Nov 11, 2014 in Ethics, Research Researchers often put considerable effort into planning how they will recruit participants to their research but much less effort is put into planning strategies to promote retention. Having one without the other will often have an impact on the conduct of … Continue reading
Aug 7, 2014 in Research Older people are under-represented in clinical trials. There are currently 10 million people over the age of 65 (an arbitrary and flawed indicator of old age) living in the UK and this figure is growing all the time. It is … Continue reading
Dec 13, 2013 in Recruitment and retention, Research Research without research participants would be like jam sandwiches without peanut butter; it simply wouldn’t work. So why is so little thought given to the motivators for people choosing to accept or decline an invitation to participate in research? What … Continue reading
Oct 24, 2013 in Ethics, informed consent, Research Today I chaired a meeting of an NHS/NRES Research Ethics Committee (REC) and was once again astonished by the length and complexity of the participant information sheets being reviewed by the Committee. Amongst the applications on today’s agenda, three were … Continue reading
Jun 3, 2013 in informed consent, Research Clinical research is undoubtedly dependent on the recruitment of suitable participants; without them research is non-existent. Much emphasis is placed on the quality of the different components of the research endeavor with researchers needing to comply with the requirements of … Continue reading