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
The Big BOSS Study Opens to Recruitment!
3 November 2023
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
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
Platelet-rich plasma injection for acute Achilles tendon rupture : two-year follow-up of the PATH-2 randomized, placebo-controlled, superiority trial.
Keene DJ. et al, (2022), Bone joint j, 104-B, 1256 - 1265
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 Training Bite: Medical Devices *ONLINE*
Tuesday, 05 December 2023, 11am to 12pm
How and why to undertake a systematic review
Monday, 11 December 2023, 10am to 12.30pm @ Botnar Research Centre, G54
Would you like to collaborate with OCTRU?
OCTRU welcomes requests to collaborate, look to see which of our themes your collaboration may fit within.