CLINICAL RESEARCH

Station House Surgery is proud to be a Research active organisation- we are part of a network of local practices participating in high quality research activities funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network- North West Coast (CRN) https://local.nihr.ac.uk/lcrn/north-west-coast/

As a practice we believe research is a vitally important aspect of the high standard of care we provide to our patients. The NHS Constitution (2015)states Research is a core function of the NHS- it is a major driver of innovation and central to NHS practice for maintaining and developing high standards of patient care

How can you help and take part in Research at Station House surgery?

• A doctor or nurse may talk to you about a particular study and ask whether you would be interested in participating?
• You may be sent information through the post if you seem suitable for a study
• You may see information within the practice, via the practice website or social media channels and wish to find out more information about taking part

Your participation is entirely voluntary, there is no obligation to take part- you can withdraw yourself at any time throughout the research study process without any explanation required.

Please do get in touch with any queries or for further information about any of the studies we are currently running via: cuccg.researchshs@nhs.net

You can keep up to date with the research studies we are involved with via this page and also, via our social media channels on Facebook and Twitter

  @StationHouseGPs

  https://www.facebook.com/stationhousesurgerykendal/

Surgery Research Team

We have a dedicated research team who are involved with the delivery of research studies. They are committed to raising awareness of research within Morecambe Bay CCG increasing the availability and access to research for all of our patients.

CURRENT STUDIES

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID-19 PANDEMIC OUR RESEARCH WORK IS FOCUSED ON URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH STUDIES INTO COVID-19. 

CURRENT STUDIES LISTED BELOW WILL RESUME ONCE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO

We are unable to advertise every study that the surgery has open to recruitment- this is sometimes due to the nature of the study design

PRINCIPLE TRIAL- URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH STUDY

Station House Surgery is supporting vital COVID-19 research- as part of this we are helping to carry out the PRINCIPLE trial.

The PRINCIPLE trial is an urgent nationwide priority trial to find treatments for COVID-19 for the over 50's that can be taken at home and is currently the only national priority platform trial in primary care

The trial is being run by the University of Oxford and is funded by UK Research and Innovation and the Department for Health and Social Care through the National Institute for Health Research.

It is so easy to take part – the PRINCIPLE trial is entirely remote. The trial can be joined online, from the comfort of your own home from anywhere in the UK with no face-to-face visits required. 

Anyone experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, which started within the last 14 days may be eligible to take part in the PRINCIPLE Trial.

The trial are looking for volunteers aged 65 or over OR aged between 50 and 64 years with an underlying health condition.

If you would like to take part in this vitally important research you will be contributing towards the understanding of how we can treat COVID-19 and how the symptoms progress. 

For further information please visit the trial website https://www.principletrial.org/ , call the trial team directly on 0800 138 0880 OR watch the following video https://youtu.be/dAETV3Yj0e8

If you would like to know more about COVID-19 research and how you can contribute, please visit the Be Part of Research site www.bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk- run by the National Institute for Health Research 

Be Part of Research is an online service that provides an opportunity to help members of the public understand what research is and what it might mean to take part, as well as showing what research is currently happening across the UK.

Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) &  Research and Surveillance Centre (RSC)

Serology Surveillance for COVID-19

Station House Surgery is taking part in the RCGP & RSC serology surveillance for COVID-19.  We are collecting blood samples to look at the background population immunity to COVID-19.  COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease and we are still learning about how it spreads and its effect on humans. By analysing the blood samples you voluntarily provide it will help to provide us with a better understanding of the virus.

If you attend an appointment for a prescheduled blood test you may be asked for an extra sample of blood, it is entirely voluntary and you do not have to take part. 

Understanding of antibody response to COVID-19 is in its early stages and there is currently very little experience regarding use of antibody tests.  As this virus is new, there is not enough information about what levels of antibodies would mean adequate protection.  The results from the lab will not provide any information on whether you are protected from COVID-19 or not. Hence it is not possible to give either antibody result or interpretation of antibody result for COVID-19 to practices or patients. 

For further information please click here:  patient information sheet

REDUCE Study

The REDUCE study aims to develop ways of helping people on long-term antidepressants to gradually reduce the dose of their anti-depressant one step at a time, over some weeks or months and, eventually stop taking it altogether if they are well and it is appropriate for them to do so. 

This would be led and supported by your GP (or nurse prescriber) and, you would have follow-up appointments for support and monitoring of any withdrawal symptoms or recurrence of depression. 

Potentially eligible patients will receive a study invitation letter and patient information sheet from the surgery.

For further information please click here : patient information sheet

PROMDEP Study 

The study team  would like to see whether giving personal feedback to people with depression, or low mood, can help them to get better more quickly.  If you have attended the surgery for low mood or depression you may be given an information pack by the clinician seeing you, or we may send an information pack out to you.

For further information click here : patient information sheet

FRONTIER STUDY

First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) is a rapidly developing approach to managing musculoskeletal (MSK) in primary care, whereby a specialist MSK physiotherapist located within a general practice surgery undertakes the first patient assessment, diagnosis and management. This does not require a prior consultation with a GP.

The FRONTIER study team are investigating the effectiveness and costs associated with First Contact Physiotherapists for Musculoskeletal disorders in Primary Care.

If you consult with Simon Holliday (First Contact Physiotherapist) at the surgery you may be informed about the study and asked whether you would like to take part. If you decide to take part you will be provided with an information leaflet. 

For further information please visit: http://www.frontierstudy.co.uk/

RCGP & RSC Practice

Station House Surgery is one of over 600 practices in England contributing to pseudonymised data for national research and surveillance. This data enables continuous monitoring of infections and diseases in the community and is used in ethically approved research.

We are an affiliated ‘Royal College of General Practitioners’ (RCGP) ‘Research Ready’ Practice which is a ‘quality assurance programme for all research-active UK GP practices’ https://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/our-programmes/research-facilitation-and-support/research-ready-self-accreditation.aspx

Our practice also contributes to the ‘Clinical Practice Research Datalink’. This is a Government organisation that provides anonymised patient data for research to improve patient and public health. For more information about how your data is used visit: www.cprd.com/public  

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for more information please visit: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/

Please note: the funding for our research activity does not come out of the practices own budget and therefore does not affect our patient services