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Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust was one of the top recruiting sites in July for the GONDOMAR Trial (GOals, Needs and outcome Determinants Of Multimodal therapy in periAnal cRohn’s fistula: A multicentre cohort study). Congratulations to Carmel Stuart and Jaquie Smith-Hedges!
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust opened as a site in April 2023, we have since recruited 26 willing and research active participants to the trial. The Trust has received a certificate of appreciation to thank us for our ongoing support and recruitment into the trial. VITAL is a multi-centre pragmatic randomised trial comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of TIVA (total intravenous anaesthesia) and inhalational anaesthesia. To find out more information on the VITAL trial please click here. A huge thanks to Tracy Edmunds and Dr Eleni Syrrakou!
The IBD BioResource has been set up by the UK IBD Genetics Consortium and the NIHR BioResource to collect biological samples and data from a cohort of up to 50,000 individuals with Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC). Inflammatory Bowel disease, or IBD, is the collective term for these conditions. The IBD BioResource aims to support studies looking at how genes and environmental factors influence IBD and response to therapy. By gaining more information on the genes involved in CD and UC, by understanding the differences in their function and integrating information regarding environmental influences including the microbiota. Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust recently recruited it’s 200th participant into the IBD BioResource trial! To find out more information on the IBD BioResource trail please click here. Fantastic work from Carmel Stuart and Dr Ben Warner!
For the full summary please click here.
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust were one of the top 10 UK recruiting sites for the IP5-MATTER trial. Congratulations to Carmel Stuart and Professor Sanjeev Madaan! To find out more about this study, please click here.
To find out more about the PHOENIX study click here.
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We are delighted that Sister Kathy Wood from Walnut Ward has become a SurfON Champion for the new national multi-centre randomised controlled trial (RCT) SurfON (Surfactant Or Not) that our Trust recently registered in. The trial is trying to determine how best to treat breathing problems in babies born two to six weeks early. In Kathy’s biography on the SurfON website she explains what it means to be a SurfON Champion. |
Dr Hemant Ambulkar and DGT's SurfON Trial team
RCT's are regarded as gold standard to determine the efficacy and safety of a treatment and we are pleased to announce that the study is being led by the Trust’s Principal Investigator, Consultant Neonatologist and Paediatrician, Dr Hemant Ambulkar.
Despite the assumption that infants born between 34-38 weeks’ gestation have respiratory maturity, approximately 30-40% of these infants are admitted to the neonatal unit with respiratory problems and many are diagnosed with Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS). Recent studies have shown that this group of infants experience more respiratory problems in childhood and impaired lung function. Long term respiratory morbidity is an ongoing burden for families as well as healthcare providers. Further evidence suggests these problems persist even during adolescence and adulthood. The current practice of conventional treatment results in delay leading to worsened severity, ventilator need and prolonged intensive care need and hospital stay.
The SurfON trial is comparing surfactant treatment (which is rarely used), against conventional treatment to ascertain which is the best method in treating these late preterm infants. This study not only looks at the length of hospital stay, respiratory problems and ventilator need but also looks at mother infant separation, effects on breast feeding, maternal length of hospitalisation, future hospital attendances and healthcare costs.
Dr Hemant Ambulkar said: “I am extremely grateful to parents who have helped us in starting the journey of this trial in DVH by agreeing to contribute to this very high-quality research.
My team members consisting of Dr Bharath Gowda, Sister Kathy Woods, registrars, nurses from Walnut ward as well as the Research department, have been extremely enthusiastic and supportive of this study.”
The Trust hopes that this treatment will lead to better outcomes for the babies and their families.
To learn more about the study please click here.
Darent Valley Hospital was in the top 15 recruiting sites to GenOMICC across the UK in October 2022! This brings your total number of patients recruited to an amazing 54 patients. Well done team!
To learn more about this study click here.
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Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is one of the top 5 recruitment sites for the LOCI trial nationally! Congratulations to the fertility team, Mr El-Sayed and Louise Lacey! The aim of the LOCI trial is to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of letrozole or clomifene, with or without metformin, for ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. To learn more about the LOCI trial, please click here.
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust opened to recruitment to the PART trial in February this year. Our Trust has been recognised as having the highest recruitment rate per month and recruited the 200th participant to the trial! Congratulations to Professor Kiran, Mr Gotecha, Tracy Edmunds and Naomi Oakley! Keep up the good work team! To learn more about the PART trial, please click here.
