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Trial Steering Committee (TSC)
The role of the Trial Steering Committee (TSC) is to provide the overall supervision of the trial. Ideally, the TSC should include members who are independent of the investigators, their employing organisations, funders and sponsors. The TSC should monitor trial progress and conduct and advise on scientific credibility. The TSC will consider and act, as …
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The changing landscape of a clinical trials unit: Working towards making PPI part of the culture of our organisation
Abstract: The Medical Research Council MRC Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) at University College Longon (UCL) develops, runs and reports clinical trials and other research studies in areas including cancer, HIV and other infectious diseases. The MRC CTU Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Group, which includes staff and patient representatives as members, has been working …
Involving patients and the public from hard-to-reach groups in clinical trials
Abstract: The Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London (UCL) is committed to involving patients and the public in our research. We are increasingly focusing on challenging and innovative studies. This often means working with groups that have not traditionally been actively involved in research, such as: heroin addicts who have been …
Public involvement in the design and conduct of clinical trials: A narrative review of case examples
Abstract:Clinical trials test the effectiveness of health care interventions. The public should be actively involved in the design and conduct of clinical trials. We searched the literature to find examples of public involvement in the design and conduct of individual clinical trials. This presentation describes how the public were involved in the nine trials we …
Developing a new approach to involve service users in a multi-centred trial of a complex intervention in pre-hospital emergency care
Abstract:Despite increasing service user involvement in health and social care research, it is still patchy in some areas. We present our experience of developing a model to actively involve service users in a multi-centred trial in pre-hospital emergency care. The SAFER 2 trial is evaluating alternatives to A&E care for older people who repeatedly call 999. We include …
Involving ‘seldom heard’ groups in HIV research
By Annabelle South on behalf of the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) at University College London (UCL) Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) group* There is a long-standing tradition of actively involving patients in HIV research. However, there are some groups of people affected by HIV who have not been actively involved. This …