Randomized Controlled Trial of Citizen-targeted Evidence-based Resources
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Crossover AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Both the intervention and control groups will continue for three months. After three months, the control group will be sent a message highlighting some additions to the content provided to them. From his point forward when they login to the system they will be presented with the same content that was previously only available to the intervention group. Providing those in the control group access to the same material as the intervention group for a period of the study will allow for direct within- group comparison as well as a direct comparison between groups. Both groups will continue in this manner for an additional three months.Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: Once randomized, each participant will be allocated to their respective group by the website programmers who will allocate based on identification number and will not be privy to personal information regarding the participants.Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Participants who consent to participate in the study will be randomly allocated to either the intervention or control group. Once logged into the website, participants in the intervention group will navigate health information through an annotated structured guide to health evidence (see Appendix 2)...
Participants who consent to participate in the study will be randomly allocated to either the intervention or control group. Once logged into the website, participants in the intervention group will navigate health information through an annotated structured guide to health evidence (see Appendix 2) which is designed to inform participants where to find specific health information but it will also provide information to understand why such content is more valuable than other content. This structured annotated guide to evidence will also outline the value of pre-appraisal and will help them navigate to products produced for them. These products have been produced by the research team and include a collection of web resource ratings, evidence summaries and blog posts modelled after those developed and presented on the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal. Once logged into the website, participants in the control group will navigate health information through a structured one-page guide (see Appendix 1) that does not include pre-appraisal information. Instead it will list the main organizations in the field that produce citizen content with descriptions of the type of content they produce with links to their individual websites. This will be presented to participants when they login to the platform. None of the citizen content produced specifically for the study will be provided to them prior to crossing-over. All participants will receive periodic reminders to access the content in the form of an email sent every two weeks. Both the intervention and control groups will continue for three months. After three months, the control group will be sent a message highlighting some additions to the content provided to them. From his point forward when they login to the system they will be presented with the same content that was previously only available to the intervention group. Providing those in the control group access to the same material as the intervention group for a period of the study will allow for direct within- group comparison as well as a direct comparison between groups. Both groups will continue in this manner for an additional three months.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04693780
- Collaborators
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Investigators
- Not Provided