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Research portfolio

The Trust currently has the following active studies on its research portfolio; as a patient, service user or resident in the Dudley area, you may be approached about research opportunities or invited to participate in a study:

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The HARMONIE Research Study is looking at how strongly babies can be protected from serious illness due to RSV infection (respiratory syncytial virus) by giving them a single antibody dose.
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READY Paramedics is a realist evaluation designed to assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of paramedics working in general practice. This study is being run from High Oak Surgery.

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IMMUNE DEFENCE is a research study designed to see if nasal sprays, getting active and reducing stress help people get fewer and less severe infections such as flu, colds and similar respiratory infections. This study is running in Both Chapel Street Medical Centre and High Oak Surgery.

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IMP2ART Implementing supported asthma self-management in routine clinical care; this includes providing Personal Asthma Action Plans to help improve day-to-day asthma control. This study is running in Both Chapel Street Medical Centre and High Oak Surgery.

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PREVAIL is a pragmatic evaluation of a quality improvement programme for people living with modifiable high-risk Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The study has been designed to assess a programme called CONQUEST. This is a new way to find, diagnose and improve treatment for patients with the lung condition known as COPD, or those who may be at risk of developing it. This study is running in Both Chapel Street Medical Centre and High Oak Surgery.

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The ELSA Study (Early Surveillance for Autoimmune Diabetes) is a study designed to explore how feasible and acceptable a new system designed to identify children, who are at risk of type 1 diabetes. GP Practices across the West Midlands are being asked to act as Participant Identification Centres (known as PIC sites). High Oak Surgery and Chapel Street Medical Centre will be looking for eligible families to receive information about the study; those interested will be asked to contact the study team to see if their child can take part.