The Study Focus on no Specific Condition
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate the influence of supervisors on PhD students' research practice (i.e., an environment where there is a lack of opposition to detrimental research practice from the supervisor)
Detailed description
PhD students are the next generation of researchers and will present the field in the future. However, several environmental factors might influence their research practice. In this study, we will evaluate the influence of supervisors on PhD students' research practice (an environment where there is a lack of opposition to detrimental research practice from the supervisor). Objective: To evaluate the influence of supervisors on PhD students' research practice Design: A randomized controlled trial 1. Intervention: Participants will be shown two case vignettes describing dilemma situations in research reported with and without the role of the supervisor. 2. Participants: The participants will be PhD students in all biomedical disciplines. 3. Sample size will be 300 participants 4. Primary outcome: In each vignette, participants will have to indicate which solution they prefer on a semantic differential scale, rated from - 5 to -1 (preference for solution A) and from 1 to 5 (preference for solution B). Participants will be forced to make a choice between the 2 solutions. The primary outcome will be the mean preference score. 5. This study is approved by ethics review regulations by INSERM (CEEI-IRB): IRB00003888
Interventions
OTHERVignette with emphasis on supervisor's opinion
A vignette describing a dilemma situation for a researcher (e.g. adding an honorary author) with or without the description of supervisor's advice that does not oppose to detrimental research practice (i.e. the supervisor is fine with whatever the PhD student decides in the dilemma).
Sponsors
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* PhD students in biomedical sciences
Exclusion criteria
* NA
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mean preference score | Immediate assessment | In each vignette, we will ask participants, what would you do if you are in the place of the character in the vignette? Participants will have to indicate which solution they prefer on a semantic differential scale, rated from - 5 to -1 (preference for solution A) and from 1 to 5 (preference for solution B). We will calculate the mean preference score |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of students who chose the detrimental research practice | Immediate assessment | Proportion of students who made choices rated from -5 to -1 |
Contacts
Primary ContactIsabelle Boutron, Professor
Outcome results
None listed