Our mission is to develop, deliver, interpret and disseminate patient-facing primary care research to the highest international standards.
The Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit is an integral part of the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences. Our research themes are aligned with the departmental priorities on infectious diseases, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, behavioural medicine and other topics of major national and international importance. In 2016 the unit recruited almost 6000 participants from around 600 sites in over 20 countries.
The unit is part of the Primary Care and Vaccine Collaborative Clinical Trials Unit (PCVC-CTU) consortium in recognition of its ability to coordinate high quality, academically-led, multi-centred clinical trials. We work closely with NHS Trusts across England and Wales and the UK Clinical Research Network.
Latest news
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Harmful placebos?
11 December 2018
Highlight publications
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TELEMONITORING AND/OR SELF-MONITORING OF BLOOD PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSION (TASMINH4): A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
McManus R. et al, (2018), JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, 36, E5 - E5
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Effect of oral dexamethasone without immediate antibiotics vs placebo on acute sore throat in adults a randomized clinical trial
Hayward GN. et al, (2017), JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 317, 1535 - 1543
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Improving the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection in young children in primary care: Results from the DUTY prospective diagnostic cohort study
Hay AD. et al, (2016), Annals of Family Medicine, 14, 325 - 336
The unit is led by:
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Chris Butler
Professor of Primary Care
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Ly-Mee Yu
Associate Professor and Deputy Director Academic (Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit)
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Emma Ogburn
CTU Operational Director