Current Studies

COVID-19

SEROLOGY (Blood Sample)

You may be offered the opportunity to provide an extra sample at your pre scheduled blood test. This is sample is being used by Public Health England (PHE) to look at the background immunity of the population to COVID-19. You will not receive any results from this blood test.

IMMUNE DEFENCE Study

This study will examine the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of commonly available nasal sprays and a brief physical activity and stress management intervention in preventing and reducing the incidence and severity and duration of respiratory tract infections among patients who may be at risk of serious infection during the COVID pandemic.

Other Studies

REDUCE

The aim of this study is to evaluate online support to patients and practitioners in the reduction of long term antidepressant medication for depression, together with some telephone support for patients.

ACTIVE BRAINS

This study compares a new website designed to help older adults look after their brain and body health with the aim of preventing cognitive decline. The website will help older adults make simple changes such as getting more active, playing brain training games and finding ways to eat more healthily.

SAFER

The aim of this trial is to determine if screening for Atrial Fibrillation in people aged 70 and over leads to reduced incidence of stroke compared to usual care and what impact it has on outcomes.

PROMDEP

The study will look at whether giving personal feedback to people being treated for depression might help them get better more quickly. This will be done by using patient reported outcome measures (‘PROMs’) which involve patients completing questionnaires to record their symptoms of depression and feeding back these results to the practitioners looking after them.