TOPIC2 @TOPIC2Trial
NIHR funded RCT to Investigate the Effectiveness of Thoracic Epidural and Paravertebral Blockade In Reducing Chronic Post- Thoracotomy Pain Birmingham, England Joined September 2018-
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Less than 100 participants to hit target! Thank you to all our incredible sites @POMCTN @Assoc_Anaes
Slowly slowly edgeing towards the target in spite of recruitment stalling during #Covid19 in the @TOPIC2Trial Proud to see @Leic_hospital @LeicResearch @uniofleicester leading the recruitment. Thanks to the Team and Welldone @RebeccaBoyles2
Well done to all our hardworking sites! 👏 @POMCTN @Assoc_Anaes @RCoANews @SCTSUK
#RedforResearch what a better way to celebrate @Leic_hospital @LeicResearch @SurgeryThoracic commitment to research still leading the recruitment in @TOPIC2Trial
@Anaes_Journal @keithcalscot @ajrmacfarlane Pleasure to team up with @ajrmacfarlane & @keithcalscot on this one. Congratulations to #PROSPECT on another insightful clinical guideline 👏🏻 👏🏻. Incredible we still don’t know the best answer to these basic questions yet, work still to do! @ACTACCUK @EACTAIC @TOPIC2Trial
Current recruitment to @TOPIC2Trial if you are not already participating and would like to contribute to the trial to help achieve our target please email [email protected] we need your help! @POMCTN @ACTACCUK @CIRNetwork
4/4 Thank you to over 100 patients who consented to #BePartOfResearch for this important #NIHR-funded research. #thoracicsurgery #TeamUHL
3/4 Mr Rathinam: “We believe the trial will truly make a difference for patients needing open chest surgery. My thanks to the UHL surgical team, who introduce the study to patients in the clinic, and the research nurse, who follows up each patient.” #thoracicsurgery #TeamUHL
Well done to the research team led by @SriRathinam at Glenfield Hospital which is the highest recruiting site to @TOPIC2Trial, a UK-wide study comparing two types of anaesthetic used during a thoracotomy to see which reduces chronic pain most 6 months after the operation. 1/4
Well done to Glenfield Hospital who are the highest recruiters to @TOPIC2Trial and have now recruited over 100 patients @SriRathinam @LeicResearch 🏆🥇
A very warm welcome to John Radcliffe Hospital our newest recruiting site. Welcome to the TOPIC2 family! @OUHospitals
Top recruiters in the @TOPIC2Trial .really proud of our team Well done Rebecca Boyles and thank you to the Surgical and Anaesthetic colleagues!@ItapsTeam @EsmRrcv @Leic_hospital @uniofleicester
We are holding a TOPIC2 Investigator Meeting 15th Dec 1pm. If you are research team member at site and would like to join please email [email protected] or if you're interesting in attending to find out more about the trial get in touch! @POMCTN @ACTACCUK @Assoc_Anaes
Delighted to announce Blackpool has just recruited it's 1st patient to @TOPIC2Trial 🎉 well done team!
Very pleased to welcome St. Bart's to the TOPIC2 family as our newest recruiting site 👏
We are very pleased to introduce the MOOC Randomised Controlled Trials @FutureLearn delivered by experts from @unibirmingham. ‘Discover the importance of trials in evidence-based medicine’ Sign up: futurelearn.com/courses/random… #clinicaltrials#CPD#MOOC#@UoB_HEFI
Thank you so much to our dedicated sites @POMCTN
A warm welcome to Blackpool @BlackpoolHosp who have just been opened to recruitment for @TOPIC2Trial Looking forward to your first recruit!
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