A Guide to Feasibility & Pilot Implementation Trials

This is a recording of a webinar about how to conduct feasibility and pilot implementation trials co-hosted by the Cancer Implementation Science and Sydney Health Partners Communities of Practice. The webinar was held on 23rd April 2021.

Feasibility and pilot studies for implementation trials are similar to those for intervention trials, but focus on developing implementation strategies, refining research methods and undertaking preliminary testing of implementation strategies. This slightly different focus often presents challenges for researchers who are new to implementation science, which we aim to address in this interactive webinar for clinician-researchers and implementation researchers.

In this interactive webinar, A/Prof Joanne Shaw provides an overview of issues to consider when conducting feasibility and pilot studies for implementation trials and illustrate how those issues played out in her pilot work for the ADAPT Program (Anxiety and Depression Pathway Program). A/Prof Peter Grimison, A/Prof Susanna Park & Dr Cassandra White present case studies on their work in setting up pilot and feasibility implementation studies. The session is moderated by Dr Ben Smith, who is working with the Translational Cancer Research Centres to build implementation science capacity and collaborations for better cancer outcomes through the Implementation Science Community of Practice.