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Research for the Future is an award-winning, NHS supported campaign that helps people find out about and take part in health and care research. Getting involved in research means you are helping to discover new ways to prevent, diagnose and manage illnesses.
Everyone is welcome to register with Research for the Future, whether you have a health condition or not. The only requirement is that you must live in England and be 18 or over. Registering means you will receive information about opportunities to take part in research.
We have opportunities to get involved in research across all health conditions as well as for healthy volunteers.
There are many different types of research to get involved with including:
- completing a survey or questionnaire
- being part of a discussion group
- trialling new technology or testing new equipment
- helping to develop and design a research project
- being involved in a clinical trial.
We also have five areas of particular interest, our ‘Help BEAT’ campaigns, and we are especially keen to hear from people living with one, or more of these health conditions. Our current campaigns are Help BEAT Diabetes, Help BEAT Heart Disease, Help BEAT Kidney Disease, Help BEAT Respiratory Disease and Help BEAT Coronavirus.
Current studies
Omega-3 and skin ageing
Investigating whether an omega-3 supplement can improve skin changes after menopause.
REAL PRETECTION
Evaluating how smart insoles and socks can be used to monitor and improve foot health for people with diabetes-related neuropathy (foot impairment).
NHS Lung Health Check
Developing a system to evaluate how the NHS Lung Health Check is provided and the long-term effects on the health of those using it.
NurtuRE Greater Manchester
Understand what would make it easier to find out about and take part in research into pregnancy, childbirth and early years.
Antennae Project
Training peer educators to help raise awareness and increase involvement in kidney research from Black and South Asian communities and poorer areas of Greater Manchester.
Brain tumour research
Investigating how brain and skull-based tumours develop and progress. Healthy volunteers.
MoodMaps: CKD and depression
Understanding how people with chronic kidney disease experience depression and psychological wellbeing, and the treatments and services available.
Digital pharmacy services
Understanding experiences of using digital health technologies and exploring how these could be used in community pharmacy.
ACES Diversity
Capturing the experiences of cervical screening for people from ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds and exploring views on alternative methods.
Salford Kidney Study
Investigating the causes and complications of kidney disease, monitoring disease progression, and helping to improve patient outcomes.
Lessons from the interface
Understanding public experiences of receiving treatment and care in both NHS and private hospital.
TOP HAT
Investigating if drugs already used in the NHS can be used as a treatment for visual hallucinations in people with Parkinson’s Disease or Lewy Body Dementia.
3D gait analysis
Healthy volunteers to help develop a new approach to diagnosing iNPH (idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus), a brain disorder that can lead to difficulty walking.
Pomegranate extract and inflammageing
Measuring the effects of pomegranate extract supplements on blood pressure, cholesterol, and inflammation, as well as muscle and brain function
EXTOD-Immune
Investigating whether a home-based exercise programme can help people recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) slow down the progression of the disease.
Integrated bipolar parenting intervention
Testing the effectiveness of an online intervention for parents with bipolar disorder.
Find out more about: Integrated bipolar parenting intervention
GLAD
Understanding why some people experience anxiety and depression by exploring the influence of genetic and environmental risk factors.
OFFSET
Investigating the effects of a time restricted eating programme on blood sugar control for people who have been told they are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
PREDICT-Meso PPI Group
This project will establish a PPIE (patient and public involvement and engagement) group to advise on all stages of mesothelioma research.
OptiMuscle
Developing new treatments using digital technologies to understand what happens when someone breathes.
ADAMS: Multiple sclerosis study
Study looking to understand how genes cause multiple sclerosis in people from different ethnic backgrounds.
Parkinson’s Families Project (PFP)
Investigating the genetic causes of Parkinson’s Disease and other movement disorders.
UK GCA Consortium – retrospective study
Understanding more about the causes of GCA (giant cell arteritis).
Find out more about: UK GCA Consortium – retrospective study
PONTIAC II
Investigating if medications currently prescribed to treat people with diabetes and heart problems could be used to prevent heart problems.
Study archive
View all research opportunities and studies that we have promoted online
Find out more about: Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
