The phrase "the study attempted to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase to indicate that an experiment or research study attempted to achieve a certain result or answer a certain question. For example: "The study attempted to identify factors associated with a higher risk of disease."
In addition, the study attempted to determine the impact on patient satisfaction scores.
The study attempted to determine whether the proceeds from the individual retirement accounts would be enough to offset the benefit cuts.
The study attempted to adjust for many of these risk factors, in addition to the presence of the heavy metal cadmium in urine.
The study attempted to identify clinical variables which could predict the response to a second-generation antipsychotic treatment during acute episodes among schizophrenic patients.
The scientists performing the study attempted to show that minocycline could be 25% better than placebo – a modest goal – but concluded that there is only a small chance that minocycline can reach even that threshold.
The EMF 22 International Scenarios are based on combinations of these dimensions, embodied in ten specific climate-action cases that all modeling groups in the study attempted to represent.
The study attempts to build theory from food industry cases.
The study attempts to examine the relationship between nurses' religious beliefs and how nurses communicate with patients.
Thus the study attempts to acquaint soil engineers with vital information for the measurement of diffusion coefficients for barrier designs.
The study attempts to answer a question raised in 2011, when scientists realized that our solar system just isn't quite right.
The study attempts to investigate the frequency change of extreme flow event occurrences and its impact on suspended sediment particle movement.
