Public involvement in Australian clinical trials: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public involvement enhances the relevance, quality, and impact of research. There is some evidence that public involvement in Australian research lags other countries, such as the United Kingdom. The purpose of the systematic review was to establish the rates and describe the characteristics of public involvement in Australian clinical trials.

Methods

We reviewed evidence of public involvement in all Australian randomised controlled trials published in the first 6 months of 2021. To determine the quality of public involvement, we used the five-item short-form version of the Guidance of Reporting Involvement Patients and the Public, version 2.

Results

In total, 325 randomised controlled trials were included, of which 17 (5%) reported any public involvement.

SUBMITTER: Zirnsak TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11304641 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature