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UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit

UCL CTU

Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:33 · ID 46

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Last verified: 15/04/2026

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AI-inferred, no source yet

Searched — not published

No value held

Needs review

Source coverage

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Field-level source coverage Optional	19 of 35 reviewable fields are cited to a source (54%) · 2 with no source yet · 14 searched — not published · 13 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	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - Homepage https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit Section: Page title “Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit UKCRC Registered CTU Network - Our Members https://ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/our-members/ Section: Fully Registered Units “Comprehensive CTU @ UCL” Page: https://ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/our-members/ UKCRC network listing corroborates the site's formal CTU identity.	Response for Site nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Short name Recommended	UCL CTU	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - Homepage https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit Section: Page copy “The Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit at UCL (Comprehensive CTU)” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit Short name retained as UCL CTU to match existing naming convention for CTU entries.	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Organisation Required	University College London	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - About Us https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us Section: Footer “University College London” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us	Response for OrganisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Site type Recommended	CTU	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - Homepage https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit Section: Body text “The CCTU is a registered CTU and coordinates multi-centre clinical trials” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit Mapped to site_type=ctu per data dictionary site type definitions.	Response for Site typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - Homepage https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit Section: Canonical link “https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Description Required	UKCRC-registered specialist unit within UCL's Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology that designs, conducts, analyses, and publishes multi-centre IMP and non-IMP clinical trials.	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - Homepage https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit Section: Body text “The CCTU is a registered CTU and coordinates multi-centre clinical trials... The CCTU provides clinical, statistical and trial operations leadership.” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit Description refreshed to reflect current role text from official page.	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active site Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - Trials A-Z https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/our-trials/trials-z Section: Trials list “A full list of all our current and completed trials here at the Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit.” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/our-trials/trials-z Current/ongoing trials page indicates site is active.	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	London	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - About Us https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us Section: Address “90 High Holborn, 2nd Floor, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6LJ” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us City is London; region normalised to controlled value London.	Response for UK regionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Country Recommended	England	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - About Us https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us Section: Address “90 High Holborn, 2nd Floor, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6LJ” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us Site address is in London, England.	Response for CountryAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
City Recommended	London	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - About Us https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us Section: Address “90 High Holborn, 2nd Floor, 90 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6LJ” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us	Response for CityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Latitude Recommended	51.5179095	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - About Us https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us Section: Location map “lat=51.517909458009214~lon=-0.11795464833153346~zoom=16” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us Rounded to 7 decimal places for site coordinates.	Response for LatitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Longitude Recommended	-0.1179546	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - About Us https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us Section: Location map “lat=51.517909458009214~lon=-0.11795464833153346~zoom=16” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us Rounded to 7 decimal places for site coordinates.	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 UCL CCTU homepage/about/trials pages, UKCRC CTU network pages, ClinicalTrials.gov mandatory query union, ISRCTN API mandatory query union, and ADepT-PD paper. No canonical numeric catchment population is published for this CTU.	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: About page provides generic enquiries contact details but no named primary individual contact.	Response for Contact nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Contact email Recommended	CCTU-enquiries@ucl.ac.uk	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - About Us https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us Section: Contact Us “CCTU-enquiries@ucl.ac.uk” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/about-us	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 single named site-level mental-health PI for this CTU was published 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 single site-level PI email was published in searched sources.	Response for PI emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NHS trust partner Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE/NOT-SET: no authoritative public source in this verification pass explicitly states a single NHS trust partner for this CTU row.	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: no explicit evidence of site-level IMP pharmacy storage/dispensing facilities on searched public pages; set FALSE conservatively.	Response for Pharmacy facilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Dedicated research facility Recommended	No	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: CCTU is described as a specialist trial unit, but no explicit CRF/dedicated physical research facility statement was found; set FALSE conservatively.	Response for Dedicated research facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
CRF bed count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no CRF bed count published for this CTU.	Response for CRF bed countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
EDC experience Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	ADepT-PD protocol (BMC Neurology, 2022) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02988-5 Section: Trial protocol metadata “Data will be entered onto the ADepT-PD electronic database and monitored by the UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit.” Page: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9743717/ Explicit EDC/database trial data management evidence supports TRUE.	Response for EDC experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GCP certified Recommended	No	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no explicit public statement confirming current GCP certification status for this site record; set FALSE conservatively.	Response for GCP certifiedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NIHR CRN partner Recommended	No	Field-cited	UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Units https://www.ukcrc.org/research-infrastructure/clinical-trials-units/registered-clinical-trials-units/ Section: UKCRC CTU definition “A UKCRC Registration Process has been established for Clinical Trials Units responsible for coordinating multi-centre clinical studies.” Page: https://www.ukcrc.org/research-infrastructure/clinical-trials-units/registered-clinical-trials-units/ Evidence confirms CTU role. No direct statement of CRN-partner status was found; set FALSE conservatively.	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: no public numeric research staff count found in searched sources.	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: no canonical annual mental-health trial count metric is published for this CTU.	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 published metric for active competing studies found for this CTU.	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 published monthly recruitment throughput metric found for this CTU.	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 public R&D approval timeline statistic found for this CTU.	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: Platform trial experience Recommended	Trial Methodology · Platform trial experience · CROWN CORONATION is listed as an "International, Bayesian platform adaptive, randomized, placebo-controlled trial". · Available	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - Trials A-Z https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/our-trials/trials-z Section: Trials A-Z “International, Bayesian platform adaptive, randomized, placebo-controlled trial” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/our-trials/trials-z Evidence of platform trial experience at this CTU.	Response for Capability: Platform trial experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Capability: Adaptive trial experience Recommended	Trial Methodology · Adaptive trial experience · CROWN CORONATION is listed as an "International, Bayesian platform adaptive, randomized, placebo-controlled trial". · Available	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - Trials A-Z https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/our-trials/trials-z Section: Trials A-Z “International, Bayesian platform adaptive, randomized, placebo-controlled trial” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/our-trials/trials-z Evidence of adaptive trial experience at this CTU.	Response for Capability: Adaptive trial experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Diagnosis experience

