References

The information in the Understanding trials section is based on the CancerBACUP booklet Understanding clinical research trials.

This booklet has been produced in accordance with the following sources and guidelines:

• Guidelines for good practice in clinical trials. Medical Research Council, March 1998.
• Good practice in consent implementation guide: consent to examination or treatment. Department of Health, November 2001.
• Spreading the word on research (Patient information: how can we get it better?). Consumers for Ethics in Research.,1994.
• International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) guideline, 1996.
• Guidance note for Patient information and consents for clinical trials. Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, 1997.
• Clinical trial compensation guidelines. Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, March 1994.
• Good clinical (research) practice. Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry,  July 1998.

You can access up-to-date guidelines in the health professional section of CancerBACUP’s website