National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit Clinical Trials Unit

New study coming soon… @toast-study.bsky.social

Final chance to influence the future of research into perinatal mental health in the UK! Our survey closes tomorrow. Tell us the questions you want answered and have your say.

🔗 Take the survey: bit.ly/PMHPriorities

📅 Closing date: Thursday 31st July

Find out more: prioritiseperinatal.co.uk

The BOBBi study is being set up at the NPEU CTU!

A NIHR funded research study looking at the use of steroids to treat bacterial meningitis in babies under 3 months old.

Recruitment is due to start in Summer 2026.

@npeu-ctu.bsky.social @npeu-oxford.bsky.social

Did you have a baby that had meningitis in their first 3 months of life?

We're inviting parents to join a research advisory group to help guide and design a new study about babies with bacterial meningitis.

If you're interested in taking part or have any questions, please get in touch.

Research priorities for the most premature babies born less 25 weeks gestation identified by an international priority setting partnership.
The results have now been published, you can read about the full publication and article here: 👀

bit.ly/40oRIqF

Standardising management of consent withdrawal and other clinical trial participation changes: The UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Unit Network’s PeRSEVERE project - William J Cragg, Laura Clifton-Ha... Background/Aims: Existing regulatory and ethical guidance does not address real-life complexities in how clinical trial participants’ level of participation may...

Publication of guidance on managing changes to participants’ involvement in clinical trials.
A series of principles which can be used as guidance for anyone involved in managing participant changes in consent.
Published article here: bit.ly/4kH96Ow

We conduct research through the perinatal period, from fertility through to pregnancy🤰and childbirth👶.
If you have a new idea💡for a #Clinicaltrial we would love to hear from you.
Find out more about working with the @npeu-ctu.bsky.social on your research idea💡www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/ctu/collaborate

We conduct research through the perinatal period, from fertility through to pregnancy🤰and childbirth👶.
If you have a new idea💡for a #Clinicaltrial we would love to hear from you.
Find out more about working with the @npeu-ctu.bsky.social on your research idea💡www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/ctu/collaborate

A national survey has been launched to identify the top research priorities in perinatal mental health.
Find out more: prioritiseperinatal.co.uk

📢We are developing a new study looking at treatments that may help improve care for Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE).📢
If you have a child who received cooling therapy for HIE and are interested in taking part in an online focus group please get in touch. @npeu-oxford.bsky.social

Happy International #ClinicalTrialsDay! #CTD2025

At the NPEU CTU, we run clinical trials about pregnancy, childbirth and the neonatal period. 🫄

Watch our video below to see what we're working on! 👇

@npeu-oxford.bsky.social

In celebration of #IDM2025 & #IND2025 this year, we asked for nominations of midwives & nurses who’ve gone the extra mile.💙Watch our video to see the final set of nominations! Huge thanks from all of us at
@npeu-oxford.bsky.social @neogastrictrial.bsky.social @themamastudy.bsky.social

In celebration of #IDM2025 & #IND2025 this year, we asked for nominations of midwives & nurses who’ve gone the extra mile.💙 Watch our video to see the second round of nominations!
Huge thanks from all of us at @npeu-ctu.bsky.social for your hard work and dedication! 👏
@npeu-oxford.bsky.social

In celebration of #IDM2025 & #IND2025 this year, we asked for nominations of midwives & nurses who’ve gone the extra mile.💙 Watch our video to see the first round of nominations!
Huge thanks from all of us at @npeu-ctu.bsky.social for your hard work and dedication! 👏
@npeu-oxford.bsky.social

It’s been a busy start to the year with the DOLFIN and SurfON trials both completing recruiting 👏🎉 and our new trial @themamastudy.bsky.social launching 🚀
You can find more details of our recruiting trials here bit.ly/NPEUCTU_Trials
@npeu-oxford.bsky.social @neogastrictrial.bsky.social

