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Online intervention helps sustain weight loss
HTA-funded research just published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology has found that an online behavioural counselling tool is effective at helping people lose weight.Obesity is a common problem that affects around a quarter of adults in the UK. It can result in a number of health problems including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, joint... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 28, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Updated focus for EME
For more than five years the EME Programme has provided funding for translational research evaluating new or repurposed interventions. Over that time it has supported some world leading clinical studies. The programme continues to provide a key link in the translational pathway, supporting ambitious studies for the advancement of new interventions for health and patient... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 26, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Finding the best treatment for prostate cancer
A NIHR HTA-funded trial testing the effectiveness of different treatments on the symptoms of an advanced form of prostate cancer has found that one treatment had a significant impact on the painful complications of the disease. Prostate cancer is a major health concern worldwide and accounts for nearly one fifth of all newly diagnosed male... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 26, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

NHS guidance leads to reduction of repeat hip fractures
The adoption of new guidance on osteoporosis medication in 2005 may have been responsible for a 22 percent drop in the number of over-60s suffering a second fracture after a broken hip, an NIHR-funded study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, has found. Researchers reviewed patient data from GP practices across England... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 7, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Parent-led tool opens up NHS children's heart surgery data to families
Researchers, funded by the NIHR HS&DR Programme, have launched an innovative communication tool that will help people make sense of published survival data about children’s heart surgery in the UK and Ireland.The website, Understanding Children’s Heart Surgery Outcomes, shows decision makers and parents that, because hospitals treat different patients, hospitals should not be ranked by... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - June 23, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Treating severe, steroid resistant, ulcerative colitis
Research published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology has found that the two drugs commonly used to treat steroid resistant ulcerative colitis are equally effective.Ulcerative colitis, inflammation of the colon and rectum, affects about 150,000 people in the UK. The impact on patients can include severe ill-health, grossly impaired quality of life, unplanned stays in... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - June 22, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Helping children with autism transfer new communication skills from home to school
A new study is testing whether an intervention with parents and teachers can help children with autism transfer newly acquired social communication skills from home into school.Previous research found that a therapy to enhance parent-child communication in children with autism can help improve their social communication. However, it did not provide evidence that the benefit... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - June 22, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Managing alcohol-related trips to A&E
A new project, funded by the NIHR HS&DR Programme, is looking at whether alternative treatment sites for people who are drunk can help ease the pressure on A&E departments during peak times. Drunkenness is a common sight in many towns and cities during the night and particularly at weekends. With an increased risk of choking,... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - June 14, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Implementing major system change in healthcare
Research funded by the NIHR HS&DR­­­ Programme is looking into how changes in the delivery and organisation of stroke care are implemented to help inform future changes. The National Stroke Strategy for England, launched in 2007, aimed to improve the care of stroke patients around the UK, by addressing the variations across the country in... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - June 10, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

NIHR study finds no evidence of reduction in accidents following M74 motorway extension
New research, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health today, suggests that there has been no impact on the number of road accidents following the extension of the M74 in the south of Glasgow.The new research findings form part of a larger NIHR-funded natural experimental study, led by Dr David Ogilvie at the... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - June 8, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Evidence suggests outpatient care can be transferred to primary care
New research suggests that, with appropriate safeguards, training and support, substantial parts of care given in outpatient clinics can be transferred to primary care. A new study, funded by the NIHR HS&DR Programme, updates previous research, focusing on strategies to improve effectiveness and efficiency of outpatient services. Led by RAND Europe and the University of... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 26, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New UK-wide study investigates the safety and effectiveness of antibiotics on babies with cystic fibrosis (CF)
The a new clinical trial, CF START, is exploring whether infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) should be prescribed a long-term antibiotic that they take twice a day, every day or if they should be treated in a more targeted manner, with antibiotics given when required. This trial funded by the NIHR and supported by the... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 26, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Lung cancer screening trial success
The UK Lung cancer screening trial (UKLS) has been successfully completed and demonstrated that patients with a high risk of developing lung cancer can be identified with early stage disease and over 80% have had surgical interventions. The UKLS trial was conducted by experts in the University of Liverpool.The UKLS was undertaken in partnership with... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 25, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New guide on evaluating healthcare system innovations
A new e-book published today is the first to comprehensively address the challenges faced by healthcare providers in evaluating system-level innovations in healthcare services in an evolving landscape. If innovations can be better evaluated, then better, evidence-based decisions can be made by healthcare providers to improve the quality of health services in the UK. Entitled... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 24, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Survey reveals few GPs use alternatives to face-to-face consultations
Despite pressure on GPs to offer consultations by email or internet video programmes such as Skype, few GPs do and most have no plans to introduce them in future, according to a new study.The NIHR HS&DR funded study, published today in the British Journal of General Practice, was conducted by researchers from the Universities of... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - May 24, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news