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Lookup NU author(s): Kris Beicher, Professor Ian McKeith
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Clinical research is best done when aligned with clinical care - that is, when the patient can be identified, recruited and, in many instances, researched in parallel with the delivery of clinical service. However, to achieve this effectively requires identification of the additional cost to the National Health Service clinical support services and the development of an appropriately skilled workforce. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cancer Research Network demonstrated the value of dedicated research support in terms of the number of patients recruited into clinical trials. Building on this model, the NIHR in England funded the Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN). DeNDRoN is now in its sixth year and has established a geographically widespread network of research support staff and research leadership managed by a central coordinating centre. Success can already be measured by a significant increase in the number of patients entering studies and the speed with which both commercial and noncommercial studies are completed. There are also early indications that the network will result in improved patient outcomes.
Author(s): Kotting P, Beicher K, McKeith IG, Rossor MN
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
Year: 2012
Volume: 4
Issue: 4
Pages: 23
Print publication date: 06/07/2012
ISSN (electronic): 1758-9193
Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/alzrt126
DOI: 10.1186/alzrt126
