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CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

COVID -19 Trials

ATOMIC2 - A multi-centre open-label two-arm randomised superiority clinical trial of Azithromycin versus usual care In Ambulatory COVID-19

 https://atomic2.octru.ox.ac.uk/  


ACTT: Adaptive, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of novel therapeutic agents (Remdesivir) in hospitalized adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19. 

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04280705 


BIOAID: BioResource in Adult Infectious Diseases (2019-2024) aims to collect biological samples and clinical information from patients who present to hospital with a suspected infectious disease.

https://imperialbrc.nihr.ac.uk/2020/01/28/bioaid/ 


GAINS -2: Genomic Advances in Sepsis Study (Sepsis Immunomics )  The overall aim of this study is to understand how and why some patients have an extreme response to infection in order to improve patient care.  

https://ukccggains.com/ 


ISARIC/WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol for Severe Emerging Infections in the UK (CCP-UK).  The study aims to find out how infections affect  people  and hope to find better ways to diagnose and manage people with the same or similar infections.

https://www.hra.nhs.uk/covid-19-research/approved-covid-19-research/1266000/ 


PRINCIPLE: Platform Randomised Trial of Interventions against COVID-19 In Older People.  Aims to assess effectiveness of trial treatments in for patients aged ≥50 years with comorbidity, and aged ≥65 with or without comorbidity and suspected COVID-19 infection.

https://www.phctrials.ox.ac.uk/principle-trial 


RECOVERY: Randomised Evaluation of Covid -19 Therapy.  The study aims to compare several different treatments that may be useful for patients with COVID-19.

https://www.recoverytrial.net/ 


REMAP-CAP: Randomized, Embedded, Multifactorial Adaptive Platform trial for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Aims to identify the effect of a range of interventions to improve outcome of patients with severe CAP who are admitted to an ICU.

https://www.icnarc.org/Our-Research/Studies/Remap-Cap/About 


The PRIEST Study: Pandemic Respiratory Infection Emergency System Triage.   Optimise the triage of people using the emergency care system with suspected respiratory infections during a pandemic.

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/sections/hsr/cure/priestpages/priest 


SYNAIRGEN: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial to determine the safety and efficacy of inhaled SNG001 (IFN-β1a for nebulisation) for the treatment of patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

https://www.hra.nhs.uk/covid-19-research/approved-covid-19-research/281317/ 







Learn More...

Contact the Acute Care Covid Research Team

 Email: AcuteCare.Research@ouh.nhs.uk

Tel no.01865 (2) 21764 or (2) 22003  blp  1263


Hibernating Studies

Due to the Covid -19 pandemic these studies were paused to give way to the nationally prioritised urgent public health studies.  We are working towards restarting.

ACIT II

Activation of Coagulation and Inflammation in Trauma 

http://www.c4ts.qmul.ac.uk/research-programmes/acit



CRYOSTAT 2

Multi-centre, interventional, randomised, un-blinded, parallel controlled trial. The trial will evaluate the effects of early fibrinogen replacement using cryoprecipitate in adults with major traumatic bleeding.  https://www.c4ts.qmul.ac.uk/research-programmes/cryostat 



The Support Study

Prospective cohort study of proactive  palliative care for hospitalised adults at risk of dying: Evaluation of patient outcomes and hospital costs. 

RAPID- I Study

Phase IIb, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centre trial of infliximab with transcriptomic biomarker and mechanism evaluation in patients with acute pancreatitis.  

http://rapid-one.org.uk/

 

E-MAGED

E-MAGED is an RCT designed to compare the utility of using direct MRCP versus standard care (USS +/- MRCP) in patients in suspected acute gallstone disease who present to the ED and SEU. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03709030




RAIDS

This is a mix method research to find out in-depth studies provide an opportunity to understand how crashes occur and, from this understanding, contribute to the development of safer roads and safer vehicles.   

https://trl.co.uk/projects/road-accident-depth-study-raids 

RePHILL Study

 A multi-centre randomised controlled trial of pre-hospital blood product administration versus standard care for traumatic haemorrhage.

 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29193548 


The Influenza Study

A comparison of clinical sample collection methods to detect influenza virus and other respiratory pathogens using whole genome sequencing
 


The ORIF Study

A multicentre randomised controlled trial assessing the mortality, quality of life, and cost effectiveness of operative rib fixation plus supportive management versus supportive management alone for patients with multiple rib fractures requiring ventilator support.    https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/clinical-trials/current-trials-and-studies/orif 

OCTS study

The creation of and field testing a new rib fracture specific patient reported outcome measure (PROM)  

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/orthopaedicsandtrauma/trauma-research/octs.aspx

Abbott Ketones Study

A multicentre, prospective, single-arm comparison of ßhydroxybutyrate levels in capillary versus venous blood in participants with either in DKA or ketosis. 

