Understanding the effect of the body clock
Help to shape new research that will investigate how the 24 hour body clock influences inflammation.
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We are looking for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis to help plan and design a new research study.
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You can have your say by joining an online discussion that lasts for an hour.
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If you take part you will receive a payment of £25.
Share your experiences
Help to improve research
What’s involved?
The discussion will be informal, people will be invited to share their experiences of Rheumatoid Arthritis and how they change over the course of a day. They will also be asked to share their views on the planned research.
You don’t need to have any previous experience of research to take part, just be happy to share your views in a group discussion.
The aim of the discussion is to help researchers make sure that the research proposals they are developing will be relevant for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. This discussion is not a research study.
Who we are looking for
People who have a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Within the group we want to include people with different experiences and from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
What’s involved?
The discussion group will be online on Zoom - Thursday 27th August 2020 4-5pm.
There will be around 5-7 people in the group. The group will be facilitated by a member of the Vocal team and a researcher. The group discussion is entirely confidential, the names of people who take part will not be shared outside the group. The session will be recorded to make sure we don’t miss anything in the discussion. The recording will be deleted after the discussion has been written up.
Information and quotes from the discussion may be included in grant applications, and other communications or activities related to research. No names or identifiable information from participants will be included.
To take part you need to
Fill in an anonymous survey before the meeting
Be happy to participate using Zoom on a computer
Agree for the session to be recorded
Agree to maintain confidentiality
Everyone who takes part will paid £25. In order for the payment to be processed you will need to provide your bank details.
We are committed to making our opportunities as inclusive and accessible as possible. We want to support you to be involved so if there is anything that we can do to enable you to take part please let us know.
If you are interested in taking part, please email Suzanne Parsons suzanne.parsons@mft.nhs.uk. Thank you.