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Children with community-acquired pneumonia are usually treated with an injectable antibiotic for five days. This often means staying in hospital for the full treatment period, even when they are well enough to go home...
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Trial Talk
Hosted by UCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit · education · EN
About this Podcast:
The Trial Talk podcast explores how our work at the UCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit (formerly the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL) is improving health in the UK and around the world. Through conversations with world-leading experts, researchers, and patient representatives, we take listeners inside the studies we run.
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Booking probability
36%
Guest openness
Selective
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What is Trial Talk about?
The Trial Talk podcast explores how our work at the UCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit (formerly the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL) is improving health in the UK and around the world. Through conversations with world-leading experts, researchers, and patient representatives, we take listeners inside the studies we run.
Who hosts Trial Talk?
Trial Talk is hosted by UCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit. The show has published 28 episodes to date.
What has Trial Talk covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Episode 2: PediCAP trial: Optimising treatment for children with severe pneumonia" (9 October 2026, 30 minutes), "Episode 9: The ACORD collaboration: Innovative Clinical Trials for Neurodegenerative Diseases" (5 August 2026, 30 minutes), and "Episode 9: The ACORD collaboration: Innovative Clinical Trials for Neurodegenerative Diseases" (5 August 2026, 30 minutes).
How often does Trial Talk publish?
Trial Talk publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 28 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Trial Talk?
Booking probability for Trial Talk is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Trial Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Trial Talk's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Trial Talk?
The strongest fits for Trial Talk are Scientific Research & Development. Trial Talk has an education audience.
About the host
UCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit hosts Trial Talk, an education podcast with 28 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #25
Episode 9: The ACORD collaboration: Innovative Clinical Trials for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Aug 5, 202630 minS0<p>ACORD is a pioneering collaboration that brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to accelerate the development of treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. In this episode, we explore how ACORD...
Episode #25
Episode 9: The ACORD collaboration: Innovative Clinical Trials for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Aug 5, 202630 minACORD is a pioneering collaboration that brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to accelerate the development of treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. In this episode, we explore how ACORD works...
Episode #24
Episode 8: International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference 2024 roundup - Early Careers Edition
Oct 31, 202425 minAt the start of October, lots of the Unit’s clinical trials methodology researchers travelled to Edinburgh, for the 7th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC). ICTMC is the largest academic-led...
Episode #24
Episode 8: International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference 2024 roundup - Early Careers Edition
Oct 31, 202425 minS0<p>At the start of October, lots of the Unit’s clinical trials methodology researchers travelled to Edinburgh, for the 7th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC). ICTMC is the largest academic-led...
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Sep 25, 202433 minIn September 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidance on preventative treatment for tuberculosis (TB). Thanks to new evidence from two randomised controlled clinical trials, the WHO now recommends...
- Sep 25, 202433 minS0
<p>In September 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidance on preventative treatment for tuberculosis (TB). Thanks to new evidence from two randomised controlled clinical trials, the WHO now...
Jul 1, 202425 minOptimisation immunotherapy clinical trials investigate ways of reducing the intensity of immunotherapy cancer treatment. This could be beneficial for patients’ quality of life. But these trials can be challenging to...
- Jul 1, 202425 minS0
<p>Optimisation immunotherapy clinical trials investigate ways of reducing the intensity of immunotherapy cancer treatment. This could be beneficial for patients’ quality of life. But these trials can be challenging to...
- Jun 4, 202435 min
The MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL is committed to actively involving patients and the public in our trials. All our Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) work is overseen by our PPI Group, made up of MRC CTU staff...
- Jun 4, 202435 minS0
<p>The MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL is committed to actively involving patients and the public in our trials. All our Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) work is overseen by our PPI Group, made up of MRC CTU staff...
- Apr 26, 202422 min
An estimand is a description of the research question a trial seeks to answer, which can help researchers better understand how their study should be designed and analysed. Estimands also provide a clear way to...
- Apr 26, 202422 minS0
<p>An estimand is a description of the research question a trial seeks to answer, which can help researchers better understand how their study should be designed and analysed. Estimands also provide a clear way to...
Mar 14, 202429 minS0<p>Clinical trial results usually tell us how effective a treatment was on average for the overall group of participants, but a key question for clinicians, patients and policy makers is: which individual patients...
- Mar 14, 202429 min
Clinical trial results usually tell us how effective a treatment was on average for the overall group of participants, but a key question for clinicians, patients and policy makers is: which individual patients benefit...
Feb 12, 202427 minS0<p>UKCTOCS (UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening) is one of the largest screening trials in ovarian cancer. More than 200,000 women from England, Wales and Northern Ireland took part in it, and it ran for...
- Feb 12, 202427 min
UKCTOCS (UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening) is one of the largest screening trials in ovarian cancer. More than 200,000 women from England, Wales and Northern Ireland took part in it, and it ran for...
Feb 1, 202429 minIn the first episode of our new Trial Talk series, Hanif Esmail and Conor Tweed take over the microphones to interview Andrew Nunn and Sarah Meredith, who have both recently retired from the Unit, having spent a...
- Feb 1, 202429 minS0
<p>In the first episode of our new Trial Talk series, Hanif Esmail and Conor Tweed take over the microphones to interview Andrew Nunn and Sarah Meredith, who have both recently retired from the Unit, having spent a...
- Dec 4, 202319 min
Every year on 1st December, we mark World AIDS Day to show solidarity in the fight against HIV and AIDS, and to remember those who have sadly lost their lives. Since the start of the global AIDS epidemic in the 1980s...
Recent guests
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James Carpenter
LeSS certified trainer, coach, software engineer, author, Taylor Walton Solicitors
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Kate Roberts
Leadership Coach, Consultant, Founder, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
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David Fisher
former Facebook Chief Revenue Officer, ExchangeRight Real Estate
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Susan Scott
Thompson's CTE Business and Community Coordinator, The Australian National University
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