Study – The effect of short-term overconsumption of specific dietary nutrients on liver and adipose tissue metabolism The purpose of this study is to provide an understanding of the effect that the overconsumption of specific dietary nutrients (e.g. sugars, fats) has on liver and adipose tissue metabolism and function. This will allow us to dissect … Read more
Current Listings for Patients Active in Research
We want to encourage patients, carers and the public to get involved with research, from planning what to do to how it is done, what happens to the results and all the steps in between. This helps ensure that medical research focuses on what matters to patients and is carried out in ways that are acceptable to them. Below is a current list of opportunities for patients, carers and members of the public to be actively involved in research at the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. You can also sign up for a weekly email bulletin of new opportunities as they arise. The Oxford Blood Group encourages patients and members of the public to be involved with the Haematology and Stem Cells theme.
PATIENTS ACTIVE IN RESEARCH CATEGORIES
Ageing | Blood | Brain | Cancer | Dementia | Diabetes | DNA | Hands | Heart | Joints | Liver | Lungs | Mental Health | Neurological Conditions | Other | Rare Disease | Rare Diseases | Vaccines | Women's Health |Seeking patient co-applicant for a study preventing skin cancer using nicotinamide (vitamin B6) in organ transplant recipients
We are a team designing a trial which will evaluate the use of nicotinamide (vitamin B6) to prevent the development of skin cancers in organ transplant recipients. If you have a history of multiple skin cancers (more than 3) and / or have an organ transplant e.g. kidney or liver and are interested in helping … Read more
Treatment resistant depression research: new patient advisory group
• Do you have experience of treatment resistant depression either as a patient or a carer? • Are you interested in medical research? • Would you like to share your experience and interest to contribute to a new research study? A new research trial is seeking patient and carer members for their Patient Advisory Group. … Read more
People with experience of frozen shoulder needed to advise on new research study
People who have had, or currently have, frozen shoulder, and who are willing to share their experience of the condition with researchers either by telephone or at a meeting are sought. We would be grateful to hear from anyone who is willing to provide the valuable patient perspective of frozen shoulder to help us develop … Read more
Healthy Weight Management in People with Atrial Fibrillation
Hello, I am designing a study looking at ways in which people who have atrial fibrillation (AF) manage their weight, and how we can improve services to support them. I am interested in this because there is growing evidence that people with AF who maintain a healthy body weight can improve their symptoms and even … Read more
Volunteers Needed for Parkinson’s Disease Study
We are looking for individuals aged 50-75 who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in the last 6 years, to take part in a research study assessing the effects of their usual medication on learning and memory. If you express interest, you will be invited to come to the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford … Read more
Volunteers needed for study on probiotics and low mood
We are looking for volunteers aged 18-55 who are experiencing low mood and/or loss of interest/motivation to take part in a study investigating the effects of 4-week ingestion of a probiotic or placebo on the processing of emotions. First of all, we ask potential participants to fill in an online questionnaire. Those who score within … Read more