Professor Alyn Morice A.H.Morice@hull.ac.uk
Foundation Chair and Professor of Respiratory Medicine
HEIF: Simplifying patient information for clinical trials
People Involved
Professor Simon Hart S.Hart@hull.ac.uk
Professor in Respiratory Medicine
Prof Michael Crooks m.g.crooks@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Respiratory Medicine
Miss Rachel Thompson
Miss Caroline Wright
Professor Judith Cohen J.Cohen@hull.ac.uk
Director, Hull Health Trials Unit
Project Description
Clinical trials are the main mechanism for improving patient care. They are an important source of income for the University and HUTH. The output in terms of publications and impact generated contributes greatly to the REF submission.
In order to participate in a clinical trial a patient must provide informed consent. This is currently obtained by providing the patient with a patient information sheet (PIS). Over the years these have become increasingly complicated and frequently run to over a dozen pages. Although supposedly written in plain English they have become more like a legal contract.
Whilst some patients meticulously read the PIS many do not and indeed are put off by the complexity and decline to take part in the trial. This is particularly so in patients from areas of social deprivation where literacy is poor. Frequently these patients are the most in need of study because of the high rates of morbidity associated with social deprivation. Research funders require Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) to be central to projects that they fund and there is an expectation that ways to increase EDI are considered throughout the research project cycle.
This project will co-design some short animated videos covering the common procedures undertaken in respiratory trials and develop a trial-specific animated video using these elements in addition to key points about the study to be used alongside a full PIS in a clinical trial that is already funded. We will then use this animated video alongside the PIS and compare the patient’s understanding of the trial and procedures, acceptability of using the animation with the PIS and examine the effect on recruitment. We will use a recently RfPB funded trial – FanFIRST – and embed the video in the consent procedure.
If successful we will apply to the Health Research Authority for permission to market the animated video platform and commercialise it as an offer to be included under licence to our many industrial partners.
| Status | Project Complete |
|---|---|
| Value | £22,200.00 |
| Project Dates | Aug 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2024 |
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