INFECT

Immune Failure in Critical Therapy (INFECT) Study (Phenotyping immune cell dysfunction to predict outcomes in critically ill adults

Previously the team have identified 3 significant immune system failures which can be readily detected on a blood sample. The aim of the study is to validate these findings in a cohort of patients from multiple ICUs using a test that will be suitable for every day clinical practice.
 
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Chief Investigator: Dr Andrew Conway Morris
Number and location of participating sites (by region/ country): 4 UK sites
 
Funder: Technology Strategy Board (TSB)
Start and End date of grant award: Sep 2012 to Jun 2016
 
Current Status: Recruitment complete - in follow up.
 
Contact details: sponsor ACCORD
Dr Andrew Conway Morris, Clinical Lecturer in Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.  mozz@doctors.org.uk
Jean Antonelli, ECTU, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh Jean.Antonelli@ed.ac.uk
Research nurses employed by each site (site specific)
 
ECTU Involvement: Trial Management, Statistics, Database
(UKCRC)