Renewal of the Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research.

更新试验方法学研究中心网络。

• 批准号: MR/L004933/2
• 负责人: Paula Williamson
• 金额: $ 333.68万
• 依托单位: University of Liverpool
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FL004933%2F2
• 关键词: Renewal; Network; Hubs; Trials; Methodology

With the rising demands on the resources available for health care, it is increasingly important that decision makers, including practitioners, patients, policy makers and the public, have access to reliable and robust information about the relative effects of different interventions they might choose between. This information primarily comes from clinical trials which compared the interventions, and trials themselves need to be conducted in ways that are efficient and effective. In 2009, the MRC established the Hubs for Trials Methodology Research to conduct research to achieve this, and to facilitate the implementation of the findings of this research into practice in trials. A Network was created to add value to the work of the individual Hubs and this proposal seeks to renew the work of the Network for five more years and to extend the work to include a programme of training that will build capacity in methodology research for the future. This will be achieved by a unique programme of PhD studentships in trial methodology, which will create new experts in this area.The Hubs provide a UK-wide, regionally distributed research resource to improve the design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of clinical trials. The Network links the Hubs to enhance their individual activities, strengthen the methodological research further, and improve dissemination and education relating to good methods in clinical trials. The Network provides funds for high priority research to answer specific issues around trials; conducts workshops to develop methods and train people involved in trials; organises a large international conference every two years to bring researchers together to share their current research and learn from each other; and, will establish and implement a new programme for PhD students to train as methodologists within a national programme of methodology research.The Network helps the Hubs to work with many people and organisations who are key to clinical trials in the UK and internationally. These include those who fund trials, such as the National Institute for Health Research and major charities including Cancer Research UK, Arthritis UK and the British Heart Foundation; those who organise trials, including the pharmaceutical industry and universities; the groups that support them, including the UK-registered Clinical Trials Units, Research Design Services and Contract Research Organisations in the private sector; as well as the users of health care and individuals who run trials in academia, practice and industry. Under this proposal, the Network will continue with its four main objectives and add a fifth relating to the PhD studentships. These objectives are:a) Promoting high quality collaborative methodological research, both across Hubs and with other groups, UK-wide and internationally.b) Providing methodological advice to the clinical trials community.c) Encouraging the implementation of the most effective and appropriate methodological practice, for example by providing a coordinated package of education and training. d) Working with external stakeholders, in particular to agree on shared priorities for research and guidance.e) Capacity building of training in the UK by supporting a cohort of clinical and non-clinical PhD students in methodology.The coordination of this studentship programme by the Network will:> Create a cadre of scientists, including clinicians, with skills that will place them at the forefront of trials methodology development.> Align the PhD studentships with the Network's strategic aims and research priorities, while reflecting the priorities of the Hub in which the student is based.> Offer students unique inter-disciplinary and diverse analytical and technical skill training.> Develop and sustain a vibrant postgraduate student culture in the Network.> Raise the profile of the studentship programme, to attract outstanding candidates.

