REDUCE: Delphi study to develop resource use questionnaire (RUQ)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development of the set of resource items for a questionnaire to capture costs of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) to the NHS, patient and society for the REDUCE trial: Delphi Study
IRAS ID
286316
Contact name
Frances Game
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 4 days
Research summary
Researchers have developed an intervention called REDUCE which targets the psychological and behavioural risk factors associated with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) recurrence and healing. Determining the cost of REDUCE and whether this cost is justified when compared against usual care is required as part of a future trial. The purpose of this study is ensure the set of questions to be included in the questionnaire represents a consensus view from people who have had DFUs or the people living and/or caring for them . This will help us identify which items are most important to capture the resources and associated costs of DFUs from the perspective of the NHS, the patient and society.
Up to 50 participants (up to 25 Healthcare professionals and up to 25 patient representatives, people with DFUs and family members and carers of people with DFUs) will be recruited to take part in this study. Healthcare professionals will be recruited via current networks (e.g. Diabetic Foot networks, Diabetes UK, REDUCE programme contacts, Twitter advert). People with DFUs and family members and carers of people with DFUs will be recruited via current networks (e.g. REDUCE PPI group, Diabetes UK, Twitter advert).The results of this study will be used to develop the resource use questionnaire (RUQ) for use in the pilot and main trials and will be disseminated at conferences and in academic publications.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/YH/0286
Date of REC Opinion
5 Oct 2020
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion