Example CA Study Protocols

EMCA-based and EMCA-informed study protocols are necessary for recruitment, consent and data collection.

Here are a set of protocols that are available for researchers to model their own. NB: You might need to adapt these for your local/national context, but these example protocols should help with writing ethics/IRB and funding applications.

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Protocols for CA studies in healthcare settings

• (UK) The development and testing of a communication skills training intervention for healthcare professionals caring for people with dementia in acute hospitals:
  • Protocol: https://njl-admin.nihr.ac.uk/document/download/2014201
• Evaluating nuanced practices for initiating decision-making in neurology clinics: a mixed-methods study, Reuber, Chappell, Jackson and Toerien:
  • https://njl-admin.nihr.ac.uk/document/download/2021309 2018
  • This includes methods in Chapter 10, and analytic codebook in Appendix 5, questionnaires also in Appendices
• Delivering patient choice in clinical practice: a conversation analytic study of communication practices used in neurology clinics to involve patients in decision-making, Reuber, Toerien, Shaw, Duncan, 2015
  • https://njl-admin.nihr.ac.uk/document/download/2021309
  • Also includes methods, and analytic codebook, plus questionnaires used
• Shaw SE, Cameron D, Wherton J, Seuren LM, Vijayaraghavan S, Bhattacharya S, et al. Technology-enhanced consultations in diabetes, cancer, and heart failure: protocol for the qualitative analysis of remote consultations (QUARC) project. JMIR Res Protoc 2018 Jul 31;7(7):e10913
  • https://njl-admin.nihr.ac.uk/document/download/2021309

Reports with details of protocols

• Barnes et al's protocol details for the 'One in a Million' corpus: https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/PB-PG-0613-31099
• Parry et al's VERDIS study protocol: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/ncare/documents/final-report-verdis.pdf

Related discussions and links

• Lucas Seuren's (2020) ROLSI blog on ethical video consultations: https://rolsi.net/2020/07/17/studying-video-consultations-how-do-we-record-data-ethically-during-covid-19/
• There is a discussions on protocols and related procedures in this article by Parry, Pino et al.: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298796872_Acceptability_and_design_of_video-based_research_on_healthcare_communication_Evidence_and_recommendations

Studies that document protocols that include CA

• Begh, R., Coleman, T., Yardley, L., Barnes, R., Naughton, F., Gilbert, H., Ferrey, A., Madigan, C., Williams, N., Hamilton, L., Warren, Y., Grabey, J., Clark, M., Dickinson, A., & Aveyard, P. (2019). Examining the effectiveness of general practitioner and nurse promotion of electronic cigarettes versus standard care for smoking reduction and abstinence in hardcore smokers with smoking-related chronic disease: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/218315299/s13063_019_3850_1.pdf
• Seguin, M., Hall, L., Atherton, H., Barnes, R., Leydon, G., Murray, E., Pope, C. J., Ziebland, S., & Stevenson, F. (2018). Protocol paper for the 'Harnessing resources from the internet to maximise outcomes from GP consultations (HaRI)' study: A mixed qualitative methods study. BMJ Open , 8 (8), [e024188]. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen2018-024188: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/165191600/e024188.full.pdf