The information in the Understanding trials section is based on the Cancerbackup booklet Understanding cancer research trials (clinical trials).
This booklet has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:
- Guidance on Good Clinical Trials in the NHS. Department of Health, February 2000.
- Guidance for Good Practice in Clinical Trials. Medical Research Council, 1998.
- Good Practice in Consent Implementation Guide: Consent to Examination or Treatment. Department of Health, Nov. 2001.
- Guidelines for Phase 1 Clinical Trials. Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, 2007.
- APBI Guidelines for the Secondary Use of Data for Medical Research Purposes. Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, 2007.
- Clinical trial compensation guidelines. Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, March 1994.
- Guidance Note for Patient Information And Consents for Clinical Trials. Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, 1997.
- www.abpi.org.uk - Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, Jan. 2008
- www.cancerhelp.org.uk - website of Cancer Research UK, Jan. 2008
Guidelines are constantly being updated and those noted above may have been revised since the booklet was produced. You can access up-to-date guidelines in the health professionals section of the website.