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Title of the study: Engagement of interest-holders in evidence synthesis

Research team:
  1. Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Tugwell
  2. Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Vivian Welch
  3. Co-investigator: Dr. Jennifer Petkovic
  4. Co-investigator: Dr. Olivia Magwood

Invitation to Participate: You are being invited to participate in the research study titled “Engagement of interest-holders in evidence synthesis”. This study is being conducted by Peter Tugwell, Vivian Welch, and the MuSE Consortium at the University of Ottawa. This study has received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Purpose of the Study: We have developed draft guidance on how to engage interest-holders in evidence synthesis. The purpose of this study is to collect feedback on clarity, usability and areas for improvement of this guidance.

Participation: Your participation will consist of reading one electronic document and completing one online questionnaire. In this survey, you will be asked to identify the interest-holder group you belong to, your experience with evidence synthesis, and you will provide feedback on how to improve our guidance document. The survey will be hosted online using the University of Ottawa’s Survey Monkey license. The survey is expected to take 20 minutes to complete.

Risks: We do not anticipate any risks to participating in this study.

Benefits: You may not receive any direct benefit from your participation in this study. However, your participation may allow researchers to improve how interest-holders participate and engage with others in the evidence synthesis process.

Confidentiality and Privacy: You have received assurance from the researchers that the information you will share will remain strictly confidential. You understand that the contents will be used only for the development of guidance about engagement in evidence synthesis. All survey results will remain anonymous and confidential.

In order to minimize the risk of security breaches and to help ensure your confidentiality, it is recommended that you use standard safety measures, such as signing out of your account, closing your browser, and locking your device when you are no longer using it/when you have completed the study.

Conservation of Data: The data collected will be kept in a secure manner, will be password-protected, and will only be accessible by members of the research team. Data will be conserved for a period of 5 years.

Voluntary Participation: You are under no obligation to participate and if you choose to participate, you can withdraw from the study at any time and/or refuse to answer any questions, without suffering any negative consequences. If you choose to withdraw, all data gathered until the time of withdrawal will be retained. Consent to retain this inform

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