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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Very flattered that two of my past co-authored papers using the late Mike Bury's concept of biographical disruption were selected for this virtual issue of Sociology of Health and Illness onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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Tracing the Presence of Mike Bury’s Concept Biographical Disruption in Sociology of Health and Illness: Sociology of Health & Illness
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Excited to have a team of researchers from #ACE heading to the International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference - #ICTMC2026 - in Birmingham next week. Come and join us for a great series of talks and posters!
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Congratulations to the team at Norfolk and Norwich for reaching their ELIPSE recruitment target! @jonathananing.bsky.social, @vishhanchanale.bsky.social, @benchallacombe.bsky.social, @bursturology.bsky.social, @nnuh.bsky.social
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
ELIPSE are getting close to the next recruitment milestone of 650 participants! Thank you everyone and please keep it up! @Krish_Narahari, @jonathananing, @Heer_Lab, @vishhanchanale, @benchallacombe, @BURSTurology
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We are delighted to welcome Angela Ballantyne. Professor of Bioethics at the University of Otago in Wellington. Looking forward to discussing all sorts of ethical issues around different trial designs, trial funding, data use and AI!!
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
New international study looking at ways to make clinical trials more informative now published - led by our Sarah Prowse and Shaun Treweek. It draws on insights from interviews with 55 stakeholders from 16 countries. @streweek.bsky.social See jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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International Stakeholder Guidance for Improving Randomized Clinical Trials
This qualitative study uses semistructured interviews with key stakeholders involved in funding, design, sponsorship, and ethical or regulatory overview of randomized clinical trials to guide potentia...
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
How well do prevailing ideas about healthcare quality and improvement serve efforts to make services better? Consider reading the new book from Alan Cribb, Polly Mitchell and our Vikki Entwistle (published today, incl. as free ebook thanks to Wellcome) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rethinkin...
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Our Kristin Konnyu is part of a major new £3.8m funded programme, led by researchers at the University of Bath, exploring how to get people more involved in climate action and enable behavioural change. For more information see www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
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Helping people to take climate action – major new £3.83m programme funded at the University of Bath
A major new programme exploring how to get people more involved in climate action and enable behavioural change is being led by researchers at Bath.
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Our #DIETRICH trial, looking at the effects of the dietary fibre supplement inulin on key side effects in men receiving radiotherapy for prostate cancer, opened in Aberdeen this week 🎉 The study will open in Manchester and Leeds soon! For more information see w3.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/DIETRIC...
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
ACE is seeking an experienced researcher to act as Deputy Director (Methodology). The role will provide methodological leadership across CHaRT’s portfolio of clinical trials and related research. For more info and to apply, follow this link: www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs/vacanci...
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Deputy Director (Methodology), Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (ACE014A) | The University of Aberdeen
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A huge congratulations to the team at Leeds who have reached their recruitment target for ELIPSE!! @Krish_Narahari, @jonathananing, @Heer_Lab, @vishhanchanale, @benchallacombe, @BURSTurology, @LeedsHospitals
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
ELIPSE says a huge thank you to the team at Norfolk and Norwich for all their hard work! @Krish_Narahari, @jonathananing, @Heer_Lab, @vishhanchanale, @benchallacombe, @BURSTurology, @NNUH
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Milestone achieved! We’ve recruited our 100th participant to the EVEREST study! Huge thanks to the amazing team at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS FT for recruiting both our 1st and 100th participant, amazing work! 👏 #CHaRTtria @dana_dawson16 @WWL_Research
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
EVEREST Study in the news -Every participant in a clinical trial helps change the future of healthcare. A huge thank you to all our participants- your involvement truly makes a difference  #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials @NHSGrampian @dana_dawson16 @NIHRresearch
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
As part of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’ve done desk-based stretches and a mini-meditation - thanks to Iwona and Maria and all who participated 😊. Still to come – lunch on #WellbeingWednesday and #FinePieceFriday.
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We currently have a vacancy for an Advanced or Senior Research Fellow within the Knowledge Synthesis team (closing date 26 March). Come and join our friendly team! bit.ly/4rLxm6o
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Advanced/Senior Research Fellow, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (ACE010R) | The University of Aberdeen
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
BMJ not yet prepared to retract this trial bit.ly/4jBjyIA bit.ly/4aLeQ8L Despite innumerable integrity issues, including repeating patterns of outcome data, see comment #16: bit.ly/3NxsSks
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Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (PREVENT-TAHA8)
Objective To assess the effect of intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells on the development of post-myocardial infarction heart failure. Design Phase 3 randomised clinical trial. Setting T...
