Research is impossible without patients and members of the public volunteering to take part in our clinical studies.
Taking part in research has many benefits for patients: not only access to revolutionary new treatments and more frequent tests and check-ups, but also the chance to learn more about your own condition and care.
Your participation will help others by helping to find tomorrow's treatments and interventions, as well as helping us to build a better and more efficient health service, able to respond to whatever challenges we face in the future.
Learn more about research in the NHS:
Embedding research in the NHS - NHS England
Find a research trial
If you are interested in taking part, all the research studies currently open at OUH are listed at the link below, along with information about who to contact if you want more information.
Oxford University Hospitals Clinical Research Studies
To volunteer for studies in other parts of the country, including those in mental health and in the community, visit:
Taking part
We may offer you the opportunity to join a research study as part of your care. If you are interested in taking part in a research study, please speak to your clinical team.
Many studies are observational, which means patient data that is already routinely collected, such as blood pressure readings or scan images, are made available to researchers.
Other studies may require you to have additional tests or increased monitoring. We also trial new treatments and therapies, which your clinical team may offer you, if appropriate.
We also recruit healthy volunteers to take part in studies.
Ethical approval
All our studies have ethical approval and adhere to rigorous governance procedures.
Consent
Patient recruitment to studies is carried out by an informed consent process.
Get involved
Patients taking part in our studies is vital - but we also want patients, carers and members of the public to help us guide and shape our research; they often have first-hand experience of living with and treating a disease that we are researching.
By involving patients and the public in designing and evaluating our clinical trials and studies, we can ensure that current and future research truly meets the needs of patients and carers.
If you would like to get more involved in the research taking place in Oxford, find out about the patient and public groups that exist here, or look out for information in the clinical area you visit.
