Research quality and dissemination of paediatric randomised controlled trials with and without patient and family engagement: systematic review.

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Objectives

Authentic patient and family engagement in child health research is defined as researchers working in partnership with patients and families on all aspects of the research process, including refining the research question, tailoring the intervention, devising study procedures and disseminating study findings. While there is good evidence of a positive impact of patient engagement on the research process, on research teams and on patient partners, there are few empirical data on the impact of patient and family engagement on research quality and dissemination. We conducted a systematic review to compare research quality and dissemination metrics for paediatric randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that engaged patients and families in the research process with trials that d

SUBMITTER: Borkhoff CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904335 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature