Abstract
Objectives The HTA-funded SHIFT Trial (Self-Harm Intervention: Family Therapy) aims to recruit 832 young people following self-harm, along with their primary care givers. Recruitment is scheduled to take place over 3 years, across three ‘Hubs’ in the UK – Greater Manchester, London and Yorkshire – each involving approximately 15 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Due to the complexities of set-up and the involvement of many clinicians in largely research-naive services, recruitment has been slower than anticipated. The TMG thus agreed an intensive strategy to enhance the existing recruitment plan.
Highlights
Inclusion of new sites would involve either an increase in Family Therapists (FTs) workload, or development of an entirely new group of services involving lengthy and costly employment of additional Therapists, plus the governance approvals required for each Trust
The main elements of this approach are a) passing on guidance regarding strategies employed in services already recruiting well to other Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), b) a systematic, site-by-site approach with those identified as poor recruiters – this involves phone calls from the Hub
Leads to each PI, increased Researcher contact, identification of SHIFT ‘Champions’ in each service location to ensure SHIFT is flagged at all relevant team meetings, c) MHRN CSO attendance at referral meetings to flag eligible cases
Summary
The HTA-funded SHIFT Trial (Self-Harm Intervention: Family Therapy) aims to recruit 832 young people following self-harm, along with their primary care givers. Recruitment is scheduled to take place over 3 years, across three ‘Hubs’ in the UK – Greater Manchester, London and Yorkshire – each involving approximately 15 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Due to the complexities of set-up and the involvement of many clinicians in largely research-naïve services, recruitment has been slower than anticipated. The TMG agreed an intensive strategy to enhance the existing recruitment plan
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