Patient and public involvement in contemporary large intensive care trials: A meta‐epidemiological study
Authors' conclusion
We found patient and public involvement in a fifth of large, contemporary ICU trials.
Study context
- Population
- Large (≥225 randomised patients), contemporary trials (published 1 January 2019–31 January 2022) of interventions in adult ICU patients
- Participants
- 100 trials
- Outcome
- Frequency, method and extent of patient and public involvement
Methodological detailssystematic search, duplicate independent assessment, pre-defined, pilot-tested data extraction form, Trial authors contacted as necessary
- Systematic search
- Duplicate independent assessment
- Pre-defined, pilot-tested data extraction form
- Trial authors contacted as necessary
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Patient and public involvement
- Trials using patient and public involvement
- 18
- Patients involved (trials)
- 14/18
- Clinicians involved (trials)
- 13
- Family members involved (trials)
- 12
- Involvement in development of research design (trials)
- 15
- Involvement in development of research focus (trials)
- 13
- Involvement by discussion (trials)
- 12
- Involvement by solo interviews (trials)
- 10
- Individuals involved, median (range)
- 65 (1-6894)
Original publication
Patient and public involvement in contemporary large intensive care trials: A meta‐epidemiological study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 28 December 2022. doi:10.
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