The Ulsys “smart sock” – transforming venous leg ulcer care with a patient centred electronically assisted self-care compression system.

Mr George Smith George.Smith@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer

Dr Maureen Twiddy M.Twiddy@hull.ac.uk
Reader in Mixed Methods Research

Professor Judith Cohen J.Cohen@hull.ac.uk
Director, Hull Health Trials Unit

DRESSINg: DACC in the REduction of Surgical Site INfection Feb 1, 2017 - Jan 31, 2018
A surgical site infection is an infection occurring in the body where surgery has recently taken place. The rates of infection vary according to the type of surgery but may occur in as many as 1 in every 3 or 4 operations. All of these infections cau... Read More about DRESSINg: DACC in the REduction of Surgical Site INfection.

BREATHE: Breathlessness RElief AT HomE Apr 1, 2019 - Oct 31, 2021
A feasibility study to address this RQ:
Does a paramedic-administered short non-pharmacological complex breathlessness intervention improve breathlessness and reduce conveyance to ED for people with breathlessness crisis compared with usual practice... Read More about BREATHE: Breathlessness RElief AT HomE.

LIPS: A prospective registry-based cohort study to monitor the diagnosis and management of acute leukaemia in pregnancy Jun 1, 2018 - Feb 28, 2022
Acute leukaemia (AL) is an aggressive but potentially curable cancer that can affect women of childbearing age. When a pregnancy is complicated by a diagnosis of AL, clinicians face a complex dilemma: to balance risking the mother’s survival through... Read More about LIPS: A prospective registry-based cohort study to monitor the diagnosis and management of acute leukaemia in pregnancy.

BRAVO: High grade bladder cancer: a randomised controlled trial of radical cystectomy against intra-vesical immunotherapy – a feasibility study Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2018
Bladder cancer is a common disease with worse outcomes in Yorkshire than in the rest of the UK. We want to conduct a randomized trial to evaluate the best treatment for aggressive bladder cancer when found at an early stage. This could be complete b... Read More about BRAVO: High grade bladder cancer: a randomised controlled trial of radical cystectomy against intra-vesical immunotherapy – a feasibility study.

LAVA: Thermal ablation versus surgery for patients with colorectal liver metastases Oct 1, 2017 - May 31, 2023