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Clinical Trials
Overview
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 about clinical trials
Difficulties finding a trial to join
Deciding whether to take part – risk and benefits
Reasons for wanting to take part in a clinical trial - personal benefit
Reasons for wanting to take part in a clinical trial - helping medical science
Deciding not to take part in a clinical trial
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 about clinical trials
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
People's Profiles
Cancer drugs and radiotherapy - randomised trials
Long term conditions
Trials involving surgery
Mental health trials
Not taking part in a trial
Cancer - Non-randomised studies
Screening, prevention other medical interventions
Organising trials
Resources and Information
Credits
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