Knowledge Mobilization Activities to Support Decision-Making by Youth, Parents and Adults: Study Protocol

NCT05358990 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 3856
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 997
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) recommendations are usually developed for healthcare professionals (for example Doctors, health organizations, etc.). It is important to make sure that these recommendations can be used and understood by everyone. This study aims to make COVID-19 recommendations more accessible and understandable for parents and caregivers, adults, and youth.

Conditions

COVID-19

Keywords

electronic Coronavirus Disease Recommendation Map (eCOVID RecMap); Plain Language Recommendation; Standard Language Versions; Public Engagement; Knowledge Mobilization

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Understanding with Multiple Choice Questions

  The primary outcome is understanding. Understanding is defined as the correct comprehension of key guideline content (year of publication, intent of the recommendation, direction of recommendation, etc.). This outcome will be measured with seven multiple-choice questions about key concepts in the recommendation with four to six response options for each question and only one correct answer (total minimum score of 0, maximum score of 7).

  Duration of survey (approximately 25 minutes) at baseline

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Accessibility and Usability on a Seven-Point Likert Scale

  Duration of survey (approximately 25 minutes) at baseline

• Satisfaction on a Seven-Point Likert Scale

  Duration of survey (approximately 25 minutes) at baseline

• Intended Behavior on a Seven-Point Likert Scale and Multiple Choice Questions

  Duration of survey (approximately 25 minutes) at baseline

• Preference on a Seven-Point Likert-Scale

  Duration of survey (approximately 25 minutes) at baseline

Study Arms (2)

Plain Language Recommendation (PLR)

EXPERIMENTAL

New easy to read COVID-19 recommendations available on the COVID19 Living Map of Recommendations and Gateway to Contextualization (RecMap).

Other: Plain Language Recommendation (PLR)

Standard Language Version (SLV)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Original recommendation as initially published by the guideline organization.

Other: Standard Language Version (SLV)

Interventions

Plain Language Recommendation (PLR) OTHER

New easy to read COVID-19 recommendations available on the COVID19 Living Map of Recommendations and Gateway to Contextualization (RecMap).

Plain Language Recommendation (PLR)

Standard Language Version (SLV) OTHER

Original recommendation as initially published by the guideline organization.

Standard Language Version (SLV)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• For youth population: be between the ages of 15 to 24 years
• For parents population: be 18 years and above and making decisions with or for their children (parent, caregiver, the legal guardian of a child \< 18 years)
• For adults: be 21 years of age or older
• Need to be able to complete the survey in English

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals not fitting any of the above age categories or language requirement

Sponsors & Collaborators

• McMaster University: lead
• Western University: collaborator
• The Hospital for Sick Children: collaborator
• University of Alberta: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8, Canada

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Stallwood L, Sammy A, Prebeg M, Relihan J, Baba A, Charide R, Sayfi S, Elliott SA, Hartling L, Munan M, Richards DP, Mathew JL, Kredo T, Mbuagbaw L, Motilall A, Scott SD, Klugar M, Lotfi T, Stevens AL, Pottie K, Schunemann HJ, Butcher NJ, Offringa M; RecMap Members. Plain Language vs Standard Format for Youth Understanding of COVID-19 Recommendations: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Sep 1;177(9):956-965. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2686.

  PMID: 37548983 DERIVED

• Elliott SA, Scott SD, Charide R, Patterson-Stallwood L, Sayfi S, Motilall A, Baba A, Lotfi T, Suvada J, Klugar M, Kredo T, Mathew JL, Richards DP, Butcher NJ, Offringa M, Pottie K, Schunemann HJ, Hartling L. A multimethods randomized trial found that plain language versions improved parents' understanding of health recommendations. J Clin Epidemiol. 2023 Sep;161:8-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.06.018. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

  PMID: 37421995 DERIVED

• Charide R, Stallwood L, Munan M, Sayfi S, Hartling L, Butcher NJ, Offringa M, Elliott S, Richards DP, Mathew JL, Akl EA, Kredo T, Mbuagbaw L, Motillal A, Baba A, Prebeg M, Relihan J, Scott SD, Suvada J, Falavigna M, Klugar M, Lotfi T, Stevens A, Pottie K, Schunemann HJ. Knowledge mobilization activities to support decision-making by youth, parents, and adults using a systematic and living map of evidence and recommendations on COVID-19: protocol for three randomized controlled trials and qualitative user-experience studies. Trials. 2023 Jan 14;24(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07067-9.

  PMID: 36641457 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Holger J Schunemann, MD, PHD

  McMaster University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Kevin Pottie

  Western University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Martin Offringa

  The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Nancy Butcher

  The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Lisa Hartling

  University of Alberta

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 28, 2022
• First Posted: May 3, 2022
• Study Start: May 25, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 25, 2022
• Study Completion: October 25, 2022
• Last Updated: December 14, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)