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorder Recommended	Major depressive disorder · Mood Disorders · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API - Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit + mental health https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.locn=Comprehensive+Clinical+Trials+Unit&query.cond=mental+health&pageSize=100&format=json Section: Mandatory query - facility name variant Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.locn=Comprehensive+Clinical+Trials+Unit&query.cond=mental+health&pageSize=100&format=json ClinicalTrials.gov mandatory facility-name query executed (0 results). ClinicalTrials.gov API - London + mental health https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.locn=London&query.cond=mental+health&pageSize=100&format=json Section: Mandatory query - city + condition variant Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.locn=London&query.cond=mental+health&pageSize=100&format=json ClinicalTrials.gov mandatory city+condition query executed and reviewed for site-diagnosis reconciliation. ClinicalTrials.gov API - UCL CTU + mental health https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.locn=UCL+CTU&query.cond=mental+health&pageSize=100&format=json Section: Mandatory query - acronym variant Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.locn=UCL+CTU&query.cond=mental+health&pageSize=100&format=json ClinicalTrials.gov mandatory acronym query executed (0 results). ClinicalTrials.gov API - University College London + mental health https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.locn=University+College+London&query.cond=mental+health&pageSize=100&format=json Section: Mandatory query - full name variant Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.locn=University+College+London&query.cond=mental+health&pageSize=100&format=json ClinicalTrials.gov mandatory full-name query executed and reviewed for site-diagnosis reconciliation. ISRCTN API - London AND mental health https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=London%20AND%20mental%20health&limit=200 Section: Mandatory query - city + condition variant Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=London%20AND%20mental%20health&limit=200 ISRCTN API mandatory city+condition query executed and reviewed. ISRCTN API - UCL CTU https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=UCL%20CTU&limit=200 Section: Mandatory query - acronym variant Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=UCL%20CTU&limit=200 ISRCTN API mandatory acronym query executed and reviewed. ISRCTN API - University College London https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22University%20College%20London%22&limit=200 Section: Mandatory query - full name variant Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22University%20College%20London%22&limit=200 ISRCTN API mandatory full-name query executed and reviewed. UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - Trials A-Z https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/our-trials/trials-z Section: Trials A-Z “ADEPT-PD ... Antidepressants in Parkinson's Disease.” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/our-trials/trials-z Depression-focused trial evidence supports diagnosis_area_id=5 (Major depressive disorder). Conservative completed count=1 -> experience_level=some.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegeneration Recommended	Dementia / neurodegeneration · Neurodegenerative · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit - Trials A-Z https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/our-trials/trials-z Section: Trials A-Z “DARC II ... Retinal biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in Down's syndrome.” Page: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/comprehensive-clinical-trials-unit/our-trials/trials-z Dementia/neurodegeneration trial evidence supports diagnosis_area_id=20. Conservative completed count=1 -> experience_level=some.	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 UCL CCTU homepage/about/trials pages, UKCRC Registered CTU Network members page, ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 mandatory query union (full name, city+mental health, facility, acronym), ISRCTN API mandatory query union (full name, city+mental health, acronym), and ADepT-PD protocol paper.	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—