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Patient and public involvement (PPI) in UK surgical trials: a survey and focus groups with stakeholders to identify practices, views, and experiences.
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- Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in Otolaryngology research: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- Patient engagement and shared decision-making in trial recruitment intervention studies: a systematic review.Research involvement and engagement · 2025Review
- Patient and Public Involvement in Paediatric Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trials: A Mixed Methods Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patient involvement in research within the Gynecological Cancer InterGroup: A call to action for a systematic approach: Results from a survey.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Incorporation of patient and public involvement in statistical methodology research: a survey assessing current practices and attitudes of researchers.Research involvement and engagement · 2023Article
- Starting a conversation about estimands with public partners involved in clinical trials: a co-developed tool.Trials · 2023Article
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- Involving patients and the public In sTatistIcal Analysis pLans (INITIAL): A delphi survey.PloS one · 2023Article
- Primary treatment of type B post-axial ulnar polydactyly: A systematic review and meta-analysis.JPRAS open · 2022Review
- The impact of patient engagement on trials and trialists in Ontario, Canada: An interview study with IMPACT awardees.Research involvement and engagement · 2022Article
- To what extent are patients involved in researching safety in acute mental healthcare?Research involvement and engagement · 2022Review
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- Recruitment and retention of participants in UK surgical trials: survey of key issues reported by trial staff.BJS open · 2020Article
- Patient involvement in surgical wound care research: A scoping review.International wound journal · 2020Article
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aimsHistorically, patient and public involvement (PPI) in the design and conduct of surgical trials has been absent or minimal, but it is now routinely recommended and even required by some research funders. We aimed to identify and describe current PPI practice in surgical trials in the United Kingdom, and to explore the views and experiences of surgical trial staff and patient or public contributors in relation to these practices. This was part of a larger study to inform development of a robust PPI intervention aimed at improving recruitment and retention in surgical trials.
methodsOur study had two stages: 1) an online survey to identify current PPI practice in active UK-led, adult surgical trials; and 2) focus groups and interviews with key stakeholders (surgical trial investigators, administrators, and patient or public contributors) to explore their views and experiences of PPI.
resultsOf 129 eligible surgical trial teams identified, 71 (55%) took part in the survey. In addition, 54 stakeholders subsequently took part in focus groups or interviews. Sixty-five (92%) survey respondents reported some kind of PPI, most commonly at the design and dissemination stages and in oversight or advisory roles. The single most common PPI activity was developing participant information sheets (72%). Participants reported mixed practice and views on a variety of issues including the involvement of patients versus lay members of the public, recruitment methods, use of role descriptions and payment for the time of PPI contributors. They suggested some solutions, including the use of written role descriptions and databases of potential PPI contributors to aid recruitment.
conclusionsUK surgical trials involve patients and members of the public in a variety of different ways, most commonly at the beginning and end of the trial lifecycle and in oversight or advisory roles. These are not without challenges and there remain uncertainties about who best to involve, why, and how. Future research should aim to address these issues.
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