We are currently conducting a market research study on Diabetic macular edema (DME) or Diabetic Macular oedema (DMO), and we are interested in learning about your personal experiences in relation to the condition, from when you first experienced symptoms through to today, including your experiences of treatment and the healthcare teams involved in your care.

This research is being conducted on behalf of a pharmaceutical company who manufactures medicines, to help them best understand how they can help patients in the future.

This research will take the form of a virtual 60 min in-depth interview with a moderator.
Zoom will be the platform used to conduct the interview.
Taking this opportunity to have your voice heard would greatly help us further our research, and your participation would be hugely appreciated.
Please be assured that:
• Elma Research Ltd adheres to the market research codes of ethics and conduct of ESOMAR, the BHBIA, the ABPI, the Market Research Society and EphMRA, as well as the Data Protection Act of the UK and European laws protecting personal data, including the GDPR.
• The data collected will be treated in adherence with the current legislation on personal data protection and confidentiality, will only be used for internal and research purposes and have no promotional intent whatsoever. This is a market research study, intended to find out more about your views, and it is not intended to be promotional in any way.
• Your name and personal details will not be shared with any third parties nor the commissioning pharmaceutical company. • You have the right to withdraw from the interview at anytime or refuse to answer any questions.
• Data collected during the study could be included in a publication (for example in a scientific or specific sector journal) in aggregated form (i.e. comments from all people involved in this research will be grouped together).
• You have the right to refuse to answer questions or withdraw at any time.
• The processing will take place within all security measures in accordance with UK Data Protection ACT 2018 and UK GDPR. For more information about your rights please see our privacy notice, it is available at https://www.elmaresearch.com/privacy-policy/
If you qualify and take part in this study, we will offer you a total of £80

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* 1. Are you happy to proceed with the research programme on this basis?

Interview Platform
You will be required to have access to a computer with internet access during the interview. You will be asked to connect to Zoom by clicking on the interview link in order to view some project materials. You can also use this platform to connect to the audio (and video if you are using a webcam).
Please only enter your first name and do not enter any contact details when connecting. The platform provider will ensure that any information you provide to them will be held securely (https://zoom.us/privacy)
Recordings
The interview will be audio and/or video recorded for market research and analysis purposes by members by the Elma Research team (without personal information such as name and surname). The audio and/or video recordings will be used for market research and analysis purposes only by members from the Elma Research team within the remit of this specific research. The recordings will be stored for a period of 5 years, or the legally required time, to comply with pharmacovigilance regulations.
Subject to your prior express consent, recordings can be assigned or made available to the end client. Please refer to the release form for data transfer and privacy regulation regarding personal data processing.
Consent to Observation:
Members of the pharmaceutical company commissioning this study would like to listen in to some of the interviews to learn about patients’ needs and for the purposes of market research and analysis only. I understand that all those listening or viewing the interview (either live or by archive) must respect the confidentiality of all information exchanged in MR interviews and that no sales approaches will ever be made to me as a consequence of the company having this access. The people in the company who will listen to or view the recordings will be in the following functions / roles:
Market Research, Insights and Analysis, Marketing.
All those hearing / seeing these audios / videos / pictures agree to abide by the Market Research Society, ABPI, and all other relevant (e.g. BHBIA, EphMRA, CASRO, PMRG) Codes of Conduct for market research.

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* 2. Are you happy to proceed with the interview on the basis described above?

Adverse Event Reporting Patient Disclaimer:
Different patients sometimes respond in different ways to the same medicine, and some side effects may not be discovered until many people have used a medicine over a period of time. For this reason, we are now required to pass on to our client, who is a manufacturer of medicines, details of any side effects or product complaints related to their own products that are mentioned during the course of market research. Although what you say will, of course, be treated in confidence, should you mention during the discussion a side effect or product complaint when you, or someone you know, became ill after taking one of our client’s medicines, we will need to report this, so that they can learn more about the safety of their medicines.
In such a situation you will be asked whether or not you are willing to waive the confidentiality given to you under the Market Research Codes of conduct specifically in relation to that adverse event or product complaint.

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* 3. Do you agree to proceed with the research under these conditions?

Confidentiality:
I agree to protect all confidential information and materials disclosed to me during the study against un-authorised disclosure and will use the confidential information only for the purpose of participation in this study.

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* 4. Are you willing to proceed with the interview on this basis?

Recontact Permission

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* 5. Should we need clarification for any of the responses given during your interview would you be willing to be recontacted for further clarification?

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* 6. Do you or a close member of your family work with a pharmaceutical company, market research agency or communications company?

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* 7. In which country do you live?

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* 8. Have you been diagnosed with diabetic macular edema (DME) / Diabetic Macular oedema (DMO)?

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* 9. How long has it been since you were diagnosed with this condition?

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* 10. Have you received an intravitreal injection or implant to treat your DME in the past 12 months?

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* 11. Are you currently receiving intravitreal injections, or have you stopped?

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* 12. Which of the following intravitreal injections/implants are you currently receiving or have you received in the past 12 months for your DME?

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* 13. What is your age?

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* 14. What gender do you identify with?

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* 15. What best describes the location in which you live?

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* 16. What best describes your current employment status?

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* 17. How comfortable would you feel participating in a 60-minute online interview where we will discuss your experience living with DME, on a scale of one to five, where one is extremely comfortable and five not at all comfortable?

Thank you.

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* 18. Please leave you details so we can contact you to plan discuss the project further.

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