Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Churchill Hospital
Old Road, Headington
Oxford OX3 7LJ
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 857202
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 857286
E-mail: cru@ocdem.ox.ac.uk
Clinical
Research
Unit
INFORMATION LEAFLET
The OCDEM Research Recruitment Register (OCRRR)
Invitation to join the OCRRR
You are being invited to join the OCDEM Research Recruitment Register (OCRRR).
Before you decide whether to join the register it is important for you to understand why
the register has been set up and what is involved.
Please take time to read the following information carefully and, if you wish, discuss it
with your own doctor, friends or relatives.
Please ask us if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information.
Take your time to decide whether or not you wish to take part. Thank you for reading
this.
What is the OCRRR?
The Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM) is a highly
active, well-established research centre working primarily in the field of diabetes and
lipid metabolism disorders to improve the quality of life and health of patients affected
by these.
The centre keeps a register of volunteers who are willing to be approached to potentially
take part in research studies.
By joining the register, you are giving us permission to inform you about new research
projects and to approach you about potential participation in future studies.
Why is research necessary?
Before new treatments or devices can be used in clinical practice they must be carefully
tested for their effects on patients and healthy volunteers. Clinical trials use volunteers
to assess whether treatments are more effective than existing treatments, what the side
effects are and whether they are safe. By participating in a research trial you can help
find strategies for the prevention of diseases like diabetes, the development of new and
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Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Churchill Hospital
Old Road, Headington
Oxford OX3 7LJ
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 857202
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 857286
E-mail: cru@ocdem.ox.ac.uk
Clinical
Research
Unit
better treatments or help to establish the best treatment options for particular patient
groups.
The following websites provide further information about taking part in research
• http://www.crncc.nihr.ac.uk/ppi/ppi_involve
• http://www.ukdrn.org/patients.html
Alternatively don’t hesitate to contact us for a printed copy.
Who can join?
We are looking for individuals over the age of 18 who are either:

Healthy volunteers
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Volunteers who have diabetes (type 1 or 2)

Volunteers who are affected by lipid metabolism disorders such as: elevated
cholesterol levels, elevated triglyceride levels or both.

Volunteers who are 1st degree relatives (parents, offspring, siblings) of patients
with diabetes.
How can you join and what would be involved?
We will ask you to fill in and sign the “Permission to Contact Form” and a brief “Medical
History Form” (enclosed) and return these to OCDEM.
Once you are registered on the OCRRR, we will send you our quarterly research
bulletin about present and future research activity and invite you to take part in new
studies that we believe may be suitable for you. Most importantly you do not have any
obligation to take part in any of our studies.
Once we have contacted you regarding a study and you have expressed your potential
interest, we will then invite you to OCDEM to discuss the study further and, if you agree,
obtain your consent to participate in the study. Participation in any research study is
entirely voluntary and once you have given your consent you can withdraw at any time
without giving a reason. OCDEM will reimburse you for appropriate travel expenses.
Some research trials may provide funding for taking part.
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Clinical
Research
Unit
Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Churchill Hospital
Old Road, Headington
Oxford OX3 7LJ
Tel: +44 (0) 1865 857202
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 857286
E-mail: cru@ocdem.ox.ac.uk
You can also withdraw from the OCDEM Clinical Research Unit Research Recruitment
Register at any time for any reason, without affecting your medical treatment, by emailing cru@ocdem.ox.ac.uk or by calling us on +44 (0) 1865 857 287.
Will my information be kept confidential?
All information collected about you will be kept strictly confidential.

Access to the OCRRR is strictly limited to a small number of authorised members
of the OCDEM Clinical Research Unit (CRU).

Any information about you that leaves the CRU will have your name and address
removed so that it cannot be traced back to you.

All documents will be stored securely and kept in strict confidence in compliance
with the Data Protection Act.
Who do I contact for more information?
If you have any questions or would like further information please contact a member of
the OCRRR Team:
Sue Beatty (Nurse Manager)
Clinical Research Unit, OCDEM, Churchill Hospital, Old Road,
Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, UK
Tel: (01865) 857287
e-mail: cru@ocdem.ox.ac.uk
Thank you for taking time to read this leaflet.
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