Participant perspectives about decentralised trial procedures in a remote delivery nutrition intervention trial.

ABSTRACT: Participant recruitment and retention are consistently recognised as significant, costly challenges in nutrition intervention trials. Decentralised study procedures address some of the recruitment and retention limitations in traditional trial methodology. Understanding participant perceptions and experiences of decentralised methods in nutrition studies is key to improving trial design and conduct. The aim of this study was to explore participant opinions about remote delivery of a dietary supplement intervention trial. Adults enrolled in a clinical trial of a milk fat globule membrane nutritional supplement for improvement of psychological wellbeing were invited to take part in a post-intervention interview. Interviews were conducted over video conferencing and transcribed. Using a semi-

SUBMITTER: Davies N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11894400 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature