Completed Clinical Trials

To include SBNS Interpretation of the trial results

Hydrocephalus

The British Antibiotic and Silver-Impregnated Catheters for ventriculoperitoneal Shunts randomised controlled trial (BASICS)

The British Antibiotic and Silver-Impregnated Catheters for ventriculoperitoneal Shunts randomised controlled trial (BASICS)

Chief Investigators: Professor Conor Mallucci and Professor Michael Jenkinson

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Oncology

An Evaluation of the Tolerability and Feasibility of Combining 5-Amino-Levulinic Acid (5-ALA) with BCNU Wafers in the Surgical Management of Primary Glioblastoma (GALA-5)

CI: Professor Colin Watts

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Refining the Intraoperative Identification of Suspected High-Grade Glioma Using a Surgical Fluorescence Biomarker: GALA BIDD Study Report

Chief Investigator: Professor Colin Watts

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Spine

Surgical microdiscectomy versus transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with sciatica secondary to herniated lumbar disc (NERVES)

Chief Investigator: Mr Martin Wilby

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Trauma

Randomised evaluation of surgery with craniectomy for uncontrollable elevation of intracranial pressure (RescueICP)

Chief Investigator: Professor Peter Hutchinson

Randomised Evaluation of Surgery with Craniectomy for patients Undergoing Evacuation of Acute Subdural Haematoma (RescueASDH)

Chief Investigator: Professor Peter Hutchinson

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Dexamethasone in Chronic SubDural Haematoma (Dex-CSDH)

Chief Investigator: Professor Peter Hutchinson

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Vascular

International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT) of neurosurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling in patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms

Chief Investigator: Dr Andrew Molyneux

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Simvastatin in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (STASH)

Chief Investigator Mr Peter Kirkpatrick

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