Abstract
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of education and training interventions on recruitment to randomised and non-randomised trials.
Study Design and Setting: A systematic review of the effectiveness of education and training interventions for recruiters to trials. The review included randomised and non-randomised controlled trials of any type of education and training intervention for recruiters to trials, within any healthcare field. The primary outcome was recruitment rates, and secondary outcomes were: quality
of informed consent, recruiter self-confidence, understanding/knowledge of trial information, numbers of potential trial participants approached, satisfaction with training, retention rates.
Results: Of the 19 records reviewed at full text level, six met the inclusion criteria for our review. Due to heterogeneity of outcomes and methods between the included studies, meta-analysis was not possible for the primary outcome. Of the three studies that reported recruitment rates, one favoured the education and training intervention for increased recruitment; the remaining two found no differences between the groups. Of the reported secondary outcomes, quality of informed consent was improved, but no differences between groups in understanding/knowledge of trial information were found.
Conclusion: There is limited evidence of effectiveness on the impact of education and training interventions on trial recruitment. Further work on developing a substantial evidence base around the effectiveness of education and training interventions for recruiters to trials is required.
Keywords: trial recruitment, educational intervention, training intervention, systematic review
Study Design and Setting: A systematic review of the effectiveness of education and training interventions for recruiters to trials. The review included randomised and non-randomised controlled trials of any type of education and training intervention for recruiters to trials, within any healthcare field. The primary outcome was recruitment rates, and secondary outcomes were: quality
of informed consent, recruiter self-confidence, understanding/knowledge of trial information, numbers of potential trial participants approached, satisfaction with training, retention rates.
Results: Of the 19 records reviewed at full text level, six met the inclusion criteria for our review. Due to heterogeneity of outcomes and methods between the included studies, meta-analysis was not possible for the primary outcome. Of the three studies that reported recruitment rates, one favoured the education and training intervention for increased recruitment; the remaining two found no differences between the groups. Of the reported secondary outcomes, quality of informed consent was improved, but no differences between groups in understanding/knowledge of trial information were found.
Conclusion: There is limited evidence of effectiveness on the impact of education and training interventions on trial recruitment. Further work on developing a substantial evidence base around the effectiveness of education and training interventions for recruiters to trials is required.
Keywords: trial recruitment, educational intervention, training intervention, systematic review
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 75-82 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology |
| Volume | 113 |
| Early online date | 22 May 2019 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2019 |