Women sought for resumed hand osteoarthritis study
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.
To help share how sites are overcoming challenges in restarting research, Local Clinical Research Networks are publishing news stories and case studies to highlight where progress is being made, key learnings and best practice.
Adapting for the future - restarting research in Nottingham
Barts brings its staff on the study restart journey
Cancer/Surgery
No safety measures spared to restart prostate cancer surgery study
Reproductive Health and Childbirth
East Lancashire team makes flying restart on reproductive health study
Adapting for the future - restarting research in Nottingham
Barts brings its staff on the study restart journey
Cancer
Restarting a climb to the SUMMIT
Cancer/Surgery
No safety measures spared to restart prostate cancer surgery study
Ear, Nose and Throat
Hearing loss study back in tune after COVID break
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Restarting research at RNOH
Torbay hospital deliver research at home for self-isolating patients
Neurological Disorders
Behind the scenes in the Eastern drive to restart research
Respiratory Disorders
Creative solutions keep cystic fibrosis research trial running during the COVID-19 pandemic
Adapting for the future - restarting research in Nottingham
Cancer
Eastern team EMBEDs collaborative approach to get breast cancer research restarted with European 1st
How transparency and buy-in from research teams in Bristol is supporting prioritisation of studies
Ageing/Neurological Disorders
Moving research forward remotely
Cancer
Restarting a climb to the SUMMIT
Ear, Nose and Throat
Hearing loss study back in tune after COVID break
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Restarting research at RNOH
Reproductive Health and Childbirth
East Lancashire team makes flying restart on reproductive health study
Restarting research - The C-STICH Study
Adapting for the future - restarting research in Nottingham
How a digital approach is enabling studies to reopen in Leicester
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Restarting research at RNOH
Updates on the implementation of the Restart Framework and information and resources to reassure patients and the public that it is safe to attend research appointments.
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.
26 October 2020
While maintaining a firm grip on the task of trying to find ways to beat COVID-19, one District General Hospital in Norfolk has also become the first in Europe to enrol volunteers to a vital breast cancer research trial.
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.
22 September 2020
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust’s Restart process began in the first week in June and Caroline Cowley, acting R&I Manager tells us their process.
21 September 2020
Read more about how transparency and buy-in from research teams in Bristol is supporting prioritisation of studies.
21 September 2020
Dr Aditi Kumar describes how the team at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust restarted one non-COVID study.