Minutes for the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme North West Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss Stage 2 applications to Competition 51 and Stage 1 applications to Competition 52.
Date and Location
Tuesday 16 January 2024 Virtual Online Meeting
In attendance
- Professor Katherine Berry (Chair)
- Professor Bhuvaneswari Bibleraaj
- Professor Iain Bruce
- Dr Lesley-Anne Carter
- Professor Suresh Chhetri
- Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons
- Dr Sonia Gran
- Dr Alys Griffiths
- Dr Ferhana Hashem
- Mrs Glenys Hunt
- Professor Gregory Lip
- Dr Samuel Merriel
- Dr Matthew Parkes
- Professor Stephen Preece
- Dr Eduard Shantsila
- Mr Steve Telford
Secretariat
- Dr Heather Ford (NIHRCC)
- Dr Elisabeth Kugelberg (NIHRCC)
- Ms Annika Phillips (NIHRCC)
- Ms Lavpreet Ranjit (NIHRCC)
- Mr Alan Holcroft - New public member
Observers
- Ms Alex Bevin-Nichols- RSS Hub Newcastle
- Mrs Jaclyn Bailey- RSS Hub Birmingham
- Dr Kerry Allen- NIHR School for Social Care Research
Competition 51 Stage 2 applications considered
NIHR206605: Assessing the performance of next-generation sequencing in diagnosing mucinous pancreatic cyst: A prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study
Conflicts: Dr Sonia Gran
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR206674: A qualitative evaluation of the Talking With Voices intervention and feasibility of its implementation in NHS services.
Conflicts: Dr Lesley-Anne Carter, Professor Katherine Berry
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR206703: Pleural infection antibiotic reduction (PAIR) trial
Conflicts: Professor Suresh Chhetri
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR206714: Developing Tools for Personalisation of Rituximab Treatment in Membranous Nephropathy
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR207252: Development of Maternal Alcohol Reduction Interventions (MARI)
Conflicts: Dr Eduard Shantsila, Professor Deborah Fitzsimmons
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR207259: FIbrosis aNd Metabolic Associated Steatotic Liver Disease - HCC risk prediction tool (FIND-HCC)
Conflicts: Professor Gregory Lip, Dr Alys Griffiths, Dr Eduard Shantsila
Final outcome: Conditional support
Competition 52 Stage 1 applications considered
NIHR207134: A randomised controlled feasibility study investigating surface neuromuscular STIMulation as an exercise therapy versus usual care in people with Multiple Sclerosis to help improve lower limb strength, walking and fatigue (STIM-MS)
Conflicts: Dr Alys Griffiths, Dr Sonia Gran
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207150: The Fog Lights Study: effective objective web-based tests to measure cognitive dysfunction in Long Covid
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207165: Co-design, feasibility and acceptability of a virtual reality (VR) greenspace intervention for inpatients with severe mental illness: The Green Space VR Study
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207175: Rehabilitation for individuals with chronic limb threatening ischaemia post-revascularisation (HOPE): a co-created feasibility trial.
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207188: Breathe-Easy: feasibility randomised controlled trial of a novel postural management night-time intervention to improve respiratory health of children with complex neurodisability
Conflicts: Professor Katherine Berry, Dr Ferhana Hashem
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207195: Co-producing early intervention services for first episode mania.
Conflicts: Dr Lesley-Anne Carter, Professor Katherine Berry
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207199: MUSA (Midwifery Unit Self-Assessment) framework: refining a quality improvement intervention for midwifery units in England
Conflicts: Dr Ferhana Hashem
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207202: Parents And professionals Integrated high-quality care, Research, and education Service for twin pregnancies (PAIRS): An exploratory study
Conflicts: Dr Matthew Parkes, Professor Gregory Lip
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207228: Improving Training and Outcomes for People in Crisis with the British Transport Police
Conflicts: Dr Lesley-Anne Carter, Professor Katherine Berry
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207232: Using real-world data to determine the safety of fetal scalp blood sampling during labour, and to determine the best threshold for improving the predictive performance of fetal compromise across under-represented populations.
Conflicts: Dr Matthew Parkes
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207233: The COMBAT Project - Core post operative morbidity set for paediatric brain tumours
Conflicts: Professor Gregory Lip
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207237: A pilot study to investigate STopping inhaled antibiotics in individuals with cystic fibrosis, frEe from Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection for 1 or 2 years (STEP1-2).
Conflicts: None
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 | 1 | 0 |
| 3.0-3.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2.0-2.9 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 3.0-3.9 | 0 | 4 |
| 2.0-2.9 | 0 | 4 |
| 1.0-1.9 | 0 | 1 |