Well done Ellen Murphy Another great #trialsmethodology project. Thanks to HRB-TMRN and UCC Medicine & Health for funding and CRF-UCC and UCC School of Public Health for hosting. Read here trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

A helpful actionable table for authors of systematic reviews of randomized trials – which participant characteristics to extract in line with current equity, diversity, and inclusion guidelines. Made available by PRO EDI led by Evidence Synthesis Ireland The Campbell Collaboration Trial Forge

We need better evidence to inform most decisions on how we plan, conduct, and share findings from systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses. SWARs are an efficient way to help provide this crucial evidence. Join us on June 24 to learn more about this at our webinar! #SWAR

Really great to see Azar Alexander-sefre highlighted as a MRC-NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership Trailblazer - looking at the complex issues around intersectionality and inclusivity in trials

The INCLUDE Impaired Capacity to Consent Framework was also published earlier this year (led by Victoria Shepherd) which aims to improve the inclusion of adults with impaired capacity to consent in trials 6/8
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The INCLUDE Ethnicity framework focusses on four key questions trialists should address and provides set of resources & worksheets to help trial teams to work through how to improve inclusion of the relevant groups 5/8
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The NIHR Research INCLUDE initiative was set up to help improve this. In collaboration with key partners it focused on what under-served groups are and provided a roadmap suggesting ways by which inclusion in trials can be improved 3/8
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If you are interested in knowing which participant characteristics to collect so that you can describe your trial population from an equity and diversity perspective, have a look at the PRO EDI participant characteristics table at:

trialforge.org/trial-diversit…

As a PPI representative on the ICTMC 2024 planning committee we are offering the opportunity for #patients to apply #bursaries to attend so check the link 👇🏼
ictmc.org/prp-bursaries/ Deadline 30th May 24 . Also I would urge #ClinicalTrialsUnits to support #laymembers to attend 👍🏽

New paper from the ASPIRE project - investigating content of patient info leaflets for placebo controlled surgical trials. Language of placebo needs attention as does presentation of potential risks and benefits linked to intervention and placebo. trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Discussion #SCT2024 of how to share results with trial participants at end of trial. We've done work on the what, how, when and who of sharing results. Setting out some key suggestions on what trial teams should consider bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/3/e…

The SENSITISE project, an EU ERASMUS+ project led by Frances Shiely to develop training and education on inclusivity in clinical trials:

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Ethnically diverse communities are prepared to take part in trials but want more inclusive and engaging recruitment, consenting, and retention approaches, as well as more transparency on data collection, storage, and disposal.

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📢Setting up or conducting a study involving adults who lack capacity to consent? We are looking for studies to help build the evidence to improve future research through hosting CONSULT SWAT to test decision aid CONSULT Study CTRCardiffUni
More info: capacityconsentresearch.com/consult-swat.h…

Looking forward to attending the Health Equity in Clinical Trials Congress tomorrow.
If you would like some resources on improving trial diversity, come and have a chat with me Trial Forge #HealthEquity #HECT #inclusiveresearch

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When describing harms and benefits to potential trial participants, PIls are inadequate. New research from MSc Clinical Trials graduate ⁦UCC School of Public Health⁩ ⁦Laura Cuddihy⁩ and co-supervised by ⁦Ellen Murphy⁩ ⁦Jeremy Howick⁩ trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Extremely interesting project to be involved in - looking at how harms and benefits of trial participation are outlined in PILs
Congratulations Laura Cuddihy on your first publication!

Excited to have collaborated on the PRO-EDI tool with Trial Forge, Evidence Synthesis Ireland, Cochrane Ireland and The Campbell Collaboration! 🌟 This tool enhances equity, diversity, and inclusion in systematic reviews. Check out free resources & share your feedback: buff.ly/3wgPA8q

Many thanks– and feedback on PRO EDI is very much appreciated.