DECIDE WP3: Disseminating evidence based guidelines to public and patients
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN10086308 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN10086308 |
| Protocol serial number | N/A |
| Sponsor | Duodecim Medical Publications Ltd. (Kustannus Oy Duodecim) |
| Funder | Duodecim Medical Publications Ltd. (Kustannus Oy Duodecim) |
- Submission date
- 07/04/2015
- Registration date
- 23/05/2015
- Last edited
- 12/08/2020
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
A lot of effort is put on the production of clinical guidelines, however the challenge is with putting them into practice. They are generally developed with health professionals in mind, but patients also need good quality sources of evidence to help them make decisions about their healthcare. It is challenging to write patient versions of guidelines that patients can engage with when making healthcare decisions. The EU funded project DECIDE has developed guidelines in presentation formats designed for the public. Here, we want to test these formats in the citizens' health portal Terveyskirjasto, which is produced by the publishing house of Duodecim, the Finnish Society of Physicians'. The objective of this trial is to compare the DECIDE patient versions to the traditional patient versions of guidelines used in the citizens’ portal.
Who can participate?
Users of the Terveyskirjasto health portal.
What does the study involve?
Participants are randomly allocated into one of two groups. Those in group 1 are given access to the portals current patient guidelines. Those in group 2 are given access to the guidelines developed by DECIDE. All participants in the study record their experience by filling in a short survey.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Not provided at time of registration.
Where is the study run from?
Duodecim Medical Publications Ltd. (Kustannus Oy Duodecim) (Finland)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
May 2015 to August 2015
Who is funding the study?
Duodecim Medical Publications Ltd. (Kustannus Oy Duodecim) (Finland)
Who is the main contact?
Professor Helena Liira
Contact information
Scientific
15, Atkinson Road
Subiaco
6008
Australia
 ORCID ID |
0000-0001-6577-3109 |
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Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | A randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | |
| Scientific title | DECIDE WP3: Disseminating evidence based guidelines to public and patients: a randomised controlled trial in citizens' health portal |
| Study objectives | Patients and public may be willing to make more evidence based decisions concerning health if they are provided with evidence based health information. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Helsinki University Central Hospital Coordinating Ethics Committee, ref: 209/13/03/00/2011 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Patient version of guidelines on various conditions and focusing on self-management of diseases in Finnish citizens' health portal Terveyskirjasto |
| Intervention | Users of the Terveyskirjasto health portal are randomised either to current patient versions or ones developed within DECIDE EU-project and with an explicit evidence summary |
| Intervention type | Behavioural |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Compliance with guidelines |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
1. Understanding of the clinical issue |
| Completion date | 31/08/2015 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | All |
|---|---|
| Age group | All |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 500 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Users of the citizens' health portal Terveyskirjasto, mostly public and patients, potentially also health professionals |
| Key exclusion criteria | None |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/05/2015 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/08/2015 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Finland
Study participating centre
Helsinki
00100
Finland
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | Yes |
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| IPD sharing plan summary | Available on request |
| IPD sharing plan |
Editorial Notes
12/08/2020: No publications found.
