User experience of Tool for Addressing Conflicts of Interest in Trials (TACIT) prototype: interview and questionnaire study
This study describes user experience of a prototype of a tool for addressing conflicts of interest in randomized clinical trials included in systematic reviews. Eleven participants who had published multiple Cochrane Reviews gave feedback in interviews after using the tool in a virtual training module. Fourteen additional review teams gave feedback via a questionnaire after having used the tool in their own systematic reviews. Users generally had a positive experience, but adaptations to make the tool easier to use were suggested. The feedback guided a subsequent tool adjustment, including development of an Excel-based application. Based on our experience, we also provide a short guide for planning piloting of future study appraisal tools.
Authors
- Andreas Lundh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4982-8680)
- Erlend Faltinsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7194-9761)
- Isabelle Boutron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5263-6241)
- Lasse Østengaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7033-3722)
- Lesley Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0287-4724)
- Asbjørn Hróbjartsson
Institutions
- Délégation Paris 5 (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Délégation Paris 7 (FR)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (FR)
- Sorbonne Paris Cité (FR)
- Centre de Recherche Épidémiologie et Statistique (FR)
- University of York (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.112003
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88