随着对医疗保健资源的需求不断增加，包括从业者、患者、政策制定者和公众在内的决策者能够获得关于他们可能选择的不同干预措施的相对效果的可靠而有力的信息变得越来越重要。这些信息主要来自比较干预措施的临床试验，而试验本身需要以高效且有效的方式进行。 2009 年，MRC 建立了试验方法研究中心，开展研究以实现这一目标，并促进将这项研究的结果落实到试验实践中。创建网络的目的是为各个中心的工作增加价值，该提案旨在将网络的工作再延长五年，并将工作范围扩大到包括一项培训计划，以培养未来方法论研究的能力。这将通过一项独特的试验方法学博士生奖学金计划来实现，该计划将培养该领域的新专家。这些中心提供英国范围内、区域分布的研究资源，以改进临床试验的设计、实施、分析、解释和报告。该网络将各中心联系起来，以加强各自的活动，进一步加强方法学研究，并改善与临床试验中良好方法相关的传播和教育。该网络为高优先级研究提供资金，以回答有关试验的具体问题；举办研讨会以开发方法并培训参与试验的人员；每两年组织一次大型国际会议，将研究人员聚集在一起，分享他们当前的研究成果并相互学习；该网络将帮助中心与许多对英国和国际临床试验至关重要的个人和组织合作。其中包括资助试验的机构，例如国家健康研究所和英国癌症研究中心、英国关节炎协会和英国心脏基金会等主要慈善机构；组织试验的机构，包括制药行业和大学；支持它们的团体，包括在英国注册的临床试验单位、研究设计服务和私营部门的合同研究组织；以及医疗保健使用者和在学术界、实践界和工业界进行试验的个人。根据该提案，该网络将继续实现其四个主要目标，并增加与博士生奖学金相关的第五个目标。这些目标是：a) 促进跨中心以及与英国范围内和国际上的其他团体的高质量合作方法学研究。b) 向临床试验界提供方法学建议。c) 鼓励实施最有效和适当的方法学实践，例如通过提供协调一致的教育和培训方案。 d) 与外部利益相关者合作，特别是就研究和指导的共同优先事项达成一致。e) 通过支持一批临床和非临床方法论博士生，在英国进行培训能力建设。网络协调该学生奖学金计划将： > 创建一支科学家骨干队伍，包括临床医生，其技能将使他们处于试验方法开发的最前沿。 > 将博士生奖学金与网络的战略相结合 > 为学生提供独特的跨学科和多样化的分析和技术技能培训。 > 在网络中发展和维持充满活力的研究生文化。 > 提高学生奖学金计划的形象，以吸引优秀的候选人。

项目成果

Engagement With a Behavior Change App for Alcohol Reduction: Data Visualization for Longitudinal Observational Study.

• DOI: 10.2196/23369
• 发表时间: 2020-12-11
• 期刊: Journal of medical Internet research
• 影响因子: 7.4
• 作者: Bell L;Garnett C;Qian T;Perski O;Williamson E;Potts HW
• 通讯作者: Potts HW

Biomarker-Guided Adaptive Trial Designs in Phase II and Phase III: A Methodological Review.

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149803
• 发表时间: 2016
• 期刊: PloS one
• 影响因子: 3.7
• 作者: Antoniou M;Jorgensen AL;Kolamunnage-Dona R
• 通讯作者: Kolamunnage-Dona R

Informing efficient randomised controlled trials: exploration of challenges in developing progression criteria for internal pilot studies.

• DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013537
• 发表时间: 2017-02-17
• 期刊: BMJ open
• 影响因子: 2.9
• 作者: Avery KN;Williamson PR;Gamble C;O'Connell Francischetto E;Metcalfe C;Davidson P;Williams H;Blazeby JM;members of the Internal Pilot Trials Workshop supported by the Hubs for Trials Methodology Research
• 通讯作者: members of the Internal Pilot Trials Workshop supported by the Hubs for Trials Methodology Research

Investigating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of FITNET-NHS (Fatigue In Teenagers on the interNET in the NHS) compared to Activity Management to treat paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME): protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

• DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2500-3
• 发表时间: 2018-02-22
• 期刊: Trials
• 影响因子: 2.5
• 作者: Baos S;Brigden A;Anderson E;Hollingworth W;Price S;Mills N;Beasant L;Gaunt D;Garfield K;Metcalfe C;Parslow R;Downing H;Kessler D;Macleod J;Stallard P;Knoop H;Van de Putte E;Nijhof S;Bleijenberg G;Crawley E
• 通讯作者: Crawley E

Biomarker-Guided Non-Adaptive Trial Designs in Phase II and Phase III: A Methodological Review.

• DOI: 10.3390/jpm7010001
• 发表时间: 2017-01-25
• 期刊: Journal of personalized medicine
• 作者: Antoniou M;Kolamunnage-Dona R;Jorgensen AL
• 通讯作者: Jorgensen AL