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Study identifier: NCT06838689 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Participatory Approaches to Qualitative Research (PAQ): Comparing Two Approaches to Patient, Public and Clinician Involvement in Qualitative Research

Condition: Pediatric Mental Health Services · Cancer Screening · Serious Illness  ·  Sponsor: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

PhaseNA
Planned participants136
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

The goal of this trial is to compare two types of patient, public and clinician involvement (PPCI) in research: Consultative PPCI and Collaborative PPCI. The study team will compare these methods of PPCI in a randomized clinical trial (RCT) in which PPCI participants will engage with research teams on one of three real qualitative research interview studies addressing topics: 1) pediatric mental health, 2) cancer screening and 3) serious illness. Qualitative interviews are conversations with people about their experiences and perspectives. In all three qualitative studies, PPCI participants will help us at every stage of the research, from design (making choices about how to set up the study) through dissemination (sharing findings). The researchers do not know about any quantitative (numbers) evidence from RCTs about how well different PPCI approaches work. As far as the study team knows, this is the first RCT of PPCI approaches. Given this gap in knowledge, the research question is: How does a Consultative PPCI approach compare to a Collaborative PPCI approach in increasing engagement and partnership trust in research, particularly among historically underrepresented groups? The researchers' best guess (hypothesis), considering the information available, is that Collaborative PPCI will increase PPCI participant engagement, trust and the patient-centeredness of research more than Consultative PPCI.

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Talk to the study team

Catherine Saunders, Assistant Professor of Medicine, PhD, MPH  ·  603-650-5402  ·  Catherine.Hylas.Saunders@dartmouth.edu

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Locations (2)

Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthHanover, New Hampshire, United StatesRecruiting
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterLebanon, New Hampshire, United StatesRecruiting

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