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What is ESP2?

Multi-centre trials provide key evidence underpinning healthcare practice. However, they invariably take a lot of hard work and expense to complete, with some of this work and expense being devoted to sites that under-recruit. Developing practical methods to identify sites that will recruit to target would be helpful.

ESP2 aims to evaluate a guided site performance prediction tool for trial managers. The tool was developed during the initial ESP study using practical experience from trial managers. Trial managers were asked to identify reasons why sites might fail to recruit to target in randomised and non-randomised interventional trials.


ESP identified eight possible 'red flags' to predict recruitment failure at a site:
• previous poor site performance
• slow approvals process
• strong staff/patient preferences
• the site recruitment target
• the trial protocol and its implementation at the site
• lack of staff engagement
• lack of research experience among site staff; busy site staff.

We have used these identified flags to develop a site performance prediction tool. We hope that using this tool will improve the accuracy of trial managers’ predictions about site recruitment performance, but this needs evaluation. It is this evaluation that ESP2 will conduct.

To evaluate the tool, we need trial managers to make 1000 site performance predictions (will the site recruit to target yes or no?). We invite trial managers working in anywhere in the world to register and start making predictions! If you’d like more information, scroll down.

ESP2 is a collaboration between University of Aberdeen, Trial Forge and the UK Trial Managers' Network.
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Can I take part and registration

You can take part in ESP2 if:

  1. You are responsible (e.g. as a Trial Manager, Trial Manager Assistant or Clinical Research Associate) for setting up trial recruitment sites and carrying out site initiation training with site staff.
  2. Your trial is currently opening new recruitment sites. You will be able to make predictions between October 2019 and until September 2023.
  3. Your trial is testing one or more interventions. Your trial can be randomised or non-randomised but cannot be cluster randomised.
  4. You and your trial recruitment sites can be anywhere in the world.
  5. You are willing to make at least one prediction. There is no limit to the number of predictions you can make


If you would like more information about ESP2, including information about taking part, please contact the study team using the contact us link below or email us on ESP2@abdn.ac.uk Or you can just register to take part using the link below.

ESP2 started in 2019 and is expected to run until 2024.

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Please note:

We have decided to suspend ESP2 on 30th April 2022 and to review whether to start again in one year’s time. The pandemic has changed many things, including how trials are run so we want to let things settle and understand the changes before we decide whether to start again in 2023. Thank you for your interest and support of ESP2 so far, we hope to return. The ESP2 study team

Where are people already taking part?

Bristol Trials Centre, Clinical Trials and Evaluation Unit

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  • Bristol Trials Centre, Clinical Trials and Evaluation Unit

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Level 7 Queens Building
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Bristol
BS2 8HW
University of York

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  • University of York

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York Trials Unit
ARCC Building
Yorkshire and the Humber
YO10 5DD
Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre (University of Liverpool)

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  • Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre (University of Liverpool)

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Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, 2nd Floor, Institute in the Park, Alder He
Liverpool
L12 2AP
University of Birmingham

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  • University of Birmingham

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Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU)
Public Health Building
West Midlands
B19 2EL
ICNARC

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  • ICNARC

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University of Oxford

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  • University of Oxford

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NDORMS, Kadoorie Centre
Level 3, John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Oxfordshire
OX3 9DU
Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, University of Edinburgh,

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  • Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, University of Edinburgh,

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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Surgical Research Office
Ground floor Lincoln Wing
St James' University Hospital
Beckett Street
LS9 7TF
University of Bristol

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  • University of Bristol

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1-5 Whiteladies Road
BS8 1NU
ECTU

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  • ECTU

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Usher Institute
University of Edinburgh
NINE Edinburgh BioQuarter
9 Little France Road
EH16 4UX
HSRU

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  • HSRU

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Health Services Research Unit
University of Aberdeen
3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
AB25 2ZD
ECTU

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  • ECTU

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University of Edinburgh

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  • University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Usher Institute
NINE Edinburgh BioQuarter
9 Little France Road
EH16 4UX
University of Bristol

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  • University of Bristol

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3.12, Canynge Hall
39 Whatley Road
BS8 2PS
Edinburgh University

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  • Edinburgh University

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Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit
Usher Institut, 9 BioQuarter
9 Little France Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4UX
University of Oxford

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  • University of Oxford

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Level 3 Kadoorie Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Oxfordshire
OX3 9DU
University of York

