MCRN Clinical Studies Groups

 

MCRN Clinical Studies Groups (CSGs)

 

  • Have you got an idea for a study involving children but don’t know where to start?
  • Do you need expert advice on study design?
  • Are you looking for guidance on practical issues like pharmacy supplies?
  • Do you need help with identifying suitable funding opportunities?

 

MCRN Clinical Studies Groups (CSGs) are here to help you!

 

We have established 14 Clinical Studies Groups (CSGs) within the NIHR Medicines for Children Research Network (MCRN) to cover the different specialty areas within child health, including:

 

  • Allergy, Infectious Diseases and Immunity (MCRN/BPAIIG collaboration)
  • Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Cardiology
  • Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies (MCRN/Healing Foundation; Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland collaboration)
  • Diabetes and Endocrine (MCRN/BSPED collaboration)
  • Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (MCRN/BSPGHAN collaboration)
  • General Paediatric
  • Inherited Metabolic Disorders (MCRN/UK Lysosomal Storage Disorders Patient Collaborative Group collaboration)
  • Methodology
  • Neonatal (MCRN/Action Medical Research collaboration)
  • Nephrology (MCRN/BAPN collaboration)
  • Neurosciences
  • Pharmacy and Pharmacology (including Paediatric Formulations and Pharmacokinetics)
  • Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis
  • Rheumatology (MCRN/Arthritis Research UK collaboration)

 

Our CSGs include active researchers (clinical and other professions), parents, nurses, charity representatives, formulation experts.   Members of the NIHR Paediatrics (Non-Medicines) Specialty Group are also involved.  They provide expert advice to help researchers develop high quality research proposals ready for grant submission.  Our support is provided free of charge.

 

Seeking an opinion from the CSG is a helpful step to take at an early stage, although you may contact us at any stage as you develop your research proposal.  We can help with:

 

  • Focusing ideas and refining the research question
  • Facilitating patient and parent input
  • Overall study design
  • Formulations and pharmacy issues
  • Feasibility of recruiting for the study
  • Linking up with Clinical trials units who can contribute expertise in statistics and trial management
  • Sign posting to funding opportunities and NIHR CRN support
  • Putting you in touch with other researchers
  • Disseminating research

 

CSGs meet two to three times a year but proposals are considered by email on a rolling basis. If you would like to submit a proposal, at any stage of development, to one of our CSGs then please email csg@mcrn.org.uk.  Download one of our CSG leaflets to find out more information: http://www.mcrn.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=95%3Acsg-leaflets&catid=41&Itemid=68.

 

If you wish to talk directly to a member of the CSG Team, please call: 0151 282 4720 / 0151 282 4709.