Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU)
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📢A great write up around one of our participants who was randomised to receive FES and has since continued with using the device following completion of the STEPS II trial - sbuhb.nhs.wales/news/swansea... Learn more about the study here- www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen... @plymuni.bsky.social
Parkinson's patients getting back in their stride thanks to trial
sbuhb.nhs.wales
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
📢A great write up around one of our participants who was randomised to receive FES and has since continued with using the device following completion of the STEPS II trial - sbuhb.nhs.wales/news/swansea... Learn more about the study here- www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen... @plymuni.bsky.social
Our amazing team working on the ENRICH study has been nominated for the Team Award in the category of Making a Difference through Research and Impact. We are looking forward to finding out the results at next month's VC Awards. @plymuni.bsky.social @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk #Research #FacultyofHealth
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Our amazing team working on the ENRICH study has been nominated for the Team Award in the category of Making a Difference through Research and Impact. We are looking forward to finding out the results at next month's VC Awards. @plymuni.bsky.social @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk #Research #FacultyofHealth
🎉 Congratulations to the REFRESH Study team. The first site has been given the 🟢 light 🎉@plymuni.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk #REFRESH #clinicaltrials
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🎉 Congratulations to the REFRESH Study team. The first site has been given the 🟢 light 🎉@plymuni.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk #REFRESH #clinicaltrials
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Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat.
Academic clinical trials test new treatments & refine old ones to help us stay ahead of resistant infections.
Learn more about #UKCTUNetwork CTU here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk
#ClinicalTrials #WAAW2025 #AMR
Academic clinical trials test new treatments & refine old ones to help us stay ahead of resistant infections.
Learn more about #UKCTUNetwork CTU here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk
#ClinicalTrials #WAAW2025 #AMR
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat.
Academic clinical trials test new treatments & refine old ones to help us stay ahead of resistant infections.
Learn more about #UKCTUNetwork CTU here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk
#ClinicalTrials #WAAW2025 #AMR
Academic clinical trials test new treatments & refine old ones to help us stay ahead of resistant infections.
Learn more about #UKCTUNetwork CTU here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk
#ClinicalTrials #WAAW2025 #AMR
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November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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PenCTU are attending the CIDER Research Conference at the Bedruthan Hotel and Spa, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall. The Conference is exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Cornwall Intellectual Disability Equitable Research. #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
PenCTU are attending the CIDER Research Conference at the Bedruthan Hotel and Spa, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall. The Conference is exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Cornwall Intellectual Disability Equitable Research. #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
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Coaching builds skills & helps put knowledge into context.
Developed by experienced practitioners, our guidance can help you build a tailored programme for new Chief Investigators.
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Developed by experienced practitioners, our guidance can help you build a tailored programme for new Chief Investigators.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Coaching builds skills & helps put knowledge into context.
Developed by experienced practitioners, our guidance can help you build a tailored programme for new Chief Investigators.
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Developed by experienced practitioners, our guidance can help you build a tailored programme for new Chief Investigators.
🔗 Download it here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/chief-invest...
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📣 New guidance now available on data cleaning & query management in clinical research databases.
Developed by experienced data managers with regulatory standards and CTU processes in mind.
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Developed by experienced data managers with regulatory standards and CTU processes in mind.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📣 New guidance now available on data cleaning & query management in clinical research databases.
Developed by experienced data managers with regulatory standards and CTU processes in mind.
🔗 Download your copy here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/is-data-mana...
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Developed by experienced data managers with regulatory standards and CTU processes in mind.
🔗 Download your copy here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/is-data-mana...
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And now a chance for delegates to meet our exhibitors and brows the posters in our breakout session.
It’s absolutely buzzing – and not just because of all the coffee!
#UKCTUNetwork #DISOG2025
It’s absolutely buzzing – and not just because of all the coffee!
#UKCTUNetwork #DISOG2025
October 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
And now a chance for delegates to meet our exhibitors and brows the posters in our breakout session.
It’s absolutely buzzing – and not just because of all the coffee!
#UKCTUNetwork #DISOG2025
It’s absolutely buzzing – and not just because of all the coffee!
#UKCTUNetwork #DISOG2025
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And on to Agile!
There was so much left to discuss after our webinar earlier in the year that we just had to have a Q&A panel at today’s meeting.
Thanks to all our speakers for sharing their experiences & expertise.
This is the best part about being in a network!
#UKCTUNetwork #DISOG2025
There was so much left to discuss after our webinar earlier in the year that we just had to have a Q&A panel at today’s meeting.
Thanks to all our speakers for sharing their experiences & expertise.
This is the best part about being in a network!
#UKCTUNetwork #DISOG2025
October 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
And on to Agile!
There was so much left to discuss after our webinar earlier in the year that we just had to have a Q&A panel at today’s meeting.
Thanks to all our speakers for sharing their experiences & expertise.
This is the best part about being in a network!
#UKCTUNetwork #DISOG2025
There was so much left to discuss after our webinar earlier in the year that we just had to have a Q&A panel at today’s meeting.
Thanks to all our speakers for sharing their experiences & expertise.
