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Background <p>HIV clinicians and program implementers in Nigeria have limited implementation research training opportunities. We developed a virtual implementation research training program (iTRAIN) for clinicians and HIV program staff implementing the Intensive Combination Approach to Roll Back the Epidemic in Nigerian Adolescents (<i>iCARE Nigeria</i>) study.</p> Methods <p>iTRAIN was developed and facilitated by iCARE Nigeria investigators from Nigeria and the United States with extensive implementation research experience. The nine-session online course covered core principles of implementation research. incorporating developing a relevant concept note embedded into iCARE. Between September 2021–2022, content was delivered through asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and readings, followed by facilitator-led synchronous sessions. All six study site teams were assigned a course facilitator for mentoring to develop implementation research proposals nested in the iCARE study. We conducted pre- and post-training surveys to evaluate iTRAIN using the Kirkpatrick Framework and conducted analysis using explanatory mixed methods.</p> Findings <p>We enrolled 42 participants (55% male, 48% clinicians), with 50% of enrollees reporting no IR experience. Completion rate was 95%; 79% of participants rated the course overall as “excellent”, and 79% reported that their goal of gaining implementation research knowledge were met “a lot”. IR knowledge increased “a lot” in 71%, and 97% would “probably or definitely” use their iTRAIN knowledge in future research. All six sites developed implementation research concept notes addressing topics relevant to iCARE Nigeria, with four implemented.</p> Conclusion <p>iTRAIN represents a successful embedded implementation research virtual training and mentoring program which resulted in increased participant knowledge and capacity. Our training model can serve as a blueprint for study-embedded implementation research capacity-building in Nigeria and similar settings.</p>

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iTRAIN During iCARE Nigeria: Virtual Implementation Research Training Course Nested Within an Ongoing Trial

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    2025年2月19日

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  • Kehinde M. Kuti,
  • Aima A. Ahonkhai,
  • Bibilola Oladeji,
  • Sarah Zechariah,
  • Chibueze Adirieje,
  • Temitope Omotosho,
  • Olayinka Omigbodun,
  • Nadia A. Sam-Agudu,
  • Lisa M. Kuhns,
  • Robert Garofalo,
  • Babafemi Taiwo,
  • Lisa R. Hirschhorn

摘要

Background

HIV clinicians and program implementers in Nigeria have limited implementation research training opportunities. We developed a virtual implementation research training program (iTRAIN) for clinicians and HIV program staff implementing the Intensive Combination Approach to Roll Back the Epidemic in Nigerian Adolescents (iCARE Nigeria) study.

Methods

iTRAIN was developed and facilitated by iCARE Nigeria investigators from Nigeria and the United States with extensive implementation research experience. The nine-session online course covered core principles of implementation research. incorporating developing a relevant concept note embedded into iCARE. Between September 2021–2022, content was delivered through asynchronous pre-recorded lectures and readings, followed by facilitator-led synchronous sessions. All six study site teams were assigned a course facilitator for mentoring to develop implementation research proposals nested in the iCARE study. We conducted pre- and post-training surveys to evaluate iTRAIN using the Kirkpatrick Framework and conducted analysis using explanatory mixed methods.

Findings

We enrolled 42 participants (55% male, 48% clinicians), with 50% of enrollees reporting no IR experience. Completion rate was 95%; 79% of participants rated the course overall as “excellent”, and 79% reported that their goal of gaining implementation research knowledge were met “a lot”. IR knowledge increased “a lot” in 71%, and 97% would “probably or definitely” use their iTRAIN knowledge in future research. All six sites developed implementation research concept notes addressing topics relevant to iCARE Nigeria, with four implemented.

Conclusion

iTRAIN represents a successful embedded implementation research virtual training and mentoring program which resulted in increased participant knowledge and capacity. Our training model can serve as a blueprint for study-embedded implementation research capacity-building in Nigeria and similar settings.