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Register:
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ISRCTN |
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Last refreshed on:
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30 April 2018 |
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Main ID: |
ISRCTN12742235 |
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Date of registration:
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17/04/2015 |
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Prospective Registration:
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No |
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Public title:
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A comparative evaluation of the PDQ-Evidence database: a crossover randomised trial
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Scientific title:
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A comparative evaluation of the PDQ-Evidence database: a crossover randomised controlled trial |
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Date of first enrolment:
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03/11/2014 |
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Target sample size:
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94 |
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Recruitment status: |
Completed |
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URL:
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http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN12742235 |
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Study type:
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Interventional |
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Study design:
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Single-centre crossover randomised controlled trial (Other)
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Phase:
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Countries of recruitment
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Argentina
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Bangladesh
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Brazil
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Cameroon
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Canada
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Chile
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China
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India
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Iran
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Italy
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Japan
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Kenya
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Lebanon
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Malawi
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Nigeria
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Norway
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Pakistan
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Senegal
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South Africa
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Spain
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Uganda
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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Contacts
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Name:
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Andrew David
Oxman |
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Address:
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Norwegian Institute of Public Health
PO Box 4404, Nydalen
N-0403
Oslo
Norway |
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Email:
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Affiliation:
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Name:
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Andrew David
Oxman |
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Address:
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Norwegian Institute of Public Health
PO Box 4404, Nydalen
N-0403
Oslo
Norway |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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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
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Gender:
Both
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Access to systematic reviews about health systems
Not Applicable
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Intervention(s)
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Searching for systematic reviews about health systems using PDQ-Evidence and two of the following databases/search engines: Cochrane Library, EVIPNet, Google Scholar, Health Systems Evidence, PubMed, Trip database. Participants were randomised to either search PDQ-Evidence first or last.
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Primary Outcome(s)
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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?”
2. Time taken to find a systematic review that addresses the question
Method: self reporting
Time: measured once
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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1. Number of relevant systematic reviews found
2. Assessments of the databases with four response options:
2.1. Ease of use (from very difficult to very easy)
2.2. Time spent on searching (from much too much time to very little time)
Method: self reporting
Time: measured once
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Seventh Framework Programme
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Ethics review
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Status:
Approval date:
Contact:
Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, section South-East B, Oslo, Norway, 20/05/2014, ref: IRB 0000 1870
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Results
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Results available:
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Yes |
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Date Posted:
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Date Completed:
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30/06/2017 |
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URL:
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