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A study to understand factors influencing Physiotherapy students understanding of results presented in research reports.

Effect of different presentations of results of systematic reviews on physiotherapy students perception of treatment effect. a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046476
Enrollment
180
Registered
2022-10-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Numeric: Results of two plain language summaries of Cochrane systematic review presented in numeric format only. Duration is about 15-20 minutes of reading Intervention2: Textual: Resul

Sponsors

Dr Prakash V
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Postgraduate physiotherapy students, interns and final year under graduate physiotherapy students

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Students enrolled in a part-time post graduate physiotherapy program 2. Teachers currently enrolled in a post graduate physiotherapy program

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Perception of the treatment benefitTimepoint: Baseline, immediately after intervention (post test).—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Confidence in clinical decisionTimepoint: Baseline, immediately after intervention (post test).;Persuasiveness of results of plain language summaryTimepoint: Baseline, immediately after intervention (post test).;Understanding of results of plain language summaryTimepoint: Baseline, immediately after intervention (post test).—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPrakash V

Ashok and Rita Patel Institute of Physiotherapy

prakashv.phy@charusat.ac.in7874671938

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026