Protocol for a Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership to agree the most important unanswered questions in international burns care
Introduction Burns affect 11 million people globally and can result in long-term disability with substantial associated healthcare costs. There is limited research funding to support trials to provide evidence for clinical decision-making. Research prioritisation ensures that research focuses on the...
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| description | Introduction Burns affect 11 million people globally and can result in long-term disability with substantial associated healthcare costs. There is limited research funding to support trials to provide evidence for clinical decision-making. Research prioritisation ensures that research focuses on the topics most important to stakeholders, addressing issues of research waste and evidence gaps. The aim of this project is to agree the global top 10 research priorities important to international patients, carers and clinicians from all income status countries.Methods and analysis The Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership will use James Lind Alliance methods to establish the top 10 research priorities in global burns care. An initial international online multilingual survey will collect candidate research priorities from stakeholders. To increase equity in participation, the survey will also be available via the social media app WhatsApp. Additionally, interviews will be conducted. Data will be analysed to identify and collate research questions and to verify that the priorities are true clinical uncertainties. This list will then be ranked by stakeholders in order of importance via a second online survey. Finally, a consensus meeting will identify the top 10 research priorities.Ethics and dissemination The University of Bristol Medical School Faculty Ethical Committee has approved this project. Research into burn care should be prioritised to ensure that funding is focused where most needed. This should be undertaken internationally, to ensure inclusion of the views of professionals and patients from lower income countries, where the incidence of thermal burns is highest. The involvement of the James Lind Alliance will ensure that the methodology is robust and that the patient voice is heard. The final top 10 priorities will be disseminated to funders, governments and researchers internationally to inform future global burns research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-348e117354a8460aa2954af4e9254ba42022-12-22T03:21:53ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-09-0112910.1136/bmjopen-2022-065120Protocol for a Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership to agree the most important unanswered questions in international burns careAmber Young0Jelena Savović1Hollie Richards2Robert Staruch3Anni King4Catrin Pugh5Suzannah Kinsella6Centre for Surgical Research, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK1The National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West (NIHR CLAHRC West) at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UKPopulation Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK1School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USACentre for Surgical Research, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKCentre for Surgical Research, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKJames Lind Alliance, National Institute for Health Research, School of Healthcare Enterprise and Innovation, University of Southampton, Alpha House, Enterprise Road, Southampton, UKIntroduction Burns affect 11 million people globally and can result in long-term disability with substantial associated healthcare costs. There is limited research funding to support trials to provide evidence for clinical decision-making. Research prioritisation ensures that research focuses on the topics most important to stakeholders, addressing issues of research waste and evidence gaps. The aim of this project is to agree the global top 10 research priorities important to international patients, carers and clinicians from all income status countries.Methods and analysis The Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership will use James Lind Alliance methods to establish the top 10 research priorities in global burns care. An initial international online multilingual survey will collect candidate research priorities from stakeholders. To increase equity in participation, the survey will also be available via the social media app WhatsApp. Additionally, interviews will be conducted. Data will be analysed to identify and collate research questions and to verify that the priorities are true clinical uncertainties. This list will then be ranked by stakeholders in order of importance via a second online survey. Finally, a consensus meeting will identify the top 10 research priorities.Ethics and dissemination The University of Bristol Medical School Faculty Ethical Committee has approved this project. Research into burn care should be prioritised to ensure that funding is focused where most needed. This should be undertaken internationally, to ensure inclusion of the views of professionals and patients from lower income countries, where the incidence of thermal burns is highest. The involvement of the James Lind Alliance will ensure that the methodology is robust and that the patient voice is heard. The final top 10 priorities will be disseminated to funders, governments and researchers internationally to inform future global burns research.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/9/e065120.full |
| spellingShingle | Amber Young Jelena Savović Hollie Richards Robert Staruch Anni King Catrin Pugh Suzannah Kinsella Protocol for a Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership to agree the most important unanswered questions in international burns care BMJ Open |
| title | Protocol for a Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership to agree the most important unanswered questions in international burns care |
| title_full | Protocol for a Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership to agree the most important unanswered questions in international burns care |
| title_fullStr | Protocol for a Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership to agree the most important unanswered questions in international burns care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protocol for a Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership to agree the most important unanswered questions in international burns care |
| title_short | Protocol for a Global Burns Research Priority Setting Partnership to agree the most important unanswered questions in international burns care |
| title_sort | protocol for a global burns research priority setting partnership to agree the most important unanswered questions in international burns care |
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