Current Studies

Covid-19

Serology study

You may be offered the opportunity to provide an extra sample at your pre scheduled blood test. This is sample is being used by Public Health England (PHE) to look at the background immunity of the population to COVID-19. You will not receive any results from this blood test.

Immune Defence Study

This study will examine the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of commonly available nasal sprays and a brief physical activity and stress management intervention in preventing and reducing the incidence and severity and duration of respiratory tract infections among patients who may be at risk of serious infection during the COVID pandemic.

Other studies

Opal

The OPAL study team want  to understand the health outcomes in older adults and to see how health and physical activity change over time. This information will help the study team to understand how a person’s health including conditions such as back pain affect their mobility as they age and provide an insight into improving the management of  health in older adults.

Active Brains

This study compares a new website designed to help older adults look after their brain and body health with the aim of preventing cognitive decline. The website will help older adults make simple changes such as getting more active, playing brain training games and finding ways to eat more healthily.

HIPDYS

This study is an evaluation of aid to diagnosis for congenital dysplasia of the hip in general practice. This will be for babies having their 6-8 week. All parents/guardians will have the option to opt out of this study if they wish.

MULTICATH

Multicath aims to find out whether using a mixture of re-usable catheters and single use catheters is as safe and acceptable for intermittent catheterisation as using single-use catheters alone.

DaRe2THINK

DaRe2THINK will test the hypothesis that Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) are effective at reducing strokes and vascular dementia compared to no treatment, in patients with Atrial Fibrillation.