Middlemore Clinical Trials is looking for volunteers
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common reasons babies are admitted to hospital. Middlemore Clinical Trials is looking for volunteers to participate in a clinical trial here at Middlemore Hospital.
You may be able to join the study if you are* or:
If you as a midwife have any potential participants who are:
- a healthy woman aged 18 to 49 years.
- in second or third trimester of pregnancy (between 24 to 36 weeks of gestation)
- intending to deliver your child at a hospital or birthing facility.
Email participants@mmclintrials.nz or call 0800 27 27 84 to speak to someone on the study team.
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