and with great partners Shaun Treweek (UK), ECRIN (France) Masaryk University (Czech Republic).

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

trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

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.

jclinepi.com/article/S0895-…

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…

⭐️Publication alert 🚨

Effective interventions to increase representation of under-served groups in #randomisedtrials in UK & Ireland: a scoping literature review

#TrialsMethodolology Frances Shiely
[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

💻openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/4-12/…

Publication Alert 🚨

Using X, Facebook QR codes to optimise recruitment to a feasibility trial Enhancing Men’s Awareness of Testicular Diseases (E-MAT) in a #clusterrandomised Study Within A Trial (SWAT)...

Frances Shiely Darren Dahly - on Bluesky and Substack #TrialsMethodology

f1000research.com/articles/13-23…

The value of conducting SWATs - we learned a lot about recruiting via social media in a community feasibility trial. See our article in F1000Research Link here f1000research.com/articles/13-23…

'Deliberating Ethics In Trials' free webinar from HRB-TMRN on 2nd May.

Registration details at:
eventbrite.ie/e/deliberating…

Thinking of doing a SWAT? Here's a list of 11 priority SWAT questions from the York Trial Forge SWAT Centre:

trialforge.org/2024/02/list-o…

Can’t decide who I want to win 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 v 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 so just enjoying the game 🏉 The excitement! Kerry Hood (she/her) must be on the edge of her seat!

✨Revolutionising #ClinicalTrials : Introducing the TMRN-TMRP Communication Wheel for Enhanced Stakeholder Engagement. Let's make trials more #inclusive & effective together!

🎡 MRC-NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership Trial Forge CRF-UCC Frances Shiely

hrb-tmrn.ie/2024/02/01/tmr…

Great to see this NIHR-funded work now out. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1/e… Interested in Greener Trials? See methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/about/working-… how to join the Greener Trials group!

Fantastic to see this paper out: a whole bundle of information and resources to help trialists include people with impaired capacity to consent in their trials.

Plenty to mull over here. The importance of good abstracts shines through, as does the need for clear, uncluttered writing throughout.