STEPS II – study progress

Regular updates about the STEPS II study progress and key milestones

This page will provide regular updates about the study progress and key milestones for the STEPS II project.

STEPS II is a National Institute for Health and Care Research funded study for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), sponsored by Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and managed by the University of Plymouth's Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit. Paul Taylor (Consultant Clinical Scientist at Salisbury District Hospital) is the Chief Investigator and will be leading the research.

Key milestones

?Congratulations to Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for being the next site to open.
?Congratulations to Swansea Bay University Health Board for being the third site to open.
?Congratulations to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for being the second site to open.
?Leeds and Birmingham are almost ready to open… who will be the next site to start recruiting for STEPS II?
?The expression of interest form is now live! Let a research team near you know that you would like to take part in STEPS II.
?We are open to recruitment! Congratulations to Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust for being our first site to open.
?STEPS II has received ethical approval from the Yorkshire & the Humber – Sheffield Research Ethics Committee.