Communicating Evidence From Systematic Reviews to the Public (PLSRCT)

Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services

Status: Completed

Conditions: Adult

Treatments: Other: New plain language summary format; Other: Current plain language summary format

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01939925

PLSRCT1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this randomised controlled trial is to compare a new standardised summary format for presentation of synthesised evidence from systematic reviews for the public (a new plain language summary format) to the current format used in Cochrane systematic reviews. The study will evaluate if the new presentation improves understanding about the benefits and harms of an intervention, if it improves the accessibility of the information, and if it is preferred over other versions by the public over the current format.

Enrollment: 193 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients or members of the public 16 years or older

Trial design

193 participants in 2 patient groups

New plain language summary format

Experimental group

Description:

New plain language summary format of a Cochrane systematic review

Treatment:

Other: New plain language summary format

Current plain language summary format

Active Comparator group

Description:

Plain Language Summary format for the public currently in use in Cochrane systematic reviews

Treatment:

Other: Current plain language summary format