NIHR funded research investigating the clinical effectiveness and safety of short, fixed-course antibiotics for critically ill patients with sepsis.
Joined March 2023
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SHORTERtrial retweeted
12 Dec 2024
We're hiring! The NIHR-funded @SHORTERtrial seeks a Senior Research Fellow for the Process Evaluation. A great opportunity for qualitative/mixed-methods researchers to step into a senior role and develop leadership skills @EdinburghNapier
Apply now ⬇️
jobs.ac.uk/job/DLA526/senior…
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12 Jul 2024
19 sites open and 168 patients have had the opportunity to participate in research! Wow! Incredible work by all the @SHORTERtrial sites. Keep up the good work. More sites to open soon. 🎯👏👏👏
@NIHRresearch @NclCTU @UniofNewcastle @hellyerthomas
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22 May 2024
Thanks to all sites joining the site engagement meeting today. Amazing progress. Thanks to all sites for the hard work and to patients and families for participating.
12 sites open, more to follow, 120 patients participating in trial.
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@UniofNewcastle @NIHRresearch
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22 Mar 2024
Fantastic week for the @SHORTERtrial. First site engagement meeting with incredible participation. A total of 53 participants have been able to take part in this @NIHRresearch trial! Thanks to all sites!
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1 Mar 2024
Trial is growing. Milton Keynes and Northumbria Trusts green light and recruiting this week! Great work by @NclCTU team and site teams to give patients opportunity to participate in research.
@hellyerthomas @NIHRresearch @UniofNewcastle @strachanjamie
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15 Feb 2024
6 sites open and recruitment underway. Amazing start so far! Thanks to all participating sites and to participants engaging in research!
@hellyerthomas @NclCTU @NIHRresearch
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25 Jan 2024
Green light for first 3 sites and first patients recruited this week! Many thanks to patients and families participating, many thanks to all sites working to set up and thanks to @NclCTU for speedy set up!
@hellyerthomas @UniofNewcastle @NIHRresearch
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SHORTERtrial retweeted
19 Jan 2024
Exciting news, the SHORTER trial is now open to recruitment! 🎉
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18 Jan 2024
Interested in joining trial or in set up? Join us #UKCCRF24 today 18.00 Ocean Room 124/15
@UKCCRGroup
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SHORTERtrial retweeted
9 Nov 2023
23 Oct 2023
🎉Paper published!🎉👏The NAIROS trial led by Sean Carrie, @JamesOHaraNCL looking at the clinical effectiveness of septoplasty versus medical management for nasal airway obstruction. Paper in @bmj_latest bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023…
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9 Nov 2023
Setting up at pace! Great work @NCLctu 💪
Lots of SIVs in the calendar. Trial opening soon! Watch with space!
@UniofNewcastle @NIHRresearch @DarkNatter @dfmcauley @hellyerthomas
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15 Sep 2023
Ethics approval obtained 👍
Lots of interest from potential sites! Thanks very much!
And thanks to @NIHRCRN_NENCumb for helping to connect to sites.
Keen to hear from potential sites in devolved nations - please get in touch if interested 🙏
@NIHRresearch @NCLctu @hellyerthomas
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SHORTERtrial retweeted
20 Jul 2023
It's great to see so many sites interested in research!
20 Jul 2023
Trial set up progressing nicely! THANKS to the 2⃣5⃣ sites that have expressed interest in the trial (amazing!). SHORTER team will be in touch soon to start site set up.
@NIHRresearch @NCLctu @hellyerthomas #antibioticstewardship
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20 Jul 2023
Trial set up progressing nicely! THANKS to the 2⃣5⃣ sites that have expressed interest in the trial (amazing!). SHORTER team will be in touch soon to start site set up.
@NIHRresearch @NCLctu @hellyerthomas #antibioticstewardship
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SHORTERtrial retweeted
28 Jun 2023
Great to have some @UniofNewcastle posters at #SOA23. Excellent presentations by Zeynep Elcioglu and @chiziogbu !
@newcastle_icu
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SHORTERtrial retweeted
26 Jun 2023
Antibiotic overuse leads to AMR and abx toxicity. Growing evidence that short course ok. BUT may not always be the case and why RCT SO important.
Interesting trial in paeds UTI. small increase in treatment failure with short course. Where does this risk/benefit balance sit?
26 Jun 2023
🆕️🔥SCOUT RCT🔥🆕️
Short-course[5d] vs standard-course[5d 5d] therapy for children with urinary tract infection
An exception for #shorterisbetter ?
@BradSpellberg #IDTwitter
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20 Jun 2023
Modelling study for why shorter antibiotic durations reduces resistance: journals.plos.org/plosmedici…
Shortening course most effective in high transmission settings...bring on the SHORTER trial!
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13 Jun 2023
Trial website now live! shortertrial.com/
Ethics application submitted ✔️
Setting up sites and seeking more EoI from UK critical care units
Check out website and get in touch 👍
@NIHRresearch @NCLctu @hellyerthomas @DarkNatter @dfmcauley @NIHRCRN_NENCumb
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