Summary
Take part in clinical research with the NIHR North West Regional Research Delivery Network.
The latest clinical research offers for general practice are out from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) North West Regional Research Delivery Network (NW RRDN).
MEDAL
Acute back pain remains a significant burden to the NHS and society, yet guidance and research evidence on analgesic options for acute back pain do not reflect real life practice and challenges.
The MEDAL trial is looking at patients with acute lower back pain with or without leg pain or sciatica.
This is one of the biggest back pain trials in general practice and the study team would like practices to recruit participants to be randomised to one of six analgesic ladders if prescribed analgesia is indicated.
COMPUTATIONAL
The primary objective of this study is to compare the clinical effectiveness of personalised renal function monitoring with standard care in patients living with heart failure.
The study team will also try to determine if the implementation of personalised renal function monitoring in patients living with heart failure improves a variety of clinical outcomes, when compared to standard care.
Plus, the NIHR is still looking for participants in the Indigo Community study:
- The INDIGO Community study is available to all practices in Greater Manchester. The study uses questionnaires to help understand how a patient feels about their quality of life and experiences of care.
- Using a digital survey tool, the study hopes to run a project that will help understand more about the lives of patients after treatment for cancer.
- It aims to see which patient-reported outcome measures allow participants to express their quality of life as rated by them. The study will also explore how to keep the amount of time and effort needed to complete the questionnaires as low as possible.
A full list of available studies in general practice can be found on the NIHR Primary Care Research Hub. You can also get in touch with the team by emailing: nw.rrdn@nihr.ac.uk
More information about clinical research and the work of NIHR NW RRDN can be found on the PCB website.
