Summary
Take part in survey, along with other clinical research opportunities.
Primary care clinicians who see patients with back pain are invited to take part in research into Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) guidelines and primary care.
The survey should take less than 10 minutes and aims to explore the uptake and use of clinical practice guidelines for suspected CES in primary care settings, across all 42 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).
The research will help to improve patient access to high-quality healthcare based on the best available evidence for CES. The survey closes on 24 December.
Other clinical research opportunities offered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) North West Region Research Delivery Network (NW RRDN) include:
Skills for Adolescent WELLbeing (SWELL) – The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a preventive psychological intervention involving a weekly online CBT group for adolescents (aged 13-19) at elevated risk of depression.
As parental depression may reduce the effectiveness of CBT interventions for depression in young people, this study will also involve the trial team offering treatment optimisation for parents who are depressed at the start of the trial.
The Hidden Workload Study – General practice workload is increasing and is likely affected by the local demographics of individual practices. When attempting to analyse general practice workload, routinely collected NHS data does not capture ‘hidden’ work, such as administrative and supervisory tasks, or clinicians’ personal experiences of their workload and providing care for their local communities. Therefore, The Hidden Workload Study aims to accurately describe general practice workload and explore how local demographics may impact general practice clinicians’ experience of providing care for their patients.
INDIGO Community – 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. They plan to see which patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) allow participants to express their quality of life, as rated by the participants. 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 all 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.
