Research for Patient Benefit Programme- North West Competition 51 Stage 1 Competition 50 Stage 2 Minutes

Minutes for the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme North West Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss Stage 2 applications to Competition 50 and Stage 1 applications to Competition 51.

Date and Location

Tuesday 19 September 2023 Virtual Meeting

In attendance

Committee members

Professor Kevin J Munro (Chair)
Professor Katherine Berry
Dr Lesley-Anne Carter
Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons
Dr Alys Griffiths
Dr Ferhana Hashem
Dr Maria Horne
Mrs Glenys Hunt
Dr Samuel Merriel
Dr Matthew Parkes
Dr Stephen Preece
Mr John Roberts
Dr Eduard Shantsila
Dr Gillian Yeowell

Secretariat

Dr Heather Ford (NIHRCC)
Dr Jennie Hejdenberg (NIHRCC)
Ms Lavpreet Randit (NIHRCC)
Mr Sam Howes (NIHRCC)
Dr Caroline Jackson - Schools

Competition 50 Stage 2 applications considered

NIHR206217: Use of the Stroke Patient Concerns Inventory in stroke outpatients clinics: a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial
Conflicts: None

Final outcome: Conditional support

NIHR206231: Assessing the Spectrum of Voice Hearing in the Context of an Eating Disorder with Young People
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry, Dr Ferhana Hashem, Dr Lesley-Anne Carter and Professor Gillian Yeowell

Final outcome: Reject

NIHR206138: Evidencing the need for routine sensory motor assessment and support for autistic adults and identifying appropriate intervention pathways.
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry, Dr Matthew Parkes, Professor Kevin Munro and Dr Maria Horne

Final outcome: Conditional support

NIHR206233: Parent co-Designed Drug Information for parents and Guardians Taking Neonates home (PADDINGToN 2) -  a Feasibility Study
Conflicts: None

Final outcome: Conditional support

NIHR206228: CO-desigNing a Theory-based INtervention to sUpport adherence to Achilles TendInOpathy treatmeNt; CONTINUATION
Conflicts: Dr Alys Griffiths

Final outcome: Reject

Competition 51 Stage 1 applications considered

NIHR206674: A qualitative evaluation of the Talking With Voices intervention and feasibility of its implementation in NHS services.
Conflicts: Dr Lesley-Anne Carter and Professor Katherine Berry

Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR206605: Assessing the performance of next-generation sequencing in diagnosing mucinous pancreatic cyst: A prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study
Conflicts: None

Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR206703: Pleural infection antibiotic reduction (PAIR) trial
Conflicts: None

Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR206749: Early weight-bearing versus usual care of patients following ankle and hindfoot fusion and reconstructive surgery: a feasibility randomised controlled trial
Conflicts: None

Outcome: Reject

NIHR206625: Dietary nitrate supplementation for increasing nitrate levels and so prevent infection in care homes
Conflicts: Dr Alys Griffiths

Outcome: Reject

NIHR206659: Community mental Health patient Autonomy in NaviGating sErviceS (CHANGES): Developing an app to map shared decision making in, and benefits of, the community mental health framework.
Conflicts: Dr Alys Griffiths and Dr Eduard Shantsila

Outcome: Reject

NIHR206714: Developing Response Profiles for personalisation of treatment in Membranous Nephropathy
Conflicts: None

Outcome: Invite to Stage 2

NIHR206610: Improving neonatal temperature measurement and management following unplanned prehospital birth: A Realist Evaluation of an ambulance service care bundle
Conflicts: Dr Laura Ternent

Outcome: Reject

NIHR206614: Prognosis research to improve the experience and outcomes of people with venous leg ulcers: A pilot study
Conflicts: Professor Kevin Munro, Dr Matthew Parkes, Dr Lesley-Anne Carter and Professor Katherine Berry

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. 

Stage 2

Stage 1