Meeting
HTA Programme Oversight Committee
Date and time
Friday 12 February 2021, 10.00am – 4.00pm
Place
Virtual meeting
Present
Professor Andrew Farmer (Chair)
Professor Julia Brown
Professor Lucy Chappell
Professor Anthony de-Soyza
Professor Marian Knight
Dr Kamal Mahtani
Mr Richard Parnell
Ms Gail Thornton
NETSCC, HTA:
Mrs Steph Garfield-Birkbeck
Dr Tara Cheetham-Blake
Dr Lisa Douet
Ms Sharon Gray
Dr Amy Halls
Dr Neil Henderson
Dr Claire Kidgell
Dr Jemma Kwint
Mrs Carol Ozuak
Ms Elke Streit
Mrs Agnieszka Terry
Observers:
Mr Mike Batley
Mr Michael Bowdery
Dr Julie McCarroll
Dr Alan McNair
Research priority decisions
The HTA Programme Oversight Committee considered a total of 19 detailed briefing papers (research briefs). The outcomes are listed below:
Mental Health Panel
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Not prioritised | Primary research | Rivastigmine for psychotic symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease |
National Stakeholder Advisory Group
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| On hold | Primary research | Minimally invasive operative interventions for bladder outlet obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia |
Prioritisation Committee: Integrated community health and social care
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Advertise 21/501 | Broad brief | Health and social care outcomes and cost-effectiveness of assistive technologies |
| Advertise 21/502 | Broad brief | Osteoarthritis in older or frail people with multiple long-term conditions |
| Advertise 21/26 | Primary research | Microsuction compared with irrigation to remove earwax |
| Advertise 21/28 | Primary research | Maintenance therapy for lichen sclerosus |
| Advertise 21/503 | Primary research | Peer-led harm reduction intervention for problem substance use in people who are homeless |
Prioritisation Committee: Hospital based care
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Advertise 21/18 * | Primary research | Lumbar fusion for low back pain |
| Advertise 21/21 | Primary research | Percutaneous thermal ablation for benign thyroid nodules |
| Advertise 21/22 | Primary research | Stretching programme for ambulant children with cerebral palsy |
| Advertise 21/23 | Primary research | Strengthening programme for ambulant adolescents with cerebral palsy |
| Advertise 21/24 | Primary research | Intrauterine insemination versus in vitro fertilisation for unexplained infertility |
| Advertise 21/25 | Primary research | Use of biologic drugs around the time of orthopaedic surgery |
| Advertise 21/27 | Primary research | Endoscopic versus open surgery for the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome |
| Advertise 21/29 | Primary research | Maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder |
| Advertise 21/30 | Primary research | Non-conservative treatments for major low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) |
National Stakeholder Research Priorities
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Advertise 21/19 | Primary research | Low energy contact X-ray brachytherapy (Papillon technique) or local excision for people with early stage rectal cancer where major surgery is not planned |
| Advertise 21/20 | Primary research | Lipid-modifying therapy in children with familial hypercholesterolaemia |
Draft Final Reports Fast Track Pilot
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Advertise 21/504 | Primary research | Amiodarone vs beta blockade for new onset atrial fibrillation in adult intensive care |
* This research priority is being re-advertised
Future HTA Programme Oversight Committee 2021 meetings: 2021 dates
• 11 June 2021
• 15 October 2021