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Successful SWAT Awardees

The HRB-TMRN offers annual competitive funding for the conduct of a Study within a trial (SWAT). Below is a list of successful awardees and their SWATs.

YearUniversitySWAT LeadTitle
2024University College Dublin Prof Valerie Smith,
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems
Comparing enhanced written plus audiovisual information versus standard written information alone for disseminating trial results to trial participants.
2023University College Cork Dr Frances Shiely, HRB Clinical Research Facility & School of Public Health Evaluating the feasibility and useability of
the TMRN-TMRP Communication Wheel for trials: A non-randomised SWAT process evaluation using RE-AIM
2022University College DublinProf Suzanne Guerin,
School of Psychology,
Testing a framework for mixed methods integration in the context of a randomized controlled trial with process evaluation: A case study from the DIAdIC Trial.
2022University College DublinDr Sinead Holden,
Clinical Research Centre, School of Medicine,
Adaptive messaging to optimise adherence to remote delivery of a mHealth intervention in randomised trials: a Study Within A Trial (SWAT).
2020University College CorkDr Frances Shiely, HRB Clinical Research Facility Cork & School of Public HealthDoes patients’ guided self-reflection on their illness increase engagement with and recruitment to clinical trials: a mixed-methods study within a trial (SWAT).
2019University College CorkDr Frances Shiely, HRB Clinical Research Facility Cork & School of Public HealthDevelopment and testing of a novel multi-trial programmable animation platform: An education intervention to improve the efficiency and success rate of pre-screening and subsequent recruitment
2018University College CorkProf Patricia Kearney, Department of Epidemiology and Public HealthSeldom heard: Listening to patients and the public during intervention development
2017University of GalwayDr Valerie Smith, School of Nursing and MidwiferyStatistical methods for compensating for missing longitudinal data in a cluster-randomised trial
2017University College CorkDr Karen Matvienko-Sikar, School of Epidemiology & Public HealthTo determine if provision of information about a core outcome set (COS) increases response rates and attitudes toward trial questionnaire completion
2017University of GalwayDr Brian Slattery, School of PsychologyExamining the influence of an informational video on participant retention in a randomised controlled trial
2016University College DublinDr Ricardo Segurado, School of Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science & CSTARStatistical methods for compensating for missing longitudinal data in a cluster-randomised trial.
2016University College CorkProf Patricia Kearney, Department of Epidemiology and Public HealthPatients’ perspectives and preferences on clinical trial dissemination: the TRUST Thyroid trial experience.
2016University College CorkDr Shane Cullinan, School of PharmacyThe influence of different healthcare professionals delivering an intervention in a medication optimisation trial.

Study within a Trial (SWAT) Funding

 In 2023 the network will provide further funding for one SWAT award. This award is worth up to €10,000 (25% institutional overheads of direct project costs also available) and will provide for the implementation of a self-contained methodological research study in a planned or an existing randomised trial.

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