Evaluation of Competencies in Scientific Writing and Attendees' Satisfaction After Two Different Types of Training Courses: SCRIU-B Study
SCRIU-B
Evaluation of the Acquisition of Competencies and Participants' Satisfaction After a Scientific Writing Course: Comparison of Face-to-face and Online Modalities Through a Non-randomized Open Clinical Trial (SCRIU-B Study)
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Scientific writing is one of the competencies required and requested by health professionals. There are several course formats designed for acquiring these competencies, although the improvement after taking part in these courses is not always demonstrated. Through an open and non-randomized experimental design, the SCRIU-B study aims to evaluate the acquisition of competencies in scientific writing after specific training courses (face-to-face and online) as well as the satisfaction of the participants with these courses. A control group with participants from other training workshops not related to scientific writing is included. Through different questionnaires about knowledge, attitudes, and skills we will evaluate and compare the improvement of their scientific writing skills. The results of the study will allow us to assess the usefulness of these courses and improve their format and implementation.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2019
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 5, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 21, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 4, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2024
CompletedApril 4, 2023
March 1, 2023
4.5 years
September 21, 2022
March 22, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
Participants' satisfaction about the training course
Participants' satisfaction will be collected through a 14-item opinion questionnaire about the course with a Likert scale from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum). These 14 items include: overall opinion of the course, usefulness of the materials, usefulness of the in-class exercises, teaching capacity of the lecturers, duration of the course, usefulness of the new knowledge acquired in their current job, etc. Data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics. Items and overall scores will be compared between each of the 3 groups/arms of the study.
2 to 62 days
Participants' knowledge about scientific writing
Participants' general knowledge about scientific writing will be analyzed through a multiple-choice 8-item test that each participant will have to answer three times throughout the study (before, after and 18 months after the intervention). The knowledge test includes specific questions about scientific style, authorship requirements, editorial policies and characteristics of an original scientific article, among others. Correct answers will score 1 point and incorrect answers will score 0 (zero) points. Increase or decrease in knowledge will be determined by the differences through time in the overall scores of the three groups/arms of the study, differences on overall scores by participant (whole test) and differences by item and participant (score differences of the same item through time of the same participant). Data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics. Items and overall scores will be compared between each of the 3 groups/arms of the study.
20 months
Participants' attitudes towards scientific writing
Participants' opinion about their own capability towards scientific writing will be analyzed through a 5-item capability questionnaire with a Likert scale from 0 (minimum, not capable at all) to 10 (maximum, completely capable). The participants will state their opinion on their personal capability to write different types of scientific texts related to the publication of a scientific article such as scientific manuscripts for national and international audiences, abstracts, the presentation letter and the answers to the reviewers. Increase or decrease in capability will be determined by differences through time in the overall scores for each participant (whole test), overall score by group/arm and differences by item and participant through time. Data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics. Items and overall scores will be compared between each of the 3 groups/arms of the study.
20 months
Students' skills in scientific writing
Participants' skills in scientific writing will be analyzed by comparing the number and types of scientific publications and their authorship role in them before and 18 months after the intervention.
20 months
Study Arms (3)
GIP - Face-to-face intervention group
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants in the scientific writing face-to-face training course.
GIO: Online intervention group
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants in the scientific writing online training course.
GIC: Control intervention group
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants in other face-to-face training courses not related to scientific writing.
Interventions
Attendance to a training course on scientific writing. Attendees learn about the importance of scientific writing, structure and writing an original paper, how scientific publishing works, as well as how to interact with journal editors and reviewers.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Participants of the Esteve Foundation training workshops
You may not qualify if:
- Students who do not accept to participate in the study at the time of enrolment for the training course.
- Students who attended/enrolled in a Esteve Foundation's scientific writing course (face-to-face or online) prior to the study.
- Students who enroll in another Esteve Foundation's scientific writing course during the duration of the study.
- Students who have enrolled in other courses on scientific writing 12 months prior to recruitment for this study or during the duration of this study.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Dr. Antoni Esteve Foundationlead
- Institut Català d'Oncologiacollaborator
- University of Barcelonacollaborator
- Ciber de Enfermedades Respiratoriascollaborator
- University of Valenciacollaborator
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Públicacollaborator
- University of Alicantecollaborator
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitgecollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Dr. Antoni Esteve Foundation
Barcelona, 08038, Spain
Related Publications (1)
Seres E, Fernandez E, Garcia AM, Vives-Cases C, Bosch F. [Evaluation of competences in scientific writing after two different types of training courses: SCRIU-B study protocol]. Gac Sanit. 2022 Mar-Apr;36(2):188-192. doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.12.036. Epub 2021 Apr 15. Spanish.
PMID: 33865630BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Felix Bosch, MD PhD
Director
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Masking Details
- No masking. Each participant knows which group they belong to.
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 21, 2022
First Posted
April 4, 2023
Study Start
July 5, 2019
Primary Completion
December 31, 2023
Study Completion
December 31, 2024
Last Updated
April 4, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share