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Antibiotics before bowel surgery

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

About Colo-pro2 Patients who have surgery on their bowel can develop infections in their wound. This study is comparing two ways of giving antibiotics before bowel surgery, to see if one way is better than another at preventing infections after the surgery.   Who can take part? Eligible pati...

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Tag:   survery (3)     research (45)     clinical trials (2)     wound (2)    

Prostate cancer

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

Evaluation of Lymphadenectomy In High Risk Prostate Cancer Surgery About This study is looking at two different types of surgery for patients with high-risk localised prostate cancer. If you take part, you will be randomised (toss of a coin) into either receiving: Removal of the prostate wi...

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Tag:   research (45)     Clinical Trials (17)     surgery (10)     prostate (3)    

Follicular lymphoma

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

PETReA   What is the study about? The study is trying to improve treatment for people with follicular lymphoma who need drug treatment for the first time. The study is using a type of body scan called PET-CT to split patients into two groups based on how long their disease is likely to stay aw...

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Tag:   research (45)     cancer (26)     Clinical Trials (17)     blood (14)    

Understanding how pregnancy goes wrong

Last updated on Tuesday, January 27, 2026

  CLOSED TO RECRUITMENT About the study This study is part of Tommy’s Project and is investigating whether home environmental factors are important in terms of their effect both on pregnancy, but also how well a baby grows in the womb. There is a home environment questionnaire to complete....

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Tag:   stillbirth (1)     research (45)     womens (1)     babies (5)     children (18)    

Pneumonia

Last updated on Friday, September 19, 2025

What is the study about? Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both lungs, usually caused by infection. Around 1 in 20 patients (5%) who are admitted to hospital with pneumonia have a heart attack or stroke within three months. Aspirin has been used for decades to reduce the chance of having...

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Tag:   aspect (1)     lungs (6)     Clinical Trials (17)     research (45)     pneumonia (2)