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James I here you GPP has come to save a situation that was in dire need of organization, involvement and participation.
Without GPP things were very confused.
I remember one instance while conducting the PrEP trial for HIV discordant couples.The HIV negative person was receiving study drug Truvada which was blue in color. Truvada is an Antiretroviral drug available in our country for HIV treatment but white in color. Some health workers who had not been properly engaged about our study could not understand how HIV negative people were taking HIV drugs.The fact that the drugs were blue(for study purposes)and not white made them doubt more.Some of the participants who came into contact with these health workers were told to stop the medication.This definitely affected the adherence levels of some clients.Later on we were able to rectify the situation by engaging as many health workers as possible.
I totally agree with Mahesh view that sponsors should adopt GPP.The way GCP is mandatory in research GPP should equally be mandatory.
I must say that for me GPP is a bit alien to my study team .I have seen instances where GPP has been misconstrued to mean results dissemination.It only recently that I saw a sponsor indicating the need for GPP as a standard operating procedures.I have also seen situations where GPP is confused with community involvement. GPP in my research team is also taken to mean recruitment of study participants .However GPP is yet to take root in my study community from the study conception phase to study completion phase.
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Peter
These are quite interesting discussions,they are very educative. My take on this is that CAG/CAB if well constituted is a good representation.However other groups can represent a research community even better.For example, I have seen some interest groups such as community based organisations( civil society) for sex workers have a big stake in research involving sex workers.
When well engaged, the interactions have been very productive.In my opinion this does not replace the CAB/CAG.
Such groups have roles in ensuring the participants understand their roles in a study.Ensure the participation is voluntary and also help the community understand the need for research.
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Michira
