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Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre

LCTC

Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:34 · ID 48

Unverified

Last verified: 15/04/2026

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Field-cited

Whole-record source only

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	23 of 36 reviewable fields are cited to a source (64%) · 3 with no source yet · 10 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	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “The Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre is a leading UK clinical trials unit and methodological research group.” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about	Response for Site nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Short name Recommended	LCTC	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “LCTC builds on the expertise of the Liverpool Trial Collaborative which holds full UKCRC registration.” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about Short name normalized to the on-page acronym LCTC.	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Organisation Required	University of Liverpool	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “We are based in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about	Response for OrganisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Site type Recommended	CTU	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “The Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre is a leading UK clinical trials unit” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about Meets data-dictionary definition for site_type=ctu.	Response for Site typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://lctc.org.uk/	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “LCTC - Research” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about Primary domain is lctc.org.uk.	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Description Required	Leading UK clinical trials unit and methodological research group based in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool.	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “The Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre is a leading UK clinical trials unit and methodological research group. ... We are based in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active site Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “LCTC - Research” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about Active public website and current team/services indicate active=true.	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	North West England	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about City is Liverpool; per data-dictionary UK Regions this maps to North West England.	Response for UK regionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Country Recommended	England	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “The Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about Liverpool is in England (data-dictionary region mapping).	Response for CountryAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
City Recommended	Liverpool	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “The Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about Entity name and page content indicate city= Liverpool.	Response for CityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Latitude Recommended	53.3803320	Field-cited	Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (via Postcodes.io) — L69 3BX https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/L69%203BX Section: result.latitude “53.380332” Page: https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/L69%203BX ONS centroid for L69 3BX; Postcodes.io 2026-05-12.	Response for LatitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Longitude Recommended	-2.9764310	Field-cited	Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (via Postcodes.io) — L69 3BX https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/L69%203BX Section: result.longitude “-2.976431” Page: https://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/L69%203BX Paired longitude from same Postcodes.io lookup (L69 3BX).	Response for LongitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Catchment population Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Catchment population for this CTU is not explicitly published in the searched sources; annual-report pages were also anti-bot protected during automated retrieval. Left NULL.	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 general site contact person published on the searched 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 general site contact email published on the searched pages.	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 mental-health PI for the site published on the 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 for this site published on the searched sources.	Response for PI emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NHS trust partner Recommended	Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust	Field-cited	University of Liverpool - M-RIC https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/m-ric “The University of Liverpool and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust have teamed up to create the Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC).” Page: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/m-ric	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	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - Our Team https://lctc.org.uk/our-team “The IS team provide technical expertise across the full LCTC trial portfolio” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/our-team No explicit IMP/pharmacy storage-dispensing capability is published for LCTC itself; set FALSE.	Response for Pharmacy facilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Dedicated research facility Recommended	No	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - Our Team https://lctc.org.uk/our-team “We are based within the Clinical Directorate in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool.” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/our-team No dedicated patient-facing CRF facility is described for LCTC itself; set FALSE.	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 LCTC itself in searched sources; left NULL.	Response for CRF bed countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
EDC experience Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - Our Team https://lctc.org.uk/our-team “database development (MACRO and REDCap), systems testing/validation and server infrastructure” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/our-team	Response for EDC experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GCP certified Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - Our Team https://lctc.org.uk/our-team “data is collected and handled appropriately in line with ... Good Clinical Practice (GCP)” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/our-team	Response for GCP certifiedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NIHR CRN partner Recommended	Yes	Field-cited	NIHR Division of the Liverpool Clinical Trials Unit https://www.lctu.org.uk/LCTU_NET/frontend/Default.aspx?Data=W1tiRzlqWVd4bF1dW05RPT1d “The unit receives National Institute for Health Research CTU Support Funding” Page: https://www.lctu.org.uk/LCTU_NET/frontend/Default.aspx?Data=W1tiRzlqWVd4bF1dW05RPT1d NIHR-supported CTU; retained as TRUE in current schema field.	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	150	Field-cited	Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre - About https://lctc.org.uk/about “We employ over 150 staff” Page: https://lctc.org.uk/about Stored as conservative integer 150 from over-150 statement.	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 annual mental-health-specific trial count published for LCTC in searched sources.	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 current active competing-study count published in searched sources.	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 typical monthly recruitment rate published 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 Trust R&D approval timeline for this site published in searched sources.	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
Capabilities Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for CapabilitiesAccurateNeeds 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	ISRCTN API query: Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Liverpool%20Clinical%20Trials%20Centre%22&limit=200 “A trial of medications in comparison to dummy tablets for the treatment of drooling caused by clozapine.” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Liverpool%20Clinical%20Trials%20Centre%22&limit=200 Clozapine is used for schizophrenia; counted as evidence of schizophrenia trial experience. ISRCTN API query: Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Liverpool%20Clinical%20Trials%20Centre%22&limit=200 “A trial of medications in comparison to dummy tablets for the treatment of drooling caused by clozapine.” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Liverpool%20Clinical%20Trials%20Centre%22&limit=200 At least one schizophrenia-related trial is evidenced; conservative count set to 1.	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 · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov API query: Liverpool AND mental health https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=Liverpool%20AND%20mental%20health&pageSize=100 “A Study of JNJ-61393215 in the Treatment of Depression” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=Liverpool%20AND%20mental%20health&pageSize=100 Registry search includes depression trials linked to Liverpool query terms. ClinicalTrials.gov API query: Liverpool AND mental health https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=Liverpool%20AND%20mental%20health&pageSize=100 “A Study of JNJ-61393215 in the Treatment of Depression” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=Liverpool%20AND%20mental%20health&pageSize=100 At least one depression trial is evidenced; conservative count set to 1.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Generalised anxiety disorder Recommended	Generalised anxiety disorder · Anxiety Disorders · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ISRCTN API query: Liverpool AND mental health https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=Liverpool%20AND%20mental%20health&limit=200 “PrEgabalin for Treatment Resistant generalised Anxiety disorder (PETRA)” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=Liverpool%20AND%20mental%20health&limit=200 ISRCTN API query: Liverpool AND mental health https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=Liverpool%20AND%20mental%20health&limit=200 “PrEgabalin for Treatment Resistant generalised Anxiety disorder (PETRA)” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=Liverpool%20AND%20mental%20health&limit=200 At least one anxiety trial is evidenced; conservative count set to 1.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Generalised anxiety disorderAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Diagnosis experience: Personality disorders (BPD) Recommended	Personality disorders (BPD) · Personality Disorders · Some · prev trials: 1	Field-cited	ISRCTN API query: Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Liverpool%20Clinical%20Trials%20Centre%22&limit=200 “Quetiapine effectiveness study in borderline personality disorder (QUEST)” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Liverpool%20Clinical%20Trials%20Centre%22&limit=200 ISRCTN API query: Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Liverpool%20Clinical%20Trials%20Centre%22&limit=200 “Quetiapine effectiveness study in borderline personality disorder (QUEST)” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Liverpool%20Clinical%20Trials%20Centre%22&limit=200 At least one BPD trial is evidenced; conservative count set to 1.	Response for Diagnosis experience: Personality disorders (BPD)AccurateNeeds 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 lctc.org.uk (About, Our Team), University of Liverpool pages, NIHR/LCTU page, ClinicalTrials.gov API, ISRCTN API	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—