The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to clarify whether providing translated evidence summary (Advanced Clinical Evidence (ACE) reports from OrthoEvidence) will increase the access to the summary compared to providing the original version of evidence summary among Japanese orthopaedic surgeons
The investigators will conduct the survey regarding baseline characteristics, barriers and familiality to evidence-based medicine by online. After the survey, the participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the original version of ACE reports or Japanese version of ACE reports. The pdf of each ACE report will be provided to the participants through an email link. Twenty reports will be sent over 4 weeks period. After that, the investigators will conduct another survey regarding the reports.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
105
Participants will receive emails with the link to Japanese-translated version of evidence summaries.
Participants will receive emails with the link to English version of evidence summaries.
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Number of access to evidence summaries
Total number of access to evidence summaries
Time frame: Four weeks (28 days) after the commencement of the trial
Self-rated score of understanding the contents of the provided materials
Five-point Likert scale in understanding the contents of provided materials, evaluated by the participants (higher scores means better outcome)
Time frame: Within four weeks after the end of intervention
Self-rated score in changing their practice based on the contents of the materials
Five-point Likert scale in changing their practice based on the contents of the materials evaluated by the participants (higher scores means better outcome)
Time frame: Within four weeks after the end of intervention
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