UPDATES
COVID-19 update - October 2020
The study was paused in March 2020, due to coronavirus restrictions. Since then, we have made amendments to the study protocol to include safety measures; protecting volunteers and researchers during the study. These have been approved by ethics committee and we are now recruiting again. We have updated the information sheet to include information on coronavirus, and more of our assessments are now online, to minimise face to face interaction.
The study was paused in March 2020, due to coronavirus restrictions. Since then, we have made amendments to the study protocol to include safety measures; protecting volunteers and researchers during the study. These have been approved by ethics committee and we are now recruiting again. We have updated the information sheet to include information on coronavirus, and more of our assessments are now online, to minimise face to face interaction.
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Springtide Festival - 5th May 2019 A great day at University Parks doing some public engagement for the Springtide Festival, involving our increasingly popular balloons! And a smiley Daisy and Ingrid, two of our research assistants who do the telephone screenings! |
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Pre-Registration Poster at BNA 2019 in Dublin - 15th April 2019
Amy presented a pre-registration poster [opens in new window] on the RESTART study at the British Neuroscience Assocation meeting in Dublin.
Department Award for Public Engagement! - 19th March 2019
At the Department of Psychiatry's 50th anniversary event, Jess and Amy were presented with an award for their public engagement work (some of which is outlined on this page!)
Tenth participant complete! - 14th March 2019
20% of the way through the study!
Surprising Science Talk - 27th September
Oxford International Biomedical Centre invited us to talk to A-Level Students about the "surprising science" of how antidepressants work, and talk about some of our ongoing studies including RESTART. We had some great insightful questions from the students!
Amy presented a pre-registration poster [opens in new window] on the RESTART study at the British Neuroscience Assocation meeting in Dublin.
Department Award for Public Engagement! - 19th March 2019
At the Department of Psychiatry's 50th anniversary event, Jess and Amy were presented with an award for their public engagement work (some of which is outlined on this page!)
Tenth participant complete! - 14th March 2019
20% of the way through the study!
Surprising Science Talk - 27th September
Oxford International Biomedical Centre invited us to talk to A-Level Students about the "surprising science" of how antidepressants work, and talk about some of our ongoing studies including RESTART. We had some great insightful questions from the students!
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Elder Stubbs - 18th August We had a wonderful Saturday at the Elder Stubbs festival run by RESTORE. Met lots of lovely people, and dogs!! |
Presentation at Patients and Research (PAR meeting) - 26th July
We were lucky enough to be one of the first studies invited to prevent their study to the Patients and Research group, which gave us valuable insight into patient views on the background, aims, design and conduct of RESTART. Looking forward to continuing to stay in dialogue with the group!
First screening on site - 6th September
Today our first potential participant came in and was screened at our Clinical Research Facility. Thank you TRD001!
R&D approval - 15th August 2018
We've received R&D approval from Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust so now we can start arranging visits on site at the Clinical Research Facility, Warneford Hospital.
First telephone screening - 12th June 2018
This afternoon we had our first telephone screening for RESTART!
We were lucky enough to be one of the first studies invited to prevent their study to the Patients and Research group, which gave us valuable insight into patient views on the background, aims, design and conduct of RESTART. Looking forward to continuing to stay in dialogue with the group!
First screening on site - 6th September
Today our first potential participant came in and was screened at our Clinical Research Facility. Thank you TRD001!
R&D approval - 15th August 2018
We've received R&D approval from Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust so now we can start arranging visits on site at the Clinical Research Facility, Warneford Hospital.
First telephone screening - 12th June 2018
This afternoon we had our first telephone screening for RESTART!
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Headington Festival - 3rd June 2018
Today we visited Headington festival! It was a beautiful sunny day in Bury Knowles park - thank you to everyone who came and chatted to us! |
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Site Initiation Visit - 1st June 2018
The RESTART Site Initiation Visit was held at the Clinical Research Facility, Warneford Hospital, with nurses, medics, pharmacists and research staff.
Open for recruitment! - 31st May
After a couple of small amendments to the protocols to add a task, clarify the unblinding process and update the contact details - we now have all our approvals to start recruiting!
BRC Open Day - 22nd May 2018
RESTART was presented at the BRC open day [opens in new window]- a chance for researchers, clinicians and members of the public to come together and hear about the work of the Biomedical Research Centre in collaboration with the Clinical Research Facility.
Clinical Trials Registration - 4th May 2018
Today, RESTART was registered on clinicaltrials.gov. Identifier: NCT03515733 [opens in new window]
Ethics approval! - 27th February 2018
RESTART received ethical approval from the Oxford C REC.
REC - 23rd February 2018
RESTART was presented at the Oxford C REC this afternoon.
Sponsorship confirmation - 7th December 2017
RESTART received confirmation of sponsorship from the University of Oxford
Welcome Jess! - 1st December 2017
Jessica Scaife joined the team today as a post-doctoral research assistant
Welcome Amy! - 2nd October 2017
Amy Gillespie joined the team as a post-doctoral research assistant
Funding! - 3rd February 2017
The MRC offered a research grant to fund RESTAND [opens in new window] and RESTART.
The RESTART Site Initiation Visit was held at the Clinical Research Facility, Warneford Hospital, with nurses, medics, pharmacists and research staff.
Open for recruitment! - 31st May
After a couple of small amendments to the protocols to add a task, clarify the unblinding process and update the contact details - we now have all our approvals to start recruiting!
BRC Open Day - 22nd May 2018
RESTART was presented at the BRC open day [opens in new window]- a chance for researchers, clinicians and members of the public to come together and hear about the work of the Biomedical Research Centre in collaboration with the Clinical Research Facility.
Clinical Trials Registration - 4th May 2018
Today, RESTART was registered on clinicaltrials.gov. Identifier: NCT03515733 [opens in new window]
Ethics approval! - 27th February 2018
RESTART received ethical approval from the Oxford C REC.
REC - 23rd February 2018
RESTART was presented at the Oxford C REC this afternoon.
Sponsorship confirmation - 7th December 2017
RESTART received confirmation of sponsorship from the University of Oxford
Welcome Jess! - 1st December 2017
Jessica Scaife joined the team today as a post-doctoral research assistant
Welcome Amy! - 2nd October 2017
Amy Gillespie joined the team as a post-doctoral research assistant
Funding! - 3rd February 2017
The MRC offered a research grant to fund RESTAND [opens in new window] and RESTART.