29 January 2021
The NIHR-supported Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is 89.3% effective at preventing COVID-19, shown from interim analysis of its Phase III study data, including effectiveness against the new variants of concern.
02 December 2020
The new Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital site in Wonford has been officially opened by RD&E NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive Suzanne Tracey.
19 November 2020
PRC: Exeter would like to thank study volunteers and the clinical research delivery team following the announcement that Exeter has exceeded target for a leading COVID-19 vaccine study which has now closed to local recruitment.
12 November 2020
The NIHR has launched five new National Patient Recruitment Centres (NPRCs) to enable more late phase commercial clinical research to be delivered within the NHS and make it easier for people to take part in studies.
05 November 2020
Residents of Exeter have joined the world’s first participants to take part in the new Novavax Covid-19 vaccine trial thanks to the recently established NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre: Exeter.
19 October 2020
The world’s first participants to take part in a phase 3 trial of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine candidate were recently recruited at a new NIHR National Patient Recruitment Centre (NPRC) based in Blackpool.
28 September 2020
Hundreds of volunteers from the South West will be invited to join a leading phase three COVID-19 vaccine study, as the number of people who have signed up to take part in vaccine research hits over 9,000 across Devon, Cornwall and parts of Somerset.
22 May 2020
Royal Devon and Exeter is one of five hospitals across England chosen to host a new regional Patient Recruitment Centre
03 March 2020
A key advantage of participating in research studies is that you can receive more time with expert clinicians and information on how to manage your health. David Sparkes, 68, a retired Health and Safety Manager from Exmouth, participated in a pre-diabetes research programme that gave him the information he needed to understand the condition and adopt a more healthy and active lifestyle.
20 December 2019
A man from Devon has described how volunteering to participate in the Vision In Parkinson’s Study has given him a new perspective on living with the disease.