Ramsay, Georgina;
Haime, Zoë;
Crellin, Nadia E;
Stansfeld, Jacki L;
Priebe, Stefan;
Long, Maria;
Moncrieff, Joanna;
(2023)
Recruitment to a trial of antipsychotic reduction: impact of an acceptability study.
BMC Medical Research Methodology
, 23
(1)
, Article 78. 10.1186/s12874-023-01881-0.
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Abstract
Objectives Pre-trial acceptability studies may boost recruitment, especially in trials comparing distinctly different interventions. We evaluated the impact of an acceptability study on recruitment to a randomised trial of antipsychotic reduction versus maintenance treatment and explored demographic and clinical predictors of subsequent enrolment. Methods Participants with a diagnosis of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder who were taking antipsychotic medication were interviewed about their views of taking part in a future trial. Results In a sample of 210 participants, 151 (71.9%) expressed an interest in taking part in the future trial, 16 (7.6%) said they might be interested, and 43 (20.5%) said they were not. Altruistic reasons were most commonly given for wanting to take part, and concern about randomisation for not wanting to. Ultimately 57 people enrolled in the trial (27.1% of the original sample). Eighty-five people who initially expressed an interest did not enrol due to declining or not being eligible (for clinical reasons). Women and people from a white ethnic background were more likely to enrol in the trial, but no illness or treatment-related characteristics were associated with enrolment. Conclusion An acceptability study can be a useful tool for recruitment to challenging trials, but it may over-estimate recruitment.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Recruitment to a trial of antipsychotic reduction: impact of an acceptability study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12874-023-01881-0 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-01881-0 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Randomised controlled trials, RCT, Recruitment, Acceptability study, Schizophrenia, Psychotic disorders |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10167585 |
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