Clinical trial NCT04771260: Understanding Health Services Delivery for Fibromyalgia
Official title: A Realist-informed Investigation of the Organisation and Delivery of Health and Social Care Services for People With Fibromyalgia Living in the UK
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia, Primary
Fibromyalgia, Secondary
Lead sponsor: University of Aberdeen
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-02-25
Enrollment: 65
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Participants will include healthcare professionals (for example, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals), social care practitioners (for example, social prescribers), service delivery managers, commissioners and other individuals involved in the organisation and delivery of health and social care services for people with fibromyalgia living in the UK.

Brief summary: This research study aims to:

i) Explore and understand how health and social care for people with fibromyalgia living in the UK is organised and delivered.

ii) Identify models of practice to inform co-design of new care pathways for people with fibromyalgia living in the UK.

To do this, up to ten UK-based case studies will be conducted in total: at least one each in England, Scotland and Wales. Interviews will be conducted with approximately 10 participants per case study, for a total of 100 participant interviews. Qualitative observations (in-person or on-line) will be conducted with a similar number of people (total 100 participants). Online focus groups will also be carried out with approximately 6 to 8 participants per group (up to ten groups for a total 60-80 participants). Participants will include healthcare professionals (for example, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals), social care practitioners (for example, social prescribers), service delivery managers, commissioners and other individuals involved in the organisation and delivery of health and social care services for people with fibromyalgia living in the UK.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* NHS and/or non-NHS organisations in the UK providing health and social care to people with fibromyalgia.
* Health and social care professionals identifying and or providing support for people with fibromyalgia in one of the ten case studies.
* NHS/non-NHS staff influential in the organisation and/or delivery of health and social care to people with fibromyalgia in one of the ten case studies, for example, service managers, professional service leads, commissioners.

Exclusion Criteria:

* NHS/non-NHS organisations in the UK not providing health or social care to people with fibromyalgia.
* NHS/non-NHS staff who are not able to communicate sufficiently well in English to participate effectively.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Model of care
timeFrame: By February 2022
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: London
country: United Kingdom
facility: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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