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Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit

Cambridge CTU

Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:33 · ID 45

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Last verified: 15/04/2026

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Source coverage

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Field-level source coverage Optional	19 of 37 reviewable fields are cited to a source (51%) · 2 with no source yet · 16 searched — not published · 12 with no value held	Computed	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Field-level source coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Identity and organisation

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Site name Required	Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit	Field-cited	CUH - Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/ Section: Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit “The Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit (CCTU) was established in 2011...” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/	Response for Site nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Short name Recommended	Cambridge CTU	Field-cited	CUH - Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/ Section: Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit “The Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit (CCTU)...” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Organisation Required	University of Cambridge / Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Field-cited	CUH - Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/ Section: Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit “...hosted at the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) as part of the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/	Response for OrganisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Site type Recommended	CTU	Field-cited	UKCRC Registered CTU Network - Our Members https://ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/our-members/ Section: Fully Registered Units “Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit (CCTU)” Page: https://ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/our-members/ Listed within UKCRC Registered CTU Network; classified as site_type=ctu per data dictionary.	Response for Site typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://cctu.org.uk/	Field-cited	CUH - Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/ Section: Contact details “CCTU Website” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Description Required	Science-led NIHR UKCRC-registered academic clinical trials unit hosted at Cambridge University Hospitals and operating as part of the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre.	Field-cited	Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit - About https://cctu.org.uk/about Section: About us “The CCTU was established in 2011... Our portfolio ranges from single-centre to multi-centre... phase II to phase IV drug trials...” Page: https://cctu.org.uk/about	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active site Recommended	Yes	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE explicit boolean not published; inferred active from current live CCTU and CUH pages. Retained TRUE default.	Response for Active siteAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Location and scope

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
UK region Recommended	East of England	Field-cited	Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit - Homepage https://cctu.org.uk/ Section: Location context “Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit” Page: https://cctu.org.uk/ Cambridge is in East of England per controlled region list in data dictionary.	Response for UK regionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Country Recommended	England	Field-cited	CUH - Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/ Section: Contact details “Cambridge ... CB2 0QQ” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/ UK NHS Trust site address indicates England, United Kingdom.	Response for CountryAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
City Recommended	Cambridge	Field-cited	CUH - Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/ Section: Contact details “Addenbrooke's Hospital ... Cambridge” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/	Response for CityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Latitude Recommended	52.1766000	Not published	Carried forward existing geocode for Cambridge site; no canonical lat/long published on source pages. UNSOURCEABLE exact decimal precision from public source pages searched.	Response for LatitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Longitude Recommended	0.1469000	Not published	Carried forward existing geocode for Cambridge site; no canonical long coordinate published on source pages searched. UNSOURCEABLE exact decimal precision from public source pages.	Response for LongitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Catchment population Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Searched CCTU pages, CUH CCTU page, CUH annual report page/PDF, NIHR Cambridge BRC page. No CTU-specific catchment population published.	Response for Catchment populationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Geographic coverage Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Geographic coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Contacts and leadership

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Contact name Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No named CTU contact person published on the cited pages.	Response for Contact nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Contact email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No direct contact email visible in fetched CCTU/CUH pages used for evidence extraction.	Response for Contact emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Principal investigator Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No designated mental health trial PI publicly stated for the CTU site record in searched sources.	Response for Principal investigatorAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
PI email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No PI email publicly stated for the CTU site record in searched sources.	Response for PI emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NHS trust partner Recommended	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Field-cited	CUH - Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/ Section: Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit “...hosted at the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH)...” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/research-facilities/cambridge-clinical-trial-unit/	Response for NHS trust partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Infrastructure

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Pharmacy facilities Recommended	No	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE explicit CTU pharmacy detail not published on CCTU/CUH/NIHR/annual report pages. Retained FALSE after exhaustive source review.	Response for Pharmacy facilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Dedicated research facility Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	CUH - NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/ Section: NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility “Located at Cambridge Clinical Research Centre ... we provide a suite of purpose-built, staffed facilities for delivery of experimental medicine and translational research.” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/	Response for Dedicated research facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
CRF bed count Recommended	6	Field-cited	CUH - NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/ Section: Adult Clinical Research Facility “Operates 7 days per week, 24 hours per day. - 6 inpatient single rooms” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/ Used adult CRF inpatient room count as research bed count for hosted CTU setting.	Response for CRF bed countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
EDC experience Recommended	No	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE explicit EDC system evidence not published in searched sources. Retained FALSE.	Response for EDC experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GCP certified Recommended	No	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE explicit current GCP training compliance figures not publicly published on searched pages. Retained FALSE pending human confirmation.	Response for GCP certifiedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NIHR CRN partner Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit - About https://cctu.org.uk/about Section: Working with us “CCTU is a UK Clinical Research Collaboration registered clinical trials unit and receives NIHR support funding.” Page: https://cctu.org.uk/about NIHR support and UKCRC registration used as public evidence of NIHR research network participation.	Response for NIHR CRN partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Operational capacity

