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NIHR and International Clinical Trials Day
Untitled DocumentInternational Clinical Trials Day is held annually to commemorate the day that James Lind began his investigations into the causes of scurvy, the first ever clinical trial. The day provides a focal point to raise awareness of clinical research and highlight how partnerships between patients and healthcare practitioners are vital to high-quality research. ... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 21, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

PARAMEDIC awarded trial of the year by the Society for Clinical Trials
The HTA-funded PARAMEDIC trial has been awarded ‘Trial of the Year 2014’ by the US-based Society for Clinical Trials (SCT). The PARAMEDIC study compared a mechanical chest compression device to the manual delivery of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to see if it improved survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. It ran between 2010 and 2013 in partnership with West Midlands,... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 19, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Study shows ovarian cancer screening test twice as effective
A new screening method can detect twice as many women with ovarian cancer as conventional strategies, according to the latest results from the largest trial of its kind.The 14 year trial used a statistical calculation to interpret changing levels in women’s blood of a protein called CA125, which is linked to ovarian cancer. This... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 5, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Mindfulness trial shows cognitive based therapy offers an alternative to anti-depressant drugs in the prevention of depression relapse
A trial funded by the HTA Programme that compared mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) with anti-depressant drugs to prevent depressive relapse has published in The Lancet.       MBCT had previously been shown to reduce the risk of relapse or recurrence of depression when compared to usual care, however this is the... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 24, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of steroids or pentoxifylline for alcoholic hepatitis (STOPAH)
A trial funded by the HTA Programme comparing treatments for patients with alcoholic hepatitis has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).Liver disease is increasingly common in the UK with higher levels of alcohol consumption being a major factor.Alcoholic hepatitis is a severe form of liver disease with widespread damage... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 23, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Trial of early rehabilitation after stroke publishes initial findings
A trial funded by the HTA Programme comparing rehabilitation treatments for patients after they have had a stroke, has published its initial findings in The Lancet, this week. Results were also presented at the inaugural European Stroke Organisation Conference in Glasgow, today. A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT) compares usual stroke rehabilitation methods to a... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 17, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Stroke trial AVERT publishes initial findings in The Lancet
A trial funded by the HTA Programme comparing rehabilitation treatments for patients after they have had a stroke, has published its initial findings in The Lancet, this week. Results were also presented at the inaugural European Stroke Organisation Conference in Glasgow, today. A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT) compares usual stroke rehabilitation methods to a... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 17, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Applications invited for HTA Programme Director
The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme is seeking a successor to the current Programme Director, Professor Tom Walley CBE whose term of office will come to an end later this year. This is an opportunity to lead an influential programme in a role that involves working with academics, clinicians and strategically alongside key influencers in... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 15, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Opportunities to influence health research
 NIHR research programme boards and panels select the most important research questions to commission, and make funding recommendations on project applications.We are looking for additional expertise for the boards or panels of the following programmes: Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) ProgrammeNIHR Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) ProgrammeNIHR Health Technology... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 14, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Helping people with severe mental illness stop smoking
An HTA Programme-funded trial evaluating smoking cessation interventions for people with severe mental illness has published in The Lancet Psychiatry. The pilot trial, SCIMITAR was set up to see if a bespoke approach of methods to stop smoking could help people with severe mental illness quit smoking.The proportion of people with severe mental illness... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - April 1, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Research to investigate benefits of real time continuous glucose monitoring in neonatal intensive care
A new study funded by the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme, an MRC and NIHR partnership, will examine whether real time continuous glucose monitoring in preterm infants could help clinicians to control blood sugar levels more easily.Nearly 60,000 babies are born prematurely in the UK every year. Babies born prematurely have a higher risk... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 25, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Comparison of resuscitation for early septic shock published.
A trial looking at the resuscitation of patients presenting to hospital with early septic shock and funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.(NEJM) This is one of a trio of important, international collaborative trials from the UK, USA and Australasia.Annually, around 31,000... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 17, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Drug treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. TACIT trial.
An NIHR HTA programme funded trial looking at drug treatments for rheumatoid arthritis has had its findings published in the British Medical Journal. (BMJ)Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common condition causing pain through inflammation of the joints with progressive joint damage leading to disability.Tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNF) is an innovative biological new... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 17, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Testing the ‘incredible’ route to children’s and parents’ wellbeing
A new NIHR-funded study will evaluate newly-developed programmes that aim to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of children under two and their parents.The four-year project led by the Institute for Effective Education (IEE) at York, with colleagues from the University’s Departments of Health Sciences, Social Work and SocialPolicy and Centre for Health... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 16, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

£2m study to check if chest scans can cut heart attack risk.
A trial funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme will examine whether giving cardiac CT scans to patients when they arrive at hospital with chest pain is a cost effective way to improve treatment, save lives and cut unnecessary hospital admissions.In the UK, around 700,000 patients attend hospital emergency departments each year with... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 16, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news