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Research for Patient Benefit programme-East of England-Competition 47 stage 1 competition 46 stage 2 Minutes

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Published: 28 July 2022

Version: 1.0 July 2022

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Minutes for the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme East of England Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss Stage 2 applications to competition 46 and Stage 1 applications to competition 47.

Date and Location

Friday 20 May 2022 Virtual Meeting

In attendance

Committee members

Dr Tracey Sach (Chair)
Dr Isabel Clare
Mrs Abigail Dennington-Price
Professor Morag Farquhar
Dr Julia Jones
Dr Jacqueline Mitton
Mrs Tracy Pellatt-Higgins
Professor Gavin Pettigrew
Dr Wendi Qian
Dr Murray Smith
Dr Toby Smith
Dr Daksha Trivedi
Dr Juliet Usher-Smith

Secretariat

Mr Simon Goodwin (NIHR CCF)
Dr Ianina Conte (NIHR CCF)
Ms Katie Prangle (NIHR CCF)
Ms Andrea Yanez-Cunningham (NIHR CCF)

Observers

Dr Thomas Allen- RDS - NW
Dr Adam Martin- RDS -YH
Dr Rebecca Ince - Schools

Competition 46 stage 2 applications considered

NIHR204106: Developing and testing a toolkit of interventions to improve adherence to non-invasive ventilation in children: a mixed methods study (The SPIRITUS study)
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support

NIHR204033: Family Connections: A feasibility trial of a skills training programme for carers of patients with Borderline Personality Disorder
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support

NIHR204030: What are the barriers to health promotion advice delivered by staff working in urgent care and emergency departments? – promotED study
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support

NIHR204049: Optimising recovery for cardiac arrest survivors and their caregivers: the Cardiac Arrest Recovery Enablement and Self-management Support (CARESS) Study
Conflicts: Dr Toby Smith
Final outcome: Conditional support

NIHR204115: Margin ACcentuation for resectable Pancreatic cancer using Irreversible Electroporation (MACPIE-II study): A Feasibility Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial of Surgery with and without Margin Accentuation
Conflicts: Dr Wendi Qian
Final outcome: Reject

NIHR204053: Building a community of practice to identify strengths, barriers and prioritise solutions to the right of access to healthcare for Travelling Communities
Conflicts: Dr Isabel Clare and Dr Julia Jones
Final outcome: Conditional support

NIHR204093: A double-blind multi-centre feasibility randomised controlled study of goal-directed haemodynamic therapy during renal transplantation
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Reject

Competition 47 stage 1 applications considered

NIHR204322: Improving access to cervical screening for physically disabled people
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR204345: Using machine learning to support the diagnosis of hand osteoarthritis from digital photographs
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR204319: Feasibility of delivery and acceptability of a low-calorie food-based diet for type 2 diabetes patients within a south Asian population in primary care.
Conflicts: Mrs Tracy Pellatt-Higgins and Dr Thomas Allen (observer)
Outcome: Reject

NIHR204335: Targeting Insomnia to Improve Glucose Control in Type 1 Diabetes: A Feasibility Study
Conflicts: Dr Juliet Usher-Smith
Outcome: Reject

NIHR204348: Suicide prevention among men in community-based settings: a prospective within-area comparison study
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject

NIHR204390: Individual-level prediction of stroke risk following risperidone treatment in dementia: a mixed methods study
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR204361: Evaluating the feasibility of installing Visual Adaptations in the Built Living Environment of older adults to prevent falls (VisABLE)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject

Outcomes Table

 The tables below display the mean score for each application that was assessed in the regional assessment committee meeting, and excludes applications which were rejected during the scrutiny and triage processes. The number of applications receiving each mean score are listed. The RfPB fundable range is 6-10, although a score of 6-10 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.

In exceptional circumstances, applications which fall below the fundable range may be invited to Stage 2 or recommended for funding by the Committee. The Programme Director reviews in detail any applications recommended for funding with a score below 7.

Stage 1 

ScoreRangeNumber of applications
9.0 - 10.0 Invited 0
8.0 - 8.9 Invited 0
7.0 - 7.9 Invited 2
6.0 - 6.9 Invited 1
5.0 - 5.9 Rejected 3
4.0 - 4.9 Rejected 1
3.0 - 3.9 Rejected 0
2.0 - 2.9 Rejected 0
1.0 - 1.9 Rejected 0

Stage 2 

ScoreRangeNumber of applications
9.0 - 10.0 Fundable 0
8.0 - 8.9 Fundable 1
7.0 - 7.9 Fundable 4
6.0 - 6.9 Fundable/Rejected 0
5.0 - 5.9 Rejected 2
4.0 - 4.9 Rejected 0
3.0 - 3.9 Rejected 0
2.0 - 2.9 Rejected 0
1.0 - 1.9 Rejected 0