Autopsy of a failed trial part 2: Outcomes, challenges, and lessons learnt from the DAISIES trial

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Autopsy of a failed trial part 2: Outcomes, challenges, and lessons learnt from the DAISIES trial

İnce, B; Phillips, MD; Zenasni, Z; Shearer, J; Dalton, B; Irish, M; Mercado, D; ... Schmidt, U; + view all (2023) Autopsy of a failed trial part 2: Outcomes, challenges, and lessons learnt from the DAISIES trial. European Eating Disorders Review 10.1002/erv.3058. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The relative merits of inpatient or day-treatment for adults with anorexia nervosa (AN) are unknown. The DAISIES trial aimed to establish the non-inferiority of a stepped-care day patient treatment (DPT) approach versus inpatient treatment as usual (IP-TAU) for improving body mass index (BMI) at 12 months in adults with AN. The trial was terminated due to poor recruitment. This paper presents outcomes and investigates the reasons behind the trial's failure. METHOD: Fifteen patients with AN (of 53 approached) participated and were followed-up to 6 or 12 months. Summary statistics were calculated due to low sample size, and qualitative data concerning treatment experiences were analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: At baseline, participants in both trial arms rated stepped-care DPT as more acceptable. At 12 months, participants' BMIs had increased in both trial arms. Qualitative analysis highlighted valued and challenging aspects of care across settings. Only 6/12 sites opened for recruitment. Among patients approached, the most common reason for declining participation was their treatment preference (n = 12/38). CONCLUSIONS: No conclusions can be drawn concerning the effectiveness of IP-TAU and stepped-care DPT, but the latter was perceived more positively. Patient-related, service-related and systemic factors (COVID-19) contributed to the trial's failure. Lessons learnt can inform future studies.

Type:	Article
Title:	Autopsy of a failed trial part 2: Outcomes, challenges, and lessons learnt from the DAISIES trial
Location:	England
Open access status:	An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI:	10.1002/erv.3058
Publisher version:	https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.3058
Language:	English
Additional information:	© 2023 The Authors. European Eating Disorders Review published by Eating Disorders Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords:	RCT, anorexia nervosa, day patient treatment, inpatient treatment, recruitment
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 Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
URI:	https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184768