Nimbuscare selected as trial site for new infant vaccine research
Nimbuscare’s Children’s Ambulatory Treatment (CAT) Hub has been selected to administer a new infant vaccine research project, alongside York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The York-based healthcare provider will be working with the hospital Trust’s Research and Development department to take part in HARMONIE, a randomised study to evaluate ‘nirsevimab’ in helping to prevent hospitalisations due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants.
It is the first study undertaken between the two York-based healthcare partners and Nimbuscare will be supporting Dr Dominic Smith, York consultant paediatrician with the project.
Nimbuscare’s medical director Dr Daniel Kimberling said: “This is a really exciting piece of research and it’s good to be working closely with the hospital. The project aligns with our CAT hub service at our Askham Bar Community Care Centre, where children with respiratory infections and fever receive an assessment and treatment with a paediatric nurse and clinician.
“Our 11 GP practices have also been asked to participate in the study by helping to recruit patients and refer eligible patients to the two local trial sites. Patients who enrol in the study will be reimbursed.
“The aim is to reduce the 83 deaths, 45,136 hospital visits, 450,138 GP visits and £76 million annual economic cost to the NHS resulting from RSV infection in UK infants each year. The study is aiming to recruit 12,000 infants across the UK.”.
If you would like to participate you can sign up to take part at the HARMONIE study
More information
The HARMONIE study is being delivered in collaboration between Sanofi and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
The recruiting sites within our region are:
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital
Nimbuscare Ltd – Askham Bar
Hull and East Yorkshire Women and Children's Hospital - Hull Royal Infirmary
Sheffield Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Sheffield Children's Hospital
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Bradford Royal Infirmary
The study closes to recruitment at the end of February/ March - so it has a very tight timescale for patient recruitment. Children are followed up for 12 months and parents receive a small payment of £75 on completion of the study.
If you are interested in supporting the HARMONIE study or would like more info, please get in touch with Mags Szewczyk, LCRN Yorkshire & Humber Regional Research Operational Delivery Manager for the Harmonie study
Tel: 07776496705 E-mail: mags.szewczyk@york.nhs.uk