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Title: Involving consumers in designing, conducting and interpreting randomised controlled trials: questionnaire survey.

Author: Hanley, B., Truesdale, A., King, A., Elbourne, D. & Chalmers, I.

Date Published: 2001

Reference: BMJ, 322, 519-523.

Are service users or carers authors: No/Not Known

Abstract:

Aim:To assess the nature and extent of consumer involvement in clinical trials managed by clinical trial co-ordinating centres in the UK.

Method: Survey of 103 UK clinical trial co-ordinating centres and investigators in 60 clinical trials.

Findings/recommendations: 23 of the 62 eligible centres reported they were involving consumers in their work and were positive about the involvement. Another 17 were planning to involve consumers. 15 did not plan to involve consumers and 4 of these did not think involvement was relevant. Of the 48 trial investigators who responded, many were positive about consumer involvement and reported that consumers had helped to:

refine research questions
improve the quality of patient information
make the trial more relevant to the needs of patients.

The authors conclude that consumer involvement in clinical trials seems to be growing and welcomed by most researchers.

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Categories: health
Designing research
impact on research
impact on research ethics
nature and extent of public involvement in research
impact of public involvement
journal article
Recruitment

Date Entered: 2007/02/21

Date Edited: 2012/11/20

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