SPCRN (Scottish Primary Care Research Network)

Welcome to SPCRN website. SPCRN was one of the first networks to be established in Scotland, and works closely with the PCRN in England and the topic-specific networks in Scotland as part of the UK Clinical Research Network Link to Networks

SPCRN Nodes

Map	Node	Health Boards
	East South East West North East North	NHS Tayside, NHS Fife, NHS Forth Valley NHS Lothian, NHS Borders NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Dumfries & Galloway NHS Grampian, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland NHS Highland, NHS Western Isles

National Projects Currently Recruiting

The Scottish Family Health Study (Generation Scotland)

Pathway 1: Monotherapy vs Dual Therapy for Initial Treatment for Hypertension

Pathway 2: Prevention and treatment of hypertension with algorithm based therapy (Pathway) Number 2. A multicentre Phase 4 study of optimal treatment of drug resistant hypertension.

Pathway 3: A multicentre phase 4 study of comparison of single and combination diuretics in low-rennin hypertension.

Interstroke: Importance of conventional and emerging risk factors for stroke in different regions of the world and in different ethnic groups: a case controlled study.:

Maternity Notes Study: How is patient-centred care affected by giving women the opportunity to write in hand-held maternity care notes? A qualitative investigation.:

LEADER: Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes: Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcome Results. A five year Multi-centre, International, Randomised Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial to Determine Liraglutide Effects on Cardiovascular Events (COMMERCIAL).:

TECOS: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate Cardiovascular Outcomes after Treatment with Sitagliptin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Inadequate Glycemic Control on Mono- or Dual Combination Oral Antihyperglycemic Therapy (COMMERCIAL).:

PAGES: Establishing a database to study gene-environment interactions and pharmacogenomics for asthma among Scottish children.:

SEARCH Studies: A Population based study of genetic predisposition and gene-environment interactions in different cancers.:

SHARE: A pilot study on the feasibility of creating and using a Scottish Population Health Research Register.:

Telescot Diabetes Study:

WIME: Developing and evaluating interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in primary care: comparison of paper-based and web-based modelling experiments.:

If you are interested in the any of the above studies and/or require further information, please email Jill Sutherland, Network Administrator