Minutes of the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme South East and Central Regional Advisory Committee to discuss applications to Competition 38 Stage 1.
Date and location
Meeting held on Wednesday 15 May 2019 at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1 6NX.
In attendance
Professor Carrie Llewellyn (Chair)
Mrs Wendy Blunden
Dr Stephen Bremner
Professor Michael Calnan
Professor Daniel Freeman (Deputy Chair)
Ms Rosemary Greenwood
Dr Mark Hayward
Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox
Dr Christina Jones
Dr Louise Linsell
Miss Alison Provins
Professor Najib M Rahman
Professor Simon Skene
Dr James Sheppard
Professor Ian Swaine
Mrs Ann-Marie Towers
Mr Keith Wyncoll
Dr Laura Tornatore (NIHR CCF)
Dr Jennie Hejdenberg (NIHR CCF)
Miss Lilian Tomlinson (NIHR CCF)
Professor Sue Ziebland, Programme Director
Dr Sebastian Hinde (Observer – NIHR RDS Yorkshire and The Humber)
Dr Louise Marsland, Research Advisor (Observer – NIHR RDS East of England)
Professor Guiqing Lily Yao (Observer – NIHR RDS East Midlands)
Apologies were received from Mr David Turner, Dr Dawn-Marie Walker, Dr Peter Worsely and Professor Simon Coulton
RfPB Stage 1 applications considered
NIHR200707: Randomised evaluation of advance care planning in heart failure: A feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial
Conflicts: Dr James Sheppard
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200708: Information and support needs of patients with different types of lung cancer (INSULAR)
Conflicts: Dr Stephen Bremner
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200710: Cognitive Analytic Therapy for Containing Self-Harm in Young People (CATCH-Y): A feasibility trial
Conflicts: Professor Daniel Freeman
Outcome: Invited to Stage 2
NIHR200712: Reducing Anxiety in Patients Who Have Had a Heart Attack and are Treated with Emergency Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200713: Comparing approaches to identify frail older adults in England
Conflicts: Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox, Dr James Sheppard and Dr Louise Linsell
Outcome: Invited to Stage 2
NIHR200731: HIP HELPER - Improving patient recovery following hip fracture through caregiver support: a feasibility study
Conflicts: Professor Daniel Freeman, Profesor Najib M Rahman and Dr Louise Linsell
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR200745: Developing a prototype delivery format to enhance the Back Skills Training (BeST) intervention based on behaviour change theory “BeST-Behaviour.” A mixed methods Plan-Do-Study-Act developmental study
Conflicts: Professor Daniel Freeman and Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox.
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200746: Understanding the importance of blood pressure differences in pregnancy
Conflicts: Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox, Dr James Sheppard, Dr Louise Linsell and Professor Ian Swaine.
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200747: A randomised feasibility study to assess a smartphone medication monitoring and reminder application (Medopad) in renal transplant recipients with high tacrolimus variability
Conflicts: Dr Louise Linsell and Miss Alison Provins.
Outcome: Invited to Stage 2
NIHR200753: Establishing evidence-based management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome to improve clinical outcomes throughout the care pathway.
Conflicts: Ms Rosemary Greenwood
Outcome: Invited to Stage 2
NIHR200755: Unscheduled ConversAtions with parents in Paediatric intensive care: The UNCAP study
Conflicts: Dr Guiqing Lily Yao
Outcome: Invited to Stage 2
NIHR200757: A feasibility study examining the incorporation of Virtual Reality in a Pain Management Programme to enhance the learning and practice of techniques for the management of chronic pain
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200781: Improving the prescribing for people with long-term pain: a low-cost randomised control trial to investigate variation in opioids prescribed across English primary care
Conflicts: Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox and Dr James Sheppard
Outcome: Rejected
NIHR200800: Using an asynchronous telehealth messaging platform to enable NHS healthcare providers to better assess, respond to and support frail patients and their caregivers living at home.
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Rejected