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2024-10-26 @ 3:36 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:36 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06525805
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-07-18
Brief Title:
Readers Attention of Shorter Versus Longer Abstracts of Systematic Reviews
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
Readers Attention of Shorter Versus Longer Abstracts of Systematic Reviews A Randomized Controlled Trial
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-07
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
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 attention of shorter versus longer abstracts The secondary objective will be to assess the perception of an abstract based on four indicators of a well-written abstract a Informativeness b Accuracy c Attractiveness and d Conciseness
The study will involve researchers from all over the world who recently published an SR regardless of their research field To identify eligible authors a search of MEDLINE via PubMed was conducted on May 5 2024 for systematic reviews published between January 1 2024 and March 26 2024 A total of at least 6200 SRs will be selected from PubMed and assessed for eligibility The corresponding author information will be extracted from all included SRs and randomized in a 11 ratio
The study will involve researchers from all over the world who recently published an SR regardless of their research field To identify eligible authors a search of MEDLINE via PubMed was conducted on May 5 2024 for systematic reviews published between January 1 2024 and March 26 2024 A total of at least 6200 SRs will be selected from PubMed and assessed for eligibility The corresponding author information will be extracted from all included SRs and randomized in a 11 ratio
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 the title the corresponding abstract appears For full-text access researchers must actively follow a separate link to the journal page
In this RCT participants will be randomly assigned in a 11 ratio to two groups those receiving a long abstract vs those receiving a short abstract Both groups receive the same cover letter by e-mail explaining the purpose of the study the use of the data measures to ensure anonymity of participation and a link for participation
The link will direct participants to SoSci Survey an online survey tool Those in the group receiving the long abstract will see an abstract with a length of 771 words PMID 37955353 Those in the group receiving the short abstract will see an abstract with a length of 277 words PMID 37942649 Both abstracts are structured and pertain to the same review entitled Percutaneous nephrolithotomy vs retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stones This review was published once in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and once in the journal BJU International
The design of the abstract presented is similar to that of PubMed but no title or authors will be indicated After reading the abstract participants must actively click the Continue button to proceed with the survey
In this RCT participants will be randomly assigned in a 11 ratio to two groups those receiving a long abstract vs those receiving a short abstract Both groups receive the same cover letter by e-mail explaining the purpose of the study the use of the data measures to ensure anonymity of participation and a link for participation
The link will direct participants to SoSci Survey an online survey tool Those in the group receiving the long abstract will see an abstract with a length of 771 words PMID 37955353 Those in the group receiving the short abstract will see an abstract with a length of 277 words PMID 37942649 Both abstracts are structured and pertain to the same review entitled Percutaneous nephrolithotomy vs retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stones This review was published once in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and once in the journal BJU International
The design of the abstract presented is similar to that of PubMed but no title or authors will be indicated After reading the abstract participants must actively click the Continue button to proceed with the survey
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None