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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 FallowfieldBACKGROUND: 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=0.04): the pressure to enter patients into RCTs, the likelihood of a start-up meeting to discuss a newly accepted trial, the informational role played by individuals and recognition of this HCP's role by other team members. Also, confidence in communication about RCTS increased and awareness of different aspects of trial management improved on all 14 aspects (p=0.001). CONCLUSION: Attendance by teams at focussed workshops designed to enhance communication and trial recruitment improved several aspects of team functioning, but a significant impact on the number of patients approached could not be demonstrated.
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Contemporary Clinical TrialsISSN
1551-7144Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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1Volume
35Page range
43-51Department 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.Full text available
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