Research Abstract Usefulness in Clinical Decision-making

NCT01255488 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: R02930-S2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Clinical Decision-making

Keywords

Search engine; Clinical decision-making; Research abstracts; Full-text manuscripts; Family Nurse Practitioners

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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 Outcomes (1)

• Use of full-text manuscripts when available in simulated clinical encounter

  During experiment

Study Arms (2)

EBN-Search (without full-text manuscripts)

EXPERIMENTAL

In the intervention arm research subjects will be provided access to EBN-Search (a fictitious search engine) with nine abstracts relating to the clinical case but no full-text manuscripts.

Behavioral: Access to EBN-Search (without full-text manuscripts)

EBN-Search (with full text manuscripts)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Research subjects will be exposed to 9 abstracts and corresponding full-text manuscripts related to the simulated clinical encounter.

Behavioral: Access to EBN-Search (without full-text manuscripts)

Interventions

Access to EBN-Search (without full-text manuscripts) BEHAVIORAL

Family nurse practitioner access to EBN-Search without availability of full-text manuscripts.

Also known as: Research abstracts, Full-text manuscripts

EBN-Search (with full text manuscripts); EBN-Search (without full-text manuscripts)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Uniformed Services University

Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Ronald W. Gimbel, PhD

  Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Ronald W Gimbel, PhD

CONTACT

301-295-3077; rgimbel@usuhs.mil

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: FED

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 6, 2010
• First Posted: December 7, 2010
• Study Start: December 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2011
• Study Completion: June 1, 2011
• Last Updated: December 7, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-11

Locations

US (1)