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December 6, 2025BMJ Public HealthOpen Access

Mixed-methods study assessing the acceptability and feasibility of Human Challenge Studies for Disease X in Healthy UK Adults in a SARS-CoV-2 pandemic setting

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MPMaia Patrick-SmithTTTonia M. ThomasNDNaomi Douglas

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Overview

Mixed-methods study finds public interest in SARS-CoV-2 challenge studies in young adults, highlighting potential for motivated recruitment.

Key Points

  • Participants showed interest in contributing to public health by considering involvement in challenge studies during a pandemic.
  • About 45% of individuals completed the survey on attitudes towards hypothetical Human Challenge Studies, reflecting informed attitudes on vaccines.
  • Assessment involved structured interviews and online surveys conducted in Oxford, UK, exploring motivations and experiences during SARS-CoV-2 trials.
  • Findings suggest tailored recruitment strategies focusing on younger, single individuals may enhance participation in emerging vaccine studies.

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Patrick-Smith et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69337d02b3f947a0a125a9c8https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-003096
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