COVID-19 impact on multi-site recruitment and enrollment

Strujo, Emma; Sanders, Mechelle; Fiscella, Kevin; Thomas, Marie; Johnson, Brent A.; Deets, Alex; Lucas, Claudia Sanchez; Holder, Tameir; Johal, Nina; Luque, Amneris E.; Cassells, Andrea; Williams, Stephen

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“…We observe that BCI research has provided ample evidence of the devices' proficiency in creating biometric profiles for users, as well as D). This is unsurprising, as researchers' ability to administer EEG studies to human participants in a laboratory was adversely affected by the imposition of lockdowns and travel restrictions worldwide [148][149][150]. While the number of studies using consumer-grade EEG was reduced during the pandemic, few EEG studies continued globally in diagnostic COVID-19 experiments [151][152][153].…”

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A scoping review on the use of consumer-grade EEG devices for research

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BACKGROUND: Commercial electroencephalography (EEG) devices have become increasingly available over the last decade. These devices have been used in a wide variety of fields ranging from engineering to cognitive neuroscience. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to chart peer-review articles that used currently available consumer-grade EEG devices to collect neural data. We provide an overview of the research conducted with these relatively more affordable and user-friendly devices. We also inform future research by exploring the current and potential scope of consumer-grade EEG. METHODS: We followed a five-stage methodological framework for a scoping review that included a systematic search using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. We searched the following electronic databases: PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and IEEE Xplore. We charted study data according to application (BCI, experimental research, validation, signal processing, and clinical) and location of use as indexed by the first author's country. RESULTS: We identified 916 studies that used data recorded with consumer-grade EEG: 531 were reported in journal articles and 385 in conference papers. Emotiv devices were most used, followed by the NeuroSky MindWave, OpenBCI, interaXon Muse, and MyndPlay Mindband. The most common use was for brain-computer interfaces, followed by experimental research, signal processing, validation, and clinical purposes. CONCLUSIONS: Consumer-grade EEG has proven to be a useful tool for neuroscientific research and will likely continue to be used well into the future. Our study provides a comprehensive review of their application, as well as future directions for researchers who wish to use these devices.

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A scoping review on the use of consumer-grade EEG devices for research

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Williams

McArthur

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented challenges in healthcare, including shifts in management for routine medical conditions,42 limitations on research activity43 and increased levels of pandemic-related stress,44 all three of which may impact various aspects of delivery of surgical interventions and patients’ experiences. To this end, PKIDS will evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on three levels: (1) limitations on healthcare access, (2) limitations on research study conduct and (3) patient-based anxiety due to COVID-19 (table 2).…”

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Comparative effectiveness of paediatric kidney stone surgery (the PKIDS trial): study protocol for a patient-centred pragmatic clinical trial

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Introduction The strength of the evidence base for the comparative effectiveness of three common surgical modalities for paediatric nephrolithiasis (ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy) and its relevance to patients and caregivers are insufficient. We describe the methods and rationale for the Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) Care Improvement Network Trial with the aim to compare effectiveness of surgical modalities in paediatric nephrolithiasis based on stone clearance and lived patient experiences. This protocol serves as a patient-centred alternative to randomised controlled trials for interventions where clinical equipoise is lacking. Methods and analysis The PKIDS is a collaborative learning organisation composed of 26 hospitals that is conducting a prospective pragmatic clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy for youth aged 8–21 years with kidney and/or ureteral stones. Embedded within clinical care, the PKIDS trial will collect granular patient-level, surgeon-level and institution-level data, with a goal enrolment of 1290 participants over a 21-month period. The primary study outcome is stone clearance, defined as absence of a residual calculus of >4 mm on postoperative ultrasound. Secondary outcomes include patient-reported physical, emotional and social health outcomes (primarily using the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System), analgesic use and healthcare resource use. Timing and content of secondary outcomes assessments were set based on feedback from patient partners. Heterogeneity of treatment effect for stone clearance and patient-reported outcomes by participant and stone characteristics will be assessed. Ethics and dissemination This study is approved by the central institutional review board with reliance across participating sites. Participating stakeholders will review results and contribute to development dissemination at regional, national and international meetings. Trial registration number NCT04285658; Pre-results.

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“…In moving from face-to-face to remote interviews in PROJECT2, the adjustments needed to be approved by local ethical committees at the institutions involved, a process taking from several days to several months and possibly deepening the existing fragmentation of data collection across different countries. Discussions also revealed various levels of trust in local ethics bodies in different countries as their understanding of the specificities associated with social research was questioned (Gillam and Guillemin, 2018), especially in the context connecting the highly medicalised discourses of the pandemic with the medical roots of procedural ethics (Strujo et al ., 2020). In their approvals, the local committees were helpful in adjusting the formalities for the remote interviews.…”

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Doing ageing research in pandemic times: a reflexive approach towards research ethics during the COVID-19 pandemic

2022

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on societies and individual lives across the globe. In this paper, we address the impact of the pandemic and the protective measures on empirical social scientific ageing research through the lens of ‘ethically important moments’. One of the most crucial measures for preventing the spread of the virus includes social distancing; therefore, empirical research methods based on person-to-person direct contact (as in interviews) and first-hand observation have been scaled back since 2020. For ageing research, the challenges are particularly pronounced due to the ongoing discussion regarding vulnerabilities associated with higher age and age-based discrimination. Hence, many researchers focusing on ageing are facing some difficult questions: How and under what conditions can we carry on with empirical research without putting our research participants and ourselves at risk? Firstly, we systematically identify the key dimensions and challenges that have shaped social scientific research during the lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: fragmentation, fluidity, ambiguity and uncertainty. Then, using insights from two international research projects, we illustrate and critically reflect on the ethically important moments and practical dilemmas that have resulted from these pandemic challenges when researching with and about older adults.

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COVID-19 impact on multi-site recruitment and enrollment

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

A scoping review on the use of consumer-grade EEG devices for research

A scoping review on the use of consumer-grade EEG devices for research

Comparative effectiveness of paediatric kidney stone surgery (the PKIDS trial): study protocol for a patient-centred pragmatic clinical trial

Doing ageing research in pandemic times: a reflexive approach towards research ethics during the COVID-19 pandemic

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