Chronic Headache Education and Self-management Study (CHESS) is a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial evaluating an education and self-management support programme for people living with chronic headaches (headache ≥ 15 days/month for ≥ 3 months).

STILTS2 assesses the genetic basis of thinness. identification of genes that contribute to thinness may provide further insights into the regulation of body weight and obesity resistance, which may lead to rational preventative and therapeutic strategic for weight disorders.

Image courtesy of Grant Cochrane at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Children with underlying medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and cerebral palsy are ‘at risk’ of becoming more unwell from bacterial infections if they get flu. ARCHIE is a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial to look at the effect of giving the antibiotic co-amoxiclav to ‘at risk’ children within five days of them becoming ill with flu or influenza-like illness.