How could participants or their community representatives interact with trial investigators in DART?
DART participants visited the DART clinic every four weeks and they always saw a nurse at least. They also had access to counsellors and doctors whenever they needed. Participants were free to raise any concerns they had or to ask any questions. Queries could be escalated to DART Principal Investigators if needed. The DART sites also ran occasional events where participants were informed of any new developments and were able to ask any questions. TASO (The AIDS Support Organisation, Uganda) had a seat on the DART International Coordinating Group and two community representatives acted as independent members on the Trial Steering Committee. This all helped to ensure that participants and the wider community had a voice during the study.
