ArticleBMJ open2016
Women's reasons for participation in a clinical trial for menstrual pain: a qualitative study.
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- Investigating people's attitudes towards participating in longitudinal health research: an intersectionality-informed perspective.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Insight into Dysmenorrhea Research from 1992 to 2022: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
- Recruitment and retention of clinical trial participants: understanding motivations of patients with chronic pain and other populations.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Getting the word out: Methods of learning about research and motivations for participation in a study focusing on a reproductive-aged Latina/x population.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2022Article
- Pain management and coping strategies for primary dysmenorrhea: A qualitative study among female nursing students.Nursing open · 2022Article
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- Mobile Application-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Feasibility and acceptability of a proposed trial of acupuncture as an adjunct to lifestyle interventions for weight loss in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: a qualitative study.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2018Article
- Multimodal Therapy Combining Spinal Manipulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, and Heat for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Prospective Case Study.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of the study was to explore women's motivations for participating in a clinical trial and to evaluate how financial compensation impacts women's explanations for participation. DESIGN, SETTING AND
participantsSemistructured interviews were conducted face to face or by telephone with 25 of 220 women who participated in a pragmatic randomised trial for app-administered self-care acupressure for dysmenorrhoea (AKUD). Of these 25 women, 10 had entered AKUD knowing they would receive a financial compensation of €30. A purposive sampling strategy was used.
resultsWomen had a long history of seeking help and were unsatisfied with the options available, namely painkillers and oral contraceptives. While interviewees were open to painkillers, they were uneasy about taking them on a monthly basis. The AKUD trial offered the possibility to find an alternative solution. A second reason for participation was the desire to add a new treatment to routine medical care, for which the interviewees considered randomised trials a prerequisite. The financial incentive was a subsidiary motivation in the interviewees' narratives.
conclusionsOur results contribute to the ongoing discussion of the impact of financial compensation on research participants' assessment of risk. The interviewed women considered all research participants able to make their own choices regarding trial participation, even in the face of financial compensation or payment of study participants. Furthermore, the importance of clinical trials providing new treatments that could change medical practice might be an overlooked reason for trial participation and could be used in future recruitment strategies.
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