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SIREN calls for additional R&D participants

August 6, 2020

You will have seen mention of the SIREN study in briefings in the last couple of weeks. The study is now open and we are ready for staff to register to take part. You can read more information about the study in the participant information sheet and register to your interest here.

Registering an interest is not committing to taking part, a member of the research team will talk to you about what it involves and if you want to be involved you will complete an online consent form. One of the research team will get back to you to arrange an appointment to discuss the study and take your first samples. These can be taken at City in the BTC or at Sandwell in the Clinical Research Facility. You can choose which suits you best.

The study is open to all workers in a clinical setting where patients are present, so if this applies to you and you think that you may be interested, please register your interest. This important study aims to answer the question of whether having COVID-19 confers immunity from you getting it a second time and you will have regular swab and antibody tests.

The PRINCIPLE study is open to recruitment too. This study is recruiting people with symptoms of COVID-19 and who are over 65 or, alternatively, over 50 with a number of pre-existing conditions. Dr Abdul Tabassum is principal investigator for the study for staff who are registered at Your Health Partnership. The study has now extended to allow self-registration via the website, so you do not need to be registered at a practice that has the study open. The study is looking to see if treatment can reduce the severity and longevity of symptoms. The treatment in the study may change as new evidence becomes available and the current treatment being studied is Azithromycin.

The Trust continues to have an extensive portfolio of research open and recruiting. There is an increase in the number of requests to carry out small scale research, which R&D fully support. Please do make contact with Gina Dutton, Head of Research and Development, early in your study development so that guidance can be provided on applying for permission before you start.