Speaker
Martin Landray, PhD, FRCP
Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology
Nuffield Department of Population Health
University of Oxford, UK
Topic
The RECOVERY Trial: A UK National Platform Trial of Potential Treatments for Patients Hospitalised with COVID-19
Keywords
Coronavirus; Virus pandemic; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; RECOVERY Trial; Randomized trial; Epidemiology
Key Points
- Between March 10 and April 3, 2020, the RECOVERY team developed the protocol, obtained regulatory and ethics approval, and enrolled 1,000 patients.
- COVID-19 presents an unprecedented clinical challenge to the health system, staff, and patients. Even moderate effects from this study will be worthwhile in the generation of robust evidence.
- RECOVERY follow up will involve linkage to national data sources for vital status and death certificates; coded hospital episode statistics (diagnoses, procedures); intensive care audit data and SARS-CoV-2 PCR laboratory results; and primary care and national outpatient prescribing data.
Discussion Themes
Informed consent for participants in the RECOVERY trial consists of a 2-page information sheet and single form written in plain language.
The urgency of this pandemic requires everyone to focus on what matters and leave orthodoxy, habits, and traditional practices behind. Our mindset has been altered by the COVID-19 disruptions and this public health crisis of extraordinary proportion.
For more information, visit the RECOVERY Trial website.
Tags
#pctGR, #COVID19, @Collaboratory1