Research Studies

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Here at Fallodon Way Medical Centre we support and take part in different medical research studies. Please see below for information on our current studies.

My Smile 

Mysmile is a study investigating whether improving oral health can slow memory loss.

VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Effects of Antidepressant Withdrawal 

What happens to people's moods, symptoms and thinking patterns as they come off antidepressants- comparted to those who stay on antidepressants over time?

We are looking for patients taking an SSI antidepressant who are clinically well (not depressed). Patients join one of 2 groups:

• Maintain: the patient chooses to stay to stay on their antidepressants during the study
• Withdraw: the patient chooses to taper/withdraw from their antidepressants during the study

For more information on the Research Studies taking place at Fallodon Way, please speak with your GP or one of our Reception Team.

This practice contributes to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Information in patient records is important for medical research to develop new treatments and test the safety of medicines. This practice supports medical research by sending some of the information from patient records to the Clincal Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

CPRD data services from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency provide anonymised patient data for research to improve patient and public health. No information that can be directly identify you is sent to the CPRD. Limited identifiable informationrelating to you (your NHS number, sex, date of birth and residence postcode) is sent directly to NHS England to enable data linkage. 

If you do not want anonymised information from your patient record to be used in research you can opt out by speaking to your doctor. 

For more information about how your data is used visit the CPRD website.