Research Ready Practice

Oaklands Health Centre is proud to have been accredited as a ‘Research Ready’ practice.

The GP Lead for Oaklands Health Centre is Dr Alderson. Dr Alderson is supported by Caroline Shamsee our Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Emma Hellawell our research administrator.

We will regularly update this section with current research studies.

If you would like to take part in any of the research studies that are currently recruiting, please contact the practice.

IMADD – Primary care identification and management of anxiety and depression in community dwelling people living with dementia: a qualitative study as part of a PhD

  • Participant eligibility criteria:
    • Diagnosis of dementia or a primary caregiver of someone with dementia
    • Living in the communityAble to take part in an interview (either alone or with a carer)
    • Experience of anxiety or depression since receiving depression diagnosis

    IBPI – Integrated Bipolar Parenting Intervention

    • Participant eligibility criteria:
      • Bipolar Disorder (BD) diagnosis of a parent
      • Child aged 4-10 years with over 10 hours of contact weekly
      • Internet access
    • Exclusion criteria:
      • Diagnosis of alcohol or other substance misuse
      • Parents already receiving a parenting intervention or intensive psychotherapy
      • Child in receipt of psychotherapy
      • Child under care of social services

    TOGETHER 2 study: Evaluating video and hybrid group consultations in general practice: mixed-methods, participatory study

    • Participant eligibility criteria: Patients who have had a consultation with a nurse or doctor about the menopausal symptoms or hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

    The STATIC trial – Stopping Aminosalicyte Therapy In Inactive Crohn’s Disease (STATIC) Study: A randomised, open label, non-inferiority trial

    • Participant eligibility criteria:
      • Patients diagnosed with Crohn’s disease that is currently well controlled and taking aminosalicyte medication.

    RaMIgO – Remote peer Mentorship In Osteoarthritis

    •  Participant eligibility criteria:
      • Osteoarthritis of the hip or knee
      • You feel that you are disadvantaged because of your finances, education or social circumstances

    Discover Me – to analyse the health and genetic information of thousands of people to improve our understanding ofdifferent diseases

    • Aged 18 or over.

    CANDEM – Understanding and identifying ways to optimise cancer recognition, referral, and management for people with dementia in primary and community care: a qualitative interview study

    • Participant eligibility criteria:
      • Primary and community care staff Inclusion: – working in a role providing primary-and-community-care at a participating GP-practice or Trust – experience of caring for people living with dementia (PLWD) with suspected* or confirmed cancer *we are interested in cancer recognition and referral, and know suspected cancers may not be confirmed in PLWD
      • Patients Inclusion: – QOF-recorded dementia (any type) – subsequently, QOF-recorded cancer (any type, except basal cell skin cancers) within the last 3-years Exclusion: – any GP-judged reason not to approach (e.g., non-verbal, end-of-life)
      • Carers Inclusion: – current or former (last 3-years) informal carer (e.g., spouse, relative) for a PLWD and comorbid cancer Exclusion: – under 18 years old – recently bereaved (last 3-months)

    DIAMONDS – Improving Diabetes self-management for people with severe mental illness

    • Participant eligibility criteria:
      • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
        • Patients aged ≥18 years
        • Severe mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, severe depression)
        • Type 2 diabetes
      • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
        • Cognitive impairments
        • Gestational diabetes
        • Type 1 diabetes
        • Other types of secondary diabetes, e.g. specific genetic defect
        • Lack of capacity
        • Current Inpatients

    SAFER – Screening for Atrial Fibrillation with ECG to Reduce stroke – a randomised controlled trial

    • Participant eligibility criteria:
      • Inclusion Criteria: To be included in the trial the participant must:
        • Have given informed consent to participate
        • Be aged 70 years or over (as recorded on the practice medical record)
      • Exclusion Criteria: The presence of any of the following will preclude participant inclusion (as recorded on the practice medical record):
        • Long-term anticoagulation therapy for stroke prevention
        • Resident in a nursing / care / residential home
        • On the palliative care register

    The AFLOAT trial – Antibiotics For uncomplicated Lower respiratory tract infection in Older Adults

    • The purpose of this trial is to find out whether patients who do not take antibiotics for a chest infection recover as quickly (are no worse off) as those who do take antibiotics.
    • Why? Because most chest infections are caused by viruses, and antibiotics are not effective for these infections. Antibiotics may not speed up the healing process and can cause side effects, but this has not been tested in older adults.
    • It is up to you if you want to take part. If you decide to take part, you are free to stop at any time for any reason, and you will always receive the best possible care available.
    • Requirements to take part:
      • Aged 80 or over with symptoms of a chest infection
    • OR
      • Aged 65 or over with symptoms of a chest infection and one or
        more of:
      • Meet the criteria for being considered frail (judged by a
        scoring system).
      • Have had one or more unplanned hospital admissions in
        the last 12 months.
      • Have one or more of: Diabetes, chronic cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, chronic neuromuscular disease.

    PAST STUDIES

    PRINCIPLE trial – Platform Randomised Trial for Treatments in the Community for Epidemic and Pandemic Illnesses

      Decision to Investigate Cancer Symptoms in Older Adults

      RAPID (DVA) – Using Primary Care to Tackle Domestic Violence and Abuse

      Predicting and preventing relapse of depression in primary care

      CANAssess – Cancer needs assessment in primary care

      ATLANTIS – Investigating Amitriptylline as second line treatment for irritable bowel syndrome

      The Immune Defence Study

      INTERACT – Trial of integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for depression

      OTHER LINKS

      Be Part of Research

      • National Institute of Health Research website to find ongoing studies that are recruiting patients and to sign up to be notified for research in specific conditions: https://bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/

          Non-urgent advice: Be Part of our Research

          If you would like to take part in any of the research studies that are currently recruiting, please contact the practice via email – admin.oaklandshealthcentre@nhs.net