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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN66375463
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Improving question formulation for use in evidence appraisal in a tertiary care setting: a randomised controlled trial
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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N/A
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Study hypothesis
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The study sought to determine whether adding simple instructions and examples on clinical question formulation would increase the specificity of the question being submitted by the health care professional compared to using a standard form without instructions and examples.
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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Australia
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Question formulation by health care professionals
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Health care professionals affiliated with a tertiary care health care network in Melbourne, Australia
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Previous users of the service
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Anticipated start date
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01/07/2000
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Anticipated end date
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30/06/2001
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Status of trial
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Completed
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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39
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Interventions
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New participants were invited to reformulate clinical queries. The control group was given no instructions. The intervention group was given a brief explanation of proper formulation, written instructions, and diagrammatic examples.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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The change in the proportion of reformulated questions that described each the dimensions of specificity.
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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The differences in the degree by which a particular dimension was specified.
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Sources of funding
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Self-funded through internal research funds
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Trial website
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Publications
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Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11716797
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Contact name
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Mr
Elmer V
Villanueva
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Address
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Deputy Director
Health Technology Assessment Centre for Clinical Effectiveness
Monash Institute of Health Services Research
246 Clayton Road
Clayton
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City/town
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Victoria
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Zip/Postcode
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3168
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Country
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Australia
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Tel
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+61 (0)3 9594 7505
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Fax
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+61 (0)3 9594 7552
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Email
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Elmer.Villanueva@med.monash.edu.au
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Sponsor
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Centre for Clinical Effectiveness (Australia)
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Address
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Monash Institute of Health Services Research
246 Clayton Road
Clayton
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City/town
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Victoria
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Zip/Postcode
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3168
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Country
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Australia
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.med.monash.edu.au
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Date applied
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07/11/2001
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Last edited
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07/03/2008
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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07/11/2001
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