Exploring Patients' Understanding of Stratified Medicine

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    A qualitative study to explore MATRIX trial patients’ understanding of and attitudes towards stratified medicine

  • IRAS ID

    197491

  • Contact name

    Sarah Rogers

  • Contact email

    sarah.rogers@uhb.nhs.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    UHBFT

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 7 months, 31 days

  • Research summary

    The purpose of this study is to talk to current patients about their understanding of a type of clinical trial; called a stratified or personalised medicine trial. We know this is a relatively new concept in the treatment of cancer and would like to know about their understanding of and attitude towards stratified medicine. Advances in medicine mean that more people are living longer with lung cancer, the cancer consultants and clinical care teams not only want to treat cancer, but also understand what patients understand about these new treatments in this area of research.

  • REC name

    HSC REC B

  • REC reference

    16/NI/0018

  • Date of REC Opinion

    25 Jan 2016

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion