Acceptability, fidelity and trial experience of four intervention components to support medication adherence in women with breast cancer : A process evaluation protocol for a pilot fractional factorial trial

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Green, Sophie M.C. and Hall, Louise H. and Rousseau, Nikki and French, David P. and Graham, Christopher D. and Collinson, Michelle and Mason, Ellen and Wilkes, Hollie and Howdon, Daniel and Foy, Robbie and Walwyn, Rebecca and Clark, Jane and Parbutt, Catherine and Raine, Erin and Ellison, Rachel and Buxton, Jacqueline and Moore, Sally J.L. and Velikova, Galina and Farrin, Amanda and Smith, Samuel G. (2023) Acceptability, fidelity and trial experience of four intervention components to support medication adherence in women with breast cancer : A process evaluation protocol for a pilot fractional factorial trial. NIHR open research, 3. 3. ISSN 2633-4402 (https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13337.2)

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Abstract

Background: The Refining and Optimising a behavioural intervention to Support Endocrine Therapy Adherence (ROSETA) programme has developed four intervention components aiming to improve medication adherence in women with early-stage breast cancer. These are (a) text messages, (b) information leaflet, (c) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based guided self-help (ACT), (d) side-effect management website. Guided by the Multiphase Optimisation Strategy, our pilot trial will use a fractional factorial design to evaluate the feasibility of undertaking a larger optimisation trial. The pilot will include a process evaluation to maximise learning regarding the fidelity and acceptability of the intervention components before proceeding with a larger trial. The trial process evaluation has three aims: to assess the (1) fidelity and (2) acceptability of the intervention components; and (3) to understand participant’s trial experience, and barriers and facilitators to recruitment and retention. Methods: The process evaluation will use multiple methods. Fidelity of the intervention components will be assessed using self-reported questionnaire data, trial data on intervention component adherence, and observations of the ACT sessions. Acceptability of the intervention components and trial experience will be explored using an acceptability questionnaire and interviews with patients and trial therapists. Trial experience will be assessed using a questionnaire and interviews with participants, while barriers and facilitators to recruitment and retention will be assessed using a questionnaire completed by research nurses and participant interviews. The pilot trial opened for recruitment on 20th May 2022 and was open at the time of submission. Conclusions: This process evaluation will provide information regarding whether the intervention components can be delivered with fidelity within a national healthcare setting and are acceptable to participants. We will also better understand participant experience in a pilot trial with a fractional factorial design, and any barriers and facilitators to recruitment and retention. Registration: ISRCTN registry (https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN10487576 ISRCTN10487576, 16/12/2021).

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Green, Sophie M.C., Hall, Louise H., Rousseau, Nikki, French, David P., Graham, Christopher D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8456-9154, Collinson, Michelle, Mason, Ellen, Wilkes, Hollie, Howdon, Daniel, Foy, Robbie, Walwyn, Rebecca, Clark, Jane, Parbutt, Catherine, Raine, Erin, Ellison, Rachel, Buxton, Jacqueline, Moore, Sally J.L., Velikova, Galina, Farrin, Amanda and Smith, Samuel G.;
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