Sheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit

CTU

ctru@sheffield.ac.uk

Address

University of Sheffield
Regent Court, 30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S14DA

Website

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Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CTU Director

Matt Hammond

CTU Reg Status

Full

If the CTU is a collaborative please state the CTU Collaborative organisations

Yes - ScHARR, Medical Statistics Group, Health Economics & Decision Science, Qualitative Research alongside Trials

What is your experience of applying to funding bodies?

HTA, RfPB, EME, i4i, MRC, ARUK, CRUK, PHR, Other,

Randomisation systems available?

Standard office hours, telephone-based, 24 hour telephone-based, 24 hour web-based, None,

What is the geographical extent of your studies?

National,

Sponsorship of International Studies

Previous Experience of collaborative industry studies

Yes

Total number of studies which are collaborative industry studies

Potential to undertake collaborative studies with industry

Yes

Experience of organising Patient and Public Involvement

Yes

Linked Academic Groups

Yes ScHARR Medical Statistics Group Health Economics & Decision Science Qualitative Research alongside Trials Yorkshire & Humber Research Design Service

Disease Research Area

Dementias and Neurodegenerative Disease, Generic Health Relevance, Injuries & Accidents, Medicines for Children, Mental Health, Metabolic & Endocrine, Neurology, Primary Care, Stem Cell Research,

Study Types Conducted

Multi-arm multi-stage trial, Adaptive trials, Bayesian trials, Trials utilising digital technology (for recruitment, consent, data), Trials utilising routinely collected data, Cluster Randomised Trials, Stepped-wedge trials,

Methodological Research Areas

Complex interventions, Economic evaluation, IT systems - remote data capture systems, 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

Yes

Experience with trials for Medical Products

Yes

Experience with trials for Medical Devices

Disease areas in which you are willing to work with industry

Dementias and Neurodegenerative Disease, Generic Health Relevance, Injuries & Accidents, Medicines for Children, Mental Health, Metabolic & Endocrine, Neurology, Primary Care,

Types of study your CTU is willing to undertake with industry collaborators

Methodolgical,

Areas of expertise in respect of investigator-led, academically sponsored trials

Full Service Trial Support, Data Management/eCRF,

Areas of expertise in respect of commercially sponsored trials

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