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Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre
Through the keyhole: why do we need research on research?
Research on Research Programme
Lisa Douet, Emma Kirkpatrick, Amanda Young
Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre
Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre
What do you associate with NIHR?
• Funding – clinical research• Trainee funding• Senior investigators• Clinical networks• Biomedical Research centres/units• Infrastructure to support research• Research schools
• Unlikely to think…….. NIHR has its own research team to improve the way we carry out and manage research
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The NIHR Health Research System
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Research Programmes
Research Programmes
NETSCC:HTAEMEPHR HS&DRSR
CCF:i4iRfPBPGfAR HICF
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Research on Research
NIHRThe National Institute for Health Research is funded through the Department of Health to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research
Research Programmes
Research on Research
Research on Research is an internal programme to inform and improve the management of NIHR research programmes and the projects they fund
NETSCC: EME, HTA,PHR, HS&DR, SR
CCF: i4i, RfPB, PGfAR, HICF
Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre
Where do we fit into NIHR
• Within NETSCC sits NIHR’s internal research Programme – established in 2007
• Called - Research on Research • Delivered by a same research team within NIHR staff – with external
collaboration• We consider how we can deliver better research and inform the
management of research from funding through to publication. • We are a small team, about 4 full time equivalent researchers.
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Question or topic Design & execution Reporting & dissemination
What is RoR?
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Why do we do RoR?
Needs led, science added
NHS and public need
Return on NHS investment
Improve efficiency
Evaluate management processes
Make results available
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How do we do RoR?
Reviewing portfolio of funded projects
A Bvs.
Testing new methods
Evaluating business processes
Staying up to date with developments in research management
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Planning a study
Step 1: Assess why topic is important
Step 2: Define the question
Step 3: Plan what you will do with the answer
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RoR Strategic Theme
Questions relevant to
users of research
Appropriate research design,
conduct and analysis
Efficient research
regulation and delivery
Accessible, full research reports
Unbiased and usable reports
Business area
Topic ID & Prioritisation
External Review & Decision Making
Monitoring Editorial
Project title: CompletedActive
The clinical relevance of HTA funded research
Burden of Disease Mapping
Delphi methods for topic identification
Uptake of SRs in Trials
Role of pilot and feasibility studies in trial design
Assessing Health Inequalities in PHR
Estimating the effect size
Monitoring Case Studies
Reasons for discontinuation of trials
What percentage of HTA projects are published in the journal series?
Time to publication of HTA funded studies
Description of interventions in HTA reports
PRISMA for abstracts
NIHR Journals Library plain English summaries
Examples of RoR projects
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Discussion 1: Designing a study
Think about the top three issues contributing to research waste
Pick one of these issues and think about how you would research it:- What is your aim?- What information/data would you need?- Where could you find it?- What could you do with your answer?
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Challenges – Why are we doing this?
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Key considerations
Using and interpreting existing data – Clinical Trials registries
Knowledge and content of data
Collaboration and expertise
Developing systems and learning new systems
Documentation and retrieval – Access to data
Time period of research in relation to guidelines - i.e. CONSORT, SPIRIT
Acceptability of non-reporting and knowing the limitations
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Content Knowledge
Research lifecycle
Data
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Discussion 2: Your RoR
Thinking about your area of work or research:- Where could you reduce waste or add value?- How could you apply the principles of RoR?- Are there data you collect or could collect?- What are the possible challenges you might face?- How could you overcome them?
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Summary
• What is Research on Research?
• Adding value
• Relevance
• Principles of Research on Research
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www.southampton.ac.uk/netscc/research/index.page
