Increasing Medical and Nursing Students Searching of Current Best Evidence to Answer Clinical Questions

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

960

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2014

Primary Completion Date

October 22, 2017

Study Completion Date

October 22, 2017

Conditions
Medical and Nursing Students' Evidence Retrieval Skills
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Intervention A - Online Clinical Questions Recorder

Students allocated to this intervention will receive access to an online recorder for the clinical questions at the point of care. The recorder is accessible across a wide range of devices including phones, tablets, and desktop computers.

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention B - Online Evidence Retrieval Coach

Students allocated to this intervention will receive online guidance, embedded in the MPFS search engine, in the form of short videos, animations, demos and tips and tricks regarding evidence retrieval.

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention C - Online Audit and Feedback

Students allocated to this intervention will receive feedback on their current search performance compared to their peers, both online when using MPFS as well as by e-mail.

Trial Locations (1)

L8S 4K1

McMaster University, Hamilton

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

lead

McMaster University

OTHER

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