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Force Study and Resources

The Force Study

The Forearm Fracture Recovery in  Children Evaluation Study. Randomised controlled trial comparing the use of splint vs bandage in wrist buckle fractures in children . 

Link to the Force Study website

https://force.octru.ox.ac.uk/

Video link to the Force Study Information

Link to children's information video:

https://www.child.forceinfo.org.uk/


Link to parent's information video: https://parent.forceinfo.org.uk  



REBOA study and resources

UK REBOA TRIAL

Bayesian group-sequential randomised controlled trial, comparing standard major trauma centre treatment plus REBOA with standard major trauma centre treatment alone.


UK REBOA - link to trial site

https://w3.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/reboa/

public/public/index.cshtml 

UK REBOA - Enrol a patient

https://w3.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/reboa/

public/public/index.cshtml 

UK REBOA - narrated presentations

UKRT01 - Overview - A4_12012018_115804 (1) (pptx)Download
UKRT02 - Enrolling Pax - A2_12012018_115850 (1) (pptx)Download
UKRT03 - Preparation and Arterial Access - Version A5_16012018_163441 (1) (pptx)Download
UKRT04 - Functional Anatomy - Version A2_12012018_120623 (1) (pptx)Download
UKRT05 - Balloon Occlusion - Version A3_12012018_120801 (1) (pptx)Download
UKRT06 - Balloon is up - what now - B1_12012018_120906 (1) (pptx)Download
UKRT07 - Balloon Deflation - Version A1_12012018_120958 (1) (pptx)Download
UKRT08 - Post-REBOA care - Version A1_12012018_121107 (1) (pptx)Download
UKRT09 - Collecting Data - A1 (002)_12012018_121204 (1) (pptx)Download
UKRT10 - PREBOA - Version A1_12012018_121303 (1) (pptx)Download

PREVIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS

CRYOSTAT


Early Cryoprecipitate in major Haemorrhage in Trauma is a randomised open label study to determine whether early administration of cryoprecipitate in bleeding trauma patients is possible .

https://academic.oup.com/bja/article/115/1/76/238264




ECHO

This project aims to address the question of what the potential harm of handover failures along the emergency care pathway is and what common organisational deficiencies impact upon the reliability and quality of handovers. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/36771298.pdf

PARAMEDIC

 

Pre-hospital randomised assessment of mechanical compression device in cardiac arrest. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)61886-9/abstract






IPMED

Integrated Patient Monitoring in the Emergency Department.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25055312





SCARTA

A Simple Cognitive task  After a Road Traffic Accident.This research study is designed to investigate the effects of a simple cognitive task (a memory reactivation cue following by playing the computer game "Tetris") on flashbacks and other post-traumatic stress symptoms after a road traffic accident. 

http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2017-03-28-tetris-used-prevent-post-traumatic-stress-symptoms

RE_VERSE AD

Evaluate the reversal of the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran by IV administration of 5.0g idarucizumab in patients treated with dabigatran etexilate who have uncontrolled bleeding or require emergency surgery or procedures.  

 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1502000





ORANGE

Oral Anticoagulant Agent-associated Bleeding Events Reporting System (ORANGE) is an observational study on current management practices and clinical outcomes of OAC-associated major bleeding events across the UK, in order that we may develop better management strategies for the future and provide a knowledge base for further research.

http://www.haematologica.org/content/haematol/103/4/738.full.pdf

MP4OX

Research study to find out if the study drug, MP4OX, given together with standard treatment, is safe and effective in treating severely injured trauma patients with haemorrhagic shock.



EURODEM

European Dyspnoea survey in the Emergency Departments.






ICICLE

A Case Control Study of the Effectiveness of Q/LAIV Versus Inactivated Influenza Vaccine and No Vaccine in Subjects  2-17 Years of Age




VERITY

Ankle sprain injury study using radiological imaging to pre-dict recovery.





SPRAINED

Synthesising a clinical Prognostic Rule of Ankle Injuries in the Emergency Department. This is a cohort study looking  at how clinicians might predict which types of ankle sprains and or patient groups  have better outcomes.


LEAK

A multicenter prospective cohort study on the diagnostic accuracy of NeutrophilGelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) and Cystatin C for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) inconsecutive adults admitted from the Emergency Department.

POEM

The study aims to assess the adequacy of pain management in patients presenting to the ED with confirmed long bone fracture and/or dislocation isolated to a proximal or distal limb.




