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Really positive finding here. Retention strategies are routinely communicated to trial participants. They are often different to what’s in the trial protocol. The next piece of work by Ellen Murphy will involve talking to trial teams about why.

Ash Routen mentioned the need for a core list of participant characteristics to be collected and reported (agreed!) We have something similar called PRO EDI, designed for systematic reviews but definitely relevant to trials and other health research: trialforge.org/trial-diversit…

📢 New paper - focused on how patient-practitioner communication about #trials unfolds in different ways depending on a patient's #socioeconomic status. ✅ Considerations for recruiters ✅ Next steps to make trial communication more #inclusive doi.org/10.1186/s13063…

'Enhancing Research Through Inclusive Methods' – free webinar on 25th June at 10.30 - 12.00. A webinar focused on practical insights about tried and tested strategies for effectively implementing inclusive research methods. Register via: ticketsource.co.uk/universityofso…

You can read more about this trial and how it provides a wonderful example of high impact collaborative research by avoiding wasting resources on patulin in one of my articles jameslindlibrary.org/articles/the-1… 8/8

New trials methodology publication on phrases used to describe randomisation in trials. Participants are very clear about their likes and dislikes. We make five recommendations for practice. Funded by HRB-TMRN See here trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Trial Forge CRF-UCC

Avoid gambling analogies when describing randomisation in participant information leaflets for trials.

For anyone who missed this brilliant webinar by Catherine Arundel of Surgical Trials, it is now available to watch at the HRB-TMRNs online resources webpage: hrb-tmrn.ie/training-educa…

Gweminar gwych yr wythnos diwethaf gyda Trial Forge a rhai adnoddau defnyddiol iawn tinyurl.com/2epdxcjh

Fantastic webinar last week with Trial Forge and some really useful resources tinyurl.com/2epdxcjh

Check out this new Viewpoint in JAMA by our Marion Campbell and Stuart G Nicholls (Post: @SGNicholls) where they argue that patient perspectives, and those of health care providers, should routinely be integrated into trial design and conduct

If you are going to the Health Services Research UK conference, join us at our workshop titled: 'How can #healthresearch be made more #inclusive?' on 9th July at 12.15pm in Room 11. I will be co-facilitating this workshop alongside Trishna Bharadia BA(hons), MFPM(hon) Heidi Green, PhD (she/her). #healthequity #clinicaltrials

Describing randomisation in participant information leaflets (PILs): Participants like plain language descriptions of what randomisation is. Don't comparing it to gambling (e.g. dice and lotteries) and don't say the computer did it. More at: trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

To help the design of decentralised trials, the NIHR Remote Methods of Trial Delivery Group has put together a super set of resources – including links to guidance, examples, templates etc 6/7 sites.google.com/nihr.ac.uk/rem…

The workshops and scientific program are out for the Sept/Oct ICTMC 2024, see inconference.eventsair.com/ictmc-2024 Looks great!

Useful report from Office for National Statistics (ONS) on ethnicity data in a couple of important health data sources in England.

A new evidence synthesis of reviews focused on recruitment and retention of people from diverse ethnic backgrounds in trials and on reporting of variables related to ethnicity in trials. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/8/e…

The full conference programme bit.ly/4f6Jklm and workshop schedule bit.ly/3STTmN1 for #ICTMC2024 are now available. Book before 23 August to take advantage of the early bird rates! bit.ly/3WopP0d Paula Williamson FMedSci Eleanor Mitchell Katie Gillies

'Side effects' not 'harms': public partner preferred terms for potential side effects in trials. Public partners suggested the use of different terms for different situations too.

Interested in trial management training? The Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management Course supports the professional development of anyone involved or interested in trial management. Runs 21st & 22nd Nov 2024. Register at clinical-research-facility.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-clin… See flyer for more info.