ArticleBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2006
Receiving a summary of the results of a trial: qualitative study of participants' views.
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- Brief Report: Positive Caregiver Perceptions on Receiving Research Summary Reports in Autism Longitudinal Research.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
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- Perspectives on returning individual and aggregate genomic research results to study participants and communities in Kenya: a qualitative study.BMC medical ethics · 2022Article
- Exploring the impact of ineligibility on individuals expressing interest in a trial aimed at improving daily functioning regarding perceptions of self, research and likelihood of future participation.BMC medical research methodology · 2021Article
- Providing trial results to participants in phase III pragmatic effectiveness RCTs: a scoping review.Trials · 2021Article
- "The results are encouragements to make positive changes to be healthier:" qualitative evaluation of Marshallese participants' perceptions when receiving study results in a randomized control trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2020Article
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- Health researchers' experiences, perceptions and barriers related to sharing study results with participants.Health research policy and systems · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore trial participants' responses to receiving a summary of the results of a trial in pregnancy.
designQualitative study with semistructured interviews.
participants20 women who had when pregnant participated in the ORACLE trial of antibiotics for preterm labour and preterm rupture of the membranes and requested a copy of the trial results.
resultsLess than a fifth of women who participated in the ORACLE trial indicated that they wished to receive the trial results. Reactions to the leaflet summarising the trial results were generally positive or neutral, although some women had difficulty in understanding the leaflet, and there was evidence of possible negative implications for women who had adverse outcomes. Women requested the results because they were interested in being able to complete their own personal narrative. They wished to know to which arm of the trial they had been allocated and the implications for their own pregnancy, and they were disappointed with receiving a generic summary. Women's accounts indicated some confusion about the trial findings.
conclusionsRecommendations that research participants be routinely provided with the results of studies have been made without the benefit of research to show the consequences of doing this or how it should best be managed. Caution is needed, as is more evaluation of how feedback of results should be handled, and assessment of the risks, benefits, and costs.
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