Minutes for the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme North West Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss Stage 2 applications to Competition 47 and Stage 1 applications to Competition 48.
Date and Location
Tuesday 20 September 2022 Virtual Meeting
In attendance
Committee members
Professor Kevin J Munro (Chair)
Professor Katherine Berry
Professor Iain Bruce
Dr Lesley-Anne Carter
Professor Suresh Chhetri
Dr Alys Griffiths
Dr Ferhana Hashem
Dr Maria Horne
Mrs Glenys Hunt
Professor Gregory Lip
Dr Matthew Parkes
Dr Stephen Preece
Mr John Roberts
Dr Eduard Shantsila
Mr Steve Telford
Dr Laura Ternent
Dr Gillian Yeowell
Secretariat
Mx Charlie Delilkan (NIHR)
Dr Kasia Kuleszewicz (NIHR)
Ms Harkerat Jandu (NIHR)
Ms Lavpreet Ranjit (NIHR)
Observers
Dr Steven Blackburn - RDS WM
Dr Kate Absolom - RDS YH
Dr Beverly Shirkey - RDS SW
Ms Chiara de Poli - Schools
Competition 47 Stage 2 applications considered
NIHR204311: Who knows best? Co-designing a management programme for post-stroke fatigue
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR204353: The potential to improve outcomes following liver surgery in patients with frailty
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR204382: Drone-Delivered Defibrillators (The 3D Project): a mixed-methods evaluation of integrating drone-delivered Automated External Defibrillators into the ambulance service response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
Competition 48 Stage 1 applications considered
NIHR205000: Remote model of latent tuberculosis treatment evaluation: A feasibility study
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR204937: Screening for POst-Traumatic Stress disorder following major physical trauma: a feasibility study (SPOT Stress study)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR204944: MYOSCOPE: Bringing a visual measure of disease activity into clinical practice to help children with dermatomyositis.
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry and Dr Matthew Parkes
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR204966: Intermittent low-calorie diet with subcutaneous glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist compared with best NHS care for type 2 diabetes remission in people who declined the NHS low calorie programme: a feasibility study
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry, Dr Matthew Parkes, Professor Kevin J Munro, Dr Ferhana Hashem and Professor Suresh Chhetri
Outcome: Reject
NIHR204968: Understanding Vitamin-D deficiency and supplementation in Black and Asian Women to Guide the Co-Development of a Vitamin-D deficiency and supplementation Intervention
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry and Dr Matthew Parkes
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR204999: Decision Regret in Radiotherapy Treatment for Gynaecological and Colorectal Cancers: Understanding Patient Preferences and Priorities for Long Term Outcomes
Conflicts: Dr Eduard Shantsila
Outcome: Reject
NIHR204923: Treatment Of Myalgia temporomAndibular disorders with Health And Wellbeing Coaching: Intervention development and feasibility study (TOMAHAWC Feasibility)
Conflicts: Professor Iain Bruce and Professor Katherine Berry
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR204996: Repurposing metformin for the treatment of epilepsy: a proof-of-concept clinical trial
Conflicts: Dr Eduard Shantsila, Professor Gregory Lip and Professor Suresh Chhetri
Outcome: Reject
NIHR204902: A free-to-access digital human pre-moderated, peer-to-peer psychological support service via MeeToo app for children and young people with diabetes in the northwest region: MeeToo-Diabetes Study
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR204939: Support for young people who are distressed by hearing voices: Co-production and preliminary evaluation of a psychological intervention package for delivery through the Mental Health Support Teams initiative within secondary schools
Conflicts: Dr Ferhana Hashem and Professor Katherine Berry
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR204998: Needs, access, and barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among transgender and non-binary individuals in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom (UK)
Conflicts: Dr Ferhana Hashem
Outcome: Reject
NIHR204907: Empowering stroke survivors to enhance physical rehabilitation outcomes through music listening
Conflicts: Dr Alys Griffiths and Dr Eduard Shantsila
Outcome: Reject
NIHR204916: Evidence-based resistance and power training for outcomes of short- and long-term adherence and mental well-being in adults 50 years and older with early mental health difficulties: a randomized feasibility study
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry and Dr Maria Horne
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 2
| Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 9.0 - 10.0 | Fundable | 0 |
| 8.0 - 8.9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 7.0 - 7.9 | Fundable | 2 |
| 6.0 - 6.9 | Fundable | 0 |
| 5.0 - 5.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 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 1
| Score | Range | Number of applications |
|---|---|---|
| 9.0 - 10.0 | Invited | 0 |
| 8.0 - 8.9 | Invited | 0 |
| 7.0 - 7.9 | Invited | 1 |
| 6.0 - 6.9 | Invited | 4 |
| 5.0 - 5.9 | Invited | 1 |
| 5.0 - 5.9 | Rejected | 2 |
| 4.0 - 4.9 | Rejected | 4 |
| 3.0 - 3.9 | Rejected | 3 |
| 2.0 - 2.9 | Rejected | 0 |
| 1.0 - 1.9 | Rejected | 0 |