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Teams talking trials: results of an RCT to improve the communication of cancer teams about treatment trials

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posted on 2023-06-08, 14:41 authored by Valerie JenkinsValerie Jenkins, D Farewell, V Farewell, L Batt, J Wagstaff, C Langridge, Lesley FallowfieldLesley Fallowfield
BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that communication between members of multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) is often suboptimal and communication about trials between MDTs and their patients is difficult. Educational interventions can help dyadic exchanges with different aspects of trial recruitment but less work has focussed on team interventions. METHODS: 22 multidisciplinary cancer teams in the UK participated in an RCT of a novel Teams Talking Trials (TTT) Workshop aimed at improving the following: awareness, involvement, communication and recruitment to cancer trials. MDTs were randomised following either 6 or 12months of audits, which were repeated after the intervention. Audits included numbers approached about trials, team members' attitudes, involvement and awareness of their teams' trial portfolios. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in the rate of approaching patients about trials post workshop (estimated improvement 22% higher regression coefficient of 0.2, exp. (0.2)=1.22). There was improvement in team members' involvement in trials in 4 areas (p

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Contemporary Clinical Trials

ISSN

1551-7144

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

1

Volume

35

Page range

43-51

Department affiliated with

  • Sussex Health Outcomes Research & Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) Publications

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Jenkins, V A Farewell, D Farewell, V Batt, L Wagstaff, J Langridge, C Fallowfield, L J on behalf of the Teams Talking Trials Steering Committee Journal article Contemporary clinical trials Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Feb 9. pii: S1551-7144(13)00011-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.02.003.

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2013-04-16

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