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.
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.
Software
We develop our own bespoke clinical trial software, which is available for licensing.
Latest news
Highlight publications
Effect of Probiotic Use on Antibiotic Administration among Care Home Residents: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Butler CC. et al, (2020), JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 324, 47 - 56
C-reactive protein testing to guide antibiotic prescribing for COPD exacerbations
Butler CC. et al, (2019), New England Journal of Medicine, 381, 111 - 120
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the community using data from OxRen: A UK population-based cohort study
Hirst JA. et al, (2020), British Journal of General Practice, 70, E285 - E293
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
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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Emily Bongard
Programme Manager