ICTM clinical trials units are involved in studies investigating a number of other conditions. More information can be found below.
- Ear, Nose and Throat
The Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit at UCL (CCTU) contribute to the UCL ENT Clinical Trials Programme, which aims to accelerate the process by which ENT discoveries become practice.
- Eyes and Vision
PRIMENT Clinical Trials Unit is also involved in the ) study.
- Sexual Health
PRIMENT Clinical Trials Unit carry out a number of trials investigating sexual health. These range from studies investigating the effectiveness of behavioural interventions in preventing sexually transmitted infections, to
The MRC CTU at UCL also conducts a large number of trials relating to prevention, including the study, which recently showed that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the form of a daily pill is a highly effective way of preventing HIV infection in men who have sex with men, reducing the risk of infection for this group by 86%.
- Respiratory Diseases
The MRC CTU at Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵ conduct a number of trials in respiratory diseases and breathing difficulties.
Trials related to pleural infection (fluid around the lungs): , , , ,
Trials related to sleep apnoea: ,
- Blood Transfusions
MRC CTU at UCL are currently or have previously conducted a number of studies investigating the safety and effectiveness of blood transfusions.
Trials investigating blood transfusions: , , , , , , ,- Overdose Management
The MRC CTU at Õ¬ÄÐÊÓƵ carried out a pioneering trial investigating whether giving heroin injectors who have recently been released from prison a drug called Naloxone to carry around would stop them dying from an overdose.