Sponsorship

Research involving the NHS

For projects that involve the NHS and fall under the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research the University of Leicester can act as a Sponsor for its researchers. These projects receive their ethical approval from a dedicated NHS Research Ethics Committee. We provide a mandatory suite of Standard Operating Procedures for all research projects sponsored by the University of Leicester taking place within the NHS.

We are the proud sponsors of the following research projects:

1. UKAGS
2. The Pathophysiology of Interstitial Lung Disease
3. Genetic studies of complex and common strabismus and their associated anomalies
4. Measurement of cell free plasma biomarkers in women with a family history of breast cancer
5. The role of peripheral and central vision in postural stability
6. Genetic causes of chronic cough and neuropathy
7. A Feasibility Study of Coronary OCT Correlation and Strain Mapping
8. PROPELS
9. UKTAVI 
10. Sample and data collection for diastolic heart failure study
11. VIM
12. The GENVASC Study:Sample and data collection for diastolic heart failure study
13. Microbial diversity in the sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis
14. OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) and Ocular Development
15. EuPatch
16. Diagnostic potential of low frequency cardiac & skeletal muscle sound
17. GRAPHIC
18. Extended cohort for e-health, environment and DNA (EXCEED) Study
19. The MaRACAS Study
20. Epidemiology, management, outcomes and pathophysiology of SCAD
21. A Study of the Dural Venous Vasculature in Infants Version 1
22. EAST - Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention Trial
23. Predicting drug and radiation sensitivity in thoracic cancers
24. Characterisation of thoracic malignancies using archival human tissue
25. Statistical methods for population-based cancer data
26. The REACT study
27. Developing new models for prevention or treatment of cancer v1
28. Histopathological characterisation of NHL using novel T-cell markers
29. STAND UP - Experimental intervention
30. Use of cardiac muscle sounds to optimize cardiac resynchronization therapy
31. The DIASTOLIC Study
32. Characterising Phenotypes of Mtb Infection (ISIT-TB)
33. Predictors of late adverse affects after radiotherapy
34. SACD-CAE
35. Effects of hospitalisation on acute exacerbations of airways disease
36. MINERVA UK Multicentre Investigation
37. COMBAT-ID 1
38. COMBAT-ID 2
39. Cognitive predictors of recovery after brain injury
40. Non-invasive monitoring
41. UK PTCL Biobank
42. RASP Bronchoscopy Study
    
43. EMBER Study
44. Obesity Paradox and Epigenetics in Cardiac Surgery
45. PREDICT Study
46. SINGLED 
47. CODEC Study
48. Format of patient education for different sociodemographic groups
49. INDAPAMIDE 
50. The BABY STEPS study
51. MAP (Movement through Active Personalised engagement)
52. LENTEN
53. Mapping emergency admissions of older adults with multimorbidity
54. STRIVE Study
55. Mesothelioma Stratified Therapy (MiST) 
56. Statistical methods for colorectal cancer
57. Virtual Aneurysm Screening Project
58. SPIRAL 
59. TIssue Models for Invasive Disease (TIMID)
60. (BELIGA) Efficacy and Safety of Belimumab in the Treatment of IgA Nephropathy
61. Chronic Breathlessness Cohort Study
62. Embedding Diabetes Education (RCT)
63. Understanding hospital associated disability in exacerbations of COPD
64. CMR in ACS
65. VICORI
66. The EURO-SHOCK Trial version 1
67. The Val-CARD Trial
68. PRE-OP ENERGY TRIAL
69. Isolation of Clostridium difficile from human faeces (CDIFFPHAGE)
70. Anti-ST2 in COPD
71. The Multi-Ethnic Lifestyle Study
72. The CONFIRM Study
73. UNTRAP-1
74. The ReST Study
75. The Cognition and Flow Study
76. Inflammatory Response and Organ Injury in Cardiac Surgery Patients
77. Brain TV - Clinical Investigation
78. Understanding hospital transfers from care homes in England
79. AKI-Recover
80. Ward RoUNd CommunIcaTion for Autistic PatiEnts in Mental Health UNITE
81. DISCORDANCE study V1.0
82. The SPRINT Study
83. Leg Ischaemia Management Collaboration (LiMb) 
84. Role of Elastin metabolites in aortic remodelling in AS (V1)
85. MRI for Aortic Dissection to Visualise inflammation
86. USURP AF-study II
87. COPD-HELP
88. Patients and carers' understanding of anticipatory medications
89. SMARTHEART Validation Study
90. Cerebral Haemodynamics in Transient Ischaemic Attack
91. A Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Emergency Care of Older People
92. Feasibility of low energy diet in HFpEF and type 2 diabetes
93. EASY-AS
94. CONTROL  The effect of Canagliflozin 300mg in subjects without diabetes after bariatric surgery, on glucose homeostasis (CONTROL): A proof-of-concept,
95. randomised, open-label, two period crossover study.
96. Multi-sited, mainstreaming of the term Snuby® to all types of births
97. Diagnostic pathways for patients with chronic breathlessness.
98. Safety and Activity of Sparsentan in the Treatment of IgA Nephropathy
99. The 'SIT and be FIT' study - Version 1.0
100. Emergency Care for Older People - WP2
101. Sleep Measurement Study
102. Home-based exercise in Renal Transplant patients: The ECSERT Study
103. UMMPUT - Urine metabolomics of MDR-TB patients undergoing treatment
104. Video reflexive ethnography for service improvement in an AMU
105. P-VECT Study
106. The work and career experiences of BAME doctors in NHS England
107. The RESET study
108.  The UMPIRE Study
109. Professionals’ Sense-Making of Distress Associated with Clean-Eating
110. CMR versus CT-FFR in CAD
111. SurfON
112. Probing Impaired Cognition in Dizzines
113. BEAT Severe Asthma
114. Pollution and Health in the NHS (PHN)
115. SALT
116. Application of Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology
117. Inter-field strength agreement of CMR derived strain
118. Validity of the SPANS in a Stroke population
119. CR:developing an intervention to improve acceptance of referral in HF 
120. Predicting hospitalisation in heart failure using PROMs
121. VISTA
122. EXPLORE: An assessment of the diversity of clinical trial design and their acceptability to participants
123. Communication and decision-making: a qualitative study
124. CRISP
125. Pre-videoing focus groups to improve care in a CDU
126. CAP-AI
127. Dapagliflozin, Exercise Training and physicAl function: the DETA trial
128. DA VINCI: (Part 1) Developing visual identification for dementia patients
129. An observational study of COPD-ST2OP
130. Home-based resistance exercise training in CKD
131. Understanding The Unexplained: South Asian Young People & MUS
132. Yakult Study CRN EM
133. RADprecise
134. Outcome Prioritisation Tool: Priorities of multimorbid patients in a multi-age multi-ethnic setting
135. PET-HF (Probiotic Effect on TMAO – Heart Failure)
136. DA VINCI PART 2
137. Real-time LV volumetric assessment
138. Brain Pulse - Multicentre Study V.1 
139. Immunophenotyping of subjects across the TB spectrum (ISATS)