South East Wales Trials Unit Cardiff

CTU

sewtu@cf.ac.uk

Address

School of Medicine, Cardiff University
7th Floor, Neuadd Meirionnydd, Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4YS

Website

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Region

Wales

CTU Director

Professor Kerenza Hood

CTU Reg Status

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

What is your experience of applying to funding bodies?

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

Randomisation systems available?

Standard office hours, telephone-based,

What is the geographical extent of your studies?

International,

Sponsorship of International Studies

Yes

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 o NISCHR Registered Research Groups o Welsh Health Economic Support Service (WHESS) o Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health ImpRovement (DECIPHer) o Cardiff Institute of Society and Health (CISHE) o Research Design & Conduct Service (RDCS) o Cardiff University (CU) School of Dentistry o CU School of Healthcare Studies o CU School of Mathematics o CU School of Optometry & Vision Services o CU School of Psychology o CU School of Social Sciences o Obesity Thematic Working Group (TWG) o Paediatric Diabetes TWG o Early Interventions & Maternal Health TWG o Infections TWG o Medical Devices TWG

Disease Research Area

Diabetes, Generic Health Relevance, Infection, Medicines for Children, Mental Health, Primary Care, Reproductive & Childbirth, Respiratory, Skin, Other,

Study Types Conducted

Methodological Research Areas

Complex interventions, 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

Experience with trials for Medical Products

Experience with trials for Medical Devices

Disease areas in which you are willing to work with industry

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

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

Areas of expertise in respect of commercially sponsored trials