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Community consultation for prehospital research: experiences of study coordinators and principal investigators.

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Dickert, NW; Govindarajan, P; Harney, D; Silbergleit, R; Sugarman, J; Weinfurt, KP; Pentz, RD
Published in: Prehosp Emerg Care
2014

OBJECTIVE: To assess principal investigators' and study coordinators' views and experiences regarding community consultation in a multicenter trial of prehospital treatment for status epilepticus conducted under an exception from informed consent for research in emergency settings. METHODS: Principal investigators and study coordinators at all 17 hubs for the Rapid Anticonvulsant Medication Prior to Arrival Trial (RAMPART) were invited to complete a web-based survey regarding community consultation at their site for RAMPART. Major domains included 1) perceived goals of community consultation, 2) experiences with and views of community consultation methods used, 3) interactions with IRB regarding community consultation, and 4) general satisfaction and lessons learned. Descriptive statistics were tabulated for Likert scale data; relevant themes were reported for text-based data. RESULTS: Twenty-eight individuals (16 coordinators and 12 investigators) representing all 17 RAMPART hubs completed the survey. Respondents considered multiple community consultation goals to be important, with least support for the role of community consultation in altering study design. All sites used multiple methods (median = 5). The most widely used, and generally favored, method was attending previously scheduled meetings of existing groups. Respondents expressed frustration with low attendance and responsiveness at open public meetings. CONCLUSIONS: Coordinators and investigators in this trial viewed community consultation efforts as successful but reported real challenges generating public interest. Individuals with the condition under study were found to be more engaged and supportive of the trial. Respondents endorsed numerous potential goals of the community consultation process and often combined methods to achieve these goals.

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Prehosp Emerg Care

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EISSN

1545-0066

Publication Date

2014

Volume

18

Issue

2

Start / End Page

274 / 281

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Third-Party Consent
  • Status Epilepticus
  • Research Personnel
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Humans
  • Focus Groups
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
  • Data Collection
 

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Dickert, N. W., Govindarajan, P., Harney, D., Silbergleit, R., Sugarman, J., Weinfurt, K. P., & Pentz, R. D. (2014). Community consultation for prehospital research: experiences of study coordinators and principal investigators. Prehosp Emerg Care, 18(2), 274–281. https://doi.org/10.3109/10903127.2013.856503
Dickert, Neal W., Prasanthi Govindarajan, Deneil Harney, Robert Silbergleit, Jeremy Sugarman, Kevin P. Weinfurt, and Rebecca D. Pentz. “Community consultation for prehospital research: experiences of study coordinators and principal investigators.Prehosp Emerg Care 18, no. 2 (2014): 274–81. https://doi.org/10.3109/10903127.2013.856503.
Dickert NW, Govindarajan P, Harney D, Silbergleit R, Sugarman J, Weinfurt KP, et al. Community consultation for prehospital research: experiences of study coordinators and principal investigators. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2014;18(2):274–81.
Dickert, Neal W., et al. “Community consultation for prehospital research: experiences of study coordinators and principal investigators.Prehosp Emerg Care, vol. 18, no. 2, 2014, pp. 274–81. Pubmed, doi:10.3109/10903127.2013.856503.
Dickert NW, Govindarajan P, Harney D, Silbergleit R, Sugarman J, Weinfurt KP, Pentz RD. Community consultation for prehospital research: experiences of study coordinators and principal investigators. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2014;18(2):274–281.

Published In

Prehosp Emerg Care

DOI

EISSN

1545-0066

Publication Date

2014

Volume

18

Issue

2

Start / End Page

274 / 281

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Third-Party Consent
  • Status Epilepticus
  • Research Personnel
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Humans
  • Focus Groups
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
  • Data Collection