Tokyo, July 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062075) titled 'The impact of spin in randomized controlled trial abstracts on occupational therapists' perception of intervention effectiveness: Randomized controlled trials' on June 30.
Study Type:
Interventional
Study Design:
Basic Design - Parallel
Randomization - Randomized
Blinding - Open -but assessor(s) are blinded
Control - Placebo
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Kurashiki Heisei Hospital
Condition:
Condition - occupational therapists
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of spin in randomized controlled trial (RCT) abstracts on the perception of intervention effectiveness among occupational therapists in Japan.
Basic objectives2 - Others
Intervention:
Interventions/Control_1 - "With spin" group
Participants in the "With spin" group will read abstracts of RCTs that include spin. This study will use abstracts of RCTs used in previous study that evaluated the effect of spin presence. These abstracts will be translated into Japanese and provided to participants.
Interventions/Control_2 - "Without spin" group
The "Without spin" group will read the same RCT abstracts as the "With spin" group. However, the abstracts used will be modified versions that remove the presence of spin and correctly interpret the results. These modified abstracts will be those used in previous study. The abstracts provided will also be translated into Japanese, just as they are for the "With spin" group.
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - Not applicable
Age-upper limit - Not applicable
Gender - Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria - 1) Occupational therapists working in clinical settings.
2) Individuals who can provide consent via electronic informed consent.
Key exclusion criteria - 1) Occupational therapists whose primary workplace is an educational or research institution.
Target Size - 100
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Preinitiation
Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 05 Month 30 Day
Date of IRB - 2026 Year 06 Month 17 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 06 Month 30 Day
Last follow-up date - 2030 Year 03 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070964
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