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BATCH Trial @BATCH_trial

BATCH is a trial using procalcitonin to guide duration of antibiotic treatment in children with bacterial infection. @LivUni & @CTRCardiffUni

Joined February 2018
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BATCH Trial@BATCH_trial
7 Feb 2018
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Big shout out to all the research nurses and data administrators at all sites, past and present. The research nurses tirelessly screen for eligible participants, consent, collect samples and collect data. Without them, none of this would be possible. Thank you!
BATCH Trial@BATCH_trial
11 Oct 2022
We are delighted to say we have reached our target and have completed recruitment! Thank you to our wonderful sites for their support and continued efforts. We couldn’t have done it without you! @CTRCardiffUni @CarrolEnitan
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Lead PIs @katrinacathie @doctorsanjay @SaulFaust @spaulus Jolanta Betnatoniene, Helen Nabwera CTR: @Waldron_CA @emma_tj1 , Debbie Harris, Judith Evans, Philip Pallmann, @kerryhood , and many others
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3/3 Thanks to @NIHRresearch for generous funding, to @Waldron_CA for keeping the show on the road,Β  @CTRCardiffUni for trial hosting, @NIHRCRN_nwcoast for support, and all the super Co-Is and PIs too many to name.
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2/3 Now forΒ  the important work of follow-up, data cleaning and analysis.Β  So exciting! 4 years of hard work recruiting! What a team!
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1/3 Well we did it! @BATCH_trial We opened first site @AHFTResearch 11/6/18,Β  and recruited our final and 1942 nd pt today at @UHSFT. 5 Secretaries of State for Health , 3 Prime Ministers, Brexit, and a pandemic,Β  but we still managed to reach target! Well done everyone!

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We are delighted to say we have reached our target and have completed recruitment! Thank you to our wonderful sites for their support and continued efforts. We couldn’t have done it without you! @CTRCardiffUni @CarrolEnitan
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Congratulations and thank you to @RDsouthampton @southamptonCRF @SotonChildHosp for recruiting their 500th participant on Monday!πŸ₯³
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Congratulations and thank you to @UHDBTrust for being able to support BATCH again and restarting recruitment after the pandemic pause, with the first participant recruited today πŸ₯³ @DerbyRandD @worldzico @MelHG02 @CarrolEnitan
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I have had the pleasure of working with young people to create a performance about some of the causes of #AntibioticResistance now turned into an animation youtu.be/WKKD2yfDqpE with educational resources for key stage 2 bit.ly/3KMPRlf
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CTRCardiffUni@CTRCardiffUni
14 Mar 2022
Watch a new co-produced animation (with lesson plan & resources) developed with young people in the β€˜Raising Antibiotic AwarenesS thrOugh Drama in children and Young People' (RApSODY) youtu.be/WKKD2yfDqpE @jen_preston1 @CarrolEnitan @AttitudePAS @LiverpoolGenR1 @kerryhood

How can we win the fight against antibiotic resistance? We need you!

This animation aims to teach children and families about some of th...

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It gives me great pleasure to share our short co-produced animation about antibiotic resistance with lesson plan and resources bit.ly/3KMPRlf @AttitudePAS @BATCH_trial @LiverpoolGenR1 #AntibioticResistance #antibiotics @NIHRinvolvement

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@Sci_Ani
14 Mar 2022
This animation aims to teach children and families about some of the causes of #antibioticresistance, the effect that will have on people’s #health worldwide and how people can use #antibiotic medicines better. Watch now: youtu.be/WKKD2yfDqpE
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On #IWD2022 we'd like to say huge congratulations to @CarrolEnitan for her NIHR Senior Investigator Award recognising those who make an outstanding contribution to research. Thank you for being an inspirational leader & awesome Chief Investigator on @BATCH_trial & @PRECISE_study
NIHR Research Delivery Network@NIHRrdn
3 Mar 2022
NIHR Senior Investigator Awards recognise those that make a real difference to research in this country. Super proud to see our Clinical Director @CarrolEnitan make the list today: nihr.ac.uk/documents/nihr-se… Congratulations Enitan πŸ‘πŸ‘@livuninews @AHFTResearch @livUni_IVES @AlderHey
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@CTRCardiffUni @LivUni_IVES @AHFTResearch @NIHRCRN_nwcoast @NIHRCRF_Lpool
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Congratulations to @OUHospitals @OUH_Research for recruiting their 200th participant into BATCH! ⭐️
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Thanks @uhbwNHS for recruiting our 1700th participant last week! πŸ₯³
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PRONTO Trial@Pronto_Trial
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We have a portfolio of trials at @CTRCardiffUni that address the problem of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. @Pronto_Trial @BATCH_trial @PEACH_Study1. The stats truly are sobering! Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Europe 2022 - 2020 data ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicatio…
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Biomarker-guided duration of Antibiotic Treatment in Children Hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection (BATCH): protocol for a randomised controlled trial published in @BMJ_Open bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/1…

Biomarker-guided duration of Antibiotic Treatment in Children Hospitalised with confirmed or...

Introduction Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker more specific for bacterial infection and responds quicker than other commonly used biomarkers such as C reactive protein, but is not routinely used in...

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@BATCH_trial @CarrolEnitan @LivUni @CTRCardiffUni @kerryhood @emma_tj1 @LBrookesHowell @dtudorharris @SaulFaust @doctorsanjay @katrinacathie @MATPEAK @jen_preston1 @PaulusStephane @richard54188
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We are celebrating a big recruitment milestone! Congratulations to @AlderHey for recruiting our 1500th participant! @NIHRCRN_nwcoast @CarrolEnitan πŸ₯³πŸ‘
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