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Current Projects
| Project Title | Start Date | End Date | Contact Link | Entry Date | SPCR | Group Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE - Understanding hospital Admissions Close to the End of life (ACE) Study | 2012-09-01 | 2017-12-31 | Dr Stephen Barclay (PEOLC) | 2013-03-21 | PEOLC | |
| ADDITION - A randomised controlled trial of the cost-effectiveness of a program of screening and intensive multifactorial intervention for Type 2 diabetes in primary car | 2000-10-01 | 2017-10-30 | Dr Kate Williams (CV) | 2009-04-14 | CV | |
| ADDITION++ 5YR FOLLOW UP - Addition Facilitated Project - 5 year follow up | 2007-11-01 | 2020-12-31 | Dr Kate Williams (CV) | 2007-11-29 | SPCR | CV |
| ADERCS - A qualitative exploration of adaptations to eating in response to possible cancer symptoms | 2018-04-01 | 2018-12-31 | Ms Elka Humphrys (TI) | 2018-05-03 | TI | |
| ADHER-APP - Adherence App Study | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | Mr James Jamison (BSG) | 2018-12-21 | BSG | |
| BHRU AGI007 - Increasing public acceptability of effective interventions for changing behaviour | 2016-01-01 | 2017-12-31 | Ms Saphsa Codling (BHRU) | 2017-03-18 | BHRU | |
| AI-CANCDETECT - AI in primary care cancer detection | 2019-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | Dr Owain Jones (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| ANTPRESC - Anticipatory prescribing in end of life care in the UK: a mixed-methods study of local policies and procedures | 2018-04-01 | 2018-12-31 | Dr Richella Ryan (PEOLC) | 2018-03-06 | PEOLC | |
| APT - Anticipatory Prescribing in Terminal Care Study | 2018-10-01 | 2020-12-31 | Mr Ben Bowers (PEOLC) | 2018-12-21 | SPCR | PEOLC |
| ATOLT - Attachment and the transgenerational effects of loss and trauma | 2017-10-01 | 2021-10-01 | Ms Lianne Bakkum (ASSG) | 2019-04-25 | ASSG | |
| AWACAN - Improving timely diagnosis of symptomatic breast and cervical cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | Dr Fiona Walter (CG) | 2019-04-25 | CG | |
| BAD-REST - The Breaking 'Bad Rest' Study: Interrupting sedentary time to reverse frailty levels in acute care | 2018-10-01 | 2020-01-01 | Mr Peter Hartley (CNRG) | 2018-12-21 | CNRG | |
| BEST3 - BEST3 : Barrett’s ESophagus Trial 3 | 2018-01-01 | 2019-05-31 | Mrs Fiona Scheibl (CG) | 2018-05-03 | CG | |
| BRACED - BRAin Cancer Early Detection Study | 2015-11-01 | 2017-04-30 | Ms Clarissa Penfold (TI) | 2015-11-06 | TI | |
| BREADTH-OF-LEARNING - Qualitative investigation into breadth of repertoire of learning styles displayed by medical students | 2008-05-01 | 2020-12-31 | Dr Thelma Quince (GPEG) | 2009-02-04 | GPEG | |
| BSS - Bereavement Support Study | 2016-06-01 | 2017-05-31 | Dr Pia Thiemann (PEOLC) | 2016-06-13 | PEOLC | |
| BUDDY-UP - Development and feasibility testing of 'Buddy Up': A postnatal physical activity intervention | 2016-10-10 | 2019-09-27 | Ms Kate Ellis (BSG) | 2018-05-03 | BSG | |
| CA125 - False-negative CA125 tests, time to diagnosis and stage in ovarian cancer: a cohort study using electronic records | 2018-06-01 | 2019-03-20 | Dr Garth Funston (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| CAAT - Clinical applications of attachment theory | 2017-01-02 | 2019-09-27 | Miss Helen Beckwith (ASSG) | 2017-09-01 | ASSG | |
| CAM-MMSCORE - Using national administrative data to evaluate new models of primary care | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 | Professor Martin Roland (TI) | 2018-12-21 | SPCR | TI |
| CANRISK - Development of user-friendly cancer risk assessment tools for clinical settings | 2016-07-01 | 2019-06-30 | Dr Chantal Babb de Villiers (CG) | 2016-09-29 | CG | |
| CANTEST - CanTest - Cancer diagnostic testing in primary care: a paradigm shift for cancer diagnosis | 2017-04-01 | 2022-10-31 | Dr Fiona Walter (CG) | 2017-10-29 | CG | |
