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The impact of spin in randomized controlled trial abstracts on occupational therapists' perception of intervention effectiveness: Randomized controlled trials

The impact of spin in randomized controlled trial abstracts on occupational therapists' perception of intervention effectiveness: Randomized controlled trials - The impact of spin in randomized controlled trial abstracts on occupational therapists' perception of intervention effectiveness

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000062075
Enrollment
100
Registered
2026-06-30
Start date
2026-06-30
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

occupational therapists

Interventions

&quot
With spin&quot
group Participants in the &quot
group will read abstracts of RCTs that include spin. This study will use abstracts of RCTs used in previous study that evaluated the effect of spin presence. These abstracts will be translated into Ja
Without spin&quot
group The &quot
group will read the same RCT abstracts as the &quot
group. However, the abstracts used will be modified versions that remove the presence of spin and correctly interpret the results. These modified abstracts will be those used in previous study. The ab

Sponsors

Kurashiki Heisei Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Occupational therapists working in clinical settings. 2) Individuals who can provide consent via electronic informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Occupational therapists whose primary workplace is an educational or research institution.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary outcome is the impression of the RCT abstract, which is assessed using the following questions. How likely do you think that Intervention B would be beneficial to patients? (0 [not at all] to 10 [very likely])—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The secondary outcomes are the following four questions: 1. Rate the overall rigor of the study methodology (0 [not at all rigorous] to 10 [very rigorous]). 2. Rate the importance of the study (0 [not at all important] to 10 [very important]). 3. Are you interested in reading the full-text article for the study described in this abstract? (0 [not at all] to 10 [very likely]). 4. Do you think it would be interesting to run another trial evaluating this treatment? (0 [not interesting at all] to 10 [very interesting]).—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroyuki Uchida

Kurashiki Heisei Hospital Department of Rehabilitation

hiroyukiuchida02@gmail.com086-427-1111

Outcome results

None listed

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