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Involving consumers in designing, conducting, and interpreting randomised controlled trials: questionnaire survey

BMJ 2001; 322 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7285.519 (Published 03 March 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;322:519

Data supplement

  • Table A

    Table B
     
     

    Table A Characteristics of randomised controlled trials run by 62 trial coordinating centres

      Characteristics
      No
      No of RCTs coordinated 1990-8
       10
      29
      11-50
      16
      >50
      7
      Not known
      10
      Were consumers involved in any stage of the research process?
      Yes
      23
      No, but there are plans to involve them in future
      17
      No plans to involve them
      15
      No answer about plans
      2
      Not answered
      5
      Reasons for not planning to involve consumers*
       

      Do not know who to involve
      8
      Have not thought about it
      5
      Do not think it is relevant
      4
      Problem of resources
      3
      Do not know how to
      2
      Commercially sensitive
      1
      Other
      1
      Were consumers involved in general activities such as setting research agenda?
      Yes
      8
      No
      15
      Description of consumers who were involved in research*
      Patients or potential patients
      6
      Members of a self help group
      4
      Members of organisations representing consumers= interests
      4
      Members of a community health council
      3
      Carers
      2
      Groups asking for research
      1
      Other
      3

      RCT=randomised, controlled trial

      *Categories are not mutually exclusive.
       

      Table BCharacteristics of 48 trials in which consumers were involved

        Characteristics
        No of trials
        Funding*
        Medical Research Council
        19
        NHS Research and Development Programme
        12
        Medical research charity
        12
        Department of Health
        8
        Pharmaceutical company
        8
        Other company
        3
        European Union
        2
        Scottish Home and Health Department
        1
        UK Department for International Development
        1
        Other
        3
        No funding
        2
        Area of research*
        Perinatal
        17
        HIV/AIDS
        8
        Cancer
        8
        Cardiovascular health
        7
        Rheumatology
        3
        Neurosciences
        2
        Gastroenterology
        2
        Respiratory
        1
        Other
        8
        Stage at which consumers were involved*
        Drafting or reviewing patient information leaflets
        32
        Developing the protocol
        31
        Promoting recruitment
        22
        Trial steering committee
        19
        Disseminating results
        15
        Writing up results
        6
        Developing questionnaires
        3
        Preparing self help book
        2
        Meeting with consumers
        2
        Randomisation 
        2
        Making a video
        1
        Monitoring trial
        1
        Sending results to participants
        1
        Data monitoring committee
        0
        Description of consumers who participated*
        Members of organisations representing consumers= interests
        29
        Patients or potential patients
        25
        Members of a self help group
        19
        Groups asking for research
        10
        Carers
        3
        Members of the public who are targets of health promotion programmes
        2
        Members of a community health council
        1
        School pupils
        1

        *Categories are not mutually exclusive.
         

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