Synthesis of qualitative research studies regarding the factors surrounding UK critical care trial infrastructure.

ABSTRACT: Conducting clinical trials in critical care is integral to improving patient care. Unique practical and ethical considerations exist in this patient population that make patient recruitment challenging, including narrow recruitment timeframes and obtaining patient consent often in time-critical situations. Units currently vary significantly in their ability to recruit according to infrastructure and level of research activity.

Aim

To identify variability in the research infrastructure of UK intensive care units and their ability to conduct research and recruit patients into clinical trials.

Design

We evaluated factors related to intensive care patient enrolment into clinical trials in the UK. This consisted of a qualitative synthesis carried out with two datasets of in-depth

SUBMITTER: Pattison N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6937020 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature