Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit
Welcome
Welcome to the OCTRU website. The University of Oxford has a long standing tradition in clinical trials and OCTRU based within the University is one of the UKCRC's registered clinical trials units.
Latest News
WHITE-PRESSURE 3 opens to recruitment
12 September 2023
Jonathan Cook made Professor of Clinical Trials and Medical Statistics
7 September 2023
Jonathan Cook was successful in the 2023 University Recognition of Distinction exercise
EXPLAIN Initiative - Videos Coming Soon!
1 August 2023
SARONG Trial opens to recruitment
19 July 2023
NIHR CTU SUPPORT
PLEASE NOTE: This unit receives National Institute for Health Research CTU Support Funding. This funding has been awarded to support the unit in developing and supporting NIHR trials.
Recent OCTRU Publications
Duroplasty for injured cervical spinal cord with uncontrolled swelling: protocol of the DISCUS randomized controlled trial.
Saadoun S. et al, (2023), Trials, 24
Effectiveness of nail bed repair in children with or without replacing the fingernail: NINJA multicentre randomized clinical trial.
Jain A. et al, (2023), Br j surg
Getting Recovery Right After Neck Dissection (GRRAND-F): Mixed-methods feasibility study to design a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
Smith TO. et al, (2023), Front oncol, 13
Protocol for the TRANSLATE prospective, multicentre, randomised clinical trial of prostate biopsy technique.
Bryant RJ. et al, (2023), Bju int, 131, 694 - 704
‘It makes me feel old’: Understanding the experience of recovery from ankle fracture at 6 months in people aged 50 years and over
TUTTON E. et al, (2022), Qualitative health research
BJJ-2022-0653.R1 Platelet rich plasma injection for acute Achilles tendon rupture: Two-year follow-up of the PATH-2 randomised, placebo-controlled, superiority trial
KEENE D. et al, (2022), Bone and joint journal
FUTURE-GB: functional and ultrasound-guided resection of glioblastoma - a two-stage randomised control trial.
Plaha P. et al, (2022), Bmj open, 12
TRAINING SESSIONS & SEMINARS
OCTRU 10 Year Anniversary Workshops: Engaging Trainees in Clinical Trials *ONLINE*
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 2.15pm to 3.15pm
OCTRU Training Bite: Classification of Trials *ONLINE*
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 1pm to 2pm
Would you like to collaborate with OCTRU?
OCTRU welcomes requests to collaborate, look to see which of our themes your collaboration may fit within.