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Membership
Dr John Sear (Chair), Reader in Anaesthesia
and Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist, Nuffield
Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford,
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Professor Francis Creed, Professor of
Psychological Medicine, School of Psychiatry
and Behavioural Sciences, Manchester Royal
Infirmary and Research Dean, Medical School,
University of Manchester, UK.
Dr Chris Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics,
School of Epidemiology & Health Sciences,
University of Manchester, UK.
Dr Stirling Bryan, Senior Lecturer in Health
Economics, Health Services Management Centre,
University of Birmingham, UK.
Contribution
The scientific advisory group (SAG) was set up to
advise the project team, meeting every 3–6 months.
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Appendix 12
Health Technology Assessment 2002; Vol. 6: No. 30
The scientific advisory group
The group commented on all key aspects of
project design and execution, advising on
problems or conflicts of a technical or scientific
nature.
The main work of the SAG included assistance
with:
• adherence to protocol and commissioning
brief; and approval of protocol changes
• compliance with the CONSORT
(Consolidated Standards for Reporting
Trials) guidelines
• assistance with decisions relating to recruitment
and sample size
• setting early termination criteria
• overseeing quality control procedures and
monitoring processes
• reviewing project documents and instruments
(practice survey, interview schedules, data
collection procedures, quality assurance
procedures, interim analysis/report, final
analysis/report)
• monitoring progress against agreed milestones
• assistance with publication strategy.
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