Assessing effective interventions to improve trial retention : do they contain behaviour change techniques?

This research was supported by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government’s Health and Social Care Department. KG was supported by an MRC Methodology Research Fellowship (MR/L01193X/1).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

An embedded mixed-methods study highlighted a lack of discussions on retention in clinical trial consultations

Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge the trial participants, Surgeons and Research Nurses for agreeing to be audio-recorded as part of the main trial. Thanks also to Professor Craig Ramsay and Mr Irfan Ahmed the Chief Investigators of the trial. Thanks also to Karen Innes the Trial Manager and Becky Bruce the Data Coordinator for their support of the study. Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved through the parent trial from NHS North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee (16/NS/0053). Informed consent was obtained from all participants. Declarations of interest: None. Role of funding source: KG held a Medical Research Council UK Methodology Fellowship during the delivery of this project (MR/L01193X/1). The Health Services Research Unit, Institute of Applied Health Sciences (University of Aberdeen), is core-funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates. The funders had no involvement in study design, collection, analysis and interpretation of data, reporting or the decision to publish.Peer reviewedPostprin

Theory-guided interviews identified behavioral barriers and enablers to healthcare professionals recruiting participants to maternity trials

Acknowledgments We would like to thank all the truly heroic maternity healthcare providers who gave up their time during the height of the pandemic to contribute to this study.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Development of a co-designed behaviour change intervention aimed at healthcare professionals recruiting to clinical trials in maternity care

Acknowledgements We would like to thank all of the stakeholders who generously and freely gave up their time during the COVID-19 pandemic to contribute to this study. Funding The Health Research Board—Trial Methodology Research Network (Ireland) funded this doctoral study. The funders had no involvement in study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; reporting; or the decision to publish.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Behavioural approaches to recruitment and retention in clinical trials : a systematic mapping review

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