The 2017 Trials Day was very well received by delegates and sponsors alike. Following an introduction from the organising committee and Mr Stephen Hamilton on behalf of the primary sponsor, PRASIS, we kicked off the day with the sandpit session. … Read More
NIHR-RCS Trauma Research Prioritisation Workshop
The first NIHR-RCS Trauma Research Prioritisation Workshop was held at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 23rd May. The meeting was one of the largest of its type held by the NIHR reflecting the diversity and multi-disciplinary nature … Read More
Recruiting to RSTN Committee now!
The RSTN Committee is looking for enthusiastic and hard working trainees who would like to learn more about clinical trials and contribute to running the RSTN. A big thank you to Emma Reay, Paul Malone, and Richard Kwasnicki for their hard … Read More
REACTS: Return to Employment After Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
Dear RSTN Member, Please would you be kind enough to take part in an NIHR-funded survey exploring return to work after carpal tunnel release. The aim of this survey is to describe UK clinical practice. The survey is part of … Read More
iBRA newsletter
iBRA is going very well. Over 1600 patients have been recruited from 70 centres. Below is a link to the latest newsletter. There are details about how to avoid missing data and information on citing your contribution to the project. … Read More
Technology in Collaborative Research
There are a lack of multi-centre studies within surgery that research collaboratives are trying to address. Collaboratives use technology to help network, engage, communicate and share events. A subset of the collaborators from the RSTN’s optiFLAPP project prepared work about … Read More
Academy of Medical Sciences – Team Science Report
The Academy of Medical Sciences has published a report on Improving recognition of team science contributions in biomedical research careers. This is a challenge for clinical trials owing to the large number of collaborators. They have some sensible recommendations including … Read More
Are you feeling collaborative?
The RSTN year got off to a great start. A number of new projects are starting out on the road to becoming RCTs; established projects continue to flourish. The WIRE and optiFLAPP are recruiting collaborators and we have two new … Read More
INDICATE recruits first patients
Congratulations to Will Mason and the INDICATE Team for recruiting their first patients to the pilot study. The INDICATE Pilot Study (funded by the British Society for Surgery of the Hand, BSSH) is a pragmatic multicentre study to assess whether … Read More