Medical care
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Exploring Meaningful Patient Engagement in ADAPTABLE (Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-term Effectiveness).
Genuine patient engagement can improve research relevance, impact and is required for studies using the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network including major multicenter research projects. It is unclear, however, how best to integrate patients into governance of such projects. ⋯ With adequate support, a cadre of committed patient leaders can provide substantial value to design and implementation of a major multicenter clinical trial.