Effects of an Evidence Service on Community-based AIDS Service Organizations' Use of Research Evidence

NCT01257724 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: HHS/FHS REB 10-268
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 58
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators have developed an online database called 'Synthesized HIV/AIDS Research Evidence' (SHARE), which is designed to support the use of research evidence by those working in the HIV/AIDS sector. This study will evaluate whether a "full-serve" version of SHARE increases the use of research evidence by community-based organizations as compared to a "self-serve" version. The "full-serve" version of SHARE consists of several components: 1) an online searchable database of synthesized research evidence relevant to HIV/AIDS , 2) periodic emailed updates, 3) access to user-friendly summaries and 4) peer-relevance assessments. The self-serve version consists only of a listing of relevant synthesized research evidence . The investigators will also interview participants in the study to obtain feedback about SHARE, how helpful it was in their work, why it was helpful (or not helpful), what aspects were most and least helpful and why, and recommendations for improving it.

Conditions

Use of Research Evidence

Keywords

Knowledge translation; Community based organizations; HIV/AIDS

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• number of logins/month/organization

  The investigators will track utilization of the evidence service at the organizational level by calculating the mean number of logins/month/organization (the total organizational logins/month will be averaged across the number of users from each organization).

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Intention to use research evidence

  Baseline and follow-up (after delivery of 6-month intervnetion)

Study Arms (2)

Full-serve evidence service

EXPERIMENTAL

The full-serve evidence service consists of: 1. an online searchable database of HIV-relevant systematic reviews; 2. monthly email updates highlighting new reviews; 3. access to user-friendly summaries produced by us or by others (when available); 4. links to scientific abstracts; 5. peer relevance assessments, which involves periodic requests to complete a brief assessment of how useful the information in the newly added review is with the average score posted once an assessment is completed; 6. an interface for participants to leave comments in the records of systematic reviews in the database; 7. links to full-text articles (when publicly available); and 8. access to worksheets that help CBOs find and use research evidence

Other: SHARE (Synthesized HIV/AIDS Research Evidence)

Self-serve evidence service

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Organizations allocated to the control group will only be provided website access to a listing of systematic reviews that are organized by year of publication with links to the record on PubMed (or another publicly available source when not available on PubMed) and access to worksheets that help community-based organizations find and use research evidence.

Other: SHARE (Synthesized HIV/AIDS Research Evidence)

Interventions

SHARE (Synthesized HIV/AIDS Research Evidence) OTHER

SHARE (Synthesized HIV/AIDS Research Evidence) consists of several components: 1. an online searchable database of HIV-relevant systematic reviews; 2. monthly email updates highlighting new reviews; 3. access to user-friendly summaries produced by us or by others (when available); 4. links to scientific abstracts; 5. peer relevance assessments, which involves periodic requests to complete a brief assessment of how useful the information in the newly added review is with the average score posted once an assessment is completed; 6. an interface for participants to leave comments in the records of systematic reviews in the database; 7. links to full-text articles (when publicly available); and 8. access to worksheets that help CBOs find and use research evidence

Full-serve evidence service; Self-serve evidence service

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• We will include all community-based organizations affiliated with the Canadian AIDS Society and from relevant provincial HIV/AIDS networks in Canada.

You may not qualify if:

• We will exclude organizations that do not have at least one key decision-maker who is comfortable participating and corresponding in English.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ontario HIV Treatment Network: lead
• McMaster University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ontario HIV Treatment Network

Toronto, Ontario, M4T 1X3, Canada

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Wilson MG, Lavis JN, Grimshaw JM, Haynes RB, Bekele T, Rourke SB. Effects of an evidence service on community-based AIDS service organizations' use of research evidence: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Implement Sci. 2011 May 27;6:52. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-6-52.

  PMID: 21619622 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

HIV Infections; Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Slow Virus Diseases; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Michael G Wilson, PhD

  McMaster University; Ontario HIV Treatment Network

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• John N Lavis, MD, PhD

  McMaster University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: NETWORK
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Scientist, Health Policy & Knowledge Transfer and Exchange

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2010
• First Posted: December 10, 2010
• Study Start: March 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2012
• Study Completion: January 1, 2013
• Last Updated: December 15, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-12

Locations

CA (1)