AIRWAYS 2

AIRWAYS-2 is a randomised trial which is comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of the i-gel supraglottic airway device with tracheal intubation in the initial airway management of patients who have suffered an out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2698493



PARAMEDIC 2

The PARAMEDIC2 trial is looking at whether adrenaline is helpful or harmful in the treatment of cardiac arrest which occurs outside of hospital. Answering this question will help to improve future treatment of people who have a cardiac arrest.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1806842


AUSTERITY IN HEALTHCARE - UK

The aim of our study is to develop an understanding of how austerity-driven policies and subsequent system reforms impact and shape ideas and practices of ethical professional conduct.

SNAP 2

The 2nd Sprint National Anaesthesia Project: Epidemiology of Critical Care provision after Surgery (SNAP-2: EpiCCS)is an epidemiology study of perioperative risk and outcome, and critical care referral and admission after inpatient surgery in the UK.

ENCEPH UK

The study aims to determine the early clinical features predictive of Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis to support the development of a predictive tool for HSV encephalitis based on these early clinical features.




RAMPP

Multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing ambulatory management to standard care ( aspiration +/- standard chest drain insertion) with an observational cohort study of patients not requiring an intervention. https://bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000403 

THE AWARD STUDY

Observational cohort study  to study and understand the characteristics of patients with acute exacerbations of airway disease (asthma, COPD and overlap) presenting to the ED.


E- FiT

A multi-centre, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial evaluating the effects of early administration of fibrinogen concentrate in adults with major traumatic haemorrhage.

i - TACTIC

A multi-centre, prospective, randomized controlled study to compare outcomes of viscoelastic haemostatic assay (VHA)-guided resuscitation versus optimised conventional coagulation test resuscitation support in haemorrhaging trauma patients.


NOPAC

A randomised controlled trial of topical intranasal tranexamic acid versus placebo in patients presenting to the Emergency Department with spontaneous acute epistaxis.

Hi-SPEC


Multicentre, UK, open label, randomised controlled trial to establish the efficacy of Heimlich valves in the management of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.

CAP -IT

 

Efficacy, safety and impact on antimicrobial resistance of duration and dose of amoxicillin treatment for young children with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP): a randomised controlled trial.

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Russell, REK & Doggett, T & Pavord, I & Pullinger, Richard & Beer, S & Bafadhel, M. (2016). S68 Copd in the ed: eosinophils, treatment and outcomes, data from the pre-award study. Thorax. 71. A40.2-A41.  

Clifton, David & Wong, David & Fleming, Susannah & J. Wilson, Sarah & Way, Rob & Pullinger, Richard & Tarassenko, L. (2011). Novelty Detection for Identifying Deterioration in Emergency Department Patients. 6936. 220-227

Pullinger, Richard & Wilson, Sarah & Way, Rob & Santos, Mauro & Wong, David & Clifton, David & Birks, Jacqueline & Tarassenko, L. (2016). Implementing an electronic observation and early warning score chart in the emergency department: A feasibility study. European Journal of Emergency Medicine. 24. 

Way, R & Warnes, K & Yousefi, S & Beer, S & Santos, M & Wong, David & Wilson, S & Pullinger, Richard & Tarassenko, Lionel. (2014). Paper and electronic early warning scoring systems: review of 6000 patients in the emergency department. International Emergency Nursing. 22. 259-259. 

J Wilson, Sarah & Wong, David & Pullinger, Richard & Way, Rob & Clifton, David & Tarassenko, L. (2014). Analysis of a data-fusion system for continuous vital sign monitoring in an emergency department. European Journal of  Emergency Medicine. 23 

Clifton, David & Wong, David & Clifton, Lei & Wilson, Sarah & Way, Rob & Pullinger, Richard & Tarassenko, L. (2013). A Large-Scale Clinical Validation of an Integrated Monitoring System in the Emergency Department. Biomedical and Health Informatics, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 17. 835-842. 10.1109/JBHI.2012.2234130. 

J Wilson, Sarah & Wong, David & Clifton, David & Fleming, Susannah & Way, Rob & Pullinger, Richard & Tarassenko, L. (2012). Track and trigger in an emergency department: An observational evaluation study. Emergency medicine journal  30.

Clifton, David & Wong, David & Fleming, Susannah & J. Wilson, Sarah & Way, Rob & Pullinger, Richard & Tarassenko, L. (2011). Novelty Detection for Identifying Deterioration in Emergency Department Patients. 6936. 220-227. 

Curry, N & Raja, A & Hughes, T & Black, J & Pullinger, Richard & Davenport, Ross & Brohi, Karim & Stanworth, S. (2010). A prospective observational study evaluating changes in coagulation parameters in trauma admissions.  50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British-Society-for-Haematology, Volume: 149 1010. 

Keating, L & Benger, Jonathan & Beetham, Robert & Bateman, S & Veysey, S & Kendall, J & Pullinger, Richard. (2006). The PRIMA Study: Presentation ischaemia-modified albumin in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Journal  23. 764-8. 10.1136/emj.2006.036269. 

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