Data resource profile: the virtual international care homes trials archive (VICHTA)

Irvine, Lisa; Burton, Jenni; Ali, Myzoon; Booth, Jo; Desborough, James; Logan, Pip; Moniz-Cook, Esme; Surr, Claire; Wright, David; Goodman, Claire

Abstract

Introduction Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) conducted in care home settings address a range of health conditions impacting older people, but often include a common core of data about residents and the care home environment. These data can be used to inform service provision, but accessing these data can be challenging. Methods The Virtual International Care Home Trials Archive (VICHTA) collates care home RCTs conducted since 2010, with >100 participants, across multiple conditions, with documented eligibility criteria, initially identified from a scoping review. A Steering Committee comprising contributing trialists oversees proposed uses of fully anonymised data. We characterised available demography and outcomes to inform potential analyses. Data are accessible via application to the Virtual Trials Archives, through a secure online analysis platform. Trial recruitment is ongoing and future expansion will include international studies. Results The first phase of VICHTA includes data from six UK RCTs, with individual participant data (IPD) on 5,674 residents across 308 care homes. IPD include age, sex, dementia status, length of stay, quality of life, clinical outcome measures, medications, resource use, and care home characteristics, such as funding, case mix, and occupancy. Follow-up ranges between four and sixteen months. Conclusions VICHTA collates and makes accessible data on a complex and under-represented research population for novel analyses, and to inform design of future studies. Planned expansion to international care home RCTs will facilitate a wider range of research questions. Interested collaborators can submit trial data or request data at www.virtualtrialsarchives.org.

Citation

Irvine, L., Burton, J., Ali, M., Booth, J., Desborough, J., Logan, P., …Goodman, C. (2023). Data resource profile: the virtual international care homes trials archive (VICHTA). International Journal of Population Data Science, 8(6), https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v8i6.2161

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 30, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Jan 15, 2024
• Publication Date: Oct 11, 2023
• Deposit Date: Jan 2, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 16, 2024
• Journal: International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS)
• Print ISSN: 2399-4908
• Electronic ISSN: 2399-4908
• Publisher: Swansea University
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 6
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v8i6.2161
• Keywords: Older adults; Care homes; Randomised controlled trials
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4499641
• Publisher URL: https://ijpds.org/article/view/2161