Status:
COMPLETED
Readers' Attention of Shorter Versus Longer Abstracts of Systematic Reviews
Lead Sponsor:
University of Oldenburg
Conditions:
Researchers Attention
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The present randomized controlled trial (RCT) was designed to investigate the perceptions of researchers on systematic review (SR) abstracts. The primary objective will be to compare readers' attentio...
Detailed Description
This study will attempt to emulate the reading process observed in PubMed. When searching PubMed, researchers are initially presented with an overview of the references identified. After clicking on t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The corresponding authors of systematic reviews that were indexed in PubMed between January 1, 2024, and March 26, 2024, and for which an English abstract is available will be included. These include authors of all types of SR, with the majority likely representing SRs on effectiveness. Authors of other types of evidence syntheses (e.g. scoping reviews, methodological papers), editorials, protocols, corrections, retractions, erratums, or summaries of SRs will be excluded.
- For identifying the systematic reviews from which the corresponding authors will be contacted we will use the following eligibility criteria.
- Systematic reviews of all types
Exclusion
- No English abstract
- Other types of evidence syntheses (e.g. scoping reviews, methodological papers)
- Protocols
- Editorials
- Others: e.g. Corrections, retractions, erratums, or summaries of SRs
- No email address available
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
1941 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06525805
Start Date
August 1 2024
End Date
September 30 2024
Last Update
November 8 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Oldenburg, Germany