Amber Barnes|Susan Patrick
Lay Summaries of Clinical Study Results: An Overview
european union clinical trials regulation eu ctr 5362014 includes requirement submission lay summaries study participants advocacy groups lesser extent general public called greater transparency quest information clinical studies complement forms clinical study disclosure registry postings scientific publications lay summaries may aid transparency sponsors clinical study results thereby promoting trust partnership patient engagement throughout clinical study process data transparency field changing rapidly therefore data owners strive stay abreast changes deliver meaningful tools study participants public points consider developing lay summaries clinical study results include regulatory drivers target audience communication complex data lay manner efficient processes development lay summaries within ones companythere rule europe clinical studies experiments humans must summary written plain language summaries written plain language help people scientists doctors understand complex medical information people participate clinical studies others may want know information clinical study results lay summaries way share clinical study results replace ways information shared lay summary writers must think help readers understand information hard describe results clinical studies way everyone understand article gives ideas think writing lay summaries