Minutes for the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme West Midlands Regional Advisory Committee meeting to discuss Stage 2 applications to Competition 51 and Stage 1 applications to Competition 52.
Date and Location
Tuesday 23 January 2024 Virtual Online Meeting
In attendance
- Dr Keith Couper (Chair)
- Dr Opeyemi Babatunde
- Dr Srikanth Bellary
- Dr Milica Blagojevic-Bucknall
- Dr Claire Burton
- Dr Sarah Damery
- Mrs Caroline Dean
- Professor Thomas Dietrich
- Dr Francis Gilchrist
- Ms Sadia Haqnawaz
- Dr Rebecca Knibb
- Dr Damilola Olajide
- Dr Jason Schaub
- Dr Dean Thompson
- Dr Simon White
Secretariat
- Dr Scott Thomson (NIHRCC)
- Dr Jennie Hejdenberg (NIHRCC)
- Ms Rebecca Purvis (NIHRCC)
- Mr Curtis Dixon (NIHRCC)
- Ms Mashkura Begum
Observers
- Dr Rebecca Barnes- RSS Leicester
- Dr Michaela Tinelli- NIHR School for Social Care Research
- Jo Lawton- NIHR Interim Head of Research Inclusion
Competition 51 Stage 2 applications considered
NIHR206591: A Randomised Multiple Centre Trial of Conservative versus Liberal Fluid administration for Children Receiving a Kidney Transplant (LIMITS)
Conflicts: None
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206702: Improving Participation in Type 1 Diabetes Research in Children and Young People from Disadvantaged Communities (ImPacT)
Conflicts: Dr Sarah Damery, Dr Dean Thompson, Dr Srikanth Bellary, Ms Sadia Haqnawaz, Professor Thomas Dietrich
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206581: Compassionate Communities: reducing compound pressures using citizen-led models of end of life care to benefit people, providers and communities
Conflicts: Dr Dean Thompson, Professor Thomas Dietrich
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR206744: Improving the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer through system wide identification and root cause analysis of missed pancreatic cancer diagnoses on abdominal imaging
Conflicts: Dr Srikanth Bellary
Final outcome: Reject
NIHR206660: Developing an intervention to increase vaccination uptake amongst pregnant women using a person based approach
Conflicts: Dr Keith Couper, Dr Sarah Damery, Dr Dean Thompson, Ms Sadia Haqnawaz
Final outcome: Conditional support
NIHR206655: World Hip Trauma Evaluation - DELPHIC: An external pilot randomised trial of Delirium Prevention in Fragility Hip Fractures with Corticosteroids.
Conflicts: Dr Damilola Olajide
Final outcome: Conditional support
Competition 52 Stage 1 applications considered
NIHR207122: Evaluating the effectiveness of a novel case-finding database combined with systematic clinical outreach services to identify patients with Hepatitis B & D
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207124: Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a post-operative education and physiotherapy intervention to improve kneeling ability after total knee replacement: The KITE trial
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207154: The use of Pre-operative Epidural versus liposomal bupivicaine Rectus Sheath Injection in emergency Laparotomy: A feasibility study (PERSIL Study)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207176: Assessing cost-effectiveness and patient value to refine an artificial intelligence-enabled intervention for neovascular age-related macular degeneration treatment monitoring – (CAPITAL)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207185: Sleep Apnoea Symptoms And Prevalence In People Attending Memory Services
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207191: Action, empathy and well-being: understanding performance-based therapeutic encounters for people living with dementia.
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207209: BYPASS-CTCA-MACE: A multi-centre, randomised controlled trial assessing the value of computed tomography coronary angiography prior to invasive coronary angiography in patients with previous coronary artery bypass grafts in reducing cardiac events
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207210: Development of a patient-reported outcome to assess concerns about falling in hospital settings
Conflicts:None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207220: Living well with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a randomised feasibility study of a remotely delivered physical activity intervention (PCOS-REPLAY)
Conflicts: Dr Srikanth Bellary, Dr Rebecca Knibb, Dr Dean Thompson
Outcome: Reject
NIHR207229: RAPID driven Treatment of Pleural Infection (feasibility study)RAPTOR-f (RAPTOR feasibility)
Conflicts: None
Outcome: Invite to Stage 2
NIHR207246: Prospective Cohort Study of management of perineal wounds following abdominoperineal resection for cancer or proctectomies for severe Inflammatory bowel disease
Conflicts: Dr Sarah Damery, Professor Thomas Dietrich, Dr Dean Thompson, Dr Srikanth Bellary
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 | 2 | 0 |
| 4.0-4.9 | 2 | 0 |
| 3.0-3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.0-2.9 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 3.0-3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.0-2.9 | 0 | 5 |
| 1.0-1.9 | 0 | 1 |