Table 2.

Trial oversight committees

Name	Affiliation	Role and responsibilities
Trial Management Group
Professor Andrew Wilson	University of East Anglia	Chief investigator
Matthew Hammond	Norwich Clinical Trials Unit	Clinical trial manager
Dr. Allan Clark	University of East Anglia	Statistician
Martin Pond	Norwich Clinical Trials Unit	Head of data management
Dr. Tony Cahn	Bedford Hospitals NHS Trust	Co-investigator
Dr. Helen Parfrey	Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Co-investigator
Dr. David Thickett	University of Birmingham	Co-investigator
Professor Moira Whyte	University of Edinburgh	Co-investigator
Dr. Toby Maher	Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust	Co-investigator
Professor Bill Fraser	University of East Anglia	Co-investigator
Professor David Livermore	University of East Anglia	Co-investigator
Professor Ann Marie Swart	Norwich Clinical Trials Unit	Co-investigator
In addition a patient representative will be invited to attend Trial Management Group meetings
Independent Trial Steering Committee
Professor Ron du Bois	Imperial College	Independent chair
Dr. Nicholas Harrison	University of Swansea	Independent member
Professor Ann Millar	University of Bristol	Independent member
Dr. Sanjay Agrawal	University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust	Non-independent member
In addition a patient representative will be invited to attend committee meetings
Independent Data Monitoring Committee
Dr. Nik Hirani	University of Edinburgh	Chair
Dr. Jack Bowden	University of Bristol	Statistician
Dr. Sarah Pett	MRC Clinical Trials Unit, UCL	Member