Patient involvement in clinical trials

Jan Geißler; Emily Isham; Gary Hickey; Clive Ballard; Anne Corbett; Cheryl Lubbert

doi:10.1038/s43856-022-00156-x

Patient involvement in clinical trials

Commun Med (Lond). 2022 Jul 25:2:94. doi: 10.1038/s43856-022-00156-x. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Jan Geißler¹, Emily Isham², Gary Hickey^{3

4}, Clive Ballard⁵, Anne Corbett⁵, Cheryl Lubbert⁶

Affiliations

¹ The Patvocates Network, Munich, Germany.
² Rare Cancers Australia, Bowral, NSW Australia.
³ National Institute for Health Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁴ School of Healthcare Enterprise & Innovation, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁵ University of Exeter Medical School, College of Medicine & Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
⁶ Reverba, Seattle, WA USA.

Abstract

Clinical trials are required to ensure new treatments are safe and effective for patients. The involvement of participants in the planning and execution of clinical trials is critical not only to their success but also so that the participating communities can benefit from them.

Keywords: Clinical trials.