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The GEKO trial aims to bridge the gap in knee osteoarthritis care

31 October 2025
$Hip fracture$

World's largest hip fracture research platform launched to improve care and outcomes

22 October 2025
Study finds tailored exercise programme feasible for adults over 80 with osteoarthritis

9 October 2025
Trial shows that suture repair fails to improve digital nerve injury outcomes

11 September 2025
FORENSIC-UK opens to recruitment

10 September 2025

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OCTRU Training Bite: Creating your Data Matrix & REDCap Library Training *online*

Tuesday, 03 February 2026, 10am to 11am @ Online
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Tuesday, 03 February 2026, 10.30am to 11.30am @ Online
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OCTRU Training Bite: Common findings from OCTRU Sponsor Package Reviews, DM12 reviews and database builds *online*

Wednesday, 11 February 2026, 11am to 12pm @ Online
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Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 10.30am to 11.30am @ Online

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Our recent publications

The clinical effectiveness of clarithromycin versus endoscopic sinus surgery for adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps (MACRO): a pragmatic, multicentre, three-arm, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 4 trial

Philpott C. et al, (2025), Lancet, 406, 926 - 939
A 3-week pause versus continued Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor use during COVID-19 vaccination in individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (IMPROVE trial): a randomised, open-label, superiority trial.

Cook JA. et al, (2025), Lancet haematol, 12, e294 - e303
Local anaesthetic transperineal biopsy versus transrectal prostate biopsy in prostate cancer detection (TRANSLATE): a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial.

Bryant RJ. et al, (2025), Lancet oncol, 26, 583 - 595
Developing generic clinical trial animated explainer videos in the UK: results of a survey and case study.

Calvert C. et al, (2025), Trials, 26

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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.