IMPLEMENT SWATs: Using IMPLEMENTation science and Studies Within A Trial to improve evidence-informed participant recruitment and retention in randomised controlled trials

Trials are the best way to test how effective health treatments are. However, fewer than half of all trials fail to recruit enough participants, and many participants drop out once they are recruited. These problems with recruitment and retention cause huge amounts of research waste that has been described as a scandal. Poor recruitment and retention have a human cost, too. A study of a COVID-19 trial found that every 50-day delay in completion due to slow recruitment or retention led to ~450 more deaths in the UK alone. This webinar will discuss ‘Study Within A Trial’ (SWAT) methodology and how it can be used in conjunction with implementation science to increase the use of evidence-based strategies for recruiting and retaining participants in trials.

Please note, you need to register for this event in order to receive an email invitation to join the session. Registrations are limited to 250 attendees and places will be offered on a first come first served basis.

This webinar will be hosted via MS Teams. You will need access to the web and sound facilities in order to view the webinar.

A recording of the webinar will be made available after the event. Previous recordings can be found here: https://www.methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/about/webinar/

UKTMN members also have access to recordings via the UKTMN YouTube channel.

If you have any questions regarding this event or wish to cancel your place, please email uktmn@nottingham.ac.uk

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TMRP Webinar: IMPLEMENT SWATs