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Communication between different health professionals

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• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Screening, prevention other medical interventions >> Sue - Interview 01 >> It was explained clearly to Sue that there was a trial comparing the effect of different types of information for women who’d had a previous caesarean

Sue’s first baby was born by emergency caesarean. In her next pregnancy she took part in a trial looking at different types of information and decision aids about birth choices for women who had already had one caesarean. She was pleased to be involved.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Screening, prevention other medical interventions >> Amanda - Interview 22 >> Amanda was surprised to find she was eligible for a diabetes prevention trial. She withdrew because she was annoyed that staff told her GP she was at

Amanda has taken part in a trial of pro-biotic yoghurt for irritable bowel syndrome, and withdrew from a trial about early interventions to prevent diabetes. She is setting up a website for the public to design their own trials.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Cancer drugs and radiotherapy - randomised trials >> Celia - Interview 12 >> Her GP asked her permission to send monitoring information about her to the trial staff. She has no more direct contact with the trial, but hopes she’

Celia took part in a randomised controlled trial comparing different periods of radiotherapy for lymphoma. She was would have preferred the shorter course; she was allocated to the longer course but took part anyway.