Meeting
Public Health Research Programme - Funding Committee Meeting
Date
Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 October 2020
Place
Virtual meeting
Present
Professor Peymane Adab (Chair -does not vote)
Dr Lorna Aucott (absent from 13:00)
Dr Suzanne Audrey (absent 09:30-11:00)
Professor Janis Baird
Professor Linda Bauld
Dr Derrick Bennett
Dr Frank de Vocht (absent 09:30-11:00)
Dr Matt Egan
Professor Brian Ferguson (PHR Director -does not vote)
Professor Julia Fox-Rushby (sessions 1 and 3)
Mr David Green (public member)
Professor Judith Green
Dr Ruth Hunter
Professor Russ Jago
Dr Vittal Katikireddi
Ms Emma Kinloch (public member)
Professor Jim Lewsey
Professor Emma McIntosh
Professor Petra Meier
Professor Paul Montgomery
Dr Graham Moore (absent 14:30-15:30)
Professor Christopher Owen
Professor Sarah Rodgers
Professor Falko Sniehotta
Professor Amanda Sowden
Secretariat
Mrs Kerstin Goodall
Mrs Louise Higgs
Mrs Gemma House
Miss Andrea Ingram
Dr Claire Kidgell
Ms Bernie Newitt
Dr Helen Walters
Apologies
Professor Rona Campbell
Dr Felix Greaves
Dr Elizabeth Such
Observers/In attendance
Helen Munro-Wild (RDS) (day 1)
Day 1 - Session 1
Researcher Led Stage 2 proposal
19/89 Researcher-led - November 19
NIHR130720 Lewis
IRIS Pharmacy: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial with internal pilot of a domestic abuse intervention integrated into sexual health services in community pharmacies.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict: Suzanne Audrey (absent), Rona Campbell (absent), Frank De Vocht, Russell Jago
Decision: Decline
20/36 Fast-track Stage 2 proposal
NIHR131847 Jago
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the physical activity of Year 6 children and their parents: Identifying scalable actions to mitigate adverse impacts & provide rapid evidence to policy makers.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict: Suzanne Audrey (absent), Rona Campbell (absent), Frank De Vocht, Matt Egan, Russell Jago (CI)
Decision: Fund with changes
Researcher-led Stage 2 proposal
19/134 Researcher-led - March 2020
NIHR131572 Higgins
Towards optimal public health interventions for preventing obesity in children: a novel evidence synthesis.
Chair: Linda Bauld
Declared a conflict: Peymane Adab, Suzanne Audrey (absent), Rona Campbell (absent), Frank De Vocht, Matt Egan, Russell Jago, Falko Sniehotta
Decision: Fund with changes
Commissioned Stage 2 proposal
19/108 Public Mental Health Interventions - March 2020
NIHR131594 Viner
Learning Together to promote mental health and wellbeing (LTMH).
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict: Janis Baird, Matt Egan, Frank De Vocht, Graham Moore, Falko Sniehotta (absent)
Decision: Fund with changes
DAY 1 Session 2
Commissioned Stage 2 proposal
19/106 Changes to the welfare system - March 2020
NIHR131709 Craig
Evaluation of the health impacts of Universal Credit: a mixed methods study.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict: Janis Baird, Matt Egan, Frank De Vocht, Vittal Katikireddi (CA), Emma McIntosh, James Lewsey, Petra Meier, Graham Moore, Sarah Rodgers, Falko Sniehotta
Decision: Fund with changes
Researcher-led Stage 2 proposals (x2)
19/134 Researcher-led - March 2020
NIHR131509 McKinley
Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of an automated text message intervention for weight management in postpartum women with overweight or obesity: the Supporting MumS (SMS) Randomised Controlled Trial.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict: Janis Baird, Ruth Hunter, Vittal Katikireddi, James Lewsey, Emma McIntosh (CA), Petra Meier, Falko Sniehotta
Decision: Fund with changes
NIHR131550 Tully
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-led walking programme to increase physical activity in inactive older adults: “Walk With Me Study”.
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict: Ruth Hunter, Vittal Katikireddi, Emma McIntosh
Decision: Fund with changes
Day 1 - Session 3
Contract variation requests (x3)
17/92/39 Pallan
An evaluation of the implementation of national school food standards in secondary schools and their impact on the school food environment and pupil intake of free sugars: a mixed methods study.
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict: Peymane Adab (CA), Vittal Katikireddi, Paul Montgomery, Christopher Owen
Decision: Approved
12/211/54 Minnis
The Best Services Trial (BeST?): Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the New Orleans Intervention Model for Infant Mental Health.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict: James Lewsey, Vittal Katikireddi, Emma McIntosh (CA), Petra Meier
Decision: Approved
17/92/11 Hutchings
A multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of KiVa to reduce bullying in primary schools: The UK KiVa Trial.
