Newcastle University

TSC (Trial Steering Committee)

The first meeting of the SamExo TSC was held in November 2011 at which it was agreed to exend recruitment until June 2012.  Subsequent meetings have been held in February 2012, June 2012 and December 2012.  It is anticipated that a final TSC meeting will take place in May 2013.

Progress meetings of the study team at the coordinating centre in Newcastle are held approximately twice a month.

Conference call meetings are held approximately monthly with all collaborators invited.

National collaborators' meeting.  This was successfully held in York on 31 January 2013, attended by almost all collaborators with each centre well-represented; notes of this meeting will be circulated.