COMMEND Project

Adapting and evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for improving quality of life in people with Motor Neurone Disease

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@mndresearch @UCLPsychiatry
@CTRU_Sheffield

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Are you a person with MND who'd like to get involved in running our trial?👩‍🏫

We are seeking new members of our Patient and Caregiver Advisory Group, which meets online.💻

More information👇

Study Manager Ben Thompson: [email protected], 0114 2222966

@mndresearch

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🚨 New blog post! 🚨

We recently sat down with a participant (@StarkeyJennie) and researchers from the @CommendProject to find out more about what it is like to take part in #MND #ALS research and what happens behind the scenes.

Watch the Q&A here ⬇

https://t.co/0L4sjVhL2E

[Esther Hobson @DrEstherHobson]

We're looking for people with MND / ALS and carers/members of their family to take part in an interview study. This can be by phone, video, in person or writing. Please share my tweet!
@MND_PeerSupport
@UK_mnd_CSG
@SYMNDA
@MNDScotland
@profcjmcdermott
@alsadvocacy
@PaulWicks

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Want to know more about the nuts and bolts of @CommendProject?

Participant @StarkeyJennie and researchers from the @CommendProject hold a Q&A.

View the @mndresearch blog from the @mndassoc here👇

https://t.co/zvNobh5box

@mndresearch @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield

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Wondering what it is like to take part in and set up a #MND #ALS research study?🤔

Watch a Q&A session with researchers from the @CommendProject and @StarkeyJennie, who participated in the study.

Find out about the study, Jennie's experiences & more ⬇

https://t.co/0L4sjVhL2E

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We are delighted to announce that the @CommendProject has ended recruitment on a stunning 191 participants-3 over our target of 188! An amazing achievement for all sites involved. Thanks go to the hardworking staff & fabulous patients. @mndresearch @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield

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Congratulations to @CUH_NHS & @KCH_Research @kingsmnd on recruiting to the @CommendProject today! Well done! Together we are exploring Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for #mnd. @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield @mndresearch

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Congratulations to the 3 sites who have already randomised today! @CUH_NHS @UHD_NHS & @LOROSHospice. Well done! Together we are exploring Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for #mnd. @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield @mndresearch

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...finally our site at King's College Hospitals @KCH_Research recruited their 12th participant to the trial, fantastic work! We are now in the final week of recruitment - thanks to all our teams making a final push to hit target. @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield @mndresearch

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......not to be outdone, our site at Dorset Hospitals @UHD_NHS recruited 3 participants, taking their total to 5, having only opened at the end of July. Incredible work! Together we are exploring ACT for #mnd. @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield @mndresearch.....

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Last week was a busy week of recruitment for the study. Congratulations to our Cambridge site @CUH_NHS who recruited their 4th participant in two weeks! Together we are exploring Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for #MND @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield @mndresearch....

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What a Monday... two recruits today from @NewcastleHosps & @UHD_NHS! Fantastic work team! Together we will explore Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for #MND. @mndresearch @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield

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Congratulations to @CUH_NHS who have recruited their 2nd patient to the project today - well done! This is a fantastic boost to our final 2 weeks of project recruitment - keep going teams! We're exploring ACT for #MND @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield @mndresearch

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Huge congratulations to our two newest sites - Addenbrookes @CUH_NHS & Dorset @UHD_NHS ! Both have randomised their 1st patient to our project this week. Well done! Together we are exploring Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for #mnd. @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield @mndresearch

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Congratulations to our two recent recruiters: @UHNM_NHS @ResearchUhnm and @NewcastleHosps. Together we are exploring Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for #mnd. Last month to get your randomisations in folks! @CTRU_Sheffield @UCLPsychiatry @mndresearch

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Congratulations to @UHNM_NHS @ResearchUhnm for recruiting to the trial today! This is the team's 6th participant this year making them our top recruiters in 2022! Together we are exploring Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for #mnd. @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield @mndresearch

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Congratulations to both @NHSBartsHealth and @SwanseabayNHS @BakerIdris for randomising to our study this week! Fantastic work! Together we are exploring Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for #MND.

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Congratulations to the team @LOROSHospice for recruiting to our project today! Together we are exploring Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for #mnd. Well done! @UCLPsychiatry @CTRU_Sheffield @mndresearch