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The Effect of Wikipedia Entries on Visiting the Source of High-Quality Medical Information

The Effect of Wikipedia Entries on Visiting the Cochrane Systematic Reviews: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017070330407N2
Enrollment
100
Registered
2017-07-20
Start date
2017-07-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Group: Reviews in the intervention group will have a referenced table/s inserted onto their relevant Wikipedia page. This will consist of a summary of the intervention’s e
Intervention Group: Reviews in the intervention group will have a referenced table/s inserted onto their relevant Wikipedia page. This will consist of a summary of the intervention’s efficacy using da
Control Group: The control group will not have a table or reference placed onto the relevant Wikipedia page.

Sponsors

University of Nottingham
Lead Sponsor
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: the systematic review is from Cochrane Schizophrenia Group; the systematic review is published in Cochrane Library; the systematic review has a relevant specific Wikipedia page; the systematic review has at least one summary of findings table; the summary of findings tables are largely created through GradePro computer program, are incorporated into most Cochrane reviews and are a succinct summary of the key outcomes of the review. Exclusion criteria: the review does not have a Wikipedia page which is judged to have a title specifically relevant to the content of a Cochrane Schizophrenia review; the systematic review has no summary of findings table.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The number of visits to the free summary page. Timepoint: 12 Months. Method of measurement: Logs from Google Analytics and John Wiley and Sons Ltd Server (Publisher of Cochrane Library).;The number of full text downloads. Timepoint: 12 Months. Method of measurement: Logs from John Wiley and Sons Ltd Server (Publisher of Cochrane Library).

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactProf. Clive E. Adams

University of Nottingham

clive.adams@nottingham.ac.uk00441158231287

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 22, 2026