Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit

CTU

ECTU@ed.ac.uk
Address
Usher Building, University of Edinburgh
5-7 Little France Road, Edinburgh BioQuarter - Gate 3
Edinburgh
EH16 4UX
Website
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Region
Scotland
CTU Director
Professor Steff Lewis
CTU Reg Status
Full
If the CTU is a collaborative please state the CTU Collaborative organisations
No
What is your experience of applying to funding bodies?
HTA, RfPB, EME, i4i, MRC, ARUK, CRUK, Other,
Randomisation systems available?
Standard office hours, 24 hour web-based,
What is the geographical extent of your studies?
Local, Regional, National, International,
Sponsorship of International Studies
No
Previous Experience of collaborative industry studies
Yes
Total number of studies which are collaborative industry studies
5
Potential to undertake collaborative studies with industry
Yes
Experience of organising Patient and Public Involvement
Yes
Linked Academic Groups
ECTU is part of the Usher Institute, who are a key applied and translational arm of the Edinburgh Medical School. The aim of the Institute is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data, offering significant expertise in health services research, health informatics, data science and social science.
Disease Research Area
Blood, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Dementias and Neurodegenerative Disease, Generic Health Relevance, Infection, Inflammation and Immune System, Injuries & Accidents, Medicines for Children, Mental Health, Metabolic & Endocrine, Musculoskeletal, Neurology, Oral & Gastrointestinal, Primary Care, Renal & Urogenital, Reproductive & Childbirth, Respiratory, Skin, Stroke, Other,
Study Types Conducted
CTIMP (Phase I), CTIMP (Phase II), CTIMP (Phase III), CTIMP (Phase IV), Diagnostics, e-Health, Experimental medicine, Feasibility, Global Health Research, Health Services Research, Imaging, Medical devices, Paediatrics, Primary care, Psychological and behavioural, Public Health Research, Radiotherapy, Surgery,
Methodological Research Areas
Complex interventions, Economic evaluation, IT systems - remote data capture systems, Biomarker research, Outcomes measures (including PROs), Qualitative research, Recruitment and retention issues, Statistical methods, Systematic reviews and meta-analysis, Trial design,
Interest in Supporting Fellowships or Research Training Awards
No
Experience with trials for Medical Products
Yes
Experience with trials for Medical Devices
Yes
Disease areas in which you are willing to work with industry
Aging & Health, Blood, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Complex Interventions, Dementias & Neurodegenerative Disease, Emergency & Critical Care, Eye, Generic Health Relevance, Infection, Inflammation & Immune System, Injuries & Accidents, Medicines for Children, Mental Health, Metabolic & Endocrine, Musculoskeletal, Neurology, Oral & Gastrointestinal, Primary Care, Renal & Urogenital, Reproductive & Childbirth, Respiratory, Skin, Stroke,
Types of study your CTU is willing to undertake with industry collaborators
CTIMP (Phase I), CTIMP (Phase II), CTIMP (Phase III), CTIMP (Phase IV), Diagnostics, e-Health, Experimental Medicine, Feasibility, Global Health Research, Health Services Research, Imaging, Medical Devices, Paediatrics, Primary Care, Psychological & Behavioural, Public Health Research, Radiotherapy, Surgery,
Areas of expertise in respect of investigator-led, academically sponsored trials
Full service trial support|Trial design|Data Management/eCRF|Biostatistics|Project Management|Monitoring|IDMC,
Areas of expertise in respect of commercially sponsored trials
Trial Design, Data Management/eCRF, Biostatistics, Project Management, IDMC,
NIHR
Cancer Research UK
Health & Social Care Research Wales
Versus Arthritis
UK Trial Managers' Network
MRC-NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership
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