Process evaluations undertaken alongside randomised controlled trials in the hospital setting: A scoping review

Process evaluation of an intervention to test the effectiveness of foam border dressings in preventing hospital-acquired sacral pressure injuries (the EEPOC trial): A protocol

“…This parallel process evaluation, guided by prominent frameworks 14,15,18 , will provide valuable information regarding the potential mechanisms of impact and mediating factors influencing trial outcomes. Further, it will contribute to the limited body of evidence relating to process evaluations undertaken alongside RCTs in the acute hospital setting 19 .…”

“…As such, there is growing recognition of the value of undertaking processes evaluations alongside intervention studies 13-15, 17, 18 . Yet, a recent scoping review of process evaluations undertaken alongside RCTs and c-RTs in the hospital setting identified only a small number of trials (n=14) reporting process evaluation findings 19 . The authors concluded there was a lack of standardised reporting of process evaluations and clear descriptions of if or how authors use theory to guide their evaluation was not evident 19 .…”

EffEctiveness of Prophylactic fOam dressings in the prevention of saCral pressure injuries in at-risk hospitalised patients: the EEPOC trial

“…As already described, a parallel process evaluation is being undertaken alongside the trial [ 16 , 17 ].…”

“…An integral part of this study is its process evaluation. Process evaluations are particularly important for multi-site trials where it is necessary to determine whether interventions are implemented and received consistently across sites and to understand differences between them [ 17 ]. They also provide detailed documentation to enable replication, and information regarding the mechanism of action for significant or non-significant effects, thereby enhancing an intervention’s validity [ 16 , 17 ].…”

EffEctiveness of Prophylactic fOam dressings in the prevention of saCral pressure injuries in at-risk hospitalised patients: The EEPOC Trial

“…An integral part of this study is its process evaluation. Process evaluations are particularly important for multisite trials where it is necessary to determine whether interventions are implemented and received consistently across sites, and to understand differences between them (17). They also provide detailed documentation to enable replication, and information regarding the mechanism of action for signi cant or non-signi cant effects, thereby enhancing an intervention's validity (16,17).…”