Useful links for researchers

 

Completed systematic reviews

• Cochrane library
• University of York Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

Ongoing systematic reviews

• International prospective register of systematic reviews

Ongoing clinical trials

• NIHR Be Part of Research
• ISRCTN registry
• Clinical Trials Gov

Feasibility and pilot studies

• NIHR Glossary
• NIHR Themed calls

Trial risk levels

• MHRA Clinical trials for medicine

Regulatory body approval

• Health Research Authority – applying for approvals
• MHRA information

NHS permission

• NIHR – run your study in the NHS
• NIHR CRN Portfolio  

Trial governance

• NIHR Good Clinical Practice
• Good Clinical Practice training dates at Cambridge University Hospitals

Publishing the protocol of a clinical trial

• HRA Research registration and research project identifiers

Study design

• NIHR – trial planning and design

Minimising bias

• Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions

Clinical trials: What do I need?

• HRA approvals and amendments

Teams and management

• NIHR Clinical trials guide
• Managing clinical trials

Patient and public involvement (PPI)

• NIHR Be Part of Research
• NIHR Involve
• INCLUDE: Better Healthcare through More Inclusive Research

Clinical Trials Units (CTUs)

• UK CTU Network
• How does the NIHR Clinical Trials Unit support funding work?

NHS support costs

• NIHR funding programmes