University Of Edinburgh

This study is testing whether a special nutritional drink with omega-3 fatty acids (like those in fish oil) can help people with advanced lung or colorectal cancer who are at risk of malnutrition. About 118 participants will be split into two groups: one gets the omega-3 drink pl…

This study is testing a new, less invasive way to find the source of iron deficiency anemia. Patients swallow a small, magnetically-guided robotic capsule that takes pictures of the stomach and small intestine. Researchers want to see if this pill camera is as good as the standar…

This study aims to see if giving patients several stool tests (FIT tests) over a few weeks, instead of just one or two, helps doctors better identify who really needs a colonoscopy to check for bowel cancer. It will involve about 1,000 people in Scotland who have been referred to…

This study is testing a simpler, shorter camera called a 'rectoscope' to check for regrowth after a rectal tumor has been removed. The goal is to see if this check can be done quickly in a clinic using just a suppository, instead of requiring strong oral bowel medicine and a long…

This study aims to understand how primary care doctors in Latin America provide palliative care to patients with serious illnesses. Researchers will work with 30-50 healthcare professionals across the region to identify the main challenges, describe different care models, and agr…

This study aims to gather information from 100 older adults who have hidden damage to their brain's small blood vessels, which is often found incidentally on scans. Researchers will monitor participants over 6-12 months to understand how this condition affects daily life, thinkin…

This study is testing the best way to research why some older adults experience confusion or memory problems after major surgery. Researchers will ask about 40 patients aged 70+ to do memory tests and give blood samples before and after their operation. The goal is to gather info…

This study aims to see if a simple wrist-worn activity tracker can help healthcare teams understand how people recover at home after a serious illness requiring intensive care. It will track movement patterns in 40 adults recently discharged from the ICU in Edinburgh hospitals an…

This study looks back at how the NHS in Lothian, Scotland, diagnosed bowel cancer in about 25,000 patients over three years. The goal is to see how well the current system works, including its costs and accuracy, to find ways to make it faster and better at catching cancer early.…

This study aims to see if a new type of body scan can find specific immune cells (B cells) inside the inflamed blood vessels of people with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Researchers will scan 15 GCA patients before and after standard steroid treatment, comparing them to 15 other pe…