Authors
Thirimon Moe-Byrne, Peter Knapp, Daniel Perry, Juul Achten, Louise Spoors, Duncan Appelbe, Jenny Roche, Jacqueline M Martin-Kerry, Rebecca Sheridan, Steven Higgins
Publication date
2022/7/1
Journal
BMJ open
Volume
12
Issue
7
Pages
e057508
Publisher
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
Description
Objectives
To evaluate digital, multimedia information (MMI) for its effects on trial recruitment, retention, decisions about participation and acceptability by patients, compared with printed information.
Design
Study Within A Trial using random cluster allocation within the Forearm Fracture Recovery in Children Evaluation (FORCE) study.
Setting
Emergency departments in 23 UK hospitals.
Participants
1409 children aged 4–16 years attending with a torus (buckle) fracture, and their parents/guardian. Children’s mean age was 9.2 years, 41.0% were female, 77.4% were ethnically White and 90.0% spoke English as a first language.
Interventions
Participants and their parents/guardian received trial information either via multimedia, including animated videos, talking head videos and text (revised for readability and age appropriateness when needed) on tablet computer (MMI group; n=681), or printed participant information …
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T Moe-Byrne, P Knapp, D Perry, J Achten, L Spoors… - BMJ open, 2022