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About Research For The Future
About Research for the Future
Research for the Future is an NHS-supported campaign that helps people find out about and take part in health and care research.
Taking part in research means you are helping to discover new ways to prevent, diagnose and manage illnesses.
We encourage people to register to hear about research opportunities, whether they have a health condition or not.
Joining Research for the Future
Joining Research for the Future is free. When you sign up, we will ask you for your contact details and some basic information about yourself. We use this to send you information about research opportunities you may be suitable for.
Research for the Future helps researchers find the right people to take part in their studies but it is always your decision whether to take part in any research we tell you about. Your participation is completely voluntary and you can withdraw from a study, or from the Research for the Future database, at any time. The usual care you receive from your health care team will never be affected by your decision.
The information you provide is stored on a secure NHS database kept in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act (2018). Only the Research for the Future team has access to it. Your details will never be passed to anyone else.
Help us improve care and treatments.
Current studies
MND-Smart
Looking to understand if certain medications can help slow down the progression of MND (motor neurone disease).
Parkinson’s Families Project (PFP)
Investigating the genetic causes of Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.
How you've helped us
Medicines Evaluation Unit: COPD drug
Clinical trial testing a new treatment for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Locum doctors in the NHS
Project gathering patient feedback in order to better understand the quality and safety of locum doctors working in the NHS.
Diabetes medication and cardiovascular health
ASCEND PLUS is a new trial being developed to test whether a particular diabetes medication can also be used to prevent heart attack, stroke, and other complications in people with type 2 diabetes.
