MRC-NIHR-Trials Methodology Research Partnership
Working Group Project Funding Call to Support Projects for Mental Health Mission: Innovative Clinical Trials Hub 2024
Application deadlines (two opportunities): 12th August and 12th September
The MRC-NIHR TMRP has been awarded funding for trials methodology research to support the development of an Innovative Clinical Trials Hub for Mental Health.
The Hub aims to transform the pace and scale of evaluation of interventions in common and severe mental health (MH) disorders by supporting:
i) faster, streamlined clinical trials informed by patient priorities;
ii) recruitment at scale from pre-consented, well-phenotyped, continually renewed, representative UK-wide cohorts in primary and secondary care;
iii) efficient investigation of mechanism and efficacy for new interventions;
iv) trials methodology research specifically related to mental health; and
v) industry partners at all scales.
The team working at the hub will work on a range of different types of trials for Mental Health, and different models for innovation, e.g. trials in primary care, mood disorder clinics, early psychosis clinics, trials with digitised elements, platform trials for digital therapeutics.
MRC-NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership (TMRP) is working with the teams from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and Office for Life Sciences Mental Health Mission (OLS-MHM):
For more information and to appply, see the Guidance and Application form.
The 2017 call for HTMR Network Funding has now closed.
To Improve Health by Improving Trials, we support various capacity building and funding initiatives. The Network provides small project funding through collaborative grants to support research, training and workshops. Applicants are encouraged to discuss project ideas with their Hub Director. Projects must illustrate a clear collaboration between at least two Hubs. Full details of terms and conditions, and guidance for completing the application form can be found below.
We would be particularly interested in applications which fall within or link with the following areas:
However we will also consider applications that fall outside these areas.
The September call for HTMR Network Funding has now closed.
Guidance and terms and conditions (current version 0.9.1) (pdf)
Application form (current version 0.9.1) (doc)
For any funded projects, the final value of the award given is at the discretion of the Network Executive.
All applications will be sent for peer review, with the exception of funding bids for a small stand-alone workshops/consensus meeting. Comments will not be available to Lead applicants prior to funding decision.
Note: Workshops/consensus meetings involving 4 or more Hubs will also be sent for peer review
Please contact us if you have any queries.