ABSTRACT

The current situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic has had huge consequences in all aspects of our lives, including the development of research activities. Studies involving face-to-face interaction with people, such as randomized controlled trials, were the first affected. The objective of this article is to present the insights on challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic onto an ongoing randomized controlled trial assessing a non-pharmacological intervention carried out with the participation of caregiver-child dyads. Findings contribute to the scarce literature on online synchronous data collection for quantitative studies, when in addition to the data it is necessary to assess observable behaviors. Video-conferencing proved to be a feasible alternative to face-to-face assessment interviews, which require video recording, and should be considered as a viable option for quantitative investigations of different disciplines, as it decreases risks due to face-to-face contact and mobility of participants and researchers, in continental countries like Brazil.

摘要

由于 COVID-19 大流行导致的当前局势对我们生活的各个方面产生了巨大影响，包括研究活动的发展。涉及与人面对面互动的研究，例如随机对照试验，首先受到影响。本文的目的是将关于 COVID-19 大流行带来的挑战的见解介绍到正在进行的随机对照试验中，该试验评估在看护儿童二人组的参与下进行的非药物干预。研究结果有助于定量研究的在线同步数据收集的稀缺文献，除了数据之外，还需要评估可观察的行为。视频会议被证明是面对面评估访谈的可行替代方案，后者需要视频录制，