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
A brilliant turnout from our students and staff last week for the MRC NIHR- TMRP DTP annual symposium! We’re excited to welcome newcomer , Malavika Acharya, bringing social-science perspective into evaluating online crowdsourcing for public involvement in trials.
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Every year the ACE Social Committee organised the Instant Neighbour Giving Tree which provides new toys & gifts to children across the City & Shire who otherwise would not receive a present at Christmas. We sent 15 gifts for the Giving tree this year, hope it will create more smiles🧒👶 🎁🎄🤶
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
We would like to express big congratulations @s-greenwood.bsky.social 🥳for passing her PhD viva yesterday. We wish all the best for her bright career ahead. Here's a pic of her post viva celebratory drinks🎉🎉
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
1/2 Have you seen the letter just published in the Lancet co-authored by our Alison Avenell? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Research integrity is undoubtedly in crisis
Richard Horton's view that there is not a research integrity crisis1 contradicts the initiation of the Lancet Commission on Research Integrity, which states “There is clearly a crisis in research inte...
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Great to see the work of our team (done in collaboration with @nhsgrampian.bsky.social ) referenced extensively in the Scottish Govt Ethnic and Racialised Inequalities in Cancer Services Evidence Review published today. See: www.gov.scot/publications...
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Ethnic and Racialised Inequalities in Cancer Services: an Evidence Review
This report summarises the findings of an evidence review into ethnic and racialised inequalities in cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, care and experience.
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
@vishhanchanale.bsky.social; @benchallacombe.bsky.social @jimcatto.bsky.social; @bursturology.bsky.social @akoupparis.bsky.social
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Check out the newest from our own Kristin Konnyu, "Identifying behaviour change techniques within precision health interventions that use continuous glucose monitoring: a secondary analysis of a scoping review". More info and link to the paper are here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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CGM data is the spark. The real work is what happens next. ——— Our latest CGM paper backs up what I wrote last time: people don’t want raw numbers. They want help turning trends into better choices.… ...
CGM data is the spark. The real work is what happens next. ——— Our latest CGM paper backs up what I wrote last time: people don’t want raw numbers. They want help turning trends into better choices. ...
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Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen @apcabdn.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Are you someone living with or beyond cancer? Researchers at the University of Aberdeen are inviting you to participate in a questionnaire about taking care of your health. More info and questionnaire here: iahs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Thrilled to welcome @nhslothian.bsky.social & @Jubilee Hospital to the @nihr.bsky.social funded EVEREST trial team! Exciting times ahead as we explore new frontiers in takotsubo research ⛰️#Research #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials @Dana Dawson
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Happy birthday #ELIPSE! 🥳🎂 Heer Lab, Vishwanath Hanchanale, Krishna Narahari @benchallacombe.bsky.social @jimcatto.bsky.social @bursturology.bsky.social
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
It’s the Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management Course next month. Great educational opportunity for those involved or interested in trial management. Supported by our own Shaun Treweek and CHaRT trial managers Kirsteen, Lynda, Suzanne and Seonaidh. clinical-research-facility.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-cl...
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
We’re delighted to welcome @WWLNHS to the @NIHRresearch funded EVEREST Trial team! 🏔️Excited to work together on this important study. #Research #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🎉🎉Pleased to announce new publication in Translational Behavioral Medicine, our Kristin Konnyu is a co-author : Using the behavior change technique ontology to characterize the content of implementation strategies: A secondary analysis of 151 trials doi.org/10.1093/tbm/...
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Using the behavior change technique ontology to characterize the content of implementation strategies: a secondary analysis of 151 trials targeting evidence-based nursing practice
AbstractBackground. Implementation strategies are essential for translating evidence into routine clinical practice. Their effectiveness depends on specify
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🏔️We’ve reached Base Camp! Recruitment for the @nihr.bsky.social funded EVEREST Trial is officially a go 🚦 1st Green Light issued. Here’s to scaling new heights in Takotsubo research. #EVERESTTrial #Takotsubo #CHaRTtrials @nhsgrampian.bsky.social @dana_dawson16
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
(1/2) Our Kristin Konnyu is part of one of the strand of the £11.5M @ukri.org funded Transforming Global Evidence project- Methods Work Package. The work will focus on methods development to create AI enhanced 'living #evidencesyntheses ' to inform policymakers the best evidence, more efficient.