This is the best part about being in a network!
#UKCTUNetwork #DISOG2025
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Reliable healthcare starts with reliable data.
Data managers in Registered CTUs ensure the accuracy, integrity, & security of data enabling evidence-based decisions to be made into treatment options.
Find guidance here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/is-data-mana...
#WorldEBHCDay #UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials
Data managers in Registered CTUs ensure the accuracy, integrity, & security of data enabling evidence-based decisions to be made into treatment options.
Find guidance here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/is-data-mana...
#WorldEBHCDay #UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials
October 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Reliable healthcare starts with reliable data.
Data managers in Registered CTUs ensure the accuracy, integrity, & security of data enabling evidence-based decisions to be made into treatment options.
Find guidance here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/is-data-mana...
#WorldEBHCDay #UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials
Data managers in Registered CTUs ensure the accuracy, integrity, & security of data enabling evidence-based decisions to be made into treatment options.
Find guidance here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/is-data-mana...
#WorldEBHCDay #UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials
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📢Absolutely delighted to announce that registration is now open for ICTMC 2026! Early Bird available! 🐦 See ictmc.org
ICTMC 2026 – International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference
3rd - 6th October 2022
ictmc.org
October 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📢Absolutely delighted to announce that registration is now open for ICTMC 2026! Early Bird available! 🐦 See ictmc.org
The REFRESH study received a favourable opinion from the Research Ethics Committee. We are now one step closer to opening to recruitment. #Research #ClinicalTrials #Refresh #RefreshStudy www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen...
The REFRESH trial
Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU): The REFRESH trial
www.plymouth.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The REFRESH study received a favourable opinion from the Research Ethics Committee. We are now one step closer to opening to recruitment. #Research #ClinicalTrials #Refresh #RefreshStudy www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen...
🎉The ENRICH trial🎉has been published in The Lancet - Ibrutinib and rituximab versus immunochemotherapy in patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma @uhpnhs.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social #Research #Clinicaltrial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Ibrutinib and rituximab versus immunochemotherapy in patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (ENRICH): a randomised, open-label, phase 2/3 superiority trial
To our knowledge, this is the first randomised trial in untreated mantle-cell lymphoma
to demonstrate significant improvement in progression-free survival for ibrutinib–rituximab
compared to immunoche...
www.thelancet.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
🎉The ENRICH trial🎉has been published in The Lancet - Ibrutinib and rituximab versus immunochemotherapy in patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma @uhpnhs.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social #Research #Clinicaltrial www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Find out more here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/learning-dev...
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🎉The REFINE feasibility study officially closed to recruitment on 31st August 2025. A huge thank you to the teams across our three sites for their hard work, & to all the participants who consented to take part. The analyses are now underway! 🎉 @plymuni.bsky.social #Research #ClinicalTrials
September 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🎉The REFINE feasibility study officially closed to recruitment on 31st August 2025. A huge thank you to the teams across our three sites for their hard work, & to all the participants who consented to take part. The analyses are now underway! 🎉 @plymuni.bsky.social #Research #ClinicalTrials
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Strong trial management keeps patient safety at the core of research.
From protocol development to site oversight, every process is designed to protect participants.
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From protocol development to site oversight, every process is designed to protect participants.
🔗 ukcrc-ctu.org.uk
#TrialManagement #UKCTUNetwork #WorldPatientSafetyDay2025
September 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Strong trial management keeps patient safety at the core of research.
From protocol development to site oversight, every process is designed to protect participants.
🔗 ukcrc-ctu.org.uk
#TrialManagement #UKCTUNetwork #WorldPatientSafetyDay2025
From protocol development to site oversight, every process is designed to protect participants.
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📢Vacancy 📢 Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow - The Medical Statistics Group provides a methodological platform and support for large-scale & wide-ranging research projects & has collaborations with researchers across the University of Plymouth. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO585/s...
Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow at University of Plymouth
An opportunity for an academic position as a Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📢Vacancy 📢 Senior Research Fellow/Research Fellow - The Medical Statistics Group provides a methodological platform and support for large-scale & wide-ranging research projects & has collaborations with researchers across the University of Plymouth. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO585/s...
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🚨 REGISTRATION CLOSING NEXT WEEK 🚨
Want to lead clinical trials with confidence?
Join our How to Be a Great Chief Investigator workshop in Glasgow on 9 Oct 2025.
✅ Learn from experienced researchers
🤝 Build your peer network
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Want to lead clinical trials with confidence?
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🤝 Build your peer network
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September 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🚨 REGISTRATION CLOSING NEXT WEEK 🚨
Want to lead clinical trials with confidence?
Join our How to Be a Great Chief Investigator workshop in Glasgow on 9 Oct 2025.
✅ Learn from experienced researchers
🤝 Build your peer network
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#UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials #ResearchLeadership
Want to lead clinical trials with confidence?
Join our How to Be a Great Chief Investigator workshop in Glasgow on 9 Oct 2025.
✅ Learn from experienced researchers
🤝 Build your peer network
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#UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials #ResearchLeadership
📢RECRUITED📢 The BOOST trial has recruited its first participant.
