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NCT Number: NCT01772459

Paper vs. Internet

Research has shown that questionnaires completed on the internet have the potential to provide more complete and honest data with fewer errors in a more efficient manner than questionnaires completed using the paper and pencil format. Despite the numerous advantages of internet-administered questionnaires, it is important to make sure that the internet questionnaires will yield comparable results to the well-established paper and pencil versions. No one has studied internet administration of scoliosis specific questionnaires in adolescents with scoliosis. The investigators will test whether the internet administration of scoliosis questionnaires is as reliable as the traditional paper and pencil version. The investigators predict that the internet-administered questionnaire will provide the same reliability as the paper-administered questionnaires.

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Key information

Age range

10 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

British Columbia Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3V4, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 10-18
  • Male or female
  • Diagnosis of Adolescent or Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
  • Home access to computer and internet
  • Capable or oral and written communication in English

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to communicate in English

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. To test the reliability of the internet-administered PODCI and SRS-30 questionnaires in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

    Time frame: 2 weeks

    The reliability of internet-administered questionnaires will be determined by comparison to standard paper questionnaire implementation.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of British Columbia

Other

Collaborators

  • iACT - Innovations in Acute Care and Technology

Registry information

Official study title

Internet-administered Adolescent Scoliosis Questionnaires Compared With Traditional Pencil and Paper Versions: a Randomized Crossover Design

Acronym: P vs I

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jan 21, 2013
Registry last updated
Jun 23, 2014

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