EMPiRE

newsletter

Apr 15

PIDFs
Please note, the protocol
states that PIDFs are to be
filled out for participants
who complete the study or
request to withdraw.
For any participants who
have had a PIDF filled out
and they have not completed or
requested to withdraw, please file a
note to explain that the participant
has not been withdrawn and remains
in the study.

Data Entry
Well done to those sites who have
managed to enter all their CRFs
so far! We will award M&S
vouchers to each site as a
thank you for entering all
data and resolving all data
queries.
Please ensure that
once data entry for a
complete or withdrawn
participant is finished,
that you enter an
electronic PIDF form for
them so that we have a
better idea of how fabulous
you all are at completing your
data entry! For participants that
are lost to follow up, there is no
need to add an electronic PIDF
form, however the trial office will
need to be informed of this.

Please also ensure that all SAE forms are also

entered on to the database.
Any database related problems and questions
should continue to be directed to the
coordinating midwife for your site or to Sian.

Diary Queries
We are quickly nearing the time to hand over
the database to the analysis team and it is crucial
that we have as much complete seizure data as
possible otherwise the data we have collected
from our participants will not be used in the
primary analysis. We have found that referring
to medical notes and the neurologist can be
helpful if women cannot be contacted to confirm
missing diary entries.
However, we cannot assume that nothing
recorded in the diaries regarding seizures means
that the lady didnt have any. If you have any
queries please contact;

Sian Newton

Maria DAmico

EMPiRE Trial
Coordinator

EMPiRE Data
Assistant

Email: s.newton@qmul.
ac.uk

Email: m.damico@qmul.
ac.uk

Tel: 0207 882 5883

Tel: 0207 882 6695

EMPiRE
newsletter

Apr 15
Interesting epilepsy facts
Before 400 B.C., it was believed that epilepsy
was a curse that afflicted people with the gift of
prophecy. Hippocrates then classified it as a brain
disorder.
Until 1970, in the UK it was illegal for epileptic
people to marry.
Some of the worlds most influential people have
been rumoured to have had epilepsy; Charles
Dickens, Michelangelo, Aristotle, Socrates, Julius
Caesar, Vincent Van Gogh and Alfred Noble.

#Why we do research...
Do you know about the #WhyWeDoResearch
campaign?
Its a social media campaign aiming to raise
research awareness and opportunities to
patients, staff and public and everyone is
welcome to get involved. You can upload
a photo or tweet with comments and tag
#whywedoresearch!
Have a look at what @ktnetwork did.
Follow the Womens Health Research
Unit on twitter @KT_Network for updates
and tweets about EMPIRE!! You can also
follow @JPUHResearch for more about
#whywedoresearch campaign.