Paper vs. Internet

Completed

• Conditions: Idiopathic Scoliosis; Adolescent

• Registration Number: NCT01772459
• Lead Sponsor: University of British Columbia

Brief Summary

Research has shown that questionnaires completed on the internet have the potential to provide more complete and honest data with fewer errors in a more efficient manner than questionnaires completed using the paper and pencil format. Despite the numerous advantages of internet-administered questionnaires, it is important to make sure that the internet questionnaires will yield comparable results to the well-established paper and pencil versions. No one has studied internet administration of scoliosis specific questionnaires in adolescents with scoliosis. The investigators will test whether the internet administration of scoliosis questionnaires is as reliable as the traditional paper and pencil version. The investigators predict that the internet-administered questionnaire will provide the same reliability as the paper-administered questionnaires.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-18
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-21
• Primary Completion: 2013-11
• Study Completion: 2013-11
• Status Verified: 2014-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-06-20
• Last Update Posted: 2014-06-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 139

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 10-18
• Male or female
• Diagnosis of Adolescent or Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Home access to computer and internet
• Capable or oral and written communication in English

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Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to communicate in English

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To test the reliability of the internet-administered PODCI and SRS-30 questionnaires in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis	2 weeks	The reliability of internet-administered questionnaires will be determined by comparison to standard paper questionnaire implementation.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

British Columbia Children's Hospital; 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada