The Medical Research Council’s Clinical Trials Unit is
one of the UK’s leading centres for clinical research. We
specialise in cancer and HIV/AIDS, but we also undertake research
in other areas, including rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis and
mental health.
We design and conduct clinical trials, and we
bring together the results of a number of trials which look at the
same illness or condition (this is called a systematic review or
meta-analysis).
We also undertake observational studies to
evaluate the impact of new interventions in routine
care.
Our research helps to improve healthcare in the UK and around
the world.
The MRC Clinical Trials Unit employs around 200 staff and
is currently co-ordinating around 60 trials and
meta-analyses.
The MRC Clinical Trials Unit has very close links to the UCL
School of Life and Medical Sciences, in particular to the Institute
of Epidemiology and Health Care and the Faculty of Population
Health Sciences. Most senior staff at MRC CTU are professors or
have honorary posts at UCL, mainly at the Research Department of
Infection and Population Health.
Our research areas
Our aims
Senior staff profiles
History
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MRC Clinical Trials Unit and the
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Last Update Date : 7/23/2012
