BASE - looking at the use of sodium bicarbonate for metabolic acidosis in premature babies. Research study funded by @NIHRresearch and coordinated by @NPEU_CTU
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BASE’s Spooktacular Giveaway
Something spooky is happening at BASE this October!
Every infant recruited onto the BASE studies between 19–31 October earns their site a Halloween treat. The more babies you recruit, the more treats you receive! 🎃
@BASEtrial @NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU
Recruitment to the BASE Observational Study is off to a fantastic start, with 45 babies already enrolled! 🎉
A huge thank you and well done to all our recruiting sites for their hard work and fantastic contribution to the study 👏
@NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU @Ox_wrh
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👶Do you work in a neonatal unit? 👶
Help inform research on respiratory care for babies born at 34–38 weeks. 📝
Take our 3-min survey & share with colleagues!
surveys.npeu.ox.ac.uk/respir…
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Welcome to Liverpool Women’s and Manchester Hospitals, who opened to recruitment for the BASE Observational Study today! 🎉 @LWHNeonatal @LiverpoolWomens @MFTnhs @MFT_Research
We’re delighted to have you on board and look forward to celebrating your first recruit!
@NPEU_CTU
Congratulations & well done to the team at Lincoln for recruiting the 1st baby to the BASE Observational Study!🙌
@Research_ULH @NeonatalUlht
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Our trial manager, Catherine is currently at the @ictmc2026 presenting a poster on @BASEtrial
If you're at the conference, be sure to stop by and say hello! 👋🏽
@Ox_wrh @NPEU_CTU @NPEU_CTU
🚗THE BASE RACE IS ON!🏁
The first feasibility site AND the first observational site to recruit their first baby will each receive a BASE mug filled with sweet treats for the team!
Good luck everyone and thank you for all your continued support of @BASEtrial!💙
🎉 Exciting news! The @BASEtrial will be relaunching as the BASE studies tomorrow! This will include a feasibility study, observational study & a qualitative study.
Thank you to everyone who has supported BASE,we’re looking forward to this next chapter! 🚀
@NPEU_CTU @NPEU_Oxford
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The @TOAST_Study Trial Manager is at @REaSoN_Neonatal conference today - come and say 'Hello!' 👋at the @NPEU_CTU stand to hear about our current and upcoming trials.
@NPEU_Oxford @Ox_wrh
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Today on #InternationalNursesDay, we’re celebrating nurses – not only in delivering outstanding care but also in fostering and leading research.
Pip, our research nurse @NPEU_CTU, shares her EMPOWER framework on creating a research centric unit.
Read more bit.ly/4tZbB4o
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Today on #IDM2026 we celebrate midwives.
At @NPEU_CTU, we’re proud to support their work through research to improve neonatal outcomes. Our research nurse, Pip, shares her views on building a research centric neonatal unit.
Read more 👉bit.ly/4tZbB4o
@NPEU_Oxford
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Exciting news - we are hosting our first BOBBi Webinar tomorrow! We have sent the Teams link to all sites who have expressed interest, please email us at [email protected] if you would like to join. @NPEU_CTU
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #February11 At the NPEU Clinical Trials Unit, 85% of our team are women. From statisticians to trial managers, we’re proud to celebrate the incredible women driving health research forward.
@NPEU_Oxford #WomenInSTEM @Ox_wrh
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Exciting news! 📣The SurfON Protocol is now officially published in the Trials Journal! 📖✨
A huge shout-out to all the authors & collaborators who made this publication possible.
Read the full publication here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
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Today is #ParentMentalHealthDay Parents’ and carers’ mental health is vital to the wellbeing of the whole family. Becoming a parent can be overwhelming, at the @NPEU_Oxford we are committed to continuing our research to improve perinatal care and support parental wellbeing.💜
🌟80 recruits! 🌟
80 babies have been recruited to the @BASEtrial!
Thank you & well done to the team at Birmingham Heartlands for recruiting the 80th baby! @uhbtrust @UHBResearch
@NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU
Congratulations and well done to the team at William Harvey Hospital for recruiting their first baby to the @BASEtrial 🙌@EKHUFT @ResearchHarvey
First recruit of 2026! ✨
@NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU
