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1 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 1 Clinical trials and stroke Information from The Stroke Association and NIHR Stroke Research Network
2 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 2 contents Introduction 3 Clinical trials 8 Clinical trials risks 10 Taking part 11 Consent 17 People you may meet 20 Clinical trials - ethics 21 Stroke Association 22 Stroke Research Network (NIHR SRN) 23 2
3 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 3 introduction This booklet is about taking part in clinical trials. It will answer your questions.? 3
4 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 4 introduction Treatment. Stroke survivors will receive treatment in hospital. HOSPITAL 4
5 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 5 introduction Treatment. Medicine helps you get better from your stroke. 5
6 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 6 introduction Treatment. Therapy helps you get better after your stroke. 6
7 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 7 introduction Medicine and therapies need to be tested. This is called a clinical trial. 7
8 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 8 clinical trials Testing medicines and therapies. May stop others having a stroke. 8
9 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 9 clinical trials Testing medicines and therapies. Helps others in the future. 9
10 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 10 clinical trials risks There may be risks. The Doctor will tell you about them. 10
11 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 11 taking part Not everyone can take part. clot stroke bleed stroke 11
12 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 12 taking part You may be given a new medicine. You may be given a placebo. Placebo has no effect. new medicine placebo 12
13 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 13 taking part The trial may take a long time. You may have to answer questions. 13
14 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 14 taking part All stroke trials are different. You may be asked to give blood. 14
15 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 15 taking part All stroke trials are different. You may be asked to take medicines. 15
16 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 16 taking part All stroke trials are different. You may have extra therapy. You may have extra scans. 16
17 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 17 consent You will have to sign a consent form. You agree to take part. 17
18 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 18 consent You can stop at any time. You do not need to say why. 18
19 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 19 consent Your personal details will be safe. 19
20 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 20 people you may meet Doctors 20 Nurses Physiotherapists Speech and Language Therapists Occupational Therapists
21 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :21 Page 21 clinical trials - ethics The trial follows a plan. The plan is checked by the ethics committee. The ethics committee make sure it is safe. 21
22 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :22 Page 22 stroke association Stroke Association is a UK wide charity. Stroke Association funds research. We rely on donations to do this. Thank you to all the stroke survivors and carers who took part in the development of this booklet. 22
23 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :22 Page 23 stroke research network The Stroke Research Network is part of The National Institute for Health Research We support stroke research in the NHS. We have studies that cover a whole range of stroke research areas e.g. prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care. We involve people who have had a stroke in our network. We also involve carers in our network. 23
24 ta217_sas_informationbooklet_v14_layout 1 29/01/ :22 Page 24 Stroke Association Stroke Association House 240 City Road London EC1V 2PR Helpline Textphone Website Stroke Research Network NIHR Stroke Research Network Biomedicine West Wing International Centre for Life Times Square Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4EP Phone patients@uksrn.ac.uk For more information visit: Stroke Association. All rights reserved. Stroke Association holds the copyright for the content of this booklet. Unless otherwise stated, the following copyright statement applies to all content found in this booklet. You must not reproduce, modify, display, distribute or publish any of the copyright material in this booklet without prior written permission from Stroke Association. Commercial use or publication of all or any part of the content of this booklet is strictly prohibited without prior written authorisation from Stroke Association. Developed from an original concept by R. Herbert, C. Haw et. al. at the University of Sheffield, commissioned by Stroke Association awards TSA FF 2009/01 and TSA 2011/01.
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