Challenges of Researchers in Conducting International Study during the Eruption of COVID-19: Student and Mentor Perspectives

Mobaraka, Jenail; Elkazzaz, Lian; Rizkalla, Niveen

doi:10.3390/ijerph19020844

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“…However, differences in goals, research priorities, and pandemic conditions can hinder cooperation. Despite these challenges, international researchers can collaborate on shared topics such as preventing disease spread, treatments, and vaccines, including different phases of clinical studies 40 (Table 1 ).…”

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“… Using remote monitoring in the form of telephone and/or video visits 61 Reduction the number of face‐to‐face meetings and planning for video conference Using the patient's local facilities 61 Assigning most of the research tasks to the research staff, medical students and residents 9 , 40 …”

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“…• Risk of transmission (among research staff and investigators Reference) 61 • Increasing workload of clinical nurses 7,9,39 • Using remote monitoring in the form of telephone and/or video visits 61 • Reduction the number of face-to-face meetings and planning for video conference • Using the patient's local facilities 61 • Assigning most of the research tasks to the research staff, medical students and residents 9,40 Issues related to participants and ethical concerns…”

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Challenges and solutions in clinical research during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A narrative review

Nomali

Mehrdad

Heidari

et al. 2023

Health Science Reports

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Background and AimsThe COVID‐19 pandemic has presented significant challenges to clinical research, necessitating the adoption of innovative and remote methods to conduct studies. This study aimed to investigate these challenges and propose solutions for conducting clinical research during the pandemic.MethodsA narrative review was conducted (approval ID: IR.AMS.REC.1401.029), utilizing keyword searches in PubMed and Web of Science (WOS) citation index expanded (SCI‐EXPANDED) from January 2020 to January 2023. Keywords included COVID‐19, clinical research, barriers, obstacles, facilitators and enablers.ResultsOut of 2508 records retrieved, 43 studies were reviewed, providing valuable insights into the challenges and corresponding solutions for conducting clinical research during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The identified challenges were categorized into four main groups: issues related to researchers or investigators, issues related to participants and ethical concerns, administrative issues, and issues related to research implementation. To address these challenges, multiple strategies were proposed, including remote monitoring through phone or video visits, online data collection and interviews to minimize in‐person contact, development of virtual platforms for participant interaction and questionnaire completion, consideration of financial incentives, adherence to essential criteria such as inclusion and exclusion parameters, participant compensation, and risk assessment for vulnerable patients.ConclusionThe COVID‐19 pandemic has significantly impacted clinical research, requiring the adaptation and enhancement of existing research structures. Although remote methods and electronic equipment have limitations, they hold promise as effective solutions during this challenging period.

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Challenges and solutions in clinical research during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A narrative review

Nomali

Mehrdad

Heidari

et al. 2023

Health Science Reports

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“…Other researchers have reported the need for their teams to transition to virtual (e.g. video conferencing like Zoom; telephone) rather than traditional face-to-face interviews to minimize the risk of disease transmission and adhere to social distancing mandates [13][14][15][16].…”

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Nigerian stakeholders’ perceptions of a pilot tier accreditation system for Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors to expand access to family planning services

OlaOlorun

Jain

Olalere

et al. 2022

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background Community Pharmacists (CPs) and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs) are often the first point of care for many Nigerians, and when sufficiently trained, they contribute to the expansion of family planning services. Nigeria’s task shifting policy and existing regulatory and licensing bodies provide the enabling environment for PPMVs to be stratified and trained. This study explored the perceptions of stakeholders toward the pilot three-tier accreditation system instituted by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria with support from the IntegratE project. Methods Two rounds of qualitative phone interviews were conducted among stakeholders in Kaduna and Lagos states in 2020 and 2021. In addition, there were two rounds of phone interviews with CPs and PPMVs (program recipients) from Lagos and Kaduna states. All participants were purposively selected, based on their involvement in the IntegratE project activities. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded using Atlas.ti software. Thematic analysis was conducted. Results Fifteen stakeholders and 28 program recipients and 12 stakeholders and 30 program recipients were interviewed during the first and second rounds of data collection respectively. The data are presented around three main themes: 1) the pilot three-tier accreditation system; 2) enabling environment; and 3) implementation challenges. The accreditation system that allows for the stratification and training of PPMVs to provide family planning services was perceived in a positive light by majority of participants. The integrated supportive supervision team that included representation from the licensing and regulatory body was seen as a strength. However, it was noted that the licensing process needs to be more effective. Implementation challenges that need to be addressed prior to scale up include bottlenecks in licensing procedures and the deep-rooted mistrust between CPs and PPMVs. Conclusion Scale up of the three-tier accreditation system has the potential to expand access to family planning services in Nigeria. In other resource-poor settings where human resources for health are in short supply and where drug shops are ubiquitous, identifying drug shop owners, training them to offer a range of family planning services, and providing the enabling environment for them to function may help to improve access to family planning services.

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Challenges of Researchers in Conducting International Study during the Eruption of COVID-19: Student and Mentor Perspectives

Cited by 2 publications

References 43 publications

Challenges and solutions in clinical research during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A narrative review

Challenges and solutions in clinical research during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A narrative review

Nigerian stakeholders’ perceptions of a pilot tier accreditation system for Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors to expand access to family planning services

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