Framing of Numerical Information in Cochrane Summaries

Health Literacy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Framing of Numerical Information in Cochrane Summaries: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03442387
• Other study ID #: Grant No. IP-2014-09-7672
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 16, 2018
• Last updated: February 21, 2018
• Start date: January 29, 2018
• Est. completion date: January 29, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: February 2018
• Source: University of Split, School of Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 91
• Est. completion date: January 29, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: January 29, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• First year medical students

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who have failed first year and have to repeat it.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Literacy

Intervention

Other:
• Frame of numerical information
Each group received only one frame of information.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Croatia	University of Split School of Medicine	Split

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Split, School of Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Croatia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Perception of effectiveness	One item on Likert type scale from 1-10, higher score indicates the higher perceived effectiveness.	Immediately after reading
Secondary	Desire to use the described treatment	One item on Likert type scale from 1-10, higher score indicates the greater desire to use the described treatment.	Immediately after reading
Secondary	Desire that treatment is prescribed by family doctor	One item on Likert type scale from 1-10. Higher score indicates the greater desire that treatment is prescribed by family doctor.	Immediately after reading