clinical encounter	For those subjects with ready access to full-text manuscripts (n=25) during the simulated clinical encounter, we will measure how often they are accessed by the subjects.	During experiment