| CANTEST-IDL - Repository of useful databases for cancer diagnostic research | 2018-06-01 | 2020-06-01 | Dr Owain Jones (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| CATCLT - Clinician Attitudes to Closed-Loop Technology: Barriers and Opportunities | 2016-09-01 | 2017-12-31 | Dr Conor Farrington (TI) | 2016-04-18 | TI | |
| CATFISH - An evaluation of a water fluoridation scheme in Cumbria | 2014-09-01 | 2019-08-31 | Professor Mike Kelly (PEOLC) | 2016-09-28 | PEOLC | |
| COMPGRIEF - Complicated grief prevalence in adults aged 65 and over – a systematic literature review | 2017-07-01 | 2018-04-30 | Dr Pia Thiemann (PEOLC) | 2017-09-01 | PEOLC | |
| COM-UAS - Exploratory study of patients communication of upper abdominal symptoms and GPs interpretation of those symptoms using archived qualitative data | 2019-01-04 | 2019-12-01 | Ms Victoria Hardy (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| CP-ADSNCC - Clinical Perspectives on the Assessment and diagnosis of social and neurodevelopmental conditions in children | 2018-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | Mr Barry Coughlan (ASSG) | 2019-04-25 | ASSG | |
| CPRD-BLADKIDCAN - Exploring missed diagnostic opportunities in bladder and kidney cancer | 2018-04-01 | 2018-12-31 | Dr Yin Zhou (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| CPRD-BLADKIN-SYSREV - CPRD: BLADDER AND KIDNEY CANCER SYSTEMATIC REVIEW | 2018-04-01 | 2018-12-31 | Dr Yin Zhou (CG) | 2019-08-17 | CG | |
| DERMO-SYSREV - Dermoscopy for melanoma detection and triage in primary care: A systematic review | 2017-10-25 | 2018-12-31 | Dr Owain Jones (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| DIME - Data for the Improvement of Medical Education (DIME) Main longitudinal Cohort Study | 2007-09-01 | 2017-12-31 | Dr Thelma Quince (GPEG) | 2009-02-04 | GPEG | |
| DIPSTICK - Diagnosis of Patients with Symptomatic Kidney and Bladder Conditions | 2016-09-01 | 2018-12-31 | Dr Yin Zhou (CG) | 2017-01-17 | CG | |
| DORMOUSE - Development of simple risk models incorporating modifiable risk factors for the most common preventable cancers using EPIC-Norfolk | 2017-04-01 | 2018-03-31 | Dr Juliet Usher-Smith (PREV) | 2017-09-01 | SPCR | PREV |
| EBMPLUS - The Evaluation of Evidence in Medicine | 2015-09-01 | 2018-08-31 | Professor Mike Kelly (PEOLC) | 2016-09-29 | PEOLC | |
| ECASS - The ECASS Trial - Evaluation of a Computer Aid for assessing Stomach Symptoms | 2015-01-01 | 2018-12-31 | Dr Anne Kershenbaum (CG) | 2015-03-24 | CG | |
| ECON-EVALS - Economic Evaluations Alongside Clinical Trials | 2013-08-11 | 2024-12-31 | Dr Ed Wilson (CRMH) | 2015-09-14 | CRMH | |
| EFFEKT - Parent-oriented alcohol prevention programme | 2015-10-01 | 2019-09-30 | Ms Mariliis Tael-Öeren (BSG) | 2018-01-10 | BSG | |
| BHRU ESCA002B - Altering the availability or proximity of food, alcohol or tobacco products to change their selection and consumption: systematic review | 2016-10-01 | 2017-12-31 | Dr Gareth Hollands (BHRU) | 2015-10-23 | BHRU | |
| BHRU ESCA003B - Review: Response inhibition and the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy food | 2016-03-01 | 2017-03-31 | Ms Saphsa Codling (BHRU) | 2016-05-01 | BHRU | |
| BHRU ESCA007 - Nutritional labelling for healthier food or non-alchoholic drink purchasing and consumption | 2016-05-01 | 2017-05-31 | Ms Saphsa Codling (BHRU) | 2017-03-18 | BHRU | |
| FENLAND - The FENLAND Study | 2005-01-01 | 2019-04-30 | Professor Simon Griffin (PREV) | 2017-11-23 | PREV | |
| FIT - Guideline review on FIT use in symptomatic primary care patients worldwide | 2018-06-01 | 2019-06-01 | Dr Fiona Walter (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| FIT-EAST - Assessing diagnostic accuracy and acceptability of FIT in symptomatic primary care patients after implementation of the DG30 in the East of Eng | 2018-06-01 | 2021-04-01 | Dr Fiona Walter (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| FUTURECARE - The Future Care Study: Decision-making concerning eating and drinking for people with progressive neurological disease with and without dec | 2015-09-01 | 2017-08-30 | Dr Gemma Clarke (PEOLC) | 2015-09-21 | PEOLC | |