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Research staff count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: CUH annual report publishes trust-wide staffing, but no CTU-specific research delivery headcount.	Response for Research staff countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Annual MH trial count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Trial registries show mixed Cambridge institutions; no authoritative CTU-only annual MH trial volume reported publicly.	Response for Annual MH trial countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active competing studies Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No CTU-specific active competing mental health studies count published.	Response for Active competing studiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Typical monthly recruitment rate Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No monthly recruitment throughput metric publicly available for the CTU in searched sources.	Response for Typical monthly recruitment rateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
R&D approval timeline (days) Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No published R&D approval timeline days found for this CTU site.	Response for R&D approval timeline (days)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Capabilities

Research capabilities available at this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Capability: Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Recommended	Specialist Facilities · Clinical Research Facility (CRF) · Hosted within Cambridge University Hospitals with NIHR Cambridge CRF infrastructure including an adult facility supporting mental health studies and 6 inpatient single rooms. · Available	Field-cited	CUH - NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/ “Adult Clinical Research Facility ... includes neurodegenerative disease, mental health and vaccine trials ... 6 inpatient single rooms.” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/ CUH - NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/ “The NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility ... provide a suite of purpose-built, staffed facilities for delivery of experimental medicine and translational research.” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/	Response for Capability: Clinical Research Facility (CRF)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Phase 1 unit Recommended	Trial Methodology · Phase 1 unit · Early Phase Trial Unit at Cambridge Clinical Research Centre delivers phase 1 to phase 2a studies with 24/7 operation and high-dependency capability. · Available	Field-cited	CUH - NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/ “Operates 7 days per week, 24 hours per day. 6 high-dependency-unit specification beds...” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/ CUH - NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/ “Early Phase Trial Unit ... delivers complex, early-phase clinical trials ... phase 1 to phase 2a clinical trials.” Page: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/wards/clinical-research-facility-crf/	Response for Capability: Phase 1 unitAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Diagnosis experience

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Diagnosis experience: Schizophrenia Recommended	Schizophrenia · Psychotic Disorders · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “NCT02449746 ... status: COMPLETED” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02449746 One completed psychosis/schizophrenia-relevant trial at CUH location -> experience_level=some by threshold. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02449746 Set to 1 based on one completed CUH-linked schizophrenia/psychosis trial (NCT02449746) from required ClinicalTrials.gov query set. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “NCT02449746 Study of Immunotherapy in Autoantibody Positive Psychosis ... facility: Cambridge University Hospitals” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02449746 ISRCTN XML API query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default ISRCTN API mandatory searches run using full_trust_name, city_mental_health, acronym query variants; no directly attributable Cambridge CTU diagnosis-specific matches used for counts.	Response for Diagnosis experience: SchizophreniaAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorder Recommended	Major depressive disorder · Mood Disorders · Emerging · prev trials: 0	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06793397 No clearly completed CUH-linked MDD trial identified in required registry searches; active/recruiting evidence present -> experience_level=emerging. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06793397 Set to 0 completed MH trials for diagnosis area 5 under conservative rule from registry evidence. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “NCT06793397 ... Major Depressive Disorder ... status: RECRUITING ... facility: Cambridge University Hospital NHS” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06793397	Response for Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: PTSD Recommended	PTSD · Trauma-Related · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05741710 One completed PTSD trial at CUH from required ClinicalTrials.gov queries -> experience_level=some. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05741710 Set to 1 based on NCT05741710 completed PTSD trial. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “NCT05741710 A Study to Assess the Use of Methylone in the Treatment of PTSD ... status: COMPLETED ... facility: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05741710	Response for Diagnosis experience: PTSDAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegeneration Recommended	Dementia / neurodegeneration · Neurodegenerative · Emerging · prev trials: 0	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06064890 No clearly completed CUH-linked dementia trial found in required search variants; active dementia trial evidence present -> experience_level=emerging. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06064890 Set to 0 completed dementia trials under conservative threshold interpretation. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 query results for Cambridge CTU verification https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies “NCT06064890 ... Frontotemporal Dementia ... status: RECRUITING ... facility: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06064890	Response for Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegenerationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Linked cohorts

Cohorts hosted at or linked to this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Linked cohorts Optional	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohortsAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Verification metadata

Internal catalogue status — for reference only.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Verification status Recommended	unverified	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Last verified Recommended	15 Apr 2026	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Data source Recommended	Verified Apr 2026 from CCTU website/about page, CUH CCTU and CRF pages, UKCRC CTU members listing, Cambridge BRC page, CUH annual report page, ClinicalTrials.gov and ISRCTN API searches	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—