{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6958f2341002b08bc897d1dc/6a2ee81be6540bec0f71ceab?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Hidden Health Benefit of Clinical Trials: What Screenings Can Reveal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6958f2341002b08bc897d1dc/1782221553703-a7cecbfa-80b6-4c78-bfd6-0bab2955f058.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Most people assume clinical trials are purely about testing new medicines. But what if the process of being screened to join a trial could uncover a health condition you didn't know you had?</p><p>In this episode, Catriona is joined by Kate Dodd, Recruitment and Engagement Manager at Liverpool's Clinical Research Facility, and Dr Lauren Walker, Deputy Director of the NIHR-funded CRF at the Royal Liverpool Hospital.</p><p>Together they discuss a research paper exploring the clinically significant findings identified during trial screening, and why that changes the conversation around participation.</p><p>They cover:</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>What a clinical trial screening actually involves — and why it functions as a comprehensive health check</li><li>The real-world cases their research uncovered, including latent TB, hepatitis B, Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, and a lymphoma diagnosis</li><li>Why the standard phrase \"no direct benefit\" doesn't tell the full story</li><li>The data behind the findings: roughly 1 in 17 healthy volunteers and 1 in 25 patients had a previously undetected condition identified</li><li>How they worked with communities to rewrite patient information into genuinely accessible language, reducing the reading age from 14-15 down to the recommended 11</li><li>Their discussions with the Phase One Advisory Group at the HRA, and the goal of making this level of transparency standard across all trials</li></ul><p>Whether you've ever considered joining a clinical trial or simply want to understand more about how medicines are developed and tested, this conversation offers a perspective that's rarely heard outside research circles.</p><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p><p>Kate Dodd, Recruitment and Engagement Manager, NIHR Liverpool Clinical Research Facility</p><p>Dr Lauren Walker, Deputy Director, NIHR Liverpool Clinical Research Facility</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Editorial Team - My Health Focus"}