Children

The children and young people's speciality is made up of research-interested clinicians and practitioners at both national and local levels. Our job is to ensure that children's studies receive the right support to ensure they are delivered successfully in the NHS.

We put children and young people at the heart of our work and ensure their involvement at every stage of the design and delivery of our research. We support and deliver clinical research involving children and young people that includes:

Clinical trials
Randomised controlled trials and other high quality research of new and established medicines for children
Screening, diagnosis and the development of prognostic tools including imaging
Interventions such as behavioural interventions and medical devices
Studies on normal development and the pathogenesis, monitoring and prevention of disease
Cohort studies and the effect of lifestyle factors such as diet, nutrition and exercise

Find children's studies taking place in your area using the map below:

Click here for children's research news from across England.

Visit the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust website for information on children's studies taking place in Berkshire.

Visit the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust website for information on children's studies taking place in Buckinghamshire.

Visit the Milton Keynes University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website for information on children's studies taking place in Milton Keynes.

Visit the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website for information on children's studies taking place in Oxfordshire.

For more information on children's research in Thames Valley, visit the University of Oxford Department of Paediatrics website.

Find studies you could participate in at bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk.