🎉 The ATHENA trial has recruited 878 participants, exceeding our original target! We're delighted. A huge well done to everyone involved in helping us investigate whether taking amitriptyline can stop long-term pain from shingles.
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01.05.2025 14:19 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF RECRUITMENT!! 🎯
Our last randomisations have been completed today 👏
Thank you to everyone involved for your amazing hard work and contributions!
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30.04.2025 15:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
The ATHENA Study only needs 39 more patients to hit the target of 900. Read more at www.bristol.ac.uk/athena-study
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01.04.2025 12:13 — 👍 2 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Our research team are on a roll and we are thrilled we now have 846 participants! An amazing achievement! 🙌🥳
Thank you to everyone involved for their hard work...keep going!! 🏃
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05.03.2025 07:28 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
ATHENA Shingles Study logo.
Congratulations to the @athenastudy.bsky.social team, who have successfully reached their recruitment target of 846 patients 2 months ahead of schedule! 🎉
ATHENA is looking at whether taking amitriptyline tablets can stop long-term pain from shingles.
Find out more: athena-study.bristol.ac.uk
04.03.2025 17:43 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Recruitment update: we have 830 participants so far!
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19.02.2025 16:02 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hi! We're on Bluesky!
We're a A NIHR Research funded study, to find out if amitriptyline can prevent pain after shingles (post-herpetic neuralgia).
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19.02.2025 08:29 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
We are pleased to announce that our protocol paper is out ⬇️
Amitriptyline for the prevention of post-herpetic neuralgia: study protocol for the ATHENA study. Skin Health and Disease, 2025; DOI: doi.org/10.1093/skin...
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19.02.2025 08:05 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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