| HBCP - The Human Behaviour Change Project | 2016-11-01 | 2019-10-31 | Professor Mike Kelly (PEOLC) | 2016-09-29 | PEOLC | |
| HFPEF-PPS - Management of Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: What do Patients and Providers Need and Want? | 2017-05-01 | 2018-01-31 | Professor Christi Deaton (CNRG) | 2017-03-15 | SPCR | CNRG |
| I-CAPP - I-CaPP - Interventions for Cancer Prevention in Primary Care | 2017-02-01 | 2020-01-31 | Dr Juliet Usher-Smith (PREV) | 2017-02-15 | PREV | |
| ICEBERG - The Tip of the Iceberg: Identifying Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) in Primary Care (FEASIBILITY) | 2016-06-06 | 2016-11-30 | Professor Christi Deaton (CNRG) | 2016-06-02 | SPCR | CNRG |
| IMFINE - ‘I’m fine’: exploring patient and carer assertions of status in advanced COPD and clinical implications for primary care | 2017-04-01 | 2018-03-31 | Mrs Carole Gardener (CNRG) | 2017-03-29 | SPCR | CNRG |
| INAP-POLY-IND - Developing and evaluating a measure of inappropriate polypharmacy in primary care: RAND appropriateness and CPRD epidemiological stud | 2016-09-01 | 2018-06-01 | Dr Jenni Burt (TI) | 2016-10-12 | SPCR | TI |
| IPCAS - Improving Primary Care After Stroke (IPCAS) | 2015-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | Dr Ricky Mullis (CV) | 2016-03-01 | CV | |
| IQUITINPRACTICE2 - Improving quit rates among smokers in primary care: Pragmatic trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a tailored w | 2016-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | Dr Felix Naughton (BSG) | 2015-09-07 | BSG | |
| IS20PLENTY - Is 20 plenty for health? Evaluation of the 20mph speed limit networks in Edinburgh and Belfast on a range of public health outcomes | 2017-03-01 | 2017-08-31 | Professor Mike Kelly (PEOLC) | 2017-09-01 | PEOLC | |
| IVRPILOT - Development and pre-test of a tailored IVR intervention for people with hypertension | 2016-09-01 | 2017-03-31 | Dr Katerina Kassavou (BSG) | 2016-02-08 | SPCR | BSG |
| LIPLOW-DEM - Association of blood cholesterol and lipid-lowering treatments with post-stroke dementia: cohort studies using Clinical Practice Research D | 2017-04-01 | 2018-09-30 | Mr Zhirong Yang (CV) | 2019-04-25 | CV | |
| LONGPRESC - The clinical and cost-effectiveness of issuing longer versus shorter duration (3 month vs. 28 day) prescriptions for prescribed medication in | 2015-09-01 | 2017-03-31 | Dr Ed Wilson (CRMH) | 2015-09-15 | CRMH | |
| MAPS - Medication Adherence for Patients' Support (MAPS) | 2016-09-01 | 2019-02-28 | Dr Katerina Kassavou (BSG) | 2016-12-18 | BSG | |
| MELATOOLS - The MelaTools Programme: GP and patient interventions to improve early diagnosis of malignant melanoma in primary care. | 2013-03-01 | 2018-05-28 | Dr Fiona Walter (CG) | 2014-05-11 | CG | |
| MHDYADS - A flexible, active-learning mental health intervention for patient-carer dyads living with chronic conditions. | 2015-10-01 | 2018-09-30 | Ms Gemma-Claire Ali (CV) | 2016-04-26 | SPCR | CV |
| MIQUIT3 - Large multi-centre pilot randomized controlled trial testing a low-cost, tailored, self-help smoking cessation text message intervention for preg | 2017-04-01 | 2019-02-01 | Dr Felix Naughton (BSG) | 2018-02-26 | BSG | |
| MULTIMORBIDITY - Developing and validating measures of multimorbidity | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 | Dr Silvia Mendonca (CRMH) | 2018-05-03 | SPCR | CRMH |
| NHSCHECK - NHS Health Check Programme Rapid Evidence Synthesis | 2016-10-31 | 2017-01-15 | Dr Juliet Usher-Smith (PREV) | 2017-02-15 | PREV | |
