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Trial reportBMJ open2021

SUpporting wellbeing through PEeR-Befriending (SUPERB) feasibility trial: fidelity of peer-befriending for people with aphasia.

Nicholas Behn, Becky Moss, Sally McVicker, Abi Roper, Sarah Northcott, Jane Marshall, Shirley Thomas, Alan Simpson, Chris Flood, Kirsty James and 2 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02947776 (Adjustment Post Stroke and Aphasia), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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NCT02947776 nacompletednot on this map

Adjustment Post Stroke and Aphasia: Supporting Psychological Wellbeing Through Peer Befriending

TypeinterventionalSponsorCity, University of LondonRan2017 to 2019Enrolled62ConditionsStroke, AphasiaArmsPEER, USUAL
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Nicholas BehnCentre for Language and Communication Science Research, City University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9356-9957
Becky MossCentre for Language and Communication Science Research, City University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0340-533X
Sally McVickerCentre for Language and Communication Science Research, City University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4939-4210
Abi RoperCentre for Language and Communication Science Research, City University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6950-6294
Sarah NorthcottCentre for Language and Communication Science Research, City University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8229-5452
Jane MarshallCentre for Language and Communication Science Research, City University of London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6589-221X
Shirley ThomasDivision of Rehabilitation & Ageing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0704-9387
Alan SimpsonHealth Services and Population Research, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3286-9846
Chris FloodSchool of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5170-7792
Kirsty JamesBiostatistics, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2657-8148
Kimberley GoldsmithBiostatistics, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0620-7868
Katerina HilariCentre for Language and Communication Science Research, City University of London, London, UK k.hilari@city.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-2091-4849
City, University of London · GBKing's College London · GBLondon South Bank University · GBUniversity of Nottingham · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate systematically the fidelity of a peer-befriending intervention for people with aphasia.

designSUpporting wellbeing through Peer-befriending (SUPERB) was a feasibility randomised controlled trial comparing usual care to usual care +peer-befriending. This paper reports on the fidelity of all intervention aspects (training and supervision of providers/befrienders; intervention visits) which was evaluated across all areas of the Behaviour Change Consortium framework.

settingCommunity.

participantsPeople with aphasia early poststroke and low levels of distress, randomised to the intervention arm of the trial (n=28); 10 peer-befrienders at least 1-year poststroke.

interventionPeer-befrienders were trained (4-6 hours); and received regular supervision (monthly group while actively befriending, and one-to-one as and when needed) in order to provide six 1-hour peer-befriending visits over 3 months. MAIN MEASURES: Metrics included number and length of training, supervision sessions and visits. All training and supervision sessions and one (of six) visits per pair were rated against fidelity checklists and evaluated for inter-rater and intrarater reliability (Gwets AC1 agreement coefficient). Per-cent adherence to protocol was evaluated.

resultsAll peer-befrienders received 4-6 hours training over 2-3 days as intended. There were 25 group supervision sessions with a median number attended of 14 (IQR=8-18). Twenty-six participants agreed (92.8%) to the intervention and 21 (80.8%) received all six visits (median visit length 60 min). Adherence was high for training (91.7%-100%) and supervision (83%-100%) and moderate-to-high for befriending visits (66.7%-100%). Where calculable, inter-rater and intrarater reliability was high for training and supervision (Gwets AC1 >0.90) and moderate-to-high for intervention visits (Gwets AC1 0.44-1.0).

conclusionPlanning of fidelity processes at the outset of the trial and monitoring throughout was feasible and ensured good-to-high fidelity for this peer-befriending intervention. The results permit confidence in other findings from the SUPERB trial. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02947776.

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AphasiaFeasibility StudiesHumansPeer GroupReproducibility of Resultsclinical trialsdepression & mood disordersrehabilitation medicinestatistics & research methodsstroke

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PMID34341046
PMCPMC8330561
OpenAlexW3187718954

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