SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL SCIENCE: ReaCH research unit, WISH research group Collaboration for study development Lessons from the SHIP trial.

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL SCIENCE: ReaCH research unit, WISH research group

Collaboration for study developmentLessons from the SHIP trial

3rd NIHR Trainee Conference

Midland Hotel, Manchester.

Soo Downe [email protected] With thanks to the staff and women of ELHNHST for permission to use the photographs

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL SCIENCE: ReaCH research unit, WISH research group

Topic definition

• History

• Service user engagement

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL SCIENCE: ReaCH research unit, WISH research group

Collaboration with others to design the study

• HATCh

• Focus

• Location of study

• Determining the outcomes

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL SCIENCE: ReaCH research unit, WISH research group

Building a dream team

• What kind of people are needed?• Topic expert• Clinicians• Service users• Statistician• Measurement expert• Qualitative expertise• Trials expertise• Health economist

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL SCIENCE: ReaCH research unit, WISH research group

Building a dream team• How can they be found?

• Qualitative expertise - Soo Downe, Helen Spiby• Clinicians- Rineke Schram, Cathie Melvin• Service users - Sue Hinder, Virtual Service User Group• Statistician - Peter Diggle • Trials expertise - Helen Spiby, YCTU, Soo Downe• Measurement expert - Pauline Slade• Health economist - David Torgerson• Topic expert - Peter Whorwell, hypnosis midwives

UCLan, U Lancaster, Sheffield, Manchester, York, ELHT, Indep service user

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL SCIENCE: ReaCH research unit, WISH research group

Final aims

• To collect data to inform the design of a future, larger RCT to include a range of hypnosis techniques and sub-groups of women.

•To assess the effect of an antenatal group self-hypnosis programme for labour on maternal, neonatal and economic outcomes.

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL SCIENCE: ReaCH research unit, WISH research group

Issues

• Institutional expectations

• Personal expectations• Relationships• Financial allocation• Design differences• Imperative to submit

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