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

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Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Oldenburg, Germany