Research group3 studies2 people
Trials designed with, and run in, the communities they serve.
The unit partners with community health providers to co-design studies, recruit fairly and report results back in plain language.
Themes this group works in
Group Leader
Priya is a public health researcher who builds partnerships between hospital research teams and community health providers.
Summer Research Student
Ruby is helping the unit write plain-language summaries of trial results for participants.
The studies listed on this page are run or led by the group. Each one is entered once and also appears on the matching theme pages.
Post-operative check-ups at a local community clinic instead of the hospital.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/058
Testing different ways of sharing trial results with the people who took part.
CompletedEthics TEST/2024/120
Nurse phone check-ins from a local health centre for people recovering from surgery far from the hospital.
In progressEthics TEST/2025/149
Castellane P, Hartigan R, et al. Example Trials Methodology, 2025. doi:10.5555/example.2025.031
In plain language
We asked trial participants how they preferred to hear about results. Short videos and community meetings were both understood better than printed summaries, and people valued hearing from the research team directly.
Three community health providers have joined the unit as research partners.
