Patient Stories

Follow links below to the clinical trial stories of patients at the William Harvey Clinical Research Centre.

Adeola

“Clinical trials did not seem suitable for me…”

Ashish

“I trust them…”

Bob

“Being here has enriched my life…”

David

“I have aged three years since starting these trials, but I feel more like I’ve grown younger…”

Eddie

“I could barely make it up a flight of stairs before… But on a trip to Athens we climbed a hill to the Parthenon and  I wasn’t out of breath.”

Florica

“From loss to hope…”

Francis

“Anything to improve the NHS…”

George

“I didn’t have concerns…”

Iris

“…instantly alert when matters  of improving health  are  indicated. These take  precedence  over reducing  wrinkles…”

Jeyakanthan

“More people should do this…”

Jit

“My GP couldn’t do what clinical trials could…”

Joan

“This is one way we can help invest our ‘now’ for our children’s future…”

Margot

“The whole process is explained  to you terribly carefully…

Mary

“I’ll miss it…”

Michael

“I became transformed in my state of health…”

Mike

“The care from the staff at  the centre is much more expert than that of a GP and could help me through anything.”

Owen

“The FABULUS study is fabulous!”

Patrick

“My brain rewired itself, actually while being MRI scanned…”

A Paul

“David had expected we were all going to attack him because he was trying to kill us…”

Another Paul

“It was time to give back…”

A Peter

“I trusted the doctors at the centre so much, I told my GP I hardly needed him anymore!”

Another Peter

“A family discussion…”

Ron

“Don’t worry, David, The professor at the Harvard School of Medicine is covering his arse…”

Sandy

“I was taken on due to poorly controlled high blood pressure and willingness to coöperate…”

Steve

“In addition to conducting trials, I’ve been part of them as  well.”

Trevor

“Understanding the value of research…”

Vernon

“The first impression that I gained about the study was of open communication…”

The downloadable resources on these pages have been produced by research patients at the William Harvey Clinical Research Centre with assistance and additional contribution from:


American students on a full or part-time work placement  semester with TrialsConnect:

Will Barnette, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Rose Civitts, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Garret Ferguson, Florida State University

Kaia Houtman, Lawrence University

Josh Roper, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Emma Sevick, Florida State University

John Tolson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Our grateful thanks to Florida State University London Centre for arranging these placements.


Students giving occasional voluntary time:

Sarah Collier, University of Birmingham

John Collier, Cardiff University


Conference contributions from:

30 students of the Florida State University Summer Psychology Program 2013, Florida State University London Centre


Our  thanks to all.

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