GWH Trust's gratitude to clinical trials staff

By Barrie Hudson - 20 May 2022

Health

International Clinical Trials Day has been marked by Swindon's Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The day commemorates the occasion on 20 May, 1747 when the first known clinical trial of medical treatment was carried out aboard a ship by James Lind.
A GWH spokesperson said: "Over the last 12 months, the Trust’s Research and Innovation team have been within the top recruiters in a number of life-saving clinical trials. 
"The team, supported by 30 principal investigators, have recruited 1,191 patients to 51 different clinical trials. They have offered 4,200 follow-up appointments with over 1,000 patients and a staggering 96 per cent of recruits said they would take part in clinical research again."
Research into covid has been a significant part of the effort, with the GWH team helping to identify treatment options which are being used nationally, and work to better understand post-hospitalisation health outcomes. 
A total of 538 patients have been recruited to covid-specific trials.
The spokesperson added: "A huge well done and thank you to our research and innovation team, and the number of clinical and non-clinical colleagues who support them, who are often leading the way locally in research.
"With their hard work and dedication, the lives of thousands of patients across the country have been improved; through better treatment and innovative modern medicine."
 

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