The aim of the UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network (UK DCTN) is to conduct high-quality, multicentre, randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that answer questions of importance to clinicians and patients. It is a collaborative network of dermatologists, dermatology nurses, health services researchers and patients throughout the UK and Southern Ireland.
....."The idea of a British dermatology clinical trials network is about doing something collectively on a grand scale that could begin to change the face of dermatology clinical trials."
Professor Hywel Williams, Network Chair
Latest News and Events
Evidence Based Update Meeting 2009 - Urticaria
Arrangments are already being made for next years Evidence Based Update Meeting by the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology. The central subject will be urticaria and it will be held on Thursday 14th May 2009. Topics covered will include systematic reviews, new RCTs, solar urticaria, and acute urticaria. You can pre-book now, for more information see our flyer here.
HTA Clinical Trials expands to become HTA Open Call - 26 August 2008
The Health Technology Assessment programme (HTA) has widened it's remit to allow researchers to submit funding applications for evaluation studies, feasibility and pilot studies, and proposals for evidence synthesis, as well as proposals for clinical trials. This will be called 'HTA Open Call'. The next deadline for applications is Tuesday 21 October 2008. Visit their website for more information www.hta.ac.uk/funding/clinicaltrials
Chair of UKCRN Skin Specialty Group - 10 July 2008
We are very pleased to announce that Hywel Williams has been offered the Chairmanship of the NIHR/UKCRN national Skin Specialty Group. Dermatology is one of 26 priority areas identified for coverage by the Comprehensive Local Research Networks. Specialty groups will have an important part to play in the successful delivery of high quality clinical research through the NIHR Comprehensive Clinical Research Network.
The role of the specialty groups will be to provide early advice on potential studies and decide if it is 'do-able' in the NHS, to assess the feasibility of studies and their acceptibility to patients, advise the UKCRN on all dermatology aspects of studies in the CCRN portfolio, and advise adoption committees regarding trials which are not automatically eligible for portfolio. The Group will look at both commercial and non-commercial trials. This is a new and exciting role in a process that is still evolving.
If you would like to get involved in the Skin Specialty group or would like more information please contact Professor Hywel Williams.
NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research awarded - July 2008
The Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, has won £1,930,186 in the only award of it's kind for dermatology. The research will focus on eczema prevention, vitiligo, squamous cell skin cancer and pyoderma gangrenosum. The latter will be a Network study (STOP GAP) following on from our current pilot STOP GAP Study. For more information see the news release on the CEBD website: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/dermatology/
UK DCTN Nursing Prize 2009 - OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
Applications are now invited for our Nursing Prize of up to £750. A UK research Nurse will have the opportunity to attend a short course, and visit us here at the UKDCTN co-ordinating centre.
The closing date for applications is Friday 24 October 2008. Go to our UKDCTN Awards page for more information.
UK DCTN SpR Fellowship Award 2009 - OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
Applications are now invited for our SpR fellowship award of up to £1,500. Two UK Specialist Registrars will have the opportunity to work with us as part of a Research Fellowship. This will include attending the British Epidermo-Epidemiology Society (BEES) annual course and BEES Summer school, and a three day visit to the UKDCTN co-ordinating centre and Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology at the University of Nottingham. Look here to see how our current SpR fellows Dr Jonathan Batchelor and Dr John Ingram have benefitted from the award.
The closing date for applications is Friday 24 October 2008. Click here for more information or go to the UKDCTN Awards page.
