Patients in research: still many roadblocks

Roos Eric C. BMJ 2018; 363 :k4387 doi:10.1136/bmj.k4387

Patient involvement is receiving increasing support as it can improve speed and quality of projects. At the same time, there is still significant resistance against it among doctors, investigators, and project managers. This “mental roadblock” must be fully removed to get the projected benefits.

Patients in research: still many roadblocks