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  • University of York

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York Trials Unit
Department of Health Sciences
ARRC Building
University of York
YO10 5DD
NHS Blood and Transplant

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  • NHS Blood and Transplant

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University of Dundee

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  • University of Dundee

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Tayside Clinical Trials Unit (TCTU)
School of Medicine
DD2 1UA
University of Oxford

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  • University of Oxford

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Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory
Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics
University of Oxford
Roosevelt Drive, Headington
OX37BN
Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit

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  • Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit

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NCTU, Building 42
University Park
University of Nottingham
NG4 3EX
Queen Mary University of London

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  • Queen Mary University of London

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Brighton and Sussex CTU

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  • Brighton and Sussex CTU

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Room 204 Bevendean House
Village Way
Falmer
BN1 9PH
MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge Schol of Clinical Medicint

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  • MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge Schol of Clinical Medicint

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Box 285 Institute of Metabolic Science
Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Cambridge
East of England
CB2 0QQ
McMaster University

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  • McMaster University

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East London NHS Foundation Trust

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  • East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Nottingham Clinical Trial Unit

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  • Nottingham Clinical Trial Unit

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Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit
Building 42
Room A17
The University of Nottingham
NG72RD
University of Aberdeen

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  • University of Aberdeen

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Imperial College London

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  • Imperial College London

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Department of Surgery & Cancer
Imperial College London
Hammersmith Campus
ICTEM Building, 1st Floor
W12 0NN
Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University

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  • Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University

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Centre for Trials Research
Cardiff University
7th Floor, Neuadd Meirionnydd
Heath Park
CF14 4YS
University of Aberdeen

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  • University of Aberdeen

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Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT), 3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building
University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill
AB25 2ZD
University of Oxford - Oxford Trauma

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  • University of Oxford - Oxford Trauma

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UK

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  • UK

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Social Science Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education
Room 201 18 Woburn Square
London, WC1H 0NR
WC1H 0NR
Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit

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  • Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit

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Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit
Building 42
University Park
NG7 2RD
Afortiori Development Ltd

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  • Afortiori Development Ltd

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University of Manchester

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  • University of Manchester

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Room 1.309
Jean McFarlane Building
Oxford Road
M139PL
Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

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  • Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg

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Schiepse Bos 6
3600
University of Oxford

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  • University of Oxford

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PC-CTU, Dept of Primary Care Sciences
University of Oxford
1st Floor Gibson Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
OX2 6GG
Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit

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  • Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit

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Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit
University of Nottingham
Building 42, University Park
NG7 2RD
University of Bristol

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  • University of Bristol

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Bristol Trials Centre (CTEU)
Level 7, Queen's Building, Bristol Royal Infirmary
Bristol
South West
BS2 8HW
Surgical Intervention Trials Unit

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  • Surgical Intervention Trials Unit

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Botnar Research Centre
Windmill Road
OX3 7LD
UHNM

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  • UHNM

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Research and Innovation Directorate
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke On-Trent
ST4 6QG
Clinical Trials Research Unit - Leeds University

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  • Clinical Trials Research Unit - Leeds University

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Clinical Trials Research Unit
LS2 9JT
University of Leeds

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  • University of Leeds

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LS2 9JT
University of Dundee

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  • University of Dundee

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Tayside Medical Science Centre
George Pirie Way
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School
Tayside
DD1 9SY
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust

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  • University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust

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Research & Development
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
CV2 2DX
Bristol Trials Centre (CTEU)

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  • Bristol Trials Centre (CTEU)

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CTU, University Hospital Basel

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  • CTU, University Hospital Basel

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Spitalstr. 12
4031
Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Leeds

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  • Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Leeds

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Clinical Trials Research Unit
Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research
University of Leeds
LS2 9JT
Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit

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  • Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit

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Leicester Clinical Trials Unit

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  • Leicester Clinical Trials Unit

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University of Leicester
College of Life Sciences
Maurice Shock Building
University Road
LE1 7RH
University of Liverpool

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  • University of Liverpool

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Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Liverpool, 1st Floor, Mersey Bio,
Bio and Life Science, Liverpool,
L69 7ZB
Keele University

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  • Keele University

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University of Cambridge

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  • University of Cambridge

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Strangeways Research Lab
Worts Causeway
CB1 8RN
University of Leicester

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  • University of Leicester

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Leicester Clinical Trials Unit
Maurice Shock Building
University Road
LE1 7RH
Miss

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  • Miss

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit

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  • Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit

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NCTU
1-4 Claremont Terrace
Newcastle
NE2 4AE
Southampton Clinical Trials Unit

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  • Southampton Clinical Trials Unit

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Southampton Clinical Trials Unit
MP131, Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
SO166YD
University of Aberdeen

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  • University of Aberdeen

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CHaRT
Third Floor, HSB
Foresterhill
AB25 2ZD
University of Edinburgh

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  • University of Edinburgh

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Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS)
University of Edinburgh
Chancellor's Building Room FU30302/14
49 Little France Crescent
EH16 4SB
HRB Primary Care Clinical Trials Network

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  • HRB Primary Care Clinical Trials Network

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NHMRC

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  • NHMRC

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University of Michigan

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  • University of Michigan

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48105
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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  • NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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CRUK Clinical Trials Unit
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
1053 Great Western Road
Glasgow
G12 OYN
University of Oxford

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  • University of Oxford

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Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology
University of Oxford
Roosevelt Drive
Headington
OX3 7FY
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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  • Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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University of Nottingham

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  • University of Nottingham

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Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine
Room 1409, Tower Building, University Park
NG7 2RD
CRUK CTU Glasgow

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  • CRUK CTU Glasgow

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Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road
BWoSCC
G12 0YN
Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre

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  • Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre

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Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit

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  • Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit

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Usher Institute, NINE, Level 2
9 Little France Road
Edinburgh Bioquarter
EH16 4UX
University of Bristol

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  • University of Bristol

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NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney

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  • NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney

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2050
University of Bristol

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  • University of Bristol

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Bristol Trials Centre, Level 7, Queens Building, Bristol Royal Infirmary,
Upper Maudlin Street
BS28HW
Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit

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  • Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit

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Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit

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  • Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit

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Public Health Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
York Trials Unit, University of York

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  • York Trials Unit, University of York

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University of York

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  • University of York

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Room A/RC/004,Ground Floor, ARRC Building
York Trials Unit
University of York
YO10 5DD
University of York

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  • University of York

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Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit (NICTU)

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  • Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit (NICTU)

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First Floor Elliott Dynes
The Royal Group of Hospitals
Grosvenor Road
BT12 6BA
NDORMS, University of Oxford

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  • NDORMS, University of Oxford

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The Botnar Research Centre
Windmill Road, Headington
OX3 7LD
Unversity of Nottingham

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  • Unversity of Nottingham

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Division of Primary Care
1406 Tower Building
NG72RD
CTRU, University of Leeds

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  • CTRU, University of Leeds

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Study news

Number of Predictions

258/1000

Key facts about the study and documents

What is this study about?

Taking part in ESP2 would involve:

  1. Registering yourself and your trial(s) in a one-off simple registration on this website.
  2. Making a recruitment prediction on this website as soon as possible after completing site initiation training. The site does not need to be open for recruitment when the prediction is made, so long as the site initiation training has been done.

  3. You can make just one prediction, or many more, it’s up to you. We just ask that you enter all information needed for each prediction. Entering your prediction will take less than 10 minutes.
  4. The ESP2 team will be in contact 6 months later and then again 12 months later to see how recruitment actually went at each site for which you made a prediction..

For the full details about what is involved please have a look at the Participant Information Leaflet.

We've also prepared some videos about logging your predictions:

Key facts

Video Guides
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Registering yourself with ESP2:

    

Your first log-in after registration:

    

Adding a trial to make predictions for:

    

Making a prediction:

    

Key contacts

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Organisation

Funding acknowledgement
ESP2 is made possible by a collaboration between Trial Forge, the UK Trial Managers’ Network and not least all the Trial Managers who have or will make predictions. We are a bit of a grassroot phenomenon in that it has not been possible to secure project- specific funding but we will not let that stop us (and we do have a bit of funding).

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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Participant Information

The University of Aberdeen is hosting this study based in the United Kingdom. We will be using information from you in order to undertake this study and will act as the data controller for this study. This means that we are responsible for looking after your information and using it properly. University of Aberdeen/NHS Grampian will keep identifiable information about you for at least 3 years after the study has finished.

Your rights to access, change or move your information are limited, as we need to manage your information in specific ways in order for the research to be reliable and accurate. If you withdraw from the study, we will keep the information about you that we have already obtained. To safeguard your rights, we will use the minimum personally-identifiable information possible.

You can find out more about how we use your information https://www.abdn.ac.uk/privacy.