Letter on “Sharing trial results directly with trial participants and other stakeholders after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the UK – experience from the ActWELL trial”

Letter on “Sharing trial results directly with trial participants and other stakeholders after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the UK – experience from the ActWELL trial”

Abstract After the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic took hold in the UK, the ActWELL trial team’s plans to present the trial results to participants and other stakeholders had to change. Instead of face-face events, three online events were planned and hosted successfully. In this article, we describe the choice...

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Main Authors: Hanne Bruhn, Annie S. Anderson, Amy Hickman, E. Jane Macaskill, Shaun Treweek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Randomised trials
Research transparency
Result dissemination
Trial conduct
Online events
COVID-19
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05340-3
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spelling doaj-b7ad7c9accb04d3293f2acf5312894d72021-06-06T11:33:19ZengBMCTrials1745-62152021-06-012211510.1186/s13063-021-05340-3Letter on “Sharing trial results directly with trial participants and other stakeholders after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the UK – experience from the ActWELL trial”Hanne Bruhn0Annie S. Anderson1Amy Hickman2E. Jane Macaskill3Shaun Treweek4Health Services Research Unit, University of AberdeenCentre for Research into Cancer Prevention and Screening, University of DundeeBreast Cancer NowDepartment of Breast Surgery, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital and Medical SchoolHealth Services Research Unit, University of AberdeenAbstract After the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic took hold in the UK, the ActWELL trial team’s plans to present the trial results to participants and other stakeholders had to change. Instead of face-face events, three online events were planned and hosted successfully. In this article, we describe the choices made in planning and organisation of the online events including things we would do differently if we were to do it again. We think that online events are a useful platform when informing participants and other stakeholders of the results of your trial, even beyond the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and we hope this article can help other trial teams to plan their own online events.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05340-3Randomised trialsResearch transparencyResult disseminationTrial conductOnline eventsCOVID-19
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Annie S. Anderson
Amy Hickman
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Shaun Treweek
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Annie S. Anderson
Amy Hickman
E. Jane Macaskill
Shaun Treweek
Letter on “Sharing trial results directly with trial participants and other stakeholders after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the UK – experience from the ActWELL trial”
Trials
Randomised trials
Research transparency
Result dissemination
Trial conduct
Online events
COVID-19
author_facet Hanne Bruhn
Annie S. Anderson
Amy Hickman
E. Jane Macaskill
Shaun Treweek
author_sort Hanne Bruhn
title Letter on “Sharing trial results directly with trial participants and other stakeholders after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the UK – experience from the ActWELL trial”
title_short Letter on “Sharing trial results directly with trial participants and other stakeholders after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the UK – experience from the ActWELL trial”
title_full Letter on “Sharing trial results directly with trial participants and other stakeholders after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the UK – experience from the ActWELL trial”
title_fullStr Letter on “Sharing trial results directly with trial participants and other stakeholders after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the UK – experience from the ActWELL trial”
title_full_unstemmed Letter on “Sharing trial results directly with trial participants and other stakeholders after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the UK – experience from the ActWELL trial”
title_sort letter on “sharing trial results directly with trial participants and other stakeholders after the sars-cov-2 pandemic hit the uk – experience from the actwell trial”
publisher BMC
series Trials
issn 1745-6215
publishDate 2021-06-01
description Abstract After the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic took hold in the UK, the ActWELL trial team’s plans to present the trial results to participants and other stakeholders had to change. Instead of face-face events, three online events were planned and hosted successfully. In this article, we describe the choices made in planning and organisation of the online events including things we would do differently if we were to do it again. We think that online events are a useful platform when informing participants and other stakeholders of the results of your trial, even beyond the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and we hope this article can help other trial teams to plan their own online events.
topic Randomised trials
Research transparency
Result dissemination
Trial conduct
Online events
COVID-19
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05340-3
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