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Shaun Treweek @streweek.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
From 1st Jan 2026, the journal Trials will mandate reporting of (at least) six participant characteristics for both protocols and reports of trial results. Read more in the editorial: trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @ecrin.bsky.social
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Who is in your trial? Improving the reporting of participant characteristics in trial protocols and results - Trials
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Great news from Trial Forge, @streweek.bsky.social and team: Journal Trials mandating the use of a tool called PRO EDI to address the gap in reporting and interpretation of equity information. More info here👉 abdn.io/1H4
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Tools to help reviewers make equity, diversity and inclusion assessments (PRO-EDI) | Projects A-Z | Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation | The University of Aberdeen
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Marion Campbell @marionkcampbell.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
One of the key things to address when undertaking a feasibility study ahead of a trial is the acceptability of different aspects of the proposed trial (intervention, trial processes, proposed outcomes etc) to all relevant parties 1/7 #MethodologyMonday #125
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
📣 Our @streweek.bsky.social is lead author on an editorial in #Trials outlining a new mandate in the journal - mandating the reporting of six key participant characteristics in any protocol/trial report submitted to Trials on or after 1st Jan 2026. 1/2 trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Great public engagement work this weekend from our amazing team 🤩
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We are co-authors on 2 new papers in @bonejointjournal.bsky.social - one on the potential of Bayesian trials in T&O and a Bayesian reanalysis of the WHiTE8 trial. And … our own Jemma Hudson is the featured author 😊 @docfarrow.bsky.social @marionkcampbell.bsky.social Links to papers below 👇
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Kirsteen Goodman, the trial manager for DIETRICH (funded by @ProstateUK) is riding in the #SirChrisHoy @TourDe4 on 7 September. bit.ly/3Vqbwqq
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
@Krish_Narahari @jonathananing @Heer_Lab @vishhanchanale @benchallacombe @BURSTurology
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Marion Campbell @marionkcampbell.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
There has been a lot of debate recently about the promise of real world data - the routine (observational) data collected on patients eg  treatments received, clinical outcomes etc – for estimating treatment effects. But can they deliver? 1/9 #MethodologyMonday #123
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Education @ Edinburgh CRF @eduedinburghcrf.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Have you registered for this year's #Edinburgh #ClinicalTrial Management Course? A 2-day course for those involved and new to #clinicalresearch | 6 & 7 Nov 2025 | Book here edin.ac/3RGb0mB #ECTMC25 @streweek.bsky.social reweek.bsky.social‬ @bleedingstroke.bsky.social @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social
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Emma Berry @emjberr.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Two of the key findings are: ➡️ The considerable emotional labour involved in patient feedback ➡️ Direct changes from individual feedback stories were limited but change can occur in other ways @louiselocock.bsky.social @marionkcampbell.bsky.social @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social
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“Why Should Anyone Want to Make Things Better for me Particularly?” – A Qualitative Exploration of Care Opinion and NHS Care Improvements
Care Opinion is an online platform which enables people to share anonymous feedback (known as “stories”) about their experiences of UK healthcare. In Scotland, this platform has official government ba...
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swileman.bsky.social @swileman.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
A few familiar faces from @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social & #CHaRT appearing in this @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social montage from #tallshipraces2025 where we celebrated #ClinicalTrials & #JamesLind and recruited over 700 members of the public to our #LimeorBrineTrial www.instagram.com/reel/DMrrrfJ...
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
1/2 Snapshots of ACE/CHaRT at the magnificent at Tall Ships 2025⚓. Visitors have fun with our “Lime or Brine” trial! bit.ly/4lKTD1o
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
📣 Another paper from the “Game Of Stones” randomised trial has been published! This work in the journal Obesity delves into the secondary analysis of the trial for men with obesity: examining moderator effects and exploratory outcomes. See onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Secondary analysis of the Game of Stones trial for men with obesity: examining moderator effects and exploratory outcomes
Objective The objective was to explore whether socioeconomic, health, and behavioral characteristics moderate the effectiveness of a text message intervention with or without financial incentives ve.....
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Congratulations to Dr Shazia Yousuf as she celebrates her graduation ceremony today at the University of Aberdeen! A proud moment for all of us at the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation. Wishing you every success, Dr Yousuf👩‍🎓 #ClassOf2025 #GraduationDay
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Research participants needed📢 Do you have experience recruiting patients into clinical trials in the UK and Ireland? Do you think recruitment targets are motivating? Are they communicated well? Then we would love to hear from you as a participant in our focus group study.
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We contributed to the Game of Stones study that was published in JAMA last year jamanetwork.com/journals/jam.... Two of the participants have written about their experiences of taking part in research. It can be life-changing!
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Text Messages With Financial Incentives for Men With Obesity
This randomized clinical trial assesses whether text messaging combined with financial incentives or text messages alone could help men with obesity lose weight at 12 months.
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Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (formerly HSRU) @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
We marked #VolunteersWeek2025 with a special ACE event on 3 June to honour our fantastic PPI group 🎉 Delighted to be joined by the Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Prof David Blackbourn & Prof Peter Edwards. Huge thanks to all our research volunteers, study participants and PPI partners! 💙
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