The conditions we work in, the studies open at the moment, and what taking part would actually mean for you.
We do not cover every condition. We work where our investigators have run the condition before and our site is already set up for the tests a study needs.
Heart failure, high blood pressure, and cholesterol. Scans and heart monitoring are done in our own building, so you are not sent elsewhere and made to wait.
14 studies since 2010Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and other long term gut conditions, including studies that involve endoscopy.
9 studies since 2013Migraine, epilepsy, and early memory conditions. Several of these studies use a simple diary you fill in at home.
11 studies since 2012Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and related conditions where joint pain and stiffness are the main problem.
12 studies since 2011Asthma, COPD, and scarring of the lungs. Breathing tests are done on site by staff trained to one standard.
8 studies since 2015Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and thyroid conditions. These studies usually run for a year or more, so we plan them around your routine.
7 studies since 2017If one of these looks relevant to you, call or email us and we will talk it through. Nothing below is an offer to enroll you, and asking about a study commits you to nothing.
Looking at whether the treatment keeps people out of hospital and makes day to day activity easier. We deliberately set a wide age range on this one, because heart failure is not a young person's condition and trials too often recruit as though it were.
For people whose symptoms are moderate to severe. If you do not improve on the comparison treatment, you are offered the other one at the end rather than simply being discharged.
Comparing a plan where treatment is stepped up until symptoms reach a set target against usual care. All the places are taken for now, but we expect to open a few more later this year.
Ran for a further twelve months after the main study ended. Nine out of ten people who joined stayed to the end, which we put down to letting them keep their symptom diary on paper if they preferred it.
People usually want to know four things: how much time it takes, what is done to them, whether it costs anything, and whether they can stop. Here is the honest version.
You call or email, and someone from the research team talks you through what is open and what it would involve. No commitment, no pressure, and no medical details needed over email.
A clinician checks whether the study genuinely suits you. You get the full information sheet to take home, and you can say no at any point, including after this visit.
Visits are scheduled around your life, including evenings and weekends. Travel costs are reimbursed. The same coordinator looks after you throughout, so you are not explaining yourself again each time.
You return to your own doctor's care, and when the study reports you are offered a plain language summary of what was found, including when the answer was disappointing.
Call the research line and ask. It takes a few minutes, it commits you to nothing, and you will get a straight answer rather than a form.