Site validation pack
Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit
BCTU
Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:35 · ID 66
Last verified: 16/04/2026
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- Review each field against your knowledge of this site. Mark Accurate if the value is right, Needs correction if it is wrong or inaccurate (add notes), Not