Challenges to and lessons learned from conducting palliative care research.

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Ann M O'MaraTami Bornemann

Abstract

In response to a 2005 solicitation from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, 16 investigators received funding to test interventions that would reduce the barriers that prevent cancer patients from receiving adequate and appropriate symptom management therapies. Since the awards have been issued, the investigators have met two times and have identified a number of challenges to implementing their respective studies. A survey was conducted that focused on their experiences with hiring and retaining study personnel, gaining Institutional Review Board approval, incurring unexpected costs, challenges to accruing participants, and a listing of standard measures used in the study. The survey was completed online by the Principal Investigator for each project in late 2006 and the initial results were confirmed one year later by resending the initial survey and by a follow-up telephone call. All but one Principal Investigator completed the survey. Obtaining Institutional Review Board approval, hiring and recruiting research personnel, establishing subcontracts, and accruing research subjects were the primary challenges experienced by the investigators. This palliative care solicitation achieved more than its original intent of stimu...Continue Reading

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