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Finding out about a trial :
What are clinical trials and why do we need them?
Different types of clinical trial
Being asked about taking part in a trial
Information and questions
Difficulties finding a trial to join
Deciding whether to take part – risk and benefits :
Reasons for wanting to take part – personal benefit
Reasons for wanting to take part – helping medical science
Deciding not to take part
Thinking about withdrawing from a trial
Why people may not be eligible to join a trial
Being in a trial :
Feelings about being allocated (randomised) to a treatment group
Feelings about being in a placebo-controlled trial
Blinded trials
Non-randomised trial designs and other studies
Side effects and queries
Time commitment, money and other practical issues
Appointments, monitoring, questionnaires
Communication between different health professionals
At the end of a trial :
Feelings when a trial ends
Feedback of trial results
Other issues :
Attitudes to taking part in another trial
Funding and publishing trials
Public awareness and involvement
Under-researched topics/priorities for other research
Messages to other people
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Harry - Interview 07
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Harry took part in a trial of medication for high blood pressure. He had some side effects early on, but otherwise has been very happy ...
Phil - Interview 11
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Phil took part in a trial of medication for high blood pressure and cholesterol. He had some side effects early on, so the medication was ...
Kate - Interview 13
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Kate and her husband took part in a trial comparing injections of grass pollen antigen against a placebo as a way to reduce hay fever. ...
Elvan - Interview 15
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Elvan took part in a trial of medication for hypertension. His blood pressure did not improve much, but he felt well cared for and is ...
Angela - Interview 23
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Angela was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease after taking part in a trial on nerve conduction. She has since been in a randomised trial of ...
Danny - Interview 26
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Danny joined a trial of high blood pressure medication, but stopped because of side effects. She has concerns about the way some staff communicated with ...
David - Interview 34
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David volunteered for a placebo-controlled trial of a new treatment derived from mouse DNA to improve asthma symptoms. He later discovered he was in ...
Sergio - Interview 37
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Sergio has taken part in several trials, including a placebo-controlled trial of diabetes medication, and a trial of talking therapy for depression. He likes ...
Sarah - Interview 38
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Sarah volunteered for a placebo-controlled trial of a drug intended to help women at risk of osteoporosis. It involved daily injections and eventually she ...
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