Using a Systematic Review in Clinical Decision Making: a Pilot Parallel, Randomized Controlled Trial

Evidence-Based Medicine Clinical Trial

Official title:

Using a Systematic Review in Clinical Decision Making: a Pilot Parallel, Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02414360
• Other study ID #: 487776
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 3, 2015
• Last updated: April 7, 2015
• Start date: July 2014
• Est. completion date: August 2014

Study information

• Verified date: April 2015
• Source: University of Toronto
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the feasibility of running a full-scale trial that compares two formats of a shortened systematic review to a full-length systematic review to be used in clinical decision-making.

Description:

Two shortened systematic review formats were developed to enhance their use in clinical decision making. An online randomized controlled trial is planned to make comparisons of the shortened formats to a full-length systematic review. To prepare for the full-scale trial, a pilot study will be conducted to test methods and procedures in order to refine the processes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 56
• Est. completion date: August 2014
• Est. primary completion date: August 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Physicians who were in practice full- or part-time at study enrollment were recruited for participation

• Participants had to have access to the Internet as the study was conducted online.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The systematic reviews in all formats were only available in English, thus any participants who were not able to read and understand English were not eligible to participate.

• Anyone who had taken part in any phase of the development of the shortened versions of the systematic reviews (cased-based or evidence-expertise formats) were not eligible for recruitment.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Evidence-Based Medicine

Intervention

Other:
• Shortened Format
Shortened format of a systematic review
• Full Length
Full length systematic review

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Toronto

References & Publications (3)

Perrier L, Kealey MR, Straus SE. A usability study of two formats of a shortened systematic review for clinicians. BMJ Open. 2014 Dec 23;4(12):e005919. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005919. — View Citation

Perrier L, Kealey MR, Straus SE. An iterative evaluation of two shortened systematic review formats for clinicians: a focus group study. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014 Oct;21(e2):e341-6. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002660. Epub 2014 May 1. — View Citation

Perrier L, Persaud N, Ko A, Kastner M, Grimshaw J, McKibbon KA, Straus SE. Development of two shortened systematic review formats for clinicians. Implement Sci. 2013 Jun 14;8:68. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-68. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Assessment of participant's answers measured using a kappa statistic	Feasibility of assessing participants' answers	6 months	No
Primary	Rate of recruitment	Feasibility of recruiting participants in a timely manner	6 months	No