Department of Cardiovascular Sciences

National Cardiac Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative

HRUK logoIn 2019, James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in Adult Cardiac Surgery identified the Top 10 research priorities for patients, carers and clinicians.

Our next step is to translate these research priorities into a programme of clinical trials that address the most important research questions.

This process will be taken forward, by Individual Clinical Study Groups (CSG) led by interdisciplinary teams composed of members of the public, health services researchers and clinicians.

CSG1 - Long term outcomes and quality of life

  • Clinicians: Mahmoud Loubani and Iain Squire
  • Patient and Public Representatives: Sarah Murray, Paul Haywood, Phil Collis, Gil Wheeler and Jeremy Dearling
  • See more about our long term outcomes and quality of life.

CSG2 - Prehabilitation

  • Clinicians: Ben Gibbison and John Cleland
  • Health Services Researchers: Maria Pufulete  
  • Patient and Public Representatives: Phil Collis and Phil Blakelock
  • See more about prehabilitation.

CSG4 - Minimally invasive and heart valve surgery

  • Clinicians: Enoch Akowuah  
  • Co-Lead: Wil Woan
  • Health Services Researchers: Rebecca Maier
  • Patient and Public Representatives: Phil Blakelock and Alan Keys 
  • See more about minimally invasive and heart valve surgery.

CSG5 - Organ protection

  • Clinicians: Andrew Klein and Gudrun Kunst
  • Patient and Public Representatives: Irene Leeman, Judith Bower and Mark Lewis
  • See more about organ protection.

CSG6 - Atrial fibrillation

  • Clinicians: Ben Gibbison
  • Health Services Researchers: Maria Pufulete
  • Patient and Public Representative: Gil Wheeler, Phil Blakelock and Anthony Locke
  • See more about atrial fibrillation.

CSG7 - Infection prevention

  • Clinicians: Melissa Rochon, Luke Rogers and Ricky Vaja
  • Health Services Researchers: Judith Tanner, Shaun Barber and Cassandra Brookes
  • Patient and Public Representative: Jeremy Dearling and Keith Wilson
  • See more about infection prevention.

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