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• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Long term conditions >> Kate - Interview 13 >> There was a small risk from the injections of anaphylactic shock, but there were safety precautions in place. They kept a diary to report other reacti

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. Kate was in the experimental group and her husband in the placebo group.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Long term conditions >> Kate - Interview 13 >> Kate advises people to think carefully about the commitment involved before they agree. If you are going to pull out, do it as early as possible for t

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. Kate was in the experimental group and her husband in the placebo group.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Long term conditions >> Kate - Interview 13 >> Kate and her husband hoped a trial of grass pollen immunotherapy would improve their hay fever, and also help others in future. Free medication was an

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. Kate was in the experimental group and her husband in the placebo group.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Long term conditions >> Kate - Interview 13 >> Occasionally Kate and her husband found keeping appointments ‘a bit of a chore’, especially when he realised he must be in the placebo group, but they

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. Kate was in the experimental group and her husband in the placebo group.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Long term conditions >> Kate - Interview 13 >> Kate’s husband was annoyed when he guessed he was in the placebo group. He continued for the sake of the study, but it was a relief when it ended. He

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. Kate was in the experimental group and her husband in the placebo group.

• Medical research >> Clinical Trials >> Long term conditions >> Kate - Interview 13 >> Kate and her husband guessed correctly that she was getting the active injection and he was getting the placebo, because they reacted differently.

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. Kate was in the experimental group and her husband in the placebo group.