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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Correspondence

Implementation salvage experiences from the Melbourne diabetes prevention study

Authors: James Dunbar, Andrea Hernan, Edward Janus, Nathalie Davis-Lameloise, Dino Asproloupos, Sharleen O’Reilly, Amy Timoshanko, Elizabeth Stewart, Catherine M Bennett, Greg Johnson, Rob Carter

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

Many public health interventions based on apparently sound evidence from randomised controlled trials encounter difficulties when being scaled up within health systems. Even under the best of circumstances, implementation is exceedingly difficult. In this paper we will describe the implementation salvage experiences from the Melbourne Diabetes Prevention Study, which is a randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness nested in the state-wide Life! Taking Action on Diabetes program in Victoria, Australia.

Discussion

The Melbourne Diabetes Prevention Study sits within an evolving larger scale implementation project, the Life! program. Changes that occurred during the roll-out of that program had a direct impact on the process of conducting this trial. The issues and methods of recovery the study team encountered were conceptualised using an implementation salvage strategies framework. The specific issues the study team came across included continuity of the state funding for Life! program and structural changes to the Life! program which consisted of adjustments to eligibility criteria, referral processes, structure and content, as well as alternative program delivery for different population groups. Staff turnover, recruitment problems, setting and venue concerns, availability of potential participants and participant characteristics were also identified as evaluation roadblocks. Each issue and corresponding salvage strategy is presented.

Summary

The experiences of conducting such a novel trial as the preliminary Melbourne Diabetes Prevention Study have been invaluable. The lessons learnt and knowledge gained will inform the future execution of this trial in the coming years. We anticipate that these results will also be beneficial to other researchers conducting similar trials in the public health field. We recommend that researchers openly share their experiences, barriers and challenges when conducting randomised controlled trials and implementation research. We encourage them to describe the factors that may have inhibited or enhanced the desired outcomes so that the academic community can learn and expand the research foundation of implementation salvage.
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Metadata
Title
Implementation salvage experiences from the Melbourne diabetes prevention study
Authors
James Dunbar
Andrea Hernan
Edward Janus
Nathalie Davis-Lameloise
Dino Asproloupos
Sharleen O’Reilly
Amy Timoshanko
Elizabeth Stewart
Catherine M Bennett
Greg Johnson
Rob Carter
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-806

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