Presenting Summary Information From Cochrane Systematic Reviews: Protocol for Research of Infographics Presentation vs. Plain Language Summary

NCT02980107 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: IP-2014-11-7672
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 212
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of infographics, compared to standard PLS format, in presenting information, in terms of understanding and remembering research results by consumers.

Conditions

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Understanding of the Summary Content

  The questions will focus on understanding the benefits and risks of the intervention and the quality of evidence described in the systematic review. There will be 10 open ended questions, which will be assessed by two assessors, and the total score will be the sum of correct answers (total score ranging from 0-10). Higher scores would represent greater understanding of the content.

  One month (30 days)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Reading Experience

  One month (30 days)

• User Friendliness

  One month (30 days)

Other Outcomes (1)

• Health Numeracy

  One month (30 days)

Study Arms (2)

PLS

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The control group will receive PLS: text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.

Other: PLS

Infographics

EXPERIMENTAL

Infographics format of a Cochrane systematic review summary represents the experimental intervention in the trial, where the results are presented with text and pictures.

Other: Infographics

Interventions

Infographics OTHER

Cochrane started developing infographics, where short textual information about research is supported by visual representations of the main findings and is also aimed at the lay public The investigators will examine whether this format is better in information uptake than standard PLS.

Infographics

PLS OTHER

Text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.

PLS

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Eligible participants will be members of RODA and Association for Patients' Rights (women) .

You may not qualify if:

• Male members of RODA and Association for Patient's Rights

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital of Split: lead
• University of Liverpool: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Split

Split, 21000, Croatia

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Osborn CY, Wallston KA, Shpigel A, Cavanaugh K, Kripalani S, Rothman RL. Development and validation of the General Health Numeracy Test (GHNT). Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Jun;91(3):350-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.01.001. Epub 2013 Feb 21.

  PMID: 23433635 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Web page where new formats for presentation of Cochrane systematic reviews can be found.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Ivan Buljan
• Organization: University of Split School of Medicine

ibuljan@mefst.hr

+385989027209

Study Officials

• Ivan Buljan

  Researcher

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restriction Type: OTHER
• Restrictive Agreement: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 25, 2016
• First Posted: December 2, 2016
• Study Start: November 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2016
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: June 3, 2019
• Results First Posted: June 3, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

CR (1)