Meeting
HTA Programme Oversight Committee
Date and time
Friday 15 October 2021, from 10.00am to 1.45pm
Place
Virtual meeting
Present
Professor Andrew Farmer (Chair)
Professor Anthony de-Soyza
Professor Marian Knight
Dr Kamal Mahtani
Professor Rupert Pearse
Ms Gail Thornton
Professor Olivia Wu
NETSCC, HTA
Dr Martin Ashton-Key
Mrs Steph Garfield-Birkbeck
Dr Tara Cheetham-Blake
Dr Lisa Douet
Dr Rob Gray
Ms Sharon Gray
Ms Tess Green
Dr Amy Halls
Dr Neil Henderson
Dr Claire Kidgell
Miss Elizabeth Lemm
Mrs Carol Ozuak
Ms Elke Streit
Mrs Agnieszka Terry
Observers
Dr Alan McNair
Research priority decisions
The HTA Programme Oversight Committee considered a total of 17 detailed briefing papers (research briefs). The outcomes are listed below:
Prioritisation Committee: Integrated community health and social care
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Advertise 21/578* | Primary research | Antidepressants for post-stroke emotionalism |
| Advertise 21/592 | Broad brief | Hypertension in pregnancy |
| Advertise 21/589 | Primary research | Coenzyme Q10 in chronic heart failure |
Prioritisation Committee: Hospital based care
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Advertise 21/ 580* | Primary research | Maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder |
| Advertise 21/581 | Primary research | Colpocleisis for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse in women |
| Advertise 21/584 | Primary research | Point of care Doppler ultrasound prior to emergency scrotal exploration |
| Advertise 21/585 | Primary research | Early endovascular repair in type b uncomplicated sub-acute aortic dissection |
| Advertise 21/586 | Primary research | Management of Perthes’ disease in children |
| Advertise 21/587 | Primary research | Should we prescribe postoperative antibiotics to patients with facial fracture? |
| Advertise 21/588 | Primary research | Timing of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in traumatic brain injury |
| Advertise 21/593 | Broad brief | Pain management for children and young people (0-19 years) |
| Advertise 21/590 | Primary research | Thromboprophylaxis following endovenous treatment for people with varicose veins |
| Advertise 21/591 | Primary research | Surgical treatment of proximal ACL ruptures with ACL repair or ACL reconstruction |
National Stakeholder Research Priorities
| Call No | Research type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Delayed decision | 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 21/582 | Primary research | Point of care ultrasound for breech presentation at term |
| Delayed decision | Primary research | Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) for pelvic floor disorders |
| Delayed decision | Primary research | Diagnostic accuracy of pulse oximeters |
* These research priorities are being re-advertised
Future HTA Programme Oversight Committee 2022 meetings: 2022 dates
• 11 February 2022
• 17 June 2022
• 21 October 2022