The Study Focus on no Specific Condition
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate the impact of research climate on PhD students' research practice (i.e., an environment where their peer (i.e., a post-doc researcher) had detrimental practice in a similar situation)
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, the investigators will evaluate the impact of research climate on PhD students' research practice (exposure to an environment where their peers commit a detrimental practice). Objective: To evaluate the impact of research climate 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 research climate factor. 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 research climate
A vignette describing a dilemma situation for a researcher (e.g. adding an honorary author) with or without a research environment factor (i.e. an environment where other researchers commit detrimental research practice)
Sponsors
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Masking description
It is not possible to blind participants to the intervention. However, participants will be blinded to the study hypothesis.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* PhD students in biomedical disciplines
Exclusion criteria
* NA
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mean preference score | Immediate assessment | 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). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| proportion of students who chose the detrimental research practice (DRP) | Immediate assessment | Proportion of students rated from -5 to -1 for the DRP. |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactIsabelle BOUTRON, Pr
Outcome results
None listed