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Trial reportBMJ open2022

Patient and physiotherapist perceptions of the Getting Recovery Right After Neck Dissection (GRRAND) rehabilitation intervention: a qualitative interview study embedded within a feasibility trial.

Beth Fordham, Toby O Smith, Sarah Lamb, Alana Morris, Stuart C Winter

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Intraoperative Spinal Accessory Nerve Monitoring During Neck Dissection Surgery as a Predictor for Shoulder Dysfunction.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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  3. Exploring patients and caregivers needs and experiences in oncological physiotherapy: a call for collaborative care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Beth FordhamNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK beth.fordham@ndorms.ox.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-5996-3563
Toby O SmithNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Sarah LambNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Alana MorrisNuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Stuart C WinterNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre · GBUniversity of East Anglia · GBUniversity of Exeter · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe Getting Recovery Right After Neck Dissection (GRRAND) intervention is a physiotherapy programme for patients with head and neck cancer who have undergone neck dissection. The aim of this qualitative study was to understand if the intervention was useful, acceptable and whether it was feasible to conduct a randomised controlled trial (RCT).

designThis qualitative study was embedded within the GRRAND-Feasibility (GRRAND-F) Study.

settingParticipants were recruited from four acute National Health Service hospitals in England between 2020 and 2021.

participantsWe interviewed four usual care and four intervention patient-participants from a single study site (Oxford). Six were male, two were female. All were white British ethnicity. We interviewed two physiotherapists from Oxford who delivered the GRRAND-F intervention, and physiotherapists from Birmingham, Poole and Norwich who were trained to deliver the intervention but were not able to deliver it within the study time frame.

resultsThe analysis identified five themes: (1) Acceptability, (2) Adherence, (3) Outcomes, (4) Feasibility and (5) Stand-alone themes (prehabilitation, video consultations, healthcare use).Patient-participants and physiotherapist-participants agreed that usual care was not meeting patients' rehabilitation needs. The GRRAND intervention provided biopsychosocial support. In comparison to the usual care group, patient-participants who received the intervention were more confident that they could perform rehabilitation exercises and were more motivated to engage in long-term adaptive behaviour change. Physiotherapists felt they needed more administrative support to participate in an RCT.

conclusionParticipants felt that usual care was insufficient. GRRAND provided much needed, biopsychosocial support to patients. Participants were supportive that it would be feasible to test GRRAND in an RCT. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN11979997.

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Physical TherapistsCost-Benefit AnalysisExercise TherapyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNeck DissectionQualitative Researchhead & neck tumoursqualitative researchrehabilitation medicine

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PMID36375975
PMCPMC9664296
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