Mobilise-D and Cure Parkinson’s UK in strategic partnership to accelerate the translation of research into clinical practice

We are excited to announce our strategic partnership with Cure Parkinson’s UK, working closely together to bring our research and clinical studies closer to patients and the public. We asked Helen Matthews, Deputy CEO of Cure Parkinson’s, to share with us her vision about the benefits of the research and clinical trials in Parkinson’s Disease,…

NIHR NEWS: Monitoring patients’ mobility continues despite new lockdown

Monitoring patients’ mobility during the COVID19 pandemic could easily have been impossible due to lockdown and restrictions such as social distancing. However, this isn’t the case for the Mobilise-D technical validation study (TVS) where 120 participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, congestive heart failure or hip fracture, along with healthy older adults, will be enrolled. Our test sites in Newcastle and Sheffield have found a way to work around the distancing restrictions to keep the study open, and confirmed that the technical validation…