Lorena Caruana

Children’s Clinical Research Practitioner 🏥

[Lorena Caruana @Lorenaa_C]

Paeds room transformation this bank holiday weekend🎨✨ @UHSResNurses @southamptonCRF 🐋 🐘

[NIHR Southampton CRF @SouthamptonCRF]

🌟 Bringing joy to young research participants this Christmas 🎄

Teams at our @UHSFT facility are collecting presents for babies, children and teenagers taking part in studies.

Could you help? Take a look at the gift list here: https://t.co/JuMGDcX9rg

[Lorena Caruana @Lorenaa_C]

@UHSFTresearch 🤍

[Health Research | Southampton @UHSFTresearch]

🎄 Day 6 of #12DaysofUHS 🎄

This year our hip clinic recruited the 1,000th patient to research that aims to find the most effective treatments for #hipdysplasia.

Thank you to Isla and all the other babies who’ve taken part to help us improve our care 💙
#WeAreUHS #LeadingTheWay

[NIHR Southampton CRF @SouthamptonCRF]

We were delighted to welcome @DavidSouthTV to our research facility this week 🎥

Watch BBC One at 6.30pm to find out how he got on with @DISCA_ADHDsleep.

[Lorena Caruana @Lorenaa_C]

Sneak peak 👀 Study Street coming soon @SouthamptonCRF #paeds 🎨🚗🏡

[Health Research | Southampton @UHSFTresearch]

New research will help find the best treatment for children who have severe asthma attacks 🏥

@UoS_Medicine and @UHSFT’s @katrinacathie and @ProfGRoberts will lead the £2.3 million @NIHRresearch trial, together with @Leic_hospital's @Damian_Roland 👏

🔗 https://t.co/OF5MN5GUHP

[Lorena Caruana @Lorenaa_C]

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[NIHR Southampton CRF @SouthamptonCRF]

What a transformation!

Some of our amazing team have picked up their paintbrushes to brighten up our waiting area 🌈🎨

Over 36 hours of work went into this makeover, which was funded by two parents from our hip clinic. Thank you to everyone involved 💙

[EDGE @EDGEclinical]

Morning keynotes of the EDGE Conference 2025 #Together25

We heard from another amazing patient with their Real Research Story and from BBC Medical Editor Fergus Walsh. Fergus shared successful clinical trial stories he has been involved in during his career at the BBC ⭐️👏🏻

[Health Research | Southampton @UHSFTresearch]

Meet Alex Aarvold from @Sotonchildhosp who treats babies with hip dysplasia 👶

If not treated early, hip dysplasia can cause lifelong pain and disability.

He’s in the @UHSFT Research Leaders Programme to discover its causes and how we might prevent it 👇
https://t.co/26SafZSxXF

[Lorena Caruana @Lorenaa_C]

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[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

#12DaysOfResearch | Day 3️⃣: Giving small daily doses of milk or peanuts to children who are allergic to them can help train their bodies to tolerate the allergens, according to early results from a trial published in March by @SouthamptonBRC 🥛🥜

Currently, some children are given small amounts of the food or drink they are allergic to train the body to tolerate the substance.

This approach can prevent food allergies developing in the first place, but this new trial shows that everyday foods can be a treatment for food allergies.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/QIhYnukBea

@SouthamptonCRF

[Health Research | Southampton @UHSFTresearch]

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ was a year when we changed lives and healthcare through research 💙

Discover some of the impact from our @UHSFT and @unisouthampton research partnership this past year 🎬🏥

We will be here to share how research is making a difference in 2025!

[Health Research | Southampton @UHSFTresearch]

A ground-breaking UK study shows a promising blood test does not reduce the time children in hospital spend on intravenous (IV) antibiotics.

@UHSFT was the 2nd-highest recruiter for the national trial with @katrinacathie, @SaulFaust and @doctorsanjay 👏
https://t.co/auUp8XYWT0

[NIHR Southampton CRF @SouthamptonCRF]

PCV15-PCV20 Vaccine Study

Is your child about 2 months old? Are they due to have their 2-month routine vaccinations soon?

https://t.co/Ippc97ksie

[Lorena Caruana @Lorenaa_C]

We had a surprise visitor today at @SouthamptonCRF who PAW delivered our donations @EDGEYontour 🦔 THANK YOU to everyone at @CIRUsoton @EDGEclinical who kindly donated gifts to our patients this Christmas 🎁 🎅🏼

[NIHR Southampton CRF @SouthamptonCRF]

Bringing festive cheer to young participants in @UHSFT and @unisouthampton research 🎄

Our teams are ready to deliver smiles this Christmas!

🎁 Could you help? Check out the gift list here: https://t.co/Tjf3VjKHTQ

[Lorena Caruana @Lorenaa_C]

Another @UHSFTresearch patient 🙌🏼

[EDGE @EDGEclinical]

Day 2 is underway and we kicked things off with another Real Research Story 💚

Freddie a brave 13 year old boy sharing his experience to our wonderful EDGE users and research professionals - thank you! 🙏🏻

#EDGEconf24

[Farah Lunat @F_lunat]

This was fantastic to hear, listening to the beautiful Athena and her mum share their story of participating in clinical trials & the impact it has had on her life, so powerful to see, hear and observe research impact and the power it has to provide hope & improve outcomes

[NIHR Southampton CRF @SouthamptonCRF]

Our paediatric research nursing team are proud to be supporting this vital study. 🏥💙

[Lorena Caruana @Lorenaa_C]

@BritishGas @BritishGasHelp Shocking service from BG!!

[Health Research | Southampton @UHSFTresearch]

Luke was diagnosed with #CysticFibrosis at the age of two and spent his early years in and out of hospital. 🏥

Taking part in a @VertexPharma modulator trial at @southamptonCRF @UHSFT turned his life around.

Hear why his mum says it was “better than winning the lottery” 🎥👇