We're celebrating International Midwives Day & International Nurses Day 2025 at @npeu-ctu.bsky.social! Thank you to all the amazing midwives and nurses who support our trials — we couldn’t do it without you!👏 #IDM2025 #IND2025 @npeu-oxford.bsky.social
Look out for our videos over the next 2 weeks📷

The SurfON Trial Recruitment Successfully Concludes - a final total of 1515 participants 🥰

A huge well done to everyone that has made this trial possible 👏🎉

SurfON Trial Recruitment Successfully Concludes | SurfON | NPEU The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is a multidisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford. Our work involves running randomised con

The SurfON trial has now completed recruitment, reaching a final total of 1515 participants towards the target of 1522.

Your commitment has been invaluable to this important research effort - thank you! 👏

Read more here: bit.ly/surfon_completed

@npeu-ctu.bsky.social

The MAMA team are thrilled to be joining the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) Annual Conference | MAMA | NPEU The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is a multidisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford. Our work involves running randomised con

The MAMA team are thrilled to be joining the British Society of Rheumatology (BSR) Annual Conference.

Read more here: bit.ly/3Geanht
@themamastudy.bsky.social @npeu-oxford.bsky.social

We’re excited to share that recruitment for the DOLFIN study is now complete! | DOLFIN | NPEU The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is a multidisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford. Our work involves running randomised con

We’re excited to share that recruitment for the DOLFIN study is now complete!

Read the full article here: bit.ly/DOLFIN_Complete

A huge thank you to everyone involved for your amazing teamwork and support.
@npeu-oxford.bsky.social

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This year #WorldHealthDay focuses on maternal and newborn health. @npeu-ctu.bsky.social’s research on pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn babies is crucial to public and population health sciences, clinical care, and health policy development.

Find out more 👉 buff.ly/bPrcoEl

#HopefulFutures

The TOAST 🍞 Trial Manager really enjoyed meeting the delegates @bapmofficial.bsky.social Spring Conference last week - it was great to talk to you all about TOAST Study and the other trials running with @npeu-ctu.bsky.social. If you missed us, see you at the BAPM Annual Conference!

For all the mums out there, the new mums and the soon to be mums, we wish you a very Happy Mother's Day from the NPEU Clinical Trials Unit 🌹 🌷 ❤️
@npeu-ctu.bsky.social @npeu-oxford.bsky.social #mothersday2025

📣 The @neogastrictrial.bsky.social trial is looking at routinely measuring gastric residuals in preterm babies and is set to be the largest individually randomised neonatal trial. Hear from the UK Chief Investigator Prof. Chris Gale about what makes this trial so exciting. @npeu-oxford.bsky.social 📣

NPEU CTU at NIHR Reproductive Health and Childbirth Research Champions Symposium 2025 | MAMA | NPEU The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is a multidisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford. Our work involves running randomised con

The @themamastudy.bsky.social team are thrilled to be representing the @npeu-ctu.bsky.social at the NIHR Reproductive Health and Childbirth Research Champions Symposium 2025

Read more here: bit.ly/422MRfI
#bepartofresearch

@themamastudy.bsky.social
launches!

Check out more about the study here:
bit.ly/mama-launched

Well done to everyone who has helped achieve this fantastic milestone 🎉

Read more here: bit.ly/neogastric_4000
@npeu-oxford.bsky.social

The @themamastudy.bsky.social, which aims to find out the effects of continuing or stopping biologic medication during pregnancy for women with inflammatory arthritis, is open to recruitment! 😃 @npeu-oxford.bsky.social
www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mama

Participant “withdrawal” from a study: what it really means and how to manage it | CTU | NPEU The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is a multidisciplinary research unit based at the University of Oxford. Our work involves running randomised con

Participant “withdrawal” from a study: what it really means and how to manage it.

Read the full article by Madeleine Hurd, Data Manager at @npeu-ctu.bsky.social here: bit.ly/4gWJtIs

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