E-learning versus workshops to teach critical appraisal to health professionals: a randomised controlled equivalence study

ISRCTN	ISRCTN47874687
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN47874687
Secondary identifying numbers	N0123176431

Submission date: 29/09/2006
Registration date: 29/09/2006
Last edited: 27/01/2015

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Other

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mrs Linda Ward
Scientific

University Hospitals of Leicester
c/o Research and Development Office
Leicester General Hospital NHS Trust
Leicester
LE1 4PW
United Kingdom

Study information

Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)	Other
Study type	Other
Participant information sheet	Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title	E-learning versus workshops to teach critical appraisal to health professionals: a randomised controlled equivalence study
Study objectives	To evaluate the effectiveness of teaching research methods and critical appraisal skills to health professionals in an on-line format compared to face to face teaching in small group workshops. It is expected that each intervention will be equally effective, so the hypotheses which is being tested by the study is that there will be between-group differences in learning of at least 10 percentage points. It is an equivalence study.
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Critical appraisal skills
Intervention	52 participants (26 e-learning and 26 workshops). Finding time to attend workshops has been an issue, so flexibility of e-learning will be assessed. Workshop group have 6 face-to-face workshops offering experience in research methods and e-learning group will have 3 on-line lessons on research methods, access via virtual learning environment (VLE): participants asked an initial questionnaire prior to either workshop or e-learning and sent questionnaire 1 month after participation to assess change in knowledge, skills and behaviour.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	Differences between the groups in knowledge, skills and behaviour following the learning.
Secondary outcome measures	Changes in learning from baseline for each group, establishing the effectiveness of each method.
Overall study start date	14/12/2005
Completion date	31/07/2008

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	52
Key inclusion criteria	Any health professional at UHL Trust who has an interest in and/or a need for developing their knowledge of research methods and skills in critical appraisal.
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	14/12/2005
Date of final enrolment	31/07/2008

Locations

Countries of recruitment

England
United Kingdom

Study participating centre

University Hospitals of Leicester

Leicester
LE1 4PW
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone	+44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email	dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website	http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

Department Research Funds

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan