A systematic review to identify and collate factors influencing patient journeys through clinical trials.

ABSTRACT: Patient-centred trial design and delivery; improves recruitment and retention; increases participant satisfaction; encourages participation by a more representative cohort; and allows researchers to better meet participants' needs. Research in this area mostly focusses on narrow facets of trial participation. We aimed to systematically identify the breadth of patient-centred factors influencing participation and engagement in trials, and collate them into a framework. Through this we hoped to assist researchers to identify factors that could improve patient-centred trial design and delivery. Robust qualitative and mixed methods systematic reviews are becoming increasingly common in health research. The protocol for this review was prospectively registered on PROSPERO, CRD42020184886. We us

SUBMITTER: Dobra R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262634 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature