This practice is pleased to announce that we are now in our third year as a research active practice linked to the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network. We have been accredited by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) as a Research Ready practice.
We work in close collaboration with a team of GPs, research nurses and facilitators based at the University of Birmingham. If a patient is eligible to join a research study running in our practice, a GP or other healthcare professional will provide written information. Taking part in a research study is voluntary and can be beneficial to patients who participate in them. Examples of research projects include:
- Investigating respiratory infections
- Management of heart failure
- How to increase physical activity
- Finding out whether low dose aspirin helps people with Type 2 diabetes
- Ways to help people stop smoking
- The use of self-monitoring of blood pressure
- Investigating timing of taking blood pressure medication
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Current studies
As of 24/03/2026 these are our current studies:
- The ELSA Study: EarLy Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes
- Dare2THINK Trial – Preventing stroke, premature death and cognitive decline in a broader community of patients with atrial fibrillation using healthcare data for pragmatic research: A randomised controlled trial
- BRISMED Study – Pragmatic Evaluation of Effectiveness and Acceptability of the Bristol Medication Review Toolkit
- OPTIMISE2 Study – Optimising Prescription of Treatment In older patients with Mild hypertension at Increased risk of Serious adverse Events
- MEDAL Trial – MEDications in Acute Low back pain. The pharmacological management of back pain and sciatica in adults: a pragmatic, randomised controlled, adaptive platform trial of analgesic ladders
- ANTLER 75+ Trial – Antidepressants to prevent relapse in depression in older people (ANTLER 75+ Trial) – a double blind randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of continuing antidepressants
- Hydrolysed Rice Formula Study – A double-blind, randomised-controlled trial evaluating a hydrolysed rice formula compared to a cow’s milk protein-based extensively hydrolysed formula in infants with cow’s milk allergy
- OCCUR Trial – A pragmatic randomised trial comparing Oral Corticosteroids and Colchicine for the treatment of goUt flaRes in people with relative contraindications to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- PREVAIL Trial – Pragmatic Evaluation of an Improvement Programme for People Living with Modifiable High-risk COPD
- OPACE Study – Optimising azithromycin prevention treatment in COPD to reduce exacerbations (OPACE): A double-blind adaptive design pragmatic phase IV randomised controlled trial
- Test Smart Study – The clinical and cost-effectiveness of an evidence-based testing package to monitor long term conditions (LTC) in primary care: the “Test Smart” cluster randomised controlled trial
- STERLING-PMR Trial – STEroid-Reducing Options for ReLaps: a pragmatic, randomised trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of adding immunomodulation to steroid-tapering treatment for patients with relapsing PMR, versus steroid-tapering alone
- SNAPPER Trial – A stratified randomised controlled trial to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Stimulant compared with Non-stimulant medication for adults with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and a history of Psychosis or biPolar disordER
- PRISMATIC 2 – Predictive Risk Stratification Models: Assessment Of Implementation Consequences (PRISMATIC2)RCGP Virology Surveillance Swabs Oxford-RCGP
- RCGP Virology Surveillance Swabs – Oxford-RGCP Research and Surveillance Centre.