The PREMAC 2 Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development and application of Patient Report Experience Measure for patients accessing Acute OnCology services: PREMAC 2 Study
IRAS ID
359182
Contact name
Richard Wagland
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Southampton
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 7 months, 30 days
Research summary
Aim
This study will test a newly designed patient report experience measure (PREM) questionnaire for acute oncology (AO) across three NHS Trusts.
Objectives
The study will test: i) the acceptability of the PREM instrument to patients; ii) how well the PREM questionnaire performs, its validity and reliability, when completed by patients who have received care from different clinical teams; iii) the capability of the PREM instrument to identify variations of patient experience between participating trusts, and; iv) how easily the PREM questionnaire can be used to collect information across several trusts that might deliver services in different ways.
Background
People with cancer often need to access AO services for serious problems caused by their disease or treatment. Although trusts are required to obtain feedback from patients who receive AO services, there is currently no accepted way of collecting this information. A preceding study, the PREMAC study, designed the new PREM questionnaire that we will test in this subsequent study.
Design and Methods
The study will include three NHS Trusts. A sample of at least 100 completed responses will be required for statistical analysis from each site.
Patients who have accessed AO services will be invited to take part by text message between one and two weeks following their care. Participants will be eligible if they: have a confirmed diagnosis of cancer; are 18 years old and above; have sought urgent care/advice for problems for cancer or its treatment; have accessed AO service via a triage helpline, a bespoke AO unit or via ED. Only anonymous information will be collected from participants.
Study outputs
The main study output will be a validated PREM, which can then be used to explore and benchmark the quality of AO services at trusts across England with different service delivery models.REC name
South East Scotland REC 01
REC reference
25/SS/0101
Date of REC Opinion
13 Nov 2025
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion