Past Studies
The following Portfolio studies are closed to recruitment. For more information on each study please use the link. Some studies that are closed to recruitment continue the follow up of patients for several years. Once the results of these studies are known they will be published under the Results of Completed Studies on the Portfolio Studies’ home page.
For further information on any study mentioned below, please contact Sue Elwell, s.elwell@warwick.ac.uk
Study Name | Short Description |
FACE TIA | Functional, Cognitive, Emotional Outcome after Transient Ischaemic Attack |
ESTEEM 1 | The Effectiveness & Cost-Effectiveness of Telephone Triage of Patients Requesting Same Day Consultations in General Practice |
Understanding Social Contributions to the Disparities in Depression Care: US & UK | Understanding Social Contributions to the Disparities in Depression Care: US & UK |
ASCEND | A Study of Cardiovascular Events In Diabetes |
CCHi | The Evaluation of The Health Foundation’s Co-Creating Health Initiative |
DeMist | Dietetic Management in Smokers Trial |
Lung Search | A Randomised Control Trial for the Surveillance for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer in an At Risk Group |
PAST BP | A Randomised Controlled Trial of Different Blood Pressure Targets for People with a History of Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack in Primary Care |
Piloting QOF-NICE Indicators | Piloting Quality & Outcomes Framework-National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence Indicators: Recruiting Practices & Field Work within Practices |
3Cs | Cough Complication Cohort Study |
PRIMIT |
A Primary Care Trial of a Website Based Infection Control Intervention to Modify Influenza-like illness & Respiratory Infection Transmission |
SCOT |
Standard Care versus Celecoxib Outcome Trial |
Medicated Sleep & Wakefulness |
Medicated Sleep & Wakefulness: A Social Scientific Study of Stakeholder Interest, Policies & Practices |
GRiST |
Implementing the GRIST Clinical Decision Support System within Primary Care & the Community, to Improve Detection & Management of Suicide Risk amongst Depressed Patients |
WRAP |
Weight Loss Referrals for Adults in Primary Care |
SWISSS |
Slimming World in Stop Smoking Services |
START2QUIT |
A randomised trial to increase the uptake of smoking cessation services using personal targeted risk information and Taster Sessions |
AURAS-AF |
AUtomated Risk Assessment for Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation |
BAFTA |
Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Treatment of the Aged Follow-up |
POWeR2 |
Positive Online Weight Reduction |
PMR |
Polymyalgia Rheumatica Study |
ARCHIE |
The early use of Antibiotics in at Risk Children with InfluEnza |
EVRA |
Early Venous Reflux Ablation Ulcer Trial |
Fruit Bioactives |
Fruit Bioactives for Good Metabolic and Vascular Health |
PreFIT |
Prevention of Fall Injury Trial |
VIDAL |
Vitamin D and Longevity |
FObT |
Focus group for patients receiving a negative FObT result |
FFH |
Families for Health |
LIPOS |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
BWeL |
Brief Interventions for Weight Loss |
HELP |
Healthy Living for People with Diabetes |
PSM COPD |
Patient self-management in primary care patients with COPD - a randomised controlled trial |
DAPA |
Dementia and Physical Activity |
Preloading |
An Open Label Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial of Nicotine Preloading for Smoking Cessation |
eCRT2 |
Electronically delivered, multi-component intervention to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in primary care. Cluster randomised trial using electronic health records |
Survey of English GPs access to diagnostic tests for cancer |
An online survey of General Practitioners about access to diagnostic tests to investigate for cancer across NHS England. |
ExACT |
Extended Anticoagulation Treatment for VTE |
FAST - four-fold asthma |
Examining the clinical and cost effectiveness of temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations: a pragmatic, randomised, normal care-controlled, clinical trial. |
PRIMROSE 2 |
Managing cardiovascular risk for people with mental health problems |
TASMINH4 |
Telemonitoring and/or self-monitoring of blood pressure in hypertension: A randomised controlled trial in primary care |
STARR | STudying Acute exaceRbations and Responses: COPD |
Qualitative study exploring GP experience of managing glue ear |
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LASER | Laminar Airflow in Severe Asthma for Exacerbation Reduction |
EMiNA | Evaluation of Migrant Women’s Needs regarding Domestic Violence and Abuse |
DARE | Diabetes Alliance for Research in England |
OSAC | Oral Steroids for Acute Cough |
ARCH | A Study to Determine the Efficacy and Safety of AMG 785 in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis |
FADES | A national cohort of infants with Down's syndrome to study associations between early feeding, infections and development of auto-immunity |
GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis) |
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TIME | Treatment in Morning versus Evening |
TOSCA | Trial of Sertraline versus CBT for generalised Anxiety |
MDD | Major Depressive Disorder |
FFH - Families for Health | A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 'Families for Health’ a family based childhood obesity treatment intervention delivered in a community setting for ages 6-11 years |
TWICS | Theophylline with inhaled corticosteroids |
PRiDE | Micronutrients in Pregnancy Study |
DCS: Discharge Summaries | To determine the rate at which error occurs when processing discharge summaries |
All Heart | Allopurinol &cardiovascular outcomes in patients with ischaemic heart disease |
CANDID |
CANcer DIagnosis Decision rules |
FAST GOUT |
A major multicentre clinical trial evaluating long term cardiovascular safety of febuxostat in comparison with allopurinol in patients with chronic symptomatic hyperuricaemia |
STILTS2 |
A study looking at genetic factors and their role in thinness |
HEAT | Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial |
Home-BP | Home and online management and evaluation of blood pressure |
Accu-Rate |
Testing patients' blood pressure monitors |
PACE |
Primary Care use of a C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Point of Care Test (POCT) to help target antibiotic prescribing to patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD) who are most likely to benefit |
REACT | (Relatives Education And Coping Toolkit) online peer-supported toolkit for relatives of people with psychosis or bipolar disorder |