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    Approaches and experiences implementing remote, electronic consent at the Leeds Clinical Trials Research Unit

    Use of electronic methods to support informed consent (‘eConsent’) is increasingly popular in clinical research. This commentary reports the approach taken to implement electronic consent methods and subsequen...

    William J Cragg, Chris Taylor, Lauren Moreau, Howard Collier, Rachael Gilberts in Trials (2024)

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    How can we support research participants who stop taking part? Communications guidance developed through public-researcher collaboration

    Research study participants can stop taking part early, in various circumstances. Sometimes this experience can be stressful. Providing participants with the information they want or need when they stop could ...

    William J. Cragg, Liam Bishop, Rachael Gilberts in Research Involvement and Engagement (2024)

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    Correction to: Clinical trial recruiters’ experiences working with trial eligibility criteria: results of an exploratory, cross-sectional, online survey in the UK

    William J. Cragg, Kathryn McMahon, Jamie B. Oughton, Rachel Sigsworth in Trials (2021)

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    Clinical trial recruiters’ experiences working with trial eligibility criteria: results of an exploratory, cross-sectional, online survey in the UK

    Eligibility criteria are a fundamental element of clinical trial design, defining who can and who should not participate in a trial. Problems with the design or application of criteria are known to occur and p...

    William J. Cragg, Kathryn McMahon, Jamie B. Oughton, Rachel Sigsworth in Trials (2021)

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    Early warnings and repayment plans: novel trial management methods for monitoring and managing data return rates in a multi-centre phase III randomised controlled trial with paper Case Report Forms

    Monitoring and managing data returns in multi-centre randomised controlled trials is an important aspect of trial management. Maintaining consistently high data return rates has various benefits for trials, in...

    William J. Cragg, Fay Cafferty, Carlos Diaz-Montana, Elizabeth C. James in Trials (2019)

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    Implementing monitoring triggers and matching of triggered and control sites in the TEMPER study: a description and evaluation of a triggered monitoring management system

    Triggered monitoring in clinical trials is a risk-based monitoring approach where triggers (centrally monitored, predefined key risk and performance indicators) drive the extent, timing, and frequency of monit...

    Carlos Diaz-Montana, William J. Cragg, Rahela Choudhury, Nicola Joffe in Trials (2019)

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    When participants get involved: reconsidering patient and public involvement in clinical trials at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

    Patient and public involvement (PPI) in clinical trials aims to ensure that research is carried out collaboratively with patients and/or members of the public. However, current guidance on involving clinical t...

    Claire L. Vale, William J. Cragg, Ben Cromarty, Bec Hanley, Annabelle South in Trials (2018)

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    Erratum to: ‘Models and impact of patient and public involvement in studies carried out by the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London: findings from ten case studies’

    Annabelle South, Bec Hanley, Mitzy Gafos, Ben Cromarty, Richard Stephens in Trials (2016)

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    Models and impact of patient and public involvement in studies carried out by the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London: findings from ten case studies

    Patient and public involvement (PPI) in studies carried out by the UK Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) at University College London varies by research type and setting. We developed a se...

    Annabelle South, Bec Hanley, Mitzy Gafos, Ben Cromarty, Richard Stephens in Trials (2016)