Table 5 Involvement of patients’ associations in designing and planning clinical trials
No. (%) | |
|---|---|
Should the representatives of citizens and patients be actively involved in the design and planning of a clinical trial? | |
Yes | 237 (71.2) |
No | 96 (28.8) |
Missing | 15 |
If Yes, what role have representatives of citizens and patients (select 2 answers) | |
Improve the information given to patients about the trial | 96 (20.9) |
Facilitate patients’ participation in the trial | 93 (20.3) |
Make suggestions for clinical trials of real benefit to patients | 91 (19.8) |
Help with financing the trial | 56 (12.2) |
Discuss the clinical trial plan to make it better | 55 (11.9) |
Communicate the trial results | 39 (8.5) |
Act as the spokesman for patients during analysis and discussion of the results | 29 (6.3) |