Positioning Children’s Voice in Clinical Trials Research: A New Model for Planning, Collaboration, and Reflection

Following the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, there has been considerable growth in research with children about health and services that affect them. Creative methods to engage with children have also been developed. One area where progress has been slower is the inclusion of...

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Published in:Qualitative health research 2017-12, Vol.27 (14), p.2162-2176
Main Authors: Lees, Amanda, Payler, Jane, Ballinger, Claire, Lawrence, Penny, Faust, Saul N., Meads, Geoffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Childhood
Children & youth
Childrens rights
Clinical research
Clinical trials
Clinical Trials as Topic - organization & administration
Clinical Trials as Topic - psychology
Cooperative Behavior
Family - psychology
Feasibility
Feasibility studies
Health technology assessment
Humans
Infant
Interviews as Topic
Medical research
Positioning
Qualitative Research
Research design
Research Subjects - psychology
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Summary:Following the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, there has been considerable growth in research with children about health and services that affect them. Creative methods to engage with children have also been developed. One area where progress has been slower is the inclusion of children’s perspectives in qualitative research in the context of clinical trials or feasibility studies. Addressing this gap, this article discusses experiences of, and reflections on, the process of researching children’s views as part of a clinical feasibility study. The article considers what worked well and highlights remaining dilemmas. A new continuum of children’s engagement in research is presented, designed to assist researchers to make explicit the contingent demands on their research, and to suggest a range of techniques from within the broader fields of health, childhood studies, and education research that could be used to forward qualitative research in clinical contexts.
ISSN:1049-7323
1552-7557
DOI:10.1177/1049732317726760