Yes but they would be considered "substantial amendments" rather than new protocols, and can therefore be approved by a two-person sub-committee...
I have made my concerns known to Carol Monaghan. She's on the committee with Norman Lamb.
I'm ordering this...
yup, that's what it stands for. I never heard of this degree before going to Berkeley. In US it's considered a "professional" doctorate rather...
DrPH to you!
oh, I didn't realize that. I sometimes can't tell what's behind a wall or what I've gotten through library access.
I've just written about that:...
yeah, I had a lot of exchanges with him but just didn't remember that particular criticism. I kept offering to discuss things in private...
I'm happy to post this or other responses if it seems they're not getting posted at BMJ. Also the story has been tweaked to add my academic...
I didn't see this particular criticism. When did he say that?
helpful to see this all in one place. thanks.
I would interpret it to mean the opposite--the one current in 1998. But the phrase is certainly ambiguous. Anyway, it should be a moot point...
MRC Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice in Clinical Trials (1998) 5.4.1 The principles of informed consent in the current revision of the...
I agree this is a critical need that I need to pay more attention to going forward, and yes, this current situation has distracted me from getting...
It came out of the science integrity (or lack of) hearing. I'm not sure if there was a specific request and I don't know if it came directly from...
The recovery criteria were also not mentioned. So was that tantamount to allowing them to drop them as secondary outcomes? They have described...
were their industry ties disclosed in the protocol? I don't remember seeing that in it but the HRA report seems to claim that it was.
I would call their logic and level of integrity to be Trump-like.
yes, and here's the issue with that. At the time, there were no prevailing UK requirements that these links be disclosed--the HRA is right about...
Maybe. I think their remit really is limited, and the report needs to be read in that light. which no one is doing, of course, especially the...
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