Development of a co-designed behaviour change intervention aimed at healthcare professionals recruiting to clinical trials in maternity care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The evidence on what strategies can improve recruitment to clinical trials in maternity care is lacking. As trial recruiters, maternity healthcare professionals (MHCPs) perform behaviours (e.g. talking about trials with potential participants, distributing trial information) they may not ordinarily do outside of the trial. Most trial recruitment interventions do not provide any theoretical basis for the potential effect (on behaviour) or describe if stakeholders were involved during development. The study aim was to use behavioural theory in a co-design process to develop an intervention for MHCPs tasked with approaching all eligible potential participants and inviting them to join a maternity trial and to assess the acceptability and feasibility of such an intervention.

SUBMITTER: Hanrahan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9556136 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature