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Centre for Trials Research

Research groups

The Centre for Trials Research is a UKCRC-registered academic clinical trials unit, and our research groups and professional teams bring together the expertise needed to design, deliver and support high-quality trials.

This includes a dedicated qualitative research group, alongside specialists in statistics, trial management, routine data, and qualitative and process evaluation. These are supported by teams in data and technology, quality assurance and pharmacovigilance, and professional services, including communications, operations and research support.

Together, they provide a coordinated, practical infrastructure that enables robust, participant-centred research to improve health and wellbeing.

Data Management

Our mission is to deliver regulatory compliant, innovative and efficient data management to contribute to high quality research.

Qualitative Research Group

Qualitative Research Group

The CTR Qualitative Research Group (QRG) is a group of experienced qualitative health and social care researchers from varied backgrounds including sociology and psychology.

Quality assurance and regulatory affairs

The quality assurance and regularity affairs team works to ensure that legal and safety responsibilities and obligations are managed effectively across all Centre studies and trials.

Routine data

Routine data

Routine data is information collected primarily for administrative (not research) purposes.

Trial Management

Trial management is the project management of clinical research.

Trials Methodology Research

Over the last 5 years, methodologists in the Centre have been responsible for disseminating a substantial number of methodological publications with an average of over 20 methodological papers published per year.