TY - JOUR
T1 - A European multi-language initiative to make the general population aware of independent clinical research
T2 - The European Communication on Research Awareness Need project
AU - Mosconi, Paola
AU - Antes, Gerd
AU - Barbareschi, Giorgio
AU - Burls, Amanda
AU - Demotes-Mainard, Jacques
AU - Chalmers, Iain
AU - Colombo, Cinzia
AU - Garattini, Silvio
AU - Gluud, Christian
AU - Gyte, Gill
AU - Mcllwain, Catherine
AU - Penfold, Matt
AU - Post, Nils
AU - Satolli, Roberto
AU - Valetto, Maria Rosa
AU - West, Brian
AU - Wolff, Stephanie
PY - 2016/1/12
Y1 - 2016/1/12
N2 - Background: The ECRAN (European Communication on Research Awareness Needs) project was initiated in 2012, with support from the European Commission, to improve public knowledge about the importance of independent, multinational, clinical trials in Europe. Methods: Participants in the ECRAN consortium included clinicians and methodologists directly involved in clinical trials; researchers working in partnership with the public and patients; representatives of patients; and experts in science communication. We searched for, and evaluated, relevant existing materials and developed additional materials and tools, making them freely available under a Creative Commons licence. Results: The principal communication materials developed were: 1. A website (http://ecranproject.eu ) in six languages, including a Media centre section to help journalists to disseminate information about the ECRAN project Conclusions: Over a 2-year project, our multidisciplinary and multinational consortium was able to produce, and make freely available in many languages, new materials to promote public knowledge about the importance of independent and international clinical trials. Sustained funding for the ECRAN information platform could help to promote successful recruitment to independent clinical trials supported through the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network.
AB - Background: The ECRAN (European Communication on Research Awareness Needs) project was initiated in 2012, with support from the European Commission, to improve public knowledge about the importance of independent, multinational, clinical trials in Europe. Methods: Participants in the ECRAN consortium included clinicians and methodologists directly involved in clinical trials; researchers working in partnership with the public and patients; representatives of patients; and experts in science communication. We searched for, and evaluated, relevant existing materials and developed additional materials and tools, making them freely available under a Creative Commons licence. Results: The principal communication materials developed were: 1. A website (http://ecranproject.eu ) in six languages, including a Media centre section to help journalists to disseminate information about the ECRAN project Conclusions: Over a 2-year project, our multidisciplinary and multinational consortium was able to produce, and make freely available in many languages, new materials to promote public knowledge about the importance of independent and international clinical trials. Sustained funding for the ECRAN information platform could help to promote successful recruitment to independent clinical trials supported through the European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network.
KW - Access to information
KW - Health research
KW - Independent clinical trial
KW - Information
KW - Lay people
KW - Patients
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U2 - 10.1186/s13063-015-1146-7
DO - 10.1186/s13063-015-1146-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84953862742
VL - 17
JO - Trials
JF - Trials
SN - 1745-6215
IS - 1
M1 - 19
ER -