Catching up with Nicky Cunningham from South Tees on research over the last year
03 March 2021
For many of us restarting research is only in relation to recruitment and face to face visits with study patients.
03 March 2021
For many of us restarting research is only in relation to recruitment and face to face visits with study patients.
18 January 2021
The R&D team at University Hospital Southampton are using the clinical trials management platform EDGE for remote monitoring during the coronavirus pandemic.
17 December 2020
After a pause in recruitment the study has been adapted to suit coronavirus restrictions and is now reopening across the country.
15 December 2020
CRN South London’s Chief Operating Officer, Dr James Lyddiard, has praised researchers for their efforts in restarting the local NIHR research portfolio.
10 December 2020
ATLANTIS is a clinical trial testing whether a tablet called amitriptyline helps people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The study paused to recruitment as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but is now successfully recruiting participants again.
19 November 2020
Researchers in Oxford are looking to recruit women who have painful osteoarthritis in joints of their hands, after resuming a study that was paused due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
14 October 2020
Since the announcement of the NIHR RESTART framework in May research teams across the UK have been working tirelessly to restart trials paused as a result of Covid-19. Dr David Tucker has been working with the team at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and commercial sponsor Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to carefully balance the restart of clinical care and research so their patients can plan for a brighter future.
13 October 2020
How the REGAIN trial into hearing loss restarted after the COVID-19 pandemic caused its suspension.
05 October 2020
Being able to remotely monitor a patient's mobility in their natural environment is a major advantage, especially within a lockdown situation. Researchers from the Clinical Ageing Research Unit in Newcastle explain how they have made changes over the past six months to adhere to social distancing guidelines and begin recruitment.
30 September 2020
‘No one ever said they couldn’t do it’ says Sophie Whiteley, CTAP Cystic Fibrosis Trials Coordinator at the Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust, as she describes the attitude of colleagues and patients as they faced up to the challenges of delivering a study in the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic.
29 September 2020
Patients and clinicians have embraced the use of online reporting tools to restart a prostate cancer surgery study.
21 September 2020
Read more about how transparency and buy-in from research teams in Bristol is supporting prioritisation of studies.
14 September 2020
A stroke trial is among studies to have re-opened at Reading’s Royal Berkshire Hospital after being paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
27 August 2020
Find out how an NHS Trust in Leicester is using digital tools to aid the restart process
27 August 2020
When restarting studies after the suspension caused by COVID-19, Barts Health empowered its staff to get studies back up and running.
25 August 2020
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust has adopted a number of measures to ensure research has restarted safely.
24 August 2020
Find out how one of the largest NHS Trusts in the East Midlands is helping participants resume taking part in research
20 August 2020
The Women and Children's Health Research Team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) were able to recruit their first patient within days of re-opening an NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio study during the coronavirus outbreak.
11 August 2020
How University College London Hospitals NHS Trust got a major lung cancer study up and running again after COVID-19.
17 June 2020
The Rheumatology Team at Torbay Hospital have changed how they are delivering research to keep trials going and ensure patients continue to have access to research opportunities during the Covid-19 pandemic
09 June 2020
During lockdown the importance of connectivity is heightened and practical alternatives to face to face contact need to be explored so health services can continue. Mental health services in Cornwall are embracing a research study that gives participants access to a global database of first hand real life recovery stories.