Using behavioural science to enhance use of core outcome sets in trials: protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

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Title: Using behavioural science to enhance use of core outcome sets in trials: protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Authors: Molly Byrne, Mike Clarke, Ian J. Saldanha, Fiona Quirke, Jan Kottner, Jamie Kirkham, Paula Williamson, Katie Mellor, Valerie Smith, Karen Matvienko-Sikar, Elaine Toomey
Source: HRB Open Research, Vol 5 (2023)
Publisher Information: F1000 Research Ltd, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Medicine
Subject Terms: Core outcome sets, trials, trial methodology, eng, Medicine
More Details: Background Core outcome sets (COS) represent agreed-upon sets of outcomes, which are the minimum that should be measured and reported in all trials in specific health areas. Use of COS can reduce outcome heterogeneity, selective outcome reporting, and research waste, and can facilitate evidence syntheses. Despite benefits of using COS, current use of COS in trials is low. COS use can be understood as a behaviour, in that it is something trialists do, or not do, adequately. The aim of this study is to identify strategies, informed by behaviour change theory, to increase COS use in trials. Methods The project will be conducted in two stages, informed by the behaviour change wheel (BCW). The BCW is a theoretically based framework that can be used to classify, identify, and develop behaviour change strategies. In Stage 1, barriers and enablers to COS use will be extracted from published studies that examined trialist’s use of COS. Barriers and facilitators will be mapped to the components of COM-B model (capability, opportunity, and motivation), which forms part of the BCW framework. Stage 2 will build on Stage 1 findings to identify and select intervention functions and behaviour change techniques to enhance COS use in trials. Discussion The findings of this study will provide an understanding of the behavioural factors that influence COS use in trials and what strategies might be used to target these factors to increase COS use in trials.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2515-4826
Relation: https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/5-23/v2; https://doaj.org/toc/2515-4826
DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13510.2
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/bd5caf72c7df41278bd0141f1ff1ace6
Accession Number: edsdoj.bd5caf72c7df41278bd0141f1ff1ace6
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:25154826
DOI:10.12688/hrbopenres.13510.2
Published in:HRB Open Research
Language:English