%0 Journal Article
%T Implementing a shared decision-making intervention to support treatment decisions for patients following an anterior cruciate ligament rupture - a protocol for the POP-ACLR feasibility study.
%A Carter HM
%A Beard DJ
%A Dodsley C
%A Leighton P
%A McCallion J
%A Moffatt F
%A Smith BE
%A Webster KE
%A Logan P
%J Pilot Feasibility Stud
%V 10
%N 1
%D 2024 May 7
%M 38715142
暂无%R 10.1186/s40814-024-01503-6
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Treatment for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture may follow a surgical or nonsurgical pathway. At present, there is uncertainty around treatment choice. Two shared decision-making tools have been codesigned to support patients to make a decision about treatment following an ACL rupture. The shared decision-making tools include a patient information leaflet and an option grid. We report the protocol for a mixed-methods feasibility study, with nested qualitative interviews, to understand feasibility, acceptability, indicators of effectiveness and implementation factors of these shared decision-making tools (combined to form one shared decision-making intervention).<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A single-centre non-randomised feasibility study will be conducted with 20 patients. Patients diagnosed with an ACL rupture following magnetic resonance imaging will be identified from an orthopaedic clinic. The shared decision-making intervention will be delivered during a clinical consultation with a physiotherapist. The primary feasibility outcomes include the following: recruitment rate, fidelity, acceptability and follow-up questionnaire completion. The secondary outcome is the satisfaction with decision scale. The nested qualitative interview will explore experience of using the shared decision-making intervention to understand acceptability, implementation factors and areas for further refinement.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>This study will determine the feasibility of using a newly developed shared decision-making intervention designed to support patients to make a decision about treatment of their ACL rupture. The acceptability and indicators of effectiveness will also be explored. In the long term, the shared decision-making intervention may improve service and patient outcomes and ensure cost-effectiveness for the NHS; ensuring those most likely to benefit from surgical treatment proceed along this pathway.<BR><B>BACKGROUND: </B>Pending registration on ISRCTN.