Chair: Peymane Adab
Declared a conflict: James Lewsey, Graham Moore (absent)
Decision: Approved
20/69 Application development for IPEDS (x4)
Subcommittee including; Peymane Adab, Frank De Vocht, Emma Kinloch, Emma McIntosh, Petra Meier, Graham Moore, Becky Wilkinson (Prioritisation Committee member)
NIHR132984 Corazza
Skin Enhancement Drugs: An Investigation of Risk Factors, Cultural Diversity, Psychological Wellbeing and Public Health Involvement.
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR132985 Corazza
Reaching the “Perfect Body” at any cost: preventing and reducing IPED harms in online fitness communities.
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR132730 McVeigh
Application Development Award – Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDs): Assessment of available intelligence and research gaps to inform intervention evaluation.
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Fund with changes
NIHR132992 Lazuros
Developing Communities of Practice for the Prevention of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs in Recreational Sport and Exercise in Northern England (Project "Clean Sport and Exercise Communities in the North").
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
Day 2 - Wednesday 14 October 2020
Present
Professor Peymane Adab - Chair (Does not vote)
Dr Suzanne Audrey
Professor Janis Baird
Professor Linda Bauld
Dr Frank de Vocht
Dr Matt Egan
Professor Brian Ferguson - PHR Director (does not vote)
Professor Julia Fox-Rushby
Mr David Green (public member)
Professor Judith Green
Dr Ruth Hunter
Professor Russ Jago
Dr Vittal Katikireddi
Ms Emma Kinloch (public member)
Professor Jim Lewsey
Professor Emma McIntosh
Professor Petra Meier
Dr Graham Moore (absent 14:30-15:30pm)
Professor Christopher Owen
Professor Sarah Rodgers
Professor Falko Sniehotta
Professor Amanda Sowden
Secretariat
Mrs Kerstin Goodall
Mrs Louise Higgs
Mrs Gemma House
Miss Andrea Ingram
Dr Claire Kidgell
Ms Bernie Newitt
Dr Helen Walters
Apologies
Dr Felix Greaves
Dr Lorna Aucott
Professor Rona Campbell
Dr Elizabeth Such
Dr Derrick Bennett
Professor Paul Montgomery
Observers
Zoe McCrossan
Charlotte Clark, Associate, ARUP
Peter Miller, Environment and Town Planning Director, HS2 Ltd.
Professor Gordon Taylor RDS SW (day 2)
DAY 2 Session 4
Commissioned Stage 1 proposals (x2)
20/14 Studying mental health and wellbeing in HS2.
NIHR132761 Morley
Study into the potential mental health and wellbeing effects of HS2
Declared a conflict: Matt Egan
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR132712 Mindell
The effects of the High Speed 2 Rail Link (HS2) on mental health and wellbeing
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson
Decision: Decline
Commissioned Stage 1 proposal
20/31 Continuing priority research topics of interest to the PHR Programme - round three - July 2020.
NIHR132399 Torun
The Impacts of Pedestrianisation on Economic and Social Activities in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Declared a conflict:None
Decision: Decline
DAY 2 Session 5
Commissioned Stage 1 proposals (x5)
19/135 Interactive electronic devices and children and young people's welbeing - July 2020
NIHR131396 Goodyear
SMART Schools: Smartphones, social Media and Adolescent wellbeing: the impact of school policies Restricting dayTime use.
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict: Peymane Adab, Paul Montgomery (absent)
Decision: Shortlist
NIHR132413 de Azevedo
Understanding the impact of interactive screen-based technology on behaviour and development in young children: a multi-method study to develop an intervention.
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict: Falko Sniehotta
Decision: Decline
NIHR132491 Booker
Health and wellbeing consequences of interactive electronic devices usage among young adolescents. How do type of access, content accessed, degree of interaction and individual or familial characteristics and circumstances impact mental and physical health: A mixed method approach.
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR132518 Edbrooke-Childs
Interactive electronic devices and children and young people's wellbeing: A mixed-methods study on mental health, health inequalities, empowerment, public health interventions, and social connectedness.
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Decline
NIHR132639 Wright
Identifying evidence-based strategies to reduce self-harming behaviours from child and adolescent interactions with social media: a mixed methods study: The SHIELD Project
Chair: Russ Jago
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson, Amanda Sowden
Decision: Decline (waive one year rule)
Researcher-led Stage 1 proposals
19/89 Researcher-led - November 2019
NIHR129783 Hay
Air Filtration to reduce Respiratory Infections in older people’s care homes: the AFRI cluster randomised controlled trial with nested internal pilot, qualitative and economic evaluations.
Declared a conflict: Frank De Vocht, Russell Jago, Suzanne Audrey
Decision: Shortlist
20/32 Researcher-led - July 2020
NIHR132158 Dawkins
Effects of e-cigarettes vs usual care for smoking cessation when offered at homeless centres: A cluster randomised controlled trial.
Conflicts: Janis Baird, Linda Bauld (CA), Matt Egan, Brian Ferguson, Graham Moore
Decision: Shortlist
DAY 2 Session 6
NIHR131745 Murphy
E-PLAYS (Enhancing Pragmatic Language skills for Young children with Social communication impairment) trial; evaluation of a computerised intervention to promote communicative development and collaborative skills in children
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson
Decision: Shortlist
Commissioned Stage 1 proposals (x2)
20/06 Reducing health inequalities in coastal towns and communities - July 2020.
