Minutes for the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme East Midlands committee meeting to discuss Stage 1 applications to Competition 38.
Date and location
Held on Tuesday, 14 May 2019, at Trent Vineyard, Easter Park, Lenton Lane, Nottingham NG7 2PX
In attendance
Committee members
Professor Neil Coulson (Chair)
Professor Jon Arcelus
Mr Chris Bainbridge
Mrs Cassandra Brookes
Dr Clare Gillies
Mr Trevor Jones
Dr Paul Leighton
Dr Nicola Mackintosh
Professor Richard Morriss
Ms Pamela Rees
Dr Nicholas Selby
Professor Helen Spiby
Dr Adam Wagner
Mr David Ward
Dr Nicola Wright
Apologies
Apologies were received from Dr Adam Gordon and Dr Veronika Van Der Wardt
Secretariat (RfPB)
Miss Elizabeth Pocklington (NIHR Central Commissioning Facility [CCF])
Mr Mathew Bolton (NIHR CCF)
Dr Jennie Hejdenberg (NIHR CCF)
Dr Kim Cartledge (NIHR Research Design Service [RDS] East of England)
Miss Katie Stocking (NIHR RDS North West)
Competition 38 Stage 1 applications considered
NIHR200711: Development of a patient-centred chest pain assessment smartphone application for stable coronary artery disease
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR200720: Children with OCD: Identifying Acceptable Support Strategies for Parents (CO-ASSIST)
Conflicts: Professor Richard Morriss left the room
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR200723: An investigation as to whether beta-blockers are less frequently prescribed in patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon and systemic sclerosis than in those without these conditions
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR200735: Evaluating the contribution of primary care services to a multi-agency response to domestic abuse in Derbyshire
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR200737: ACORN: Smartphone technology for family supported neurodevelopmental assessment of SGA babies.
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR200740: A qualitative exploration of patient experience and pathways in people with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms associated Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis (MPN-SVT)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR200754: A feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of Magnetic seizure therapy (MST) versus electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression
Conflicts: Mr David Ward and Professor Richard Morriss
Outcome: Reject
NIHR200769: Stratification of glucose lowering therapies in type 2 diabetes to reduce the risk of hypoglycaemia
Conflicts: Dr Clare Gillies, Professor Richard Morriss, Mrs Cassandra Brookes and Dr Nicola Mackintosh
Outcome: Reject
NIHR200780: Multimodal prehabilitation prior to upper gastrointestinal cancer surgery – a feasibility randomised controlled trial
Conflicts: Dr Adam Wagner left the room
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR200783: Investigation of novel urinary biomarkers for early detection of acute kidney injury after chemotherapy
Conflicts: Professor Jon Arcelus
Outcome: Reject
NIHR200787: A qualitative investigation into aftercare planning for those remitted to prison from secure services: an exploratory study
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR200788: A prospective study of hyponatraemia in labour. (Adam Wagner to Chair)
Conflicts: Professor Jon Arcelus, Professor Neil Coulson and Professor Helen Spiby
Outcome: Reject
NIHR200799: Investigation of micronutrient loss resulting from dialysis for end stage renal disease
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject