PTTU provides the skilled staff and infrastructure to develop and deliver clinical research projects for the benefit of patients and the community.

We specialise in research studies in new healthcare technologies and have a track record of working with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) but we also support many other types of health research.

Our expertise

The Portsmouth Technologies Trials Unit (PTTU) is a collaboration between Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Portsmouth. Launched in spring 2018, the unit specialises in running research studies, including clinical trials in new healthcare technologies.

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Clinical trials & studies

We work in collaboration with academics, healthcare professionals and industry to develop and deliver high quality research projects. We specialise in working with SMEs and have a growing portfolio of trials and research studies, reflecting our local research expertise and the needs of our patients.

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Support we provide

We offer the infrastructure and staff to support research teams, clinical investigators and SMEs to deliver high quality research studies. We support studies from the beginning to the end; developing funding applications, study design, set up, management, quality assurance, analysis and reporting.

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Patient, Public and Community Engagement

The PTTU considers all aspects of public, patient and community engagement during the life span of our research studies right from the beginning when setting the research question through to delivery and dissemination.

Patients

Working closely with our PPI Facilitator, the PRA group influence study design and delivery to ensure the patient voice is heard. The group also supports wider dissemination through information and community events and social media.

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Public

In Portsmouth, our PRAs are patients, carers or members of the public with a passion for health research who help local patients and the wider community to have a greater understanding of the research opportunities available within PHT and the PTTU.

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Community

Our work with Patients and the wider community has won multiple awards including most recently the Award for Excellence in Public and Patient Involvement from the NIHR Clinical Research Network Wessex.

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Supporting trials and research in healthcare and medical technologies

The Portsmouth Technologies Trials Unit (PTTU) is a collaboration between Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Portsmouth. Launched in spring 2018, the unit specialises in running research studies, including clinical trials in new healthcare technologies.

We work in collaboration with academics, healthcare professionals and industry to develop and deliver high quality research projects. We specialise in working with small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and have a growing portfolio of trials and research studies, reflecting our local research expertise and the needs of our patients.

If you are interested in any of our services or would like to learn more please contact us today using our quick contact form or by calling us on 02392 286000 ext: 4042.

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