Researcher Feedback
Dr Paul Collini
Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Physician in Infectious Diseases
How was your experience of using the NIHR Sheffield CRF? Why has using the CRF been beneficial to you and have you had any results which have been made possible through use of the CRF?
The CRF have very able and engaged staff who are keen to do research. They have a high regard to professionalism, Good Clinical Practice and knowledge of research governance. Data coordination is also a great strength.
The CRF have been critical to the success of key COVID studies, in particular RECOVERY and ISARIC which have yielded significant results that have impacted on patient care.
Prof David Kiely
Consultant Respiratory Physician and Research Lead for the Academic Directorate of Respiratory Medicine
How was your experience of using the NIHR Sheffield CRF? Why has using the CRF been beneficial to you and have you had any results which have been made possible through use of the CRF?
Having a CRF allows us to take part in studies examining new therapies for patients with pulmonary hypertension. The CRF in Sheffield is a friendly and welcoming environment and has contributed to multiple studies in pulmonary hypertension leading to the licensing of new therapies which has transformed the outlook for patients with pulmonary hypertension.
In the Academic Directorate of Respiratory Medicine we are excited at the potential to improve outcomes for patients with respiratory disease and look forward to continued collaborations over coming years.
Dr Ruth Payne
Senior Clinical Lecturer and Consultant Microbiologist
How was your experience of using the NIHR Sheffield CRF? Why has using the CRF been beneficial to you and have you had any results which have been made possible through use of the CRF?
Performing vaccine trials in the CRF during the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging, but it was great to see how all staff pulled together and adapted ways of working to enable us to recruit huge numbers of participants to these vital trials.
Clearly, now that ‘business as usual’ is returning trials are running very differently to the past couple of years, but the facilities available, and the willingness to have staff assigned to vaccine trials has provided good support for ongoing expressions of interest for trials with industry and academia, with several future trials in the pipeline already.
The team have always been approachable, responsive and helpful which has made working with them a real pleasure!
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