Catherine,
I would echo this, careful planning, clarity, simplicity and clear direction go a long way in maintaining relationships, a climate for scientific integrity and on board participants in clinical trials. There are multiple times where I have been sought out for involvement and put in the hours only to have things disintegrate because they were not organised or thought through in regards to available funds, labour and equipment and foreseeing possible complications.
Best,
Amy
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From: Evidence based health (EBH) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Catherine Voutier
Sent: 12 February 2012 06:32 PM
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Subject: Re: RFI: Difficulties in running clinical trials in the UK.
Hi Valentine
Cochrane has a relatively new review out about recruiting for clinical trials: http://summaries.cochrane.org/MR000013/strategies-to-recruit-participants-to-randomised-trials
Another which could be of interest: http://summaries.cochrane.org/MR000021/incentives-and-disincentives-to-participation-by-clinicians-in-randomised-controlled-trials
I was asked to be a participant in a clinical trial and the recruiter didn't listen to my reasons why I couldn't (it needed a fully functioning bathroom and we didn't have one as we were renovating at the time) - just went on and on and then handed me the info pack and left. A tip: good communcation skills count!
Catherine Voutier
Clinical Librarian
Melbourne Health
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Chair, HTAi Information Resources Group
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