Minutes of the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme North West Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss stage 2 applications to competition 42 and stage 1 applications to competition 43.
Date and Location
Tuesday 26 January 2021, Virtual Meeting
In attendance
Funding committee
Professor Kevin J Munro (Chair)
Professor Katherine Berry
Dr Helen Brooks
Dr Elizabeth Camacho
Dr Lesley-Anne Carter
Professor Suresh Chhetri
Dr Louise Anne Connell
Professor Hedley Emsley
Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons
Mrs Glenys Hunt
Ms Judith Jones
Dr Matthew Parkes
Dr Andrew Sharp
Professor Rod Staples
Mr Steve Telford
Dr Mark Wilberforce
Dr Dan Wootton
Secretariat
Dr Stuart Haylock (NIHR CCF)
Dr Jennie Hejdenberg (NIHR CCF)
Mx Charlie Delilkan (NIHR CCF)
Ms Saida Sherif (NIHR CCF)
Ms Lara Oh (NIHR CCF)
Professor Sue Ziebland (Programme Director)
Observers
Professor Fiona Lobban (RDS - NW)
Professor Andy Vail (RDS - NW)
Professor Iain Bruce
Mr John Roberts
Apologies
Apologies were received from Professor Rodney Stables & Professor Hedley Emsley
Stage 2 applications considered
1.1 NIHR202203: BEhaviour change to reduce Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis (BEPKO-2)
Conflicts: Dr Matthew Parkes
Outcome: Conditional support
1.2 NIHR202171: A prospective observational study to explore the relationship between nuTRition, protein intake ANd muScle mass loss during and after Pediatric Intensive caRE: the TRANSPIRE study
Conflicts: Dr Elizabeth Camacho
Outcome: Conditional support
1.3 NIHR202295: STroke, Anxiety, and Relaxation Study (STARS)
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry, Professor Louise Connell and Professor Suresh Chhetri
Outcome: Reject
1.4 NIHR202169: Understanding Fatigue in Children and Young People with Sickle Cell Disease to Guide the Co-Development of a Fatigue Self-Management Intervention
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry. Dr Elizabeth Camacho and Dr Helen Brooks
Outcome: Conditional support
1.5 NIHR202184: Music In Children's Emergency Departments (MusIC-ED): an exploratory, feasibility study of the design challenges, possible outcome measures, and viability of making therapeutic live music in children’s emergency departments both in normal practice and during restricted contact with personal protective equipment
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
Stage 1 applications considered
2.1 NIHR202842: Telehealth to Improve Care for Ventilated Patients with Motor Neurone Disease: An Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Type 2 Randomised Controlled Trial OptNIVent II
Conflicts: Professor Louise Connell, Dr Andrew Sharp, Professor Suresh Chhetri and Dr Dan Wootton
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
2.2 NIHR202808: Monitoring for melanoma relapse using circulating tumour DNA blood tests: what is the patient experience?
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry and Dr Matthew Parkes
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
2.3 NIHR202773: Exercise as medicine in oncology: a feasibility study investigating a patient-centred approach to exercise for head and neck cancer survivors
Conflicts: Professor Louise Connell, Dr Andrew Sharp, Professor Suresh Chhetri and Mr John Roberts
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
2.4 NIHR202817: Assessing the utility and cost-effectiveness of anti-PLA2R for diagnosing patients with membranous nephropathy in clinical practice: a systematic review and evidence synthesis study
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
2.5 NIHR202836: DIPP study: Development and Impact of guidelines, decision-tools and training in the diagnosis and referral of patients with Papilloedema versus Pseudopapilloedema
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
2.6 NIHR202846: Validation of Lung cancer End of Life metabolite models
Conflicts: Dr Andrew Sharp, Dr Dan Wootton and Mr John Roberts
Outcome: Reject
2.7 NIHR202832: Developing evidence-based text messages to target diet and physical activity behaviour for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Conflicts: Dr Mark Wilberforce, Professor Katherine Berry and Dr Matthew Parkes
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
2.8 NIHR202782: Improving patient outcomes post pelvic radiotherapy: developing a patient-reported outcome measure for clinical use and for the evaluation of complex interventions (RadBonePROM)
Conflicts: Dr Helen Brooks and Dr Elizabeth Camacho
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
2.9 NIHR202825: Adapting and assessing the feasibility of a Friendship Bench intervention for common mental disorders for south Asian women
Conflicts: Dr Matthew Parkes
Outcome: Reject
2.10 NIHR202757: Social and Therapeutic Horticulture for young people in mental health inpatient settings: feasibility and acceptability
Conflicts: Professor Andy Vail, Dr Helen Brooks, Dr Mark Wilberforce, Professor Katherine Berry, Dr Elizabeth Camacho and Dr Lesley-Anne Carter
Outcome: Reject
2.11 NIHR202754: The validity and feasibility of a Resident Measure of Safety (RMOS) in care homes for older people
Conflicts: Professor Andy Vail, Dr Helen Brooks, Dr Mark Wilberforce, Professor Katherine Berry, Dr Elizabeth Camacho and Dr Lesley-Anne Carter
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 42 stage 1
| Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fundable | 0 |
| 9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8 | Fundable | 1 |
| 7 | Fundable | 1 |
| 6 | Fundable | 5 |
| 5 | Rejected | 2 |
| 4 | Rejected | 2 |
| 3 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1 | Rejected | 0 |
Competition 42 stage 2
| Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fundable | 0 |
| 9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8 | Fundable | 0 |
| 7 | Fundable | 1 |
| 6 | Fundable | 2 |
| 5 | Rejected | 0 |
| 4 | Rejected | 2 |
| 3 | Rejected | 0 |
| 2 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1 | Rejected | 0 |