Minutes of the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme East of England Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss applications to Competition 39 Stage 2 and Competition 40 Stage 1.
Date and location
Meeting held on Thursday 23 January 2020 at Girton College, University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0JG
In attendance
Funding committee
Dr Tracey Sach (Chair)
Dr Isabel Clare
Professor Diana Gorog
Dr Rebecca Harmston
Lisa Irvine
Professor Christina Jerosch-Herold
Dr Julia Jones
Dr Anne Killett
Dr Jacqueline Mitton
Professor John Potter
Dr Wendi Qian
Dr Peter Richmond
Dr Murray Smith
Dr Ewen Speed
Dr Ceri Wilson
Secretariat
Mr Simon Goodwin (NIHR CCF)
Ms Fardawza Ahmed (NIHR CCF)
Mr Mathew Bolton (NIHR CCF)
Dr Ianina Conte (NIHR CCF)
Observers
Dr Andrew Bateman (RDS EE)
Dr Suzanne Murphy (RDS EE)
Apologies
Apologies were received from Carl Philpott, Susan Kirk, Juliet Usher-Smith and Robbie Duschinsky
Competition 39 Stage 2 applications considered
NIHR201079: “Just walk it”: randomised controlled trial of a brief advice leaflet and use of the Active10 app to increase daily step count in mothers who had high blood pressure in pregnancy
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR201124: MAD plus CPAP: does combining two established treatments for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea give added benefits?
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR201097: Rationalising AntiPsychotic treatment in adults with Intellectual Disabilities (RAPID).
Conflicts: Dr Isabel Care left the room
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR201115: Using accelerated experience-based co-design to develop design principles for a new national approach to the care of people living with HIV who have other long-term medical conditions
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR201060: Testing the feasibility and acceptability of case-finding and subsequent comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention for older people with HIV with frailty
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR201085: Implementation of flash glucose monitoring in four paediatric diabetes clinics – before and after study to produce real world evidence of patient benefit
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR201128: Alcohol Prevention In the North East (ALPINE)
Conflicts: Dr Murray Smith left the room
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR201040: The WONDER Study: HIV in Women, bOne miNeral Density, fracturE and frailty: a mixed methods study to assess knowledge and concerns about low bone mineral density in women living with HIV
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Reject
Competition 40 Stage 1 applications considered
NIHR201468: Does ‘intracapsular’ tonsillotomy lead to quicker recovery when compared to traditional ‘extracapsular’ tonsillectomy in children?: A feasibility study
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR201507: Feasibility Study of Randomised Controlled Trial of Sling Compared to Surgery for Displaced Distal Clavicle Fractures
Conflicts: Dr Murray Smith left the room
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR201478: Preventing relapse to smoking after childbirth: a feasibility RCT testing nicotine replacement therapy and e-cigarettes
Conflicts: Dr Murray Smith remained out of the room. Miss Lisa Irvine and Professor Tracey Sach left the room. Professor Christina Jerosch-Herold assumed the chair.
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201550: Enhancing patient comfort, image quality and scan information of liver Magnetic Resonance Imaging using an advanced free-breathing scanning technique: a feasibility study
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201487: Music Apps for Arm Rehabilitation in the Community after Stroke: a randomised controlled feasibility study (MAARCS)
Conflicts: Dr Ceri Wilson left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201515: Network-guided neurosurgery: Translating neuroimaging and connectomic findings to maximise resection while minimising functional impairment
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201556: A qualitative study to investigate barriers to UK implementation of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) for oral cancer
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201461: Improving the quality and experience of care for patients prescribed medicines with a risk of dependence or withdrawal
Conflicts: Dr Isabel Clare and Professor John Potter left the room
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR201551: Progression rates and risk factors for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A retrospective cohort study of CPRD-HES-ONS
Conflicts: Professor John Potter remained out of the room and Dr Murray Smith left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201561: Adult-caregiver Supported Positive psychology intervention to Increase Resilience (ASPIRE): Developing and refining a caregiver-delivered positive psychology intervention to increase the resilience of children who have experienced multiple adversities
Conflicts: Professor Christina Jerosch-Herold, Dr Peter Richmond, Dr Julia Jones, Dr Isabel Clare left the room
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
Outcomes tables
Funding Committees score applications on a range of 1-10. These tables display the number of applications awarded each score in the committee meeting. The tables exclude applications that were rejected during the scrutiny and triage processes, and no ranking within columns should be inferred.
RfPB will fund applications that score in the range of 6-10, although a score of 6-10 does not guarantee funding. In exceptional circumstances and with approval from the Programme Director, applications may be invited/funded that fall below the fundable range (scoring 1-5).
Competition 39 Stage 2
| Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fundable | 0 |
| 9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8 | Fundable | 0 |
| 7 | Fundable | 3 |
| 6 | Fundable | 1 |
| 5 | Rejected | 4 |
| 4 | Rejected | 0 |
| 3 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1 | Rejected | 0 |
Competition 40 Stage 1
| Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fundable | 0 |
| 9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8 | Fundable | 0 |
| 7 | Fundable | 2 |
| 6 | Fundable | 2 |
| 5 | Rejected | 3 |
| 4 | Rejected | 3 |
| 3 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2 | Rejected | 1 |
| 1 | Rejected | 0 |