3 Dimensions for Long-term Conditions (3DLC) Integrating psychological and social care for long-term conditions: 3 Dimensions of Care for long-term conditions. Project status: Ongoing
A 6-week Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicentre Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Lurasidone Adjunctive Therapy in Improving Cognitive Functioning in Euthymic Bipolar Disorder Patients (ELICE-BD) Comparing the difference in cognitive functioning in people treated with Lurasidone vs. placebo, to observe if the active treatment has any influence. Project status: Ongoing
A blood test for Alzheimer's disease We aim to develop a simple, accurate and inexpensive blood test for Alzheimer’s disease to support the testing of promising treatments in clinical trials. Project status: Ongoing
A feasibility study and Randomised Controlled Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people with Motor Neuron Disease (COMMEND) COMMEND will investigate the acceptability and effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people with Motor Neuron Disease. Project status: Ongoing
A virtual reality study of depression The aim of this study is to find better ways to predict how well a treatment works for a particular person with depression. Project status: Ongoing
Activities on inpatient wards Principal investigators: Alan Simpson. Investigating what makes activities desirable for service users to combat boredom on inpatient mental health wards. Project status: Ongoing
ADeSS study 3: fMRI study to predict treatment response in patients with depression The aim of this study is to find better ways to predict how well a treatment works for a particular person with depression. Project status: Ongoing
Advance Choice Documents Implementation (ACDI) Principal investigators: Claire Henderson, Shubulade Smith. ACDI aims to address the research-to-practice implementation gap for advance choice documents. Project status: Ongoing
ADVANCE project outputs A 60-month programme with 5 workstreams to describe the role of substance use in intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration by men in substance use treatment. Project status: Ongoing
ADVANCE-D Principal investigators: Gail Gilchrist, Liz Gilchrist. ADVANCE-D is a trial of a digitally supported perpetrator intervention to reduce intimate partner violence for men convicted of IPV who misuse substances Project status: Ongoing
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