Lessons from an aborted controlled trial on the impact of befriending in an early intervention in psychosis population.
Lars HansenEmma BayfordRachael WoodKyt ProctorRebecca JansenKatherine Newman-TaylorPublished in: Early intervention in psychiatry (2021)
We offer our observations to other clinicians who may be considering similar research. A more assertive researcher-led approach over the first few meetings between matched pairs is likely to have been more effective in retaining participants' engagement in the study.