Minutes of the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme Yorkshire and North East Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss applications to Competition 39 Stage 2 and Competition 40 Stage 1.
Date and location
Meeting held on Tuesday 28 January 2020 at Park Inn by Radisson, York City Centre, North Street, York, YO1 6JF.
In attendance
Funding committee
Professor Justin Durham (Chair)
Ms Alison Allam
Professor Vera Araujo-Soares
Professor John Baker
Dr Katie Brittain
Mrs Michelle Collinson
Mrs Joyce Fox
Dr Daniel Hind
Dr Chao Huang
Dr Rachael Kelley
Professor Jonathan Ling
Dr Laura Sheard
Ms Suzanne Shepherd
Dr Samuel Smith
Dr Adam Todd
Dr Maureen Twiddy
Mr Simon Walker
Dr Philip Whitehead
Secretariat
Dr Stuart Haylock (NIHR CCF)
Miss Charlie Delilkan (NIHR CCF)
Mx Delanie Dennie (NIHR CCF)
Mr Ben Morgan (NIHR CCF)
Professor Sue Ziebland (Programme Director)
Observers
Professor Helen Hancock (RDS NE)
Professor Amanda Clarke (RDS NE)
Dr Janine Bestall (RDS YH)
Apologies
Apologies were received from Dr Jon Dickson, Dr Judith Dyson & Dr Jane Fearnside (RDS YH).
Competition 39 Stage 2 applications considered
NIHR201078: Managing Unusual Sensory Experiences (MUSE): A feasibility trial of a targeted, psycho-education toolkit for distressing hallucinations, in people with a first episode of psychosis
Conflicts: Dr Adam Todd and Professor Vera Araujo-Soares left the room
Final outcome: Conditional Support
NIHR201110: Mouth cAre to Prevent Pneumonia in older people Study (MAPPS): a feasibility study
Conflicts: Dr Maureen Twiddy and Dr Rachael Kelley left the room
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR201127: A feasibility study to evaluate the deliverability and parameter estimations of a randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of self-selected music interventions during dental treatment under local anaesthetic versus standard care (no music) to reduce dental anxiety in children
Conflicts: Dr Adam Todd and Professor Vera Araujo-Soares remained out of the room. Professor Justin Durham and Mr Simon Walker left the room
Final outcome: Conditional Support
NIHR201600: Older Peoples' Undernutrition Study (OPUS) - reducing undernutrition through Age UK social clubs with digital monitoring and dietetic support: A feasibility study
Conflicts: Dr Maureen Twiddy remained out of the room. Dr Phillip Whitehead, Dr Laura Sheard, Mr Simon Walker and Dr Adam Todd left the room
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR201056: Understanding and enhancing medicines management resilience in home-dwelling older people living with frailty
Conflicts: Dr Adam Todd and Dr Laura Sheard remained out of the room. Professor John Baker and Dr Rachael Kelley left the room
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR201059: Evaluating the use of levothyroxine treatment to reduce miscarriage in women with mild thyroid dysfunction: an individual participant data meta-analysis
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR201120: Exploring the needs of women with perinatal mental health difficulties to improve their experience of generic healthcare services
Conflicts: Professor John Baker left the room
Final outcome: Reject
Competition 40 Stage 1 applications considered
NIHR201514: Development of a decision aid to be used to enhance evidence based shared decision making for frozen shoulder: DrAFT
Conflicts: Dr Adam Todd and Dr Laura Sheard left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201532: Developing a Decision Aid to Optimise Chemotherapy Dosing in Obese Patients with Curable Breast Cancer
Conflicts: Dr Laura Sheard remained out of the room. Dr Rachael Kelly, Dr Maureen Twiddy, Professor John Baker, Mrs Michelle Collinson and Mr Samuel Smith left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201520: AHEAD2: Evaluating adverse outcome amongst patients following head injury who are taking the direct acting oral anticoagulant medications (DAOCs)
Conflicts: Dr Rachael Kelley remained out of the room/left the room) or None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201477: GAIN: Group Art Psychotherapy for Anxiety and Depression in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Study
Conflicts: Professor Jonathan Ling, Dr Adam Todd, Dr Phillip Whitehead and Dr Vera Araujo-Soares left the room
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR201463: Co-design and feasibility-assessment, with an embedded qualitative process evaluation, of an obesity-reduction intervention aimed to support Black Caribbean women in the U.K. (COFARE study).
Conflicts: Dr Chao Huang left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201488: Developing more effective personalised care and support planning
Conflicts: Dr Katie Brittain, Dr Adam Todd, Dr Vera Araujo-Soares, Dr Phillip Whitehead and Professor Amanda Clarke left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201513: Preparing is Caring: Production and Planned Implementation of an Intervention to Reduce Burden for Carers of Stroke Survivors
Conflicts: Dr Rachael Kelley, Dr Maureen Twiddy, Mrs Michelle Collinson and Mr Samuel Smith left the room
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR201492: Development of a patient reported outcome measure for gastrointestinal recovery (PRO-DIGI)
Conflicts: Dr Maureen Twiddy remained out of the room. Dr Chao Huang left the room
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR201489: Structured cardiac assessment and treatment following severe COPD exacerbations: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Conflicts: Mr Simon Walker left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201490: Use of a phone apps to increase activity in people with Parkinson’s Disease: Apps4Activity (A4A-PD)
Conflicts: Dr Adam Todd, Dr Katie Brittain and Professor Vera Araujo-Soares left the room
Outcome: Reject
NIHR201528: Early Diagnosis for Intervention and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in People Living with HIV
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
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 | 2 |
| 7 | Fundable | 2 |
| 6 | Fundable | 0 |
| 5 | Rejected | 0 |
| 4 | Rejected | 2 |
| 3 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2 | Rejected | 1 |
| 1 | Rejected | 0 |
Competition 40 Stage 1
| Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fundable | 0 |
| 9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8 | Fundable | 0 |
| 7 | Fundable | 0 |
| 6 | Fundable | 0 |
| 5 | Rejected | 1 funded, 1 rejected |
| 4 | Rejected | 5 |
| 3 | Rejected | 2 |
| 2 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1 | Rejected | 0 |