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NIHR Awards led by Researchers in NI

Over 50 NIHR funded research awards led by researchers in NI including:

 

Awarded 2023/24

Optimising delivery of integrated palliative care and heart failure services: A realist evaluation (PalliatHeartSynthesis II)
Chief Investigator: Dr Tracey McConnell (Queen's University of Belfast)

 

Treatment of severe Diabetic macular oedema with Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) monotherapy versus treatment with Anti-VEGF followed by subthreshold Micropulse lasEr when the thickness of the central retina goes below 400 microns (DAME): a pragmatic randomised equivalence trial
Chief Investigator: Professor Noemi Lois  (Queen's University of Belfast)

 

Determining the feasibility of randomising children and young people to invasive and non-invasive urine sampling techniques.
Chief Investigator: Dr Thomas Waterfield (Queen's University of Belfast)

 

COMBAT: Clinical- and cost-effectiveness, safety and acceptability of COMBined phacovitrectomy, versus sequentiAl viTrectomy and cataract surgery, for the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: A Randomised Equivalence Clinical Trial.
Chief Investigator: Professor Noemi Lois  (Queen's University of Belfast)

 

Precision medicine Adaptive Network platform Trial in Hypoxemic acutE respiratory failuRe (PANTHER)
Chief Investigator: Professor Danny McAuley (Queen's University of Belfast)

 


Awarded 2022/23

Integrated Palliative Care in Oncology: a Realist Synthesis.
Chief Investigator: Professor Joanne Reid (Queen's University of Belfast)
 

 


Awarded 2021/22

Study of technologies for the diagnosis of angle closure glaucoma (ACE)
Chief Investigator: Professor Augusto Azuara-Blanco (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
Sugammadex for preventIoN oF pOst-operative pulmoNary complIcAtions (SINFONIA)
Chief Investigator: Dr Jon Silversides (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
Palliative and End-of-Life Care Research Partnership for Northern Ireland
Chief Investigator: Dr Peter O'Halloran (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
Is the mechanism of action of hypertonic saline and/or carbocisteine in the treatment of patients with acute respiratory failure due to an increase in mucus hydration?
Chief Investigator: Professor Cliff Taggart (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis
Chief Investigator: Professor Gianni Virgili (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
 

Awarded 2020/21

CHOICE TRIAL: Changing Habits tO Prevent ChIld CariEs: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Family-Focused Therapeutic Conversation Delivered by Dental Nurses in Primary Care
Chief Investigator: Professor Michelle McKinley (Queen's University Belfast)
 
Integrating Palliative Care and Heart Failure: a Realist Synthesis (PalliatHeartSynthesis)
Chief Investigator: Dr Tracey McConnell (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
The clinical and cost-effectiveness of the DESMOND-ID education programme for adults with intellectual disability and Type 2 Diabetes
Chief Investigator: Dr Laurence Taggart (University of Ulster)
 
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-led walking programme to increase physical activity in inactive older adults: Walk With Me Study
Chief Investigator: Professor Mark Tully (University of Ulster)
 
 

Awarded 2019/20

Is the mechanism of action of hypertonic saline and/or carbocisteine in the treatment of patients with bronchiectasis due to a decrease in sputum viscoelasticity, inflammation and bacterial load?
Chief Investigator: Professor Cliff Taggart (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
Mucoactive drugs for acute respiratory failure: A 2x2 factorial, randomised, controlled, allocation concealed, open-label, Phase 3, pragmatic, clinical and cost effectiveness trial with internal pilot
Chief Investigator: Dr Bronwen Connolly (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
A feasibility study of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the MATILDA intervention to support older adults with learning disability to their improve health, wellbeing and social networks compared to usual care
Chief Investigator: Dr Laurence Taggart (University of Ulster)
 
 

Awarded 2018/19

Enhancing the patient complaints journey: harnessing the power of language to transform the experience of complaining
Chief Investigator: Dr Catrin Rhys (Ulster University)
 

Awarded 2017/18

 

Awarded 2016/17

Low-dose atropine eye drops to reduce progression of myopia in children
Chief Investigator: Professor Augusto Azuara-Blanco (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
 

Awarded 2015/16

 
Effectiveness of Multimodal imaging for the Evaluation of Retinal oedema And new vesseLs in Diabetic retinopathy (EMERALD)
Chief Investigator: Professor Noemi Lois  (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
Sedation and weaning in children: the SANDWICH trial
Chief Investigator: Professor Bronagh Blackwood  (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
 

Awarded 2014/15

Early switch to oral antibiotic therapy in patients with low risk neutropenic sepsis (The EASI-SWITCH Trial)
Chief Investigator: Dr Victoria Coyle (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
pRotective vEntilation with veno-venouS lung assisT in respiratory failure. The REST Trial
Chief Investigator: Professor Danny McAuley (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
'Variation and Determinants of Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) Use: Potential Implications for Policy and Practice'
Chief Investigator: Dr Kathryn Higgins  (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
Efficacy of the Telescopic Mirror Implant for Age-related Macular Degeneration: The MIRROR Trial
Chief Investigator: Dr Giuliana Silvestri (Belfast Health and Social Care Trust)
 
DIAbetic Macular Oedema aNd Diode Subthreshold micropulse laser (DIAMONDS)
Chief Investigator: Professor Noemi Lois (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
A feasibility study and pilot RCT of a peer-led walking programme to increase physical activity in inactive older adults: Walk With Me Study
Chief Investigator: Dr Mark Tully (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
 
Increasing boys’ and girls’ intention to avoid teenage pregnancy: feasibility trial of an interactive video drama based intervention in post-primary schools in Northern Ireland
Chief Investogator: Prof Maria Lohan
 
Early detection of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
Chief Investigator: Professor Usha Chakravarthy (Queen's University of Belfast)
 

Awarded 2012/13

The effectiveness of Community vs. Hospital Eye Service follow-up for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) with quiescent disease: a virtual trial. (The ECHoES trial)
Chief Investigator: Professor Usha Chakravarthy (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluation and cost-effectiveness analysis of the Roots of Empathy schools-based programme for improving social and emotional wellbeing outcomes among 8-9 year olds in Northern Ireland
Chief Investigator: Professor Paul Connolly (Queen's University of Belfast)

 


Pre 2012/13 Awards

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibition with simvastatin in Acute lung injury to Reduce Pulmonary dysfunction (HARP-2)
Chief Investigator: Professor Danny McAuley (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
A randomised controlled trial (RCT) of alternative treatments to Inhibit VEGF in patients with Age-related choroidal Neovascularisation (IVAN)
Chief Investigator: Professor Usha Chakravarthy (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
Five year observational follow-up of the IVAN trial cohort: a study of function and morphology
Chief Investigator: Professor Usha Chakravarthy (Queen's University of Belfast)
 
 

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