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Non-urgent advice: STUDIES CURRENTLY RECRUITING AT OAKLANDS

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

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 community
    • Able 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 of different diseases

  • Participant eligibility criteria:
    • Aged 18 or over.

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

  • Participant eligibility 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

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 vcaring for people living with dementia (PLWD) with suspected* or confirmed cancer* we are interested in cancer recognition and referral, and known 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)