Knowledge Mobilization Activities to Support Decision-making by Youth, Parents and Adults Using a Systematic and Living Map of Evidence and Recommendations on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
- Enrollment
- 997
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Understanding with Multiple Choice Questions
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) recommendations are usually developed for healthcare professionals (for example Doctors, health organizations, etc.). It is important to make sure that these recommendations can be used and understood by everyone. This study aims to make COVID-19 recommendations more accessible and understandable for parents and caregivers, adults, and youth.
Detailed Description
This is a two-arm superiority randomized controlled trial. The primary objective is to compare the understanding of key guideline information between the Plain Language Recommendation (PLR) (intervention) and the Standard Language Version (SLV- original recommendation as available in the published guideline) (comparison). Secondary outcomes include accessibility and usability of the information, satisfaction with the presentation, intended behavior to follow the information in the recommendation, and preference toward one of the two presentations. Recruitment will be global for the three populations (youth, parents, and adults), using three different online links. Data will be collected using a survey with 1:1 randomization to the intervention and subsequent demographic questions. Superiority will be declared if a minimal difference of 10% in understanding is achieved between the two groups (an average difference of 1 correct answer).
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 15 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •For youth population: be between the ages of 15 to 24 years
- •For parents population: be 18 years and above and making decisions with or for their children (parent, caregiver, the legal guardian of a child < 18 years)
- •For adults: be 21 years of age or older
- •Need to be able to complete the survey in English
Exclusion Criteria
- •Individuals not fitting any of the above age categories or language requirement
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Understanding with Multiple Choice Questions
Time Frame: Duration of survey (approximately 25 minutes) at baseline
The primary outcome is understanding. Understanding is defined as the correct comprehension of key guideline content (year of publication, intent of the recommendation, direction of recommendation, etc.). This outcome will be measured with seven multiple-choice questions about key concepts in the recommendation with four to six response options for each question and only one correct answer (total minimum score of 0, maximum score of 7).
Secondary Outcomes
- Satisfaction on a Seven-Point Likert Scale(Duration of survey (approximately 25 minutes) at baseline)
- Preference on a Seven-Point Likert-Scale(Duration of survey (approximately 25 minutes) at baseline)
- Accessibility and Usability on a Seven-Point Likert Scale(Duration of survey (approximately 25 minutes) at baseline)
- Intended Behavior on a Seven-Point Likert Scale and Multiple Choice Questions(Duration of survey (approximately 25 minutes) at baseline)
Investigators
Holger Schunemann
Professor
McMaster University