@NIHRresearch @UCLPsychiatry funded programme looking to develop personalised treatments for adults with learning disabilities to help manage aggression.

London
Joined September 2020
The PETAL programme has started its clinical trial to test the PETAL therapy. We want to understand whether PETAL therapy will be helpful for adults with learning disability who display aggressive challenging behaviour and their carers. ⬇️ (1/4)
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We're delighted that our Trial Manager has been invited to present PETAL at TEWV Learning Disability Research Event! @TEWV @TEWVresearch #LearningDisabilityWeek2025 #LDWeek2025
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We have now recruited over 150 dyads of adults with learning disability and their carers to the PETAL main trial! 1⃣5⃣0⃣🎉We are grateful to everyone who has decided to join us. @NoclorResearch @likahassiotis @PRIMENT_UCL
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Delighted to have this published! Thankful to our advisory group with lived experience from @CBFdn for their work on the @petalprogramme. Our 1st author Connor Clark is an alumnus of @MentalhealthMSc @UCLPsychiatry
🆕 PETAL paper about impact of PPIE is out now! Click the link to read more.
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🆕 PETAL paper about impact of PPIE is out now! Click the link to read more.
Replying to @PETALProgramme
@PETALProgramme publication on the role of our PPIE contributers in developing the intervention. researchinvolvement.biomedce… @likahassiotis @RachelRoyston2 @UCL_PCPH @UCLPsychiatry
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Great to meet with @JessicaLDNurse to discuss the PETAL study, contact our Trial Manager if you're interested in finding out more ➡️ bit.ly/PETALcontact youtube.com/watch?v=Vs24jK7q…
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🆕 PETAL paper in @NIHRresearch Open Research is out now! It is about the development of the PETAL therapy and the modelling study we did to test its delivery and acceptability. Click here to read 👉openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/arti…
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On Wednesday, we had our first PETAL in-person meeting! Thanks to our colleagues and PPIE members for attending from all over the country.
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Our December PETAL newsletter is here ⬇️ Find out how the PETAL trial is going and what is next. We are very excited for 2025! Wishing everyone a happy festive period ✨
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We have now recruited 100 dyads of adults with learning disability and their carers to the PETAL main trial! 🥳💯 This is an incredible milestone and we are so grateful to all of our participants and recruitment sites for being a part of PETAL 🌟
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Big congratulations to the Bradford District Care team @BDCFT_RD @BDCFT for recruiting 10 participants to the PETAL main trial 🥳Thank you for being our best recruiting site so far! 🌟
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Today we had an opportunity to present the PETAL study at the North London Intellectual Disability Academic Programme. We discussed: 👉 the development of PETAL therapy 👉 the results of our modelling study 👉 the PETAL main trial Thank you for having us @NHS_ELFT @ELFTMedEd!
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If you attended and have any additional questions, please get in touch with our trial manager Rebecca Griffiths.
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We have now recruited 70 dyads of adults with learning disability and their carers to the PETAL main trial! 7⃣0⃣🎉We are so grateful to all the people who have decided to join us. Many thanks to all of our recruitment sites for their hard work!
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Wrapping up August with our latest newsletter! ⬇️ Find out where the study is up to and how recruitment is going. We are excited for what's ahead in the next few months of the trial!
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📽️📸 Filming new PETAL videos today! Can't wait to share them on our account soon! @NoclorResearch @likahassiotis @RachelRoyston2 @PRIMENT_UCL
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