Taking TransiCap to market (MAGIC3) Funded by NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i), awarded £1,471,514. Key contact: Professor Luca Marciani Key LinCTU contact: Dr Zahid Asghar Team This project is supported by a large team encompassing patient and public co-applicants, universities (Nottingham, UCL, Lincoln with its CTU), hospitals (NUH, UCLH, GOSH), a medical device manufacturer (JEB…Continue Reading MAGIC3

Staff at University of Lincoln Clinical Trials Unit would like to say a big thank you to all the People with Parkinson’s Disease (PwPD) who have experienced use of the wearable Eye Guide MC device and who considered and/or took part in our survey. Eye Guide MC is a relatively new wearable device, and this…Continue Reading Eye Guide Client Experience Survey

…Continue Reading LinCTU, CaHRU and LIIRH hosted a Macmillan Coffee Morning – 29th September 2023 @ The Ross Lucas Medical School.

Members of the LinCTU attended the LCHS Research Conference at the Showroom in Lincoln (13th of September 2023). This was a great opportunity to promote LinCTU and network with a variety of people from different areas around Lincolnshire. The overarching theme was “Putting patients at the heart of research” and conference presentations included a range…Continue Reading LinCTU colleagues attending Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) Research Conference, 13/09/2023

Tanja joined the Lincoln Clinical Trials Unit in August 2023 as a Clinical Data Manager. She will be involved in the management of relational databases and the data management for clinical and other research trials within the LinCTU. Prior to joining, Tanja has obtained theoretical and practical research experience across various fields within biology, including…Continue Reading Tanja Kleinhappel joins the Team

On 1st June Lisa Ellis started her new post as administrator to the Lincoln Clinical Trials Unit. Prior to joining Lisa has worked in the Health & Social care arena, including the private and public sector.  Lisa has worked on many bespoke software systems as an administrator and a superuser, including; Datix (Incident and Risk),…Continue Reading Lisa Ellis joins the Lincoln Clinical Trials Unit

Dr Shihua Zhu joined the Community and Health Research Unit and the Lincoln Clinical Trials Unit on 13th June 2023. Shihua is a Senior Research Fellow in Econometrics and Health Economics. His expertise lies in economic valuations alongside clinical trials, statistics and mathematical models. Dr Zhu has completed more than 10 economic evaluations alongside large scale…Continue Reading Senior Research Fellow joins the LinCTU Team

Strengthening Mental Abilities with Relational Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): A feasibility trial Funded by NIHR Research for Patient Benefit, awarded £37,205. Key contact: Dr Moghaddam. The main aim of this study is to develop and conduct feasibility and pilot studies exploring Strengthening Mental Abilities with Relational Training (SMART) for people with MCI. Team Overarching…Continue Reading SMART-MCI

Strengthening Mental Abilities with Relational Training in Multiple Sclerosis: A feasibility trial Funded by NIHR Research for Patient Benefit, awarded £149,377. Key contact: Dr Moghaddam. The main aim of this study is to develop and conduct feasibility and pilot studies exploring Strengthening Mental Abilities with Relational Training (SMART) for people with MS. Team Overarching aim This…Continue Reading SMART-MS

Responding to people in danger: A feasibility study to co-develop a community pharmacy response service for domestic violence and suicidal ideation Cofounded by Prof Josie Solomon, Lifeguard Pharmacy is a supportive signposting service for people who are in danger of harm from themselves or others. This includes people who are experiencing suicidal thoughts and people…Continue Reading LIFEGUARD