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The effectiveness of writing letters to the editor on evidence-based practice among physical therapists

The effectiveness of writing letters to the editor on evidence-based practice among physical therapists - LETTER-EBP Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000055896
Enrollment
24
Registered
2024-10-21
Start date
2024-10-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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

Conditions

Physical therapists

Interventions

Participants conduct an online training using educational materials, and create a letter to the editor for a medical article. The intervention lasts until the letter submission, requiring approximatel

Sponsors

International University of Health and Welfare
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participants who are physical therapists working in a clinical setting at the time of participating in the research 2. Participants who can engage in this study using a PC or tablet, which includes communication with the researcher via email, Slack, or Zoom 3. Participants who can work on understanding medical articles with or without translation software.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants who have published quantitative studies as the first author, including systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, cohort studies or case-control studies 2. Participants who are unable to engage in learning using online educational materials

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire Japanese Version (EBPQ-J) Time frame: 4 weeks after the initial assessment. 2. Task completion rate: Number of participants who completed the letter submission/ Total number of participants in the intervention group Time frame: 16 weeks after the initial assessment (intervention group only). 3. Task completion time: Number of days from the the initial assessment to the completion of the letter submission Time frame: 16 weeks after the initial assessment (intervention group only).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire Japanese Version (EBPQ-J) Time frame: 16 weeks after the initial assessment.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakashi Ariie

International University of Health and Welfare Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka

tariie@iuhw.ac.jp0944-89-2000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026