Process evaluation of a multicentre randomised clinical trial of substituting surgical excisions of low-risk basal cell carcinomas from secondary to primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In 2016, the SKINCATCH Trial, a clustered multi-centre randomised trial, was initiated to assess whether low-risk basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) can be treated by general practitioners (GPs) without loss of quality of care. The trial intervention consisted of a tailored 2-day educational course on skin cancer management. The aim of this process evaluation was to investigate GPs' exposure to the intervention, implementation of the intervention and experiences with the intervention and trial.

Research design and methods

Data on exposure to the intervention, implementation and experiences were obtained at several points during the trial. Complementary quantitative components (ie, surveys, database analysis, medical record analysis) and qualitative components (ie, inter

SUBMITTER: Noels E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867327 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature