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- Title
Nurses' experiences of participating in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) in the community.
- Authors
Newall, Nelly; Miller, Charne; Lewin, Gill; Kapp, Suzanne; Gliddon, Terry; Carville, Keryln; Santamaria, Nick
- Abstract
There is a dearth of experience and sharing of experiences by community nursing agencies in the conduct of clinical trials in the community. The objective of this research was to explore and identify the challenges and opportunities that arose when two community nursing services implemented a randomised controlled trial (RCT) in the community. An exploratory study was undertaken with the nurses responsible for implementing the trial at the operational level. Three focus group discussions were convened with the nurses. Key themes from the data were extracted and summarised. The eight key themes emerging from the analysis of the focus group data were -- being part of a trial, expectations versus the real RCT experience, benefits associated with implementing the trial, responses to the trial of other nurses not directly involved in the RCT, clients' responses to the trial experience, challenges, strategies to refine research processes and further involvement in research. This study offers insights into the experiences of clinicians and researchers involved in implementing a clinical trial in community settings. These include what worked well, what the pitfalls were and how they might have been avoided, and strategies for organisations wishing to undertake a clinical trial or to refine their existing research processes. Additionally, some lessons for everyday practice were identified as requiring follow-up as impacting not only on the conduct of a RCT but clinical care at all times. This paper provides guidance as to how to actively involve nurses in research not just to gather data and find study recruits, but as significant contributors to decisions about research design and implementation so that they are better equipped to inform and lead future research endeavours.
- Subjects
RANDOMIZED controlled trials; COMMUNITY health nursing; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; NURSING research; COMMUNITIES; MEDICAL research personnel
- Publication
Wound Practice & Research, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
1837-6304
- Publication type
Article