The Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) is located within the Department of Biostatistics at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. The CTU Director, Andrew Pickles, is Professor of Biostatistics and Psychological Methods at the Institute of Psychiatry and the CTU collaborates on non-mental health projects with Janet Peacock, Professor of Medical Statistics in the Department of Primary Care and Public Health Sciences at King's College London.

Established in 2002 and awarded full CTU registration by the UKCRC,   the CTU provides support to both medicinal and non-medicinal clinical trials across King's Health Partners. We assist research teams in carrying out clinical trials safely and to a high scientific standard, by offering a range of services to ensure the results are accurate and credible.

The CTU has an online randomisation system and validated web-based data entry system, along with trial management, data management and statistical expertise and particularly welcomes collaborations on applications to NIHR HTA, EME, SDO, HSR and PHR funding streams.
We provide affordable and professional clinical trial services.

Our services include:

Protocol development
• Study design
• Protocol writing

Randomisation
• Online randomisation
• Online minimisation

Data management
• Data management plan preparation
• CRF creation
• Database design
• Web-based remote data entry system (InferMed MACRO)
• Integrated data validation checks
• Data query management
• Report preparation

Trial management
• Ethics applications
• Annual progress reports
• MHRA applications
• Contracts management
• IMP supply advice
• Site initiation visits
• Monitoring services
• Report preparation
• Trial master file management

Pharmacovigilence
• SAE report management
• Annual safety report preparation

Statistical services
• Sample size calculations
• Response to reviewers
• Report preparation
• Statistical analysis
• Contribution to primary papers

Education / training
• Trial manager supervision
• Data manager supervision

For more information visit www.ctu.co.uk or contact Caroline Murphy, CTU Manager at caroline.murphy@kcl.ac.uk