ArticleBritish dental journal2014
Participant recruitment to FiCTION, a primary dental care trial - survey of facilitators and barriers.
Article in British dental journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02604134 (Medical Management of Caries in the Primary Dentition Using Silver Nitrate), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Medical Management of Caries in the Primary Dentition Using Silver Nitrate: A Pilot Study
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Best-practice prevention alone or with conventional or biological caries management for 3- to 7-year-olds: the FiCTION three-arm RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2020Trial
- Parental attitudes to randomised controlled trials in primary dental care: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Using Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to understand implementation of a pragmatic clinical trial in Public Dental Service in Norway.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Practical considerations for conducting dental clinical trials in primary care.British dental journal · 2015Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify reasons behind a lower than expected participant recruitment rate within the FiCTION trial, a multi-centre paediatric primary dental care randomised controlled trial (RCT). SUBJECTS (MATERIALS) AND
methodsAn online survey, based on a previously published tool, consisting of both quantitative and qualitative responses, completed by staff in dental practices recruiting to FiCTION. Ratings from quantitative responses were aggregated to give overall scores for factors related to participant recruitment. Qualitative responses were independently grouped into themes.
resultsThirty-nine anonymous responses were received. Main facilitators related to the support received from the central research team and importance of the research question. The main barriers related to low child eligibility rates and the integration of trial processes within routine workloads.
conclusionsThese findings have directed strategies for enhancing participant recruitment at existing practices and informed recruitment of further practices. The results help provide a profile of the features required of practices to successfully screen and recruit participants. Future trials in this setting should consider the level of interest in the research question within practices, and ensure trial processes are as streamlined as possible. Research teams should actively support practices with participant recruitment and maintain enthusiasm among the entire practice team.
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