| OC-DIAGGUID - A review of international guidelines on the initial assessment for ovarian cancer | 2018-10-04 | 2018-11-10 | Dr Garth Funston (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| OLDESTOLDNEAREOL - The ‘oldest old’ near the end of life | 2015-10-01 | 2020-12-31 | Dr Jane Fleming (HON) | 2016-01-08 | HON | |
| OPEL-2 - Optimum ‘Hospice at Home’ Services for End of Life Care (OPEL) Phase 2 | 2017-02-01 | 2020-01-31 | Dr Stephen Barclay (PEOLC) | 2018-05-14 | PEOLC | |
| OPTIMISE-HFPEF - Optimising Management of Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in Primary Care (Optimise-HFpEF) | 2017-10-01 | 2020-06-30 | Professor Christi Deaton (CNRG) | 2017-10-29 | SPCR | CNRG |
| OVATOOLS - Ovatools - Tests and tools for the detection of ovarian cancer in primary care: a CPRD study | 2019-02-01 | 2020-11-01 | Dr Garth Funston (CG) | 2019-04-25 | CG | |
| OVID-A - Organisational Variation in diagnostic / referral Activity: size, sources, predictors and consequences | 2014-08-01 | 2017-01-31 | Professor Yoryos Lyratzopoulos (TI) | 2016-04-17 | TI | |
| PAL-TOOLKIT - Pal-Toolkit - Marie Curie design to care | 2017-04-01 | 2019-03-31 | Ms Sarah Hoare (TI) | 2016-09-30 | TI | |
| PAM - Programme for Adherence to Medication - Scalable low-cost interventions to support medication adherence in people prescribed treatment for hypertension i | 2017-06-01 | 2022-05-31 | Miss Miranda Van Emmenis (BSG) | 2017-12-19 | BSG | |
| PANTHER - Prediction of Adolescent meNtal healTH from Electronic health Records | 2019-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | Dr Robbie Duschinsky (ASSG) | 2019-04-25 | ASSG | |
| POSTCARD - POSTCARD - The Pathway to Oesophageal and STomach CAnceR Diagnosis Study | 2015-07-01 | 2017-12-31 | Ms Elka Humphrys (TI) | 2016-06-02 | TI | |
| PRAEC - Prioritising Research for Atopic Eczema: Economic Considerations | 2015-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | Dr Ed Wilson (CRMH) | 2015-09-14 | CRMH | |
| BHRU PRE011B - Estimating the potential for e-cigarettes to reinforce tobacco smoking: experimental studies in children | 2015-01-01 | 2017-07-30 | Ms Saphsa Codling (BHRU) | 2016-05-01 | BHRU | |
| BHRU PRE012A - Impact of sit-stand desks at work on sedentary time and total energy expenditure: a feasibility and acceptability study | 2015-02-01 | 2017-09-03 | Ms Saphsa Codling (BHRU) | 2017-03-18 | BHRU | |
| BHRU PRE018D - Impact of different alcohol labels on appeal amongst young people: an online experiment | 2015-11-01 | 2016-12-31 | Dr Milica Vasiljevic (BHRU) | 2015-10-23 | BHRU | |
| BHRU PRE019 - Experiment: Proximity effect and executive function and food consumed | 2014-10-01 | 2017-10-31 | Ms Saphsa Codling (BHRU) | 2016-05-01 | BHRU | |
| BHRU PRE023 - Physical Micro-Environment Interventions for healthier eating in the Workplace: Pilot Study | 2016-04-03 | 2017-03-31 | Ms Saphsa Codling (BHRU) | 2017-03-18 | BHRU | |
| PROPELS - The PRomotion Of Physical activity through structured Education with differing Levels of ongoing Support for those with prediabetes (PROPELS) | 2013-09-01 | 2019-02-01 | Professor Stephen Sutton (BSG) | 2014-03-27 | BSG | |
| PROPS-EVALUATION - A multi-method retrospective evaluation of the PROPS trial to explore barriers and enablers to conducting Clinical Trials of In | 2018-01-12 | 2018-01-31 | Dr Ryc Aquino (CV) | 2018-05-03 | CV | |
| BHRU PRSD007 - Environmental exposures, executive function and health behaviours | 2016-10-01 | 2017-12-31 | Dr Kaidy Stautz (BHRU) | 2015-10-23 | BHRU | |
| BHRU PRSD010 - Price changes of (a) sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and (b) alcohol, and their impact on demand for substitutes, such as fruit juice or water, and the demand for complements suc | 2016-09-01 | 2017-03-31 | Professor Theresa Marteau (BHRU) | 2015-10-23 | BHRU | |
| PR-TOOLKIT - Development of an intervention to increase utilisation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) in primary care | 2017-04-01 | 2018-08-31 | Professor Christi Deaton (CNRG) | 2017-03-15 | CNRG | |
