Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Active, not recruiting
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT06293222 |
| Other study ID # |
SCD Support |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Active, not recruiting |
| Phase |
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
August 21, 2023 |
| Est. completion date |
April 30, 2024 |
Study information
| Verified date |
March 2024 |
| Source |
King's College London |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
Aim: To co-produce resources for inclusive and equitable Patient and Public Involvement and
Engagement in research on life-limiting conditions, with children and young people with
sickle cell disorder and their families.
Methods: Workshops with a) members of a patient advocacy organisation (Sickle Cell Society
n=5) b): i) Children and young people (10-18 years) with sickle cell disorder (n=15) and ii)
their siblings (10-18 years, n=10) and iii) their parents (n=15), c) Researchers form the
Cicely Saunders Institute Outputs: Resources that enable children and young people with
sickle cell disorder and their families to engage in research
Description:
Aim:
To co-produce resources for inclusive and equitable Patient and Public Involvement and
Engagement in research on life-limiting conditions, with children and young people with
sickle cell disorder and their families.
Objectives:
1. Partner and collaborate with the Sickle Cell Society to continue to build on the work of
the Cicely Saunders Institute to support a thriving Patient and Public Involvement and
Engagement community that includes children and young people and their families
2. Listen, hear, and understand what is important for children and young people with sickle
cell disorder and provide them with the knowledge and skills to collaborate with
researchers at the Cicely Saunders Institute during the design and implementation,
analysis, and publication of research
3. Equip staff within the Cicely Saunders Institute with the knowledge, understanding and
awareness of the role children and young people with sickle cell disorder and their
families can play in patient-involved research to ensure pathways for prioritizing and
disseminating patient led research are realised
4. Use data from objectives 1-3 to co-produce resources that may be used with a broader
population of children and young people with serious and life-limiting conditions and
their families to enable them to become equal partners in research
5. Use learning from the proposed project with the Sickle Cell Society as an exemplar
partnership, to inform future Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement with
children and young people with other serious and life-limiting conditions including
cancer and neuro-disabilities as the investigators expand the research remit at the
Cicely Saunders Institute.
Background:
Public involvement must be diverse and inclusive to enable research that has the potential to
reach those that stand to benefit from it the most, and thus to address issues of health
equity and accessibility. Yet, long-standing evidence has shown that those most likely to be
involved in research come from a narrow section of the population, from older age groups,
white ethnic and higher socio-economic backgrounds. It is widely recognised that many groups
are underserved and underrepresented in research.
Underserved groups include children, young people and adults from different minority ethnic
groups, socio-economically disadvantaged groups, migrants, asylum seekers, people with mental
health conditions and multiple health conditions. Children and young people, as a group have
few opportunities for research involvement. There is also limited evidence on optimal models
for partnerships in research.
Changing the balance of power and promoting wider participation, empowerment, diversity, and
equality, are seen as neglected aspects of involvement that, if given due attention, can
offer a way to move beyond involvement at the lowest levels of consultation to partnering and
collaborating with a wider diversity of people and communities.
Methods:
Design: A sequential design involving three work packages
• WP1 will address Objectives 1 and 2: Apr-June 2023
The investigators will hold separate child and adult online/face to face scoping workshops
(n=3) with:
Group B(i) children and young people with sickle cell disorder (n=15) and B(ii) their
siblings (n=10) and B(iii) their parents (n=15) recruited via charity partners to:
(i) Explain what research is, how it is conducted, relevant policies and the mission
statement of the Cicely Saunders Institute (ii) Review structures and processes for equitable
and inclusive Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement for children and young people
with sickle cell disorder and their families (iii) Identify relevant and appropriate
training/education/skills needed to enable children and young people with sickle cell
disorder and their families to engage in research.
The child and young people's workshop will be facilitated by an artist to assist with
activities to engage participants. These workshops will be evaluated by those involved using
surveys which will be administered at the end of the workshops.
- WP2 will address objective 3: Jul-Aug 2023 The investigators will hold online/face to
face workshops (n=2) with researchers from the Cicely Saunders Institute (n=10) and
members of Group B (n=10-15) to enable them to work together to identify resources
needed for meaningful Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement with children and
young people with sickle cell disorder and their families to take forward into WP3.
These workshops will also be evaluated by those involved using surveys which will be
administered at the end of the workshops.
- WP3 will address objectives 4 and 5: Sept-Dec 2023 Through a combination of online/face
to face working groups (n=2), the investigators will work with children and young people
with sickle cell disorder and their families (n=10-15 at each workshop) as well as
researchers from the Cicely Saunders Institute (n=5) to co-produce resources that enable
them to engage meaningfully in research incorporating the skills and knowledge
identified in WP1. One of these workshops will be facilitated by an artist to help
children develop their ideas into future resources for meaningful Patient and Public
Involvement and Engagement. This will facilitate their involvement in future funding
applications that are driven by them.
The investigators will have a final celebratory event with Group A: Sickle Cell Society and
Groups B(i) children and young people with sickle cell disorder (n=15), Bii) their siblings
(n=10) and Biii) their parents (n=15) to showcase achievements and plan next steps. The
celebratory event will include an evaluation of the whole project.
Outputs:
WP1: (i) Partnership with a charity organisation, the Sickle Cell Society (ii) guidance on
reaching minority ethnic groups and publicizing research opportunities; (iii) training skills
analysis to enable children and young people with sickle cell disorder and their families to
engage in research in a meaningful way.
WP2: Identification of resources needed to facilitate meaningful involvement of children and
young people with sickle cell disorder and their families to engage in research WP3: (i)
Resources that enable children and young people with sickle cell disorder and their families
to engage in research (ii) a future strategy for meaningful Public Involvement and Engagement
with children and young people with sickle cell disorder and their families (iii) an exemplar
to inform future Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement with children and young people
with other serious and life-limiting conditions including cancer and neuro-disabilities as
the investigators expand the research remit.
