home
a-z of conditions
forums
news
about us
See all conditions
Medical research
Clinical Trials
Forum
Resources & Information
Subject index
Credits
Full list of topics
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
Messages to professionals
Search the whole site
Search in this condition
Clinical Trials
Subject index
Clip
Medical research
>>
Clinical Trials
>>
Long term conditions
>>
Sarah - Interview 38
>>
Doing your best to help others is important – if being in a trial also helps you as an individual, so much the better.
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 dropped out of the trial. (You can see Sarah talking more about her experiences on the healthtalkonline site osteoporosis, Interview 27).
Medical research
>>
Clinical Trials
>>
Long term conditions
>>
Sarah - Interview 38
>>
Sarah found it quite inconvenient continuing the injections even when she was on honeymoon – perhaps if she had been braver she might have said no ear
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 dropped out of the trial. (You can see Sarah talking more about her experiences on the healthtalkonline site osteoporosis, Interview 27).
Medical research
>>
Clinical Trials
>>
Long term conditions
>>
Sarah - Interview 38
>>
She withdrew from the trial when a family member was taken into hospital. The smell of the injections started to upset her because it reminded her too
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 dropped out of the trial. (You can see Sarah talking more about her experiences on the healthtalkonline site osteoporosis, Interview 27).
Medical research
>>
Clinical Trials
>>
Long term conditions
>>
Sarah - Interview 38
>>
The trial staff said they’d make sure Sarah’s GP was told that she had osteoporosis. Later she discovered he had no record of it, so she feels she mis
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 dropped out of the trial. (You can see Sarah talking more about her experiences on the healthtalkonline site osteoporosis, Interview 27).
Mail to a friend