Towards evidence-based public health

ISRCTN	ISRCTN23257060
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN23257060
Protocol serial number	N/A
Sponsor	Norwegian Research Council (Norway)
Funder	Norwegian Research Council (Norway)

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Dr Arild Bjørndal
Scientific

Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs
PO Box 8054 Dep
Oslo
0031
Norway

Phone	+47 24 16 30 00
Email	arild.bjorndal@shdir.no

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a tailored theory-based and multifaceted intervention targeted at the whole process of evidence-based practice increased the explicit integration of research in public health physicians' decision-making.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Lack of knowledge about, use of and physical access to, relevant information sources
Intervention	A tailored, multifaceted intervention: workshop on evidence-based medicine, access to several databases, a tailored website, a discussion list, help desk, and an information service that searched for research literature and if possible, made reports based on this literature, on request.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Behaviour, measured by analysing the contents of local health service reports and of a hypothetical assignment, by a postal survey, a telephone survey and a questionnaire.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Attitudes 2. Knowledge of evidence-based practice information sources and concepts 3. Task-related self-efficacy 4. Decision-to-adopt 5. Job-satisfaction
Completion date	31/01/2001

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	148
Key inclusion criteria	1. Public health physicians 2. Working in municipalities in Norway with more than 3000 inhabitants
Key exclusion criteria	Does not comply with the above inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment	01/04/1999
Date of final enrolment	31/01/2001

Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs

Oslo
0031
Norway

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	Results	13/03/2003		Yes	No