NIHR132464 Cassell
What works in coastal towns to improve health and reduce health inequalities for young people? A whole systems, realist investigation.
Declared a conflict: Brian Ferguson
Decision: Decline
NIHR132682 Gage
Interventions to improve health and reduce health inequalities in coastal towns and communities in England: a mixed methods analysis of effectiveness and costs.
Declared a conflict: None
Decision: Shortlist
20/07 Mobile data for public health - July 2020.
NIHR132697 Grant-Muller
New mobility data to understand if shared e-scooter schemes increase active travel and improve population health: A feasibility study.
Declared a conflict: Janis Baird, Vittal Katikireddi, James Lewsey, Petra Meier, Emma McIntosh
Decision: Decline
Stage 2 Proposals Outcomes table
The PHR Funding Committee recommended the following Stage 2 proposals for either immediate funding or for funding subject to certain conditions.
20/36 Fast-track Stage 2
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR131847 |
Professor Russell Jago | University of Bristol | Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the physical activity of Year 6 children and their parents: Identifying scalable actions to mitigate adverse impacts & provide rapid evidence to policy makers. |
Stage 2 Proposals – 19/134 Researcher-led
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR131572 |
Professor Julian Higgins | University of Bristol | Towards optimal public health interventions for preventing obesity in children: a novel evidence synthesis |
Commissioned Stage 2 proposal -19/108 Public Mental Health Interventions - March 2020
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR131594 | Professor Russell Viner | UCL Institute of Child Health | Learning Together to promote mental health and wellbeing (LTMH) |
Commissioned Stage 2 proposal - 19/106 Changes to the welfare system - March 2020
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR131709 | Dr Peter Craig | University of Glasgow | Evaluation of the health impacts of Universal Credit: a mixed methods study |
Stage 2 Proposals – 19/134 Researcher-led
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR131509 | Professor Michelle McKinley | Queens University Belfast | Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of an automated text message intervention for weight management in postpartum women with overweight or obesity: the Supporting MumS (SMS) Randomised Controlled Trial |
NIHR131550 | Professor Mark Tully | University of Ulster | Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-led walking programme to increase physical activity in inactive older adults: “Walk With Me Study” |
Contract variation requests
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
17/92/39 | Dr Miranda Pallan | University of Birmingham | An evaluation of the implementation of national school food standards in secondary schools and their impact on the school food environment and pupil intake of free sugars: a mixed methods study. |
12/211/54 | Professor Helen Minnis | University of Glasgow | The Best Services Trial (BeST?): Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the New Orleans Intervention Model for Infant Mental Health. |
17/92/11 | Professor Judy Hutchings | Bangor University | A multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of KiVa to reduce bullying in primary schools: The UK KiVa Trial. |
20/69 Application development for IPEDS –Stage 2 proposal
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR132730 | Professor James McVeigh | Manchester Metropolitan University | Application Development Award – Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDs): Assessment of available intelligence and research gaps to inform intervention evaluation. |
Further information on the above projects will be provided on the NIHR Journals Library website, once the project has started.
Stage 1 Proposals
The following Stage 1 proposals have been shortlisted to submit a Stage 2 proposal for consideration by the PHR Funding Committee at its next meeting.
20/14 Studying mental health and wellbeing in HS2.
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR132761 | Dr Katherine Morley | RAND Europe | The effects of the High Speed 2 Rail Link (HS2) on mental health and wellbeing. |
19/135 Interactive electronic devices and children and young people's welbeing - July 2020
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR131396 | Dr Victoria Goodyear | University of Birmingham | SMART Schools: Smartphones, social Media and Adolescent wellbeing: the impact of school policies Restricting dayTime use. |
19/89 Researcher-led - November 2019
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR12978 | Professor Alastair Hay | University of Bristol | Air Filtration to reduce Respiratory Infections in older people’s care homes: the AFRI cluster randomised controlled trial with nested internal pilot, qualitative and economic evaluations. |
20/32 Researcher-led - July 2020 - Stage 1
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR132158 | Professor Lynne Dawkins | London South Bank University | Effects of e-cigarettes vs usual care for smoking cessation when offered at homeless centres: A cluster randomised controlled trial. |
NIHR131745 | Dr Suzanne Murphy | University of Bedfordshire | E-PLAYS (Enhancing Pragmatic Language skills for Young children with Social communication impairment) trial; evaluation of a computerised intervention to promote communicative development and collaborative skills in children. |
20/06 Reducing health inequalities in coastal towns and communities - July 2020
Project Reference | Lead Applicant | Institution | Project Title |
---|---|---|---|
NIHR132682 | Professor Heather Gage | University of Surrey | Interventions to improve health and reduce health inequalities in coastal towns and communities in England: a mixed methods analysis of effectiveness and costs. |