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South Yorkshire Cohort. Principal Investigator: Paul Bissell Project manager: Clare Relton ScHARR (Public Health) University of Sheffield. Purpose. Programme of research into management of weight and long term conditions Relationship between key variables from NHS perspective Facility
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South Yorkshire Cohort Principal Investigator: Paul Bissell Project manager: Clare Relton ScHARR (Public Health) University of Sheffield
Purpose • Programme of research into management of weight and long term conditions • Relationship between key variables from NHS perspective • Facility • multiple cohort trials • multiple studies
Methods • Recruitment large observational cohort of patients with condition(s) of interest • Regular outcome measurement of whole cohort • Capacity for multiple RCTs and studies
Recruitment Two stage 40 GP practices Mail out to 144,000 patients Invitation from GP Health Questionnaire SAE Online form
Milestones • NHS Research Ethics Committee approval • 30 GPs recruited • 18,400 returned Health Questionnaires • 5 collaborative studies active/ completed • 6+ studies coming onstream in 2013 including one cmRCT (additional income)
SYC Collaborative studies – how does it work? • SYC database search • Research proposal form – SYC mgmt • Cost • Leeds East REC (guardians of the cohort)
Future • Maximising representativeness • Unknown attrition • Identifying trials in design stage • Long term funding for infrastructure • Linkage with routine data