Minutes for the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme East Midlands Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss Stage 2 applications to Competition 51 and Stage 1 applications to Competition 52.
Date and Location
Thursday 18 January 2024 Virtual Online Meeting
In attendance
- Dr Paul Leighton
- Professor Abhishek Abhishek
- Mrs Ajanta Biswas
- Dr Janet Bouttell
- Professor Jayne Brown
- Mr Paul Caulfield
- Professor Tim Coleman
- Dr Apostolos Fakis
- Dr Madeleine Groom
- Dr Louise Jackson
- Dr Yasuhiro Kotera
- Professor Dileep Lobo
- Dr Joseph Manning
- Dr Jatinder Minhas
- Ms Rachel Neilan
- Dr Shalini Ojha
- Dr Christopher Partlett
- Professor Catherine Sackley
- Professor Kapil Sayal
- Dr Samuel Seidu
- Dr Wendy Wood
Secretariat
- Dr Nicholas Sillett (NIHRCC)
- Mr Jack Finn (NIHRCC)
- Dr Kasia Kuleszewicz (NIHRCC)
- Ms Daniela Stremtan (NIHRCC)
- Ms Trevor Simoes (NIHRCC)
Programme Director
- Professor Kevin Munro
Observers
- Miss Gema Yvonne Sylvestre Garcia- RSS Hub Lancaster
- Dr Sarah Lawton- RSS Birmingham
Competition 51 Stage 2 applications considered
NIHR206600: Understanding Delays in Organ Donation after Circulatory Death in the UK: An Ethnographic Study
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206683: Paediatric Otorrhoea Study (POSt-2): A open-label feasibility randomised trial
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR206583: Improving patient safety when introducing new surgical procedures: developing methods for surgeons to share learning to optimise patient outcomes and avoid harm
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR206661: A tier 2 RfPB feasibility (external pilot) study of Hormone replacement therapy in peri and post-menopausal patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection with chest pain
Conflicts: Dr Jatinder Minhas, Dr Paul Leighton
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR207255: Socio-demographic trends in the identification and management of patients with aortic stenosis- a mixed methods study to establish the current status and identify areas for improving health equity
Conflicts: Dr Apostolos Fakis, Dr Jatinder Minhas, Professor A Abhishek, Professor Joseph Manning
Final outcome: Conditional support
Competition 52 Stage 1 applications considered
NIHR207214: Evaluation of foot screening in primary care in people with diabetes in England
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207189: Development of a self-management intervention for people on the waiting list for total knee replacement surgery (the SMART-KNEE study)
Conflicts: Dr Paul Leighton, Professor Abhishek Abhishek, Dr Apostolos Fakis, Dr Yasu Kotera, Dr Joseph Manning, Dr Christopher Partlett, Professor Catherine Sackley
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207126: Schizophrenia and Type 2 diabetes: incidence, life expectancy, safety/efficacy of antipsychotic therapies, and the role of ethnicity
Conflicts: Dr Paul Leighton, Dr Apostolos Fakis, Dr Joseph Manning, Dr Jatinder Minhas, Dr Sam Seidu
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207136: Piloting and Evaluating Standards and Quality Indicators to Improve Health, and Care Quality for People on Probation
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207187: Understanding and improving experiences of maternal critical care: a qualitative study of women, birth partner and health professional experiences
Conflicts: Dr Janet Bouttell, Dr Christopher Partlett, Dr Shalini Ojha
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207219: Perceptions, experiences and reflections of urologists on Stent Insertion after Stone Treatment (PERSIST)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207192: Health Outcomes and Well-being of Children with Sickle Cell Disease in England
Conflicts:None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207235: Bladder and Bowel HEalth for inpAtients: coLlaborative Training development for Healthcare staff (BBHEALTH)
Conflicts: Professor Joseph Manning
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207238: Ureteric identification using Indocyanine green dye versus Conventional ureteric stenting to reduce post-operative pain and surgical morbidity during Endometriosis surgery: A pilot trial (ICE trial)
Conflicts: Dr Louise Jackson
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207205: Myoinositol in Adolescent girls with Polycystic ovarian syndrome-An External Pilot Trial to Evaluate the Feasibility of a Substantive Trial (MAP trial)
Conflicts: Dr Louise Jackson
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207132: Comparative efficacy and safety of antihypertensive strategies for diabetic kidney disease: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis
Conflicts: Dr Joseph Manning, Dr Jatinder Minhas, Dr Sam Seidu
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207181: Developing interventions for promoting physical activity in black African and Caribbean women in the UK
Conflicts: Dr Louise Jackson
Outcome: Reject
Outcomes Table
The tables below display the mean scores for each application that was assessed in the regional assessment committee meeting. They exclude applications that were rejected during the scrutiny and triage processes.
The number of applications receiving each mean score is listed. The fundable range is 4-6 although a score of 4-6 does not guarantee funding or an invitation to Stage 2.
In exceptional circumstances and with approval from the Programme Director, applications may be invited/funded which fall below the fundable range.
Stage 2
| Score | Number of Applications Funded | Number of Applications Rejected |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0-6.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4.0-4.9 | 2 | 0 |
| 3.0-3.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2.0-2.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1.0-1.9 | 0 | 0 |
Stage 1
| Score | Number of Applications Invited | Number of Applications Rejected |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0-6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.0-4.9 | 5 | 0 |
| 3.0-3.9 | 1 | 2 |
| 2.0-2.9 | 0 | 3 |
| 1.0-1.9 | 0 | 1 |