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Improving Public Awareness of Clinical Trials through Online Questionnaires: the IMPACT online study

Not Applicable
Conditions
Anxiety about clinical trials
nderstanding of clinical trials
Willingness to participate in clinical trials
Understanding of clinical trials
Public Health - Health promotion/education
Registration Number
ACTRN12613001337763
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Sydney
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria

Agreement to complete anonymous online questionnaire
Reported age 18 years or older
Parents

Exclusion Criteria

Non agreement to complete anonymous online questionnaire
Reported age less than 18 years

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
For Survey A, the primary outcome being observed is the parent's level of understanding. This will be measured using a previously validated questionnaire (Porteri et al, 2009) adapted for use in parents of newborn infants.[During completion of the anonymous online survey];For Survey B, respondents’ level of understanding will be measured on a three part Likert Scale on the key aspects and common pitfalls of randomized clinical trials. [During completion of the anonymous online survey]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Both Survey A and B measure general anxiety and changes in levels of anxiety after receiving the intervention. For Survey A this is one of 12 variations of the BOOST II leaflet; and for Survey B this is either the video or the transcript of the ECRAN Video Introduction to Clinical Trials or the control, summing to 3 variations.<br><br>Anxiety will be measured using the previously validated State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y (Spielberger et al, 1977; O’Brien et al, 2013). [During completion of the anonymous online survey];The secondary outcome for both Survey A and B, parents’ willingness to participate, will be measured on a five part Likert Scale ranging from very unlikely to very likely to participate.[During completion of the anonymous online survey]
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