使用在线方法招募参与者参加心理健康临床试验:RE-MIND研究的考虑和建议
Mais Iflaifel1, Charlotte L Hall2,3, Heidi R Green4,5
1Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Trials
|September 7, 2024
概括
在线招聘策略可以提高心理健康临床试验的多样性和效率. 该RE-MIND研究提供了建议,以最大限度地使用这些方法,以更广泛地纳入参与者.
科学领域:
- 临床试验 临床试验
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 医疗信息学 医疗信息学
背景情况:
- 临床试验的多样性至关重要,但具有挑战性,特别是对于那些患有心理健康状况的弱势群体.
- 招聘延迟是一个主要问题,促使人们探索在线策略,以扩大覆盖范围和降低成本.
- 现有的关于在心理健康试验中在线招募的证据是混合的,需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 确定证据,并提供关于在心理健康试验中使用在线招聘策略的指导.
- 评估在线策略是否可以提高临床试验招聘的包容性.
- 为选择招聘策略提供建议,以提高试验效率.
主要方法:
- 使用混合方法的方法,包括对97项心理健康研究的证据审查 (WP1).
- 一项定性研究探讨了23个关键利益相关者的在线招聘 (WP2) 经验.
- 综合了WP1和WP2的结果,制定了建议 (WP3).
主要成果:
- 证据审查评估了在线与离线招聘方法的影响.
- 定性研究收集了利益相关者的观点,关于在线招聘在心理健康.
- 调查结果为开发在线招聘策略的实际建议提供了信息.
结论:
- 临床试验参与者应反映预期受益于外部有效性干预措施的人群.
- 提供了建议和考虑,以指导研究人员最大限度地利用在线招聘进行包容性战略.
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