Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU)
Experts in designing, developing, supporting and co-ordinating high quality clinical trials and other well-designed studies
Contact us
Please contact us as early as possible so we can help you plan your research and include the costs of our support in your grant application. PenCTU does not provide funding for research.
If you need help with an existing study, please ensure you have sufficient funds to meet the costs of our support.
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Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit
Faculty of Health
University of Plymouth
Room N16
ITTC 1 Building
Plymouth Science Park
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 8BX
Welcome to the Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU) based within the Faculty of Health at the University of Plymouth.
We are a leading academic clinical trials unit with expertise in designing, developing, supporting and co-ordinating high quality, multi-centre clinical trials and other well-designed studies that will directly influence clinical and healthcare practice.
PenCTU is a fully registered clinical trials unit in the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) and currently receives National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) CTU support funding. This funding has been awarded to support the Unit in developing and supporting NIHR trials.
We work in partnership with clinicians, researchers, the NIHR Research Design Service South West, the Clinical Research Network and other partners from across the South West Peninsula and beyond, starting with the funding application, to deliver the full spectrum of clinical trial expertise to applicable standards and regulations.
PenCTU has considerable experience in drug trials, other non-drug interventional trials, trials of complex interventions, pilot trials and feasibility studies, across a broad range of clinical and health-related areas.
If you are interested in working with us, please approach us at the earliest opportunity.
Trial design and methodology
- Statistical expertise.
- Co-located with SW Research Design Service.
- Links with health economists.
- Links with qualitative researchers.
Trial delivery
- Centralised operational team.
- Highly experienced trial managers.
- Project management from study set-up to close-out.
- Expertise in meeting regulatory and best practice standards.
Trial data management
- Centralised team of systems developers and data managers.
- Electronic and paper-based data capture.
- Bespoke web-based randomisation and trial management systems.
- Robust data processing and storage procedures.
Quality management
- Suite of Standard
- Operating Procedures
- Established work instructions and templates
- Risk assessments
- Risk-based monitoring plans
Recent publications
We have experience in project-managing a portfolio of trials, with a focus on timely delivery and data quality. Following are some recent examples of our work, for further examples see our publications page.
Some examples of recent work
Study portfolio
We have experience in Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs) as well as trials and other well designed studies not involving investigational medicinal products.
Video and audio
A selection of video and audio giving an introduction to Clinical Trials Units in general alongside some of our own work.
Study findings for trial participants
In this section you will find summarised results and findings of studies on our portfolio
Choose your study below to find out more
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