Acknowledgments Ellen Murphy and Genevieve Shiely Hayes for their contributions to data collection. Funding: MB was funded for a summer period by the Health Research Board, Ireland through funding from the HRB Trials Methodology Research Network (Ref: HRB TMRN-2017-1). 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 (CZU/3/3). The funders had no involvement in study design, collection, analysis and interpretation of data, reporting or the decision to publish.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Björklund, Matilda K.

Gillies, Katie

Shiely, Frances

PLoS ONE

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INTRODUCTION: Complete and understandable information is vital for informed consent and this includes how and when potential participants can expect to receive trial results. Informing participants during informed consent about the sharing of trial results is important for addressing participants’ needs, ensuring adherence to regulatory guidance, and in fulfilling a moral obligation. METHODS: Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) were collated from across the UK and Ireland. Trial characteristics and data on disseminating trial results was extracted. Analysis included descriptive statistics and a directed content analysis approach. The content analysis framework was informed by regulatory guidance on PIL content and existing research on dissemination of trial results. Results were analysed using descriptive statistics and presented as a narrative summary as appropriate. RESULTS: 238 PILs from 178 trials were analysed. Of the 238 PILs, 74% (n = 176) provided information on sharing results with participants, 70% (n = 123) of which described passive methods of disseminating results that require active engagement from the trial participants, i.e., effort required by the participant to seek the results. The majority (90%) of PILs included more than one proposed mode of dissemination that largely targeted healthcare professionals rather than participants. Only 8% of PILs specified a time period for when results could be expected, 47% did not specify a time period (e.g. at end of trial), and 45% included no information on when trial results would be available. CONCLUSION: This study found that majority of the PILs included did include some information about dissemination of trial results. However, modes of dissemination tended to target researchers and clinicians rather than participants and information on when results would be available was often lacking. The findings highlight the need for further research that includes stakeholder input to identify what information on results summaries participants need at the point of making a decision about trial participation

Bjorklund, Matilda

PubMed Central

Information about dissemination of trial results in patient information leaflets for clinicals trials in the UK and Ireland: The what and the when

Acknowledgments Ellen Murphy and Genevieve Shiely Hayes for their contributions to data collection. Funding: MB was funded for a summer period by the Health Research Board, Ireland through funding from the HRB Trials Methodology Research Network (Ref: HRB TMRN-2017-1). 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 (CZU/3/3). The funders had no involvement in study design, collection, analysis and interpretation of data, reporting or the decision to publish.Peer reviewe

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Information about dissemination of trial results in patient information leaflets for clinicals trials in the UK and Ireland : the what and the when.

IntroductionComplete and understandable information is vital for informed consent and this includes how and when potential participants can expect to receive trial results. Informing participants during informed consent about the sharing of trial results is important for addressing participants' needs, ensuring adherence to regulatory guidance, and in fulfilling a moral obligation.MethodsPatient Information Leaflets (PILs) were collated from across the UK and Ireland. Trial characteristics and data on disseminating trial results was extracted. Analysis included descriptive statistics and a directed content analysis approach. The content analysis framework was informed by regulatory guidance on PIL content and existing research on dissemination of trial results. Results were analysed using descriptive statistics and presented as a narrative summary as appropriate.Results238 PILs from 178 trials were analysed. Of the 238 PILs, 74% (n = 176) provided information on sharing results with participants, 70% (n = 123) of which described passive methods of disseminating results that require active engagement from the trial participants, i.e., effort required by the participant to seek the results. The majority (90%) of PILs included more than one proposed mode of dissemination that largely targeted healthcare professionals rather than participants. Only 8% of PILs specified a time period for when results could be expected, 47% did not specify a time period (e.g. at end of trial), and 45% included no information on when trial results would be available.ConclusionThis study found that majority of the PILs included did include some information about dissemination of trial results. However, modes of dissemination tended to target researchers and clinicians rather than participants and information on when results would be available was often lacking. The findings highlight the need for further research that includes stakeholder input to identify what information on results summaries participants need at the point of making a decision about trial participation

Matilda Bjorklund

Frances Shiely

Katie Gillies

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Information about dissemination of trial results in patient information leaflets for clinicals trials in the UK and Ireland: The what and the when.

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Information about dissemination of trial results in patient information leaflets for clinicals trials in the UK and Ireland : the what and the when.

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