A comparative evaluation of the PDQ-Evidence database: a crossover randomised trial
Completed
- Conditions
- Access to systematic reviews about health systemsNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN12742235
- Lead Sponsor
- orwegian Institute of Public Health
- Brief Summary
2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29544510
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 94
Inclusion Criteria
1. Healthcare policy makers
2. Health managers
3. Health researchers
4. Health professionals
Exclusion Criteria
1. Not healthcare policy makers
2. Not health managers
3. Not health researchers
4. Not health professionals
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Was a systematic review that addresses the question found (Yes/No)? For the comparison databases (the two databases selected by the participants) this outcome will be defined as: Was a systematic review that addresses the question found in either of the two databases?”<br>2. Time taken to find a systematic review that addresses the question<br><br>Method: self reporting<br>Time: measured once<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Number of relevant systematic reviews found <br>2. Assessments of the databases with four response options: <br>2.1. Ease of use (from very difficult to very easy)<br>2.2. Time spent on searching (from much too much time to very little time)<br><br>Method: self reporting<br>Time: measured once