RECRUITMENT/RANDOMISATION: What happens if the clinical team think that a specific trial treatment should be given to my patient?
If the responsible clinical team think that a specific treatment should be given, then the patient should receive the treatment, and they are ineligible for that comparison. However, this does not make them ineligible for any other treatment comparisons (e.g. a patient who is given oseltamivir as part of usual care may still be eligible for the dexamethasone comparison).