| QSS-DAILYMED - Quantifying the support stroke survivors get with daily medication taking: a questionnaire survey. | 2015-01-30 | 2016-12-31 | Dr Anna De Simoni (CV) | 2016-06-21 | CV | |
| RAISED-RISK-AF - Identifying patients at raised risk of stroke due to paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation in primary care populations | 2016-04-01 | 2018-10-31 | Dr Duncan Edwards (CV) | 2018-05-03 | CV | |
| RECON - REducing and preventing COgnitive impairment iN older age groups (the RECON Programme) | 2017-01-01 | 2027-01-31 | Professor Simon Griffin (PREV) | 2017-11-23 | PREV | |
| SCALING - Learning how to replicate and scale a successful maternity safety improvement programme | 2017-03-01 | 2019-03-01 | Professor Mary Dixon-Woods (TI) | 2017-03-15 | TI | |
| SLIC - South London Integrated Care Pilot | 2014-04-01 | 2018-07-01 | Professor Martin Roland (TI) | 2015-09-17 | TI | |
| SMKUPTAKE - Identifying effective ways to increase the uptake of cessation support among smokers: systematic review and meta-analysis | 2017-07-01 | 2018-03-31 | Dr Joanne Emery (BSG) | 2018-01-10 | SPCR | BSG |
| STAND-UP - Investigating and Preventing the Loss of Muscle Strength and Physical Function in Frail Older Adults Who Experience an Unplanned Period of Hosp | 2017-10-02 | 2020-09-30 | Mr Peter Hartley (CNRG) | 2017-10-29 | CNRG | |
| STANLAB - Study of a standardised line labelling programme in Northern Ireland | 2017-01-01 | 2017-12-31 | Dr Natasha Kriznik (TI) | 2017-03-15 | TI | |
| STROKEVAR - How and why does uptake of secondary prevention medication after stroke vary between general practices and between patient groups? | 2013-12-01 | 2018-12-01 | Dr Duncan Edwards (CV) | 2016-04-26 | CV | |
| STUDATT-CBL - Pilot study to examine students’ attitudes towards case-based learning in a traditional medical undergraduate curriculum | 2008-05-01 | 2020-12-31 | Dr Thelma Quince (GPEG) | 2009-02-05 | GPEG | |
| SYSPROST - Systematic review of prostate cancer risk prediction tools | 2015-10-01 | 2017-09-30 | Dr Greg Irving (PREV) | 2017-09-01 | PREV | |
| TAT - Theories and Techniques of Behaviour Change | 2014-09-01 | 2017-08-31 | Professor Mike Kelly (PEOLC) | 2016-09-29 | PEOLC | |
| BHRU TDCA001 - Choice Architecture Typology Development | 2015-10-01 | 2017-02-26 | Ms Saphsa Codling (BHRU) | 2016-05-01 | BHRU | |
| TELEFIRST - Tele-First: Telephone Triage as an Alternative to Face-to-Face Contact in General Practice | 2015-04-01 | 2017-03-31 | Dr Ed Wilson (CRMH) | 2015-09-15 | CRMH | |
| THE-RESTORE-PROJECT - The REsTORE project: Developing an intervention to increase referral and uptake to pulmonary rehabilitation in primary care | 2017-09-01 | 2018-08-31 | Dr Ian Wellwood (CNRG) | 2018-04-26 | CNRG | |
| TIERED-CONSENT - Developing a tiered consent process for individuals recruited to longitudinal biobank research using a case study of NHS blood dono | 2017-12-01 | 2019-02-28 | Dr Natasha Kriznik (TI) | 2017-10-29 | TI | |
| TMINE-PUBHEALTH - Text mining and public health reviews | 2014-09-01 | 2017-07-31 | Professor Mike Kelly (PEOLC) | 2016-09-29 | PEOLC | |
| UKDERMO-SURV - Dermoscopy use in UK Primary Care - a survey of GPs with a special interest in dermatology | 2017-10-25 | 2018-12-31 | Dr Owain Jones (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| USP - Diagnosis of Patients with Symptomatic Kidney and Bladder Conditions | 2018-06-01 | 2020-12-31 | Dr Yin Zhou (CG) | 2019-04-25 | SPCR | CG |
| VALPROST - Validation of prostate cancer risk prediction tools | 2016-03-01 | 2017-09-30 | Dr Greg Irving (PREV) | 2017-09-01 | SPCR | PREV |
| VERM-CC - Validation of existing risk prediction models for colorectal cancer using UK Biobank | 2015-10-01 | 2017-06-30 | Dr Juliet Usher-Smith (PREV) | 2015-09-07 | SPCR | PREV |
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