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NCT Number: NCT03498365

Effects of the Use of Multi Criterion Decision Analysis (MCDA) on Decision Quality in an Online Delphi

To examine the effects of using decision support tools during the online Delphi process.

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Key information

Conditions

Behavioral Changes

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

About this study

The purpose of this exploratory work is to develop improved methods for building a protocol for a participatory randomized controlled trial. An online Delphi will be combined with an embedded trial testing the effectiveness of a decision support tool. This method provides for consensus building and collaborative problem-solving which is informed, and participatory. The online Delphi offers involvement and confidentiality thus sidestepping the complications of power imbalances and undue influence as respondents contribute anonymously.

The embedded trial was considered after the building of a database of existing online trials and conducting a descriptive analysis" Creating a database of Internet-based clinical trials to support a public-led research programme: A descriptive analysis, followed by the completion of a systematic overview of systematic overviews, "Patient and Public Involvement in Clinical Trials Design: An Overview of Systematic Reviews" and followed this with an analysis of "Self-Management Open Online Trials in Health"(In review). The results included a lack of standardization, insufficient guidance for implementation and significant research reporting weaknesses. Decision-making support tools may improve decision quality.

This embedded trial will be implemented in an online Delphi to come to the consensus about what declarations and methods to include when building a participatory online trials protocol.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Protocol lab online trialsl Delphi (PLOT-D) Participant

Exclusion criteria

  • None if meets inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

MCDA

Behavioral

Experimental decision support

Delphi

Behavioral

Standard support

Primary outcomes

  1. My Decision Quality (MDQ)

    Time frame: Up to 20 weeks or study completion

    MDQ is a patient reported outcome measure that combines a set of importance weights for multiple criteria (options, effect, importance, chance, trust, support ,control and commitment) with performance ratings for each option on these criteria and calculates the overall score as the expected value of these components.

Other outcomes

  1. Time to consensus

    Time frame: Up to 20 weeks or study completion

    Aggregated group time to reach consensus

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

ThinkWell

Other

Collaborators

  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Registry information

Acronym: Delphi-MCDA

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Apr 13, 2018
Registry last updated
Mar 22, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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