Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit
We would like to make everyone aware that the OCTRU office continues to be contactable during the current situation regarding COVID-19.
If you have any queries please continue to contact us at octrutrialshub@ndorms.ox.ac.uk or for queries about specific trials, please contact the trial teams directly on the numbers on your information sheets or the trial websites.
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
Could do better: clinical trial reporting fails to live up to the mark
8 June 2020
The statistical analysis and reporting of treatment effects in reports of randomised trials with a binary primary endpoint requires substantial improvement, suggests NDORMS research published in BMC Medicine.
First patient recruit for key drug treatment trial
5 June 2020
A clinical trial to test whether Azithromycin, a commonly used antibiotic, can treat the symptoms of COVID-19 in outpatients has recruited its first patient.
Managing clinical trials during the pandemic
4 May 2020
Duncan Richards, Climax Professor of Clinical Therapeutics and Director of the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit (OCTRU) is interviewed about clinical trials and the challenges of running them in a pandemic.
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
Plaster cast versus functional brace for non-surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture (UKSTAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation.
Costa ML. et al, (2020), Lancet, 395, 441 - 448
Platelet rich plasma injection for acute Achilles tendon rupture: PATH-2 randomised, placebo controlled, superiority trial.
Keene DJ. et al, (2019), Bmj, 367
Plaster cast versus functional brace for non-surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture (UKSTAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation.
Costa ML. et al, (2020), Lancet, 395, 441 - 448
TRAINING SESSIONS & SEMINARS
OCTRU New Starter Training *ONLINE*
Tuesday, 04 August 2020, 10am to 11.30am @ Botnar Research Centre, Room G51
Please note this session will be run online over Microsoft Teams - further details will be sent directly to attendees.
OCTRU New Starter Training
Tuesday, 01 September 2020, 10am to 11.30am @ Botnar Research Centre, Room G51
OCTRU Trials Expertise Session: Amendments
Thursday, 10 September 2020, 10am to 11am @ Botnar Research Centre, Room 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.