Clinical research stakeholders’ experiences of clinical research during COVID-19: a qualitative study

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Gillian Corey¹  Elaine Conway¹  Siobhán Egan¹  Fiona Leahy¹  Margaret O’Connor²  Louise Barry³  Rose Galvin³  Christine FitzGerald³  Aoife Vaughan-Witts⁴ 

[1] Clinical Research Support Unit, University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland;Department of Ageing and Therapeutics, University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland;School of Allied Health, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland;School of Medicine, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland;

关键词: Clinical research;    COVID-19;    Clinical research stakeholders;    Qualitative;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-023-06534-5

 received in 2023-04-13, accepted in 2023-09-25,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic created a complex high-risk clinical research environment with clinical research activities significantly impacted. Clinical research stakeholders adapted rapidly to new clinical practices; PPE, infection control policies, all while engaging with a more unwell patient demographic. The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of conducting clinical research during COVID-19 with clinical research stakeholders.MethodsThis qualitative study of semi-structured interviews conducted with clinical research stakeholders in an acute Hospital setting across a variety of disciplines; Consultant Geriatrician, Clinical Research Nurse, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy. Interviews were fully transcribed prior to reflexive thematic analysis. NVivo software was used to support data management and analysis.ResultsThree main themes were produced; (1) The challenging COVID-19 clinical research landscape, (2) COVID-19 clinical research communication barriers, and (3) Adaptations and learnings from clinical research during COVID-19.ConclusionsThis study explored the experiences of conducting clinical research during COVID-19 with clinical research stakeholders examining challenges faced and adaptations required. The findings inform, equip and support clinical research stakeholders in the event of future adverse public health events.

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