A cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of knowledge translation strategies for obesity prevention.
In Victorian local governments, does the implementation of knowledge translation strategies, compared to a comparison, increase use of evidence; access to, competence, confidence in using evidence, alter the influence evidence has in decisions, or alter organisational culture in using evidence to inform public health decisions.
The University of Melbourne
45 participants
Sep 1, 2009
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
This project involves undertaking a cluster randomised controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of an organisational knowledge translation model in order to make recommendations about its applicability for public health decision-making settings.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Employees in Victorian local government who participate in public health planning and decision-making (e.g. health promotion officer, social planner, environmental officer) i.e. some level of involvement with municipal public health plan development.
Exclusion Criteria1
- Nil
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Interventions
The intervention is a facilitated program of knowledge translation strategies that comprises skills development, networking, personal contact and other related activities that will strengthen the organisational context to enable use of research evidence. Councils in the intervention arm will receive a facilitated program in addition to access to evidence summaries. Councils in the comparison arm will receive evidence summaries alone. The duration of the intervention will be 2 years.
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ACTRN12609000953235