Publications by authors named "M J Harrod"
Monetary incentives are commonly used to help recruit trial participants. Some studies have found greater recruitment with larger incentives, while others have found smaller incentives more cost-effective in terms of cost per participant. As part of an implementation study, we compared the impact of four approaches to recruitment, three of which involved phone recruitment with varying financial incentives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent guidelines have recommended a reduced role for primary prevention aspirin use, which is associated with an increased bleeding risk. This study aimed to characterize guideline-discordant aspirin use among adults in a community care setting. As part of a quality improvement initiative, patients at 1 internal medicine and 1 family medicine clinic affiliated with an academic hospital were sent an electronic survey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Patients with heart failure (HF) overestimate survival compared with model-predicted estimates, but the reasons for this discrepancy are poorly understood. We characterized how patients with end-stage HF and their care partners understand prognosis and elicited their preferences around prognosis communication.
Methods: We conducted in-depth, semistructured interviews with patients with end-stage HF and their care partners between 2021 and 2022 at a tertiary care center in Michigan.
Article Synopsis
- Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is becoming more prevalent, leading to various health and social issues, and a Phase IIa trial showed that cannabidiol (CBD) could effectively reduce non-prescribed cannabis use.
- A Phase III clinical trial will evaluate the long-term effects of CBD treatment on patients with moderate-to-severe CUD over 12 weeks, with follow-ups at 24 weeks, involving 250 participants from multiple clinics in Australia.
- The trial will assess both primary (self-reported cannabis use and urine analysis) and secondary endpoints (including severity of CUD, withdrawal symptoms, quality of life, etc.), along with qualitative interviews with Aboriginal participants for insight into their treatment experiences.
Introduction: Research into stigma and injecting drug use has typically involved predominantly male participants, with limited research about the unique experience of women who inject drugs.
Methods: This study used survey methods to assess reduced access to health care due to stigma among a sample of women who inject drugs. Women (n = 232) completed a survey as part of a broader national study of people who inject drugs.