To learn more about the BOOST Trial, follow this link
www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen...
@plymuni.bsky.social #BOOST #Research
To learn more about the BOOST Trial, follow this link
www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen...
@plymuni.bsky.social #BOOST #Research
BOOST
PenCTU at the University of Plymouth: testing HMB supplementation to improve functional status in people with advanced liver cirrhosis.
www.plymouth.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📢RECRUITED📢 The BOOST trial has recruited its first participant.
To learn more about the BOOST Trial, follow this link
www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen...
@plymuni.bsky.social #BOOST #Research
To learn more about the BOOST Trial, follow this link
www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen...
@plymuni.bsky.social #BOOST #Research
Aidan Fox, a public contributor reflects on his experience on the trial so far.
For more information about the REFRESH trial, please follow this link-https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/penctu/refresh-trial @plymuni.bsky.social #REFRESH #RESEARCH
For more information about the REFRESH trial, please follow this link-https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/penctu/refresh-trial @plymuni.bsky.social #REFRESH #RESEARCH
September 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Aidan Fox, a public contributor reflects on his experience on the trial so far.
For more information about the REFRESH trial, please follow this link-https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/penctu/refresh-trial @plymuni.bsky.social #REFRESH #RESEARCH
For more information about the REFRESH trial, please follow this link-https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/penctu/refresh-trial @plymuni.bsky.social #REFRESH #RESEARCH
🎉New Publication 🎉STEPS II study protocol has been published in the BMJ Open - bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
To learn more about the trial, check out plymouth.ac.uk/steps2 #STEPS2 #STEPSII #Clincialtrials #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
@parkinsons.org.uk
To learn more about the trial, check out plymouth.ac.uk/steps2 #STEPS2 #STEPSII #Clincialtrials #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
@parkinsons.org.uk
Efficacy of peroneal nerve functional electrical stimulation (FES) for the reduction of bradykinesia in Parkinson’s disease: an assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial (STEPS II)—study protocol
Introduction Difficulty with walking can lead to reduced quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease (pwPD); improving walking is considered a treatment priority. Drug therapies can control PD...
bmjopen.bmj.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🎉New Publication 🎉STEPS II study protocol has been published in the BMJ Open - bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...
To learn more about the trial, check out plymouth.ac.uk/steps2 #STEPS2 #STEPSII #Clincialtrials #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
@parkinsons.org.uk
To learn more about the trial, check out plymouth.ac.uk/steps2 #STEPS2 #STEPSII #Clincialtrials #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
@parkinsons.org.uk
The BOOST Trial has now opened to recruitment in
@uhpnhs.bsky.social , St George’s-London and
@nhsuhlg.bsky.social (Aintree). To find out more about the study visit the website: plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen... #BOOSTstudy #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
@uhpnhs.bsky.social , St George’s-London and
@nhsuhlg.bsky.social (Aintree). To find out more about the study visit the website: plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen... #BOOSTstudy #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
BOOST
PenCTU at the University of Plymouth: testing HMB supplementation to improve functional status in people with advanced liver cirrhosis.
plymouth.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The BOOST Trial has now opened to recruitment in
@uhpnhs.bsky.social , St George’s-London and
@nhsuhlg.bsky.social (Aintree). To find out more about the study visit the website: plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen... #BOOSTstudy #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
@uhpnhs.bsky.social , St George’s-London and
@nhsuhlg.bsky.social (Aintree). To find out more about the study visit the website: plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen... #BOOSTstudy #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
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New to on-site, remote, or central monitoring as an academic trialist?
This #UKCTUNetwork Handbook is a practical resource for training and ongoing reference.
Download your copy, and other helpful resources, here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/clinical-tri...
#ClinicalTrials #ResearchSupport
This #UKCTUNetwork Handbook is a practical resource for training and ongoing reference.
Download your copy, and other helpful resources, here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/clinical-tri...
#ClinicalTrials #ResearchSupport
July 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New to on-site, remote, or central monitoring as an academic trialist?
This #UKCTUNetwork Handbook is a practical resource for training and ongoing reference.
Download your copy, and other helpful resources, here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/clinical-tri...
#ClinicalTrials #ResearchSupport
This #UKCTUNetwork Handbook is a practical resource for training and ongoing reference.
Download your copy, and other helpful resources, here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/clinical-tri...
#ClinicalTrials #ResearchSupport
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The #UKCTUNetwork is committed to fostering a supportive, collaborative & transparent environment across CTUs - driven by continuous improvement, knowledge-sharing, & mutual respect for experience and insight.
Learn more here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/network-stra...
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Learn more here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/network-stra...
#ClinicalTrials #UKCTUNetworkStrategy
July 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The #UKCTUNetwork is committed to fostering a supportive, collaborative & transparent environment across CTUs - driven by continuous improvement, knowledge-sharing, & mutual respect for experience and insight.
Learn more here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/network-stra...
#ClinicalTrials #UKCTUNetworkStrategy
Learn more here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/network-stra...
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