N/A
N=1,065
The Effect of Different Financial Competing Interest Statements on Readers' Perceptions of Clinical Educational Articles
Healthy
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02548312 ↗Enrolled (actual)
1,065
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: The Readers' Level of Confidence in the Conclusions Drawn in the Article. — 6.2; 7.0; 6.1; 6.4 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Variations of financial competing interest statements (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- The BMJ
- Primary completion
- May 2016
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY The Readers' Level of Confidence in the Conclusions Drawn in the Article. |
6.2; 7.0; 6.1; 6.4; 7.1; 6.2 | — |
| SECONDARY Importance of the Article. |
6.3; 6.4; 6.3; 6.3; 6.9; 6.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Interest in the Article. |
5.9; 6.2; 5.8; 5.8; 6.7; 6.0 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Are Extremely Likely to Change Practice on the Basis of the Article (Scored a "10"), for Those Currently Treating the Relevant Condition |
0; 4; 2; 1; 1; 2 | — |
Summary
Financial ties with industry are common among doctors, academics and institutions. This trial aims to investigate the influence of different types of industry-linked activities on readers' perceptions of clinical reviews. Two clinical reviews have been selected on medical topics and study participants (practicing doctors) will be sent one review each. The reviews will be identical except for the inclusion of one of four different permutations of competing interest statements. Participants will be asked to rate the one review they are sent based on the study outcomes (confidence, interest, importance and likeliness to change practice). The study focus is on educational articles as these are intended to guide patient care and convey the authors' interpretation of selected data.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Practising doctors in the UK who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) and receive The BMJ will be included.
Exclusion Criteria
- BMA members who have opted out of receiving a free copy of The BMJ, public health doctors, consultant oral/dental surgeons, consultants in private practice, retired doctors and student members will be excluded.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02548312). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.