Study archive

Testing the effectiveness of a new mRNA vaccine to protect against norovirus.

Involving the public in the design of a 'secure data environment' to use health data for research

Capturing experiences of bowel cancer screening.

Investigating the association between the function of blood vessels and the amount of bioactive lipids in the surrounding tissue, to help understand why women living with SLE develop blood vessel damage.

Bringing together people to help develop a study investigating if the KOKO app can help increase physical activity amongst older South Asian adults.

Exploring people’s experiences of being registered with Research for the Future, and other research databases, as well as views on how information might be shared in the future.

Developing a communication screening tool to help healthcare staff support stroke patients with communication problems to make decisions.

Exploring what matters most for people when using medicines after being discharged from a mental health hospital.

Establishing a PPIE (patient and public involvement and engagement) group to advise on a study investigating a new physiotherapy treatment for low back pain.

Understanding how genes, lifestyle and the environment interact and result in high rates of heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses among South Asians.

Developing a system to evaluate how the NHS Lung Health Check is provided and the long-term effects on the health of those using it.

Understanding what would make it easier to find out about and take part in research into pregnancy, childbirth and early years.

Establishing a patient panel to develop a grant application for a study looking at methods of rehabilitation for people who have experienced stroke.

Understanding experiences of using digital health technologies and exploring how these could be used in community pharmacy.

Capturing the experiences of cervical screening for people from ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds and exploring views on alternative methods.

Exploring people’s experiences of using digital health technologies as part of rehabilitation or therapy.

Understanding public experiences of receiving treatment and care in both NHS and private hospital.

Exploring what matters most for people with mental illness when approaching research into the safe and effective use of medicines.

Improving the quality of healthcare services provided at community pharmacies.

Investigating if drugs already used in the NHS can be used as a treatment for visual hallucinations in people with Parkinson’s Disease or Lewy Body Dementia.

Establishing a Rehab User Advisory Group for a research study exploring how digital health technologies can support people undergoing rehabilitation.

Understanding attitudes to health behaviours to help reduce the risks of cervical cancer.

Developing an online library of text messages to support people with type 2 diabetes to improve their diet and physical activity.

Understanding public views on a new smartphone app that helps people self-report medication side effects.

Help develop a new approach to diagnosing iNPH (idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus), a brain disorder that can lead to difficulty walking.

Establishing a Cancer Research Partnership Group to support the planning and development of cancer research across the North West Coast.

Measuring the effects of pomegranate extract supplements on blood pressure, cholesterol, and inflammation, as well as muscle and brain function

Understanding public views on proposals to allow community pharmacy’s access to the Greater Manchester Care Record.

Measuring the prevalence and severity of social isolation and loneliness in the general population in England.

Exploring experiences of medication safety for people with mental illness and/or their carers.

Exploring the barriers to cervical screening for people with a learning or developmental disability or have a mental health condition.

Establishing a PPI group to advise on a study looking to improve outcomes for patients using Talking Therapies/IAPT services.

Understanding the experiences of people affected by stroke and seizures to help develop ways to improve diagnosis and treatment.

Investigating if supplements containing Hericium erinaceus mushroom can help improve memory and cognition in young adults.

Testing the effectiveness of an online intervention for parents with bipolar disorder.

Understanding why some people experience anxiety and depression by exploring the influence of genetic and environmental risk factors.

Exploring how difficult childhood experiences can impact the health and well-being of South Asian people.

Investigating the effect of common air pollutants on brain function in healthy participants who have family members with brain disorders such as dementia.

Establishing a PPI (patient and public involvement) panel to advise on a study examining how adult community health services influence and affect use of hospital-based services.

This project will establish a steering group to advise on a plan to commission a new mobile research unit to expand research capacity and delivery across the northwest coast region.

This project will establish a PPIE (patient and public involvement and engagement) group to advise on all stages of mesothelioma research.

Understanding people’s preferences for prehabiltation services before cancer surgery.

Developing a new software system to improve management and outcomes of knee replacement surgery.

Understanding public views on how personal health records are used for musculoskeletal research.

Looking to understand why some people regularly call the 999 ambulance service.

Study looking to understand how genes cause multiple sclerosis in people from different ethnic backgrounds.

Improving breast prostheses using 3D scanning technology and understanding people’s experiences following breast cancer treatment.

Understanding the experiences of people with double vision.

Developing an equality impact assessment for new treatments for benign prostate hyperplasia.

Testing people’s perceptions and experiences of pain.

Exploring accessibility and communication and what makes people feel engaged and proud to be involved in research.

Looking to understand if certain medications can help slow down the progression of MND (motor neurone disease).

Investigating the effect of emotion on video game performance.

Understanding more about the causes of GCA (giant cell arteritis).

Investigating the use of 3D body scanning and 3D printing techniques to develop perfectly fitting breast prostheses.

This project is capturing opinions of current therapies offered to people living with mild dementia.

Creating a digital platform that allows people to have control of their personal health data so that they can decide how it may be used in the future.

Understanding how the brain processes pain and how it learns and adapts to sensory experiences over time.

Testing and evaluating a new system for tracking daily symptoms in people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Understanding what ‘research impact’ means to those taking part, as well as their opinions of what makes good research.

Looking to understand how older people from different cultural backgrounds understand and experience anxiety.

Looking to determine if certain medications can help prevent falls in people with Parkinson’s Disease.

Developing a national register of first-degree relatives of people with rheumatoid arthritis to help understand the development of the condition.

Understanding what constitutes a ‘recovery’ from suicidal thoughts and behaviours and what is most important to help people recover.

Investigating how people can be supported to reduce the amount of meat they eat.

Assessing the feasibility of a smartphone app for people with long-term musculoskeletal conditions to self-report their pain.

Understanding what information participants might need if they want to stop taking part in research before it has ended.

Understanding public opinion on a set of principles to support patients wishing to withdraw consent from a research study.

Developing a research study to test a new home-based physiotherapy tool.

Understanding the experiences of people living with cancer when accessing psychological support services.

Exploring and understanding public and community perspectives around Greater Manchester becoming a member of UK CRIS.

Investigating the quality and safety of locum doctors working in the NHS.

Testing if a smartphone app can help people make healthier food choices when shopping for groceries.

Understanding how people's experiences of relationships can link to the development of psychosis.

Improving patient safety by understanding how to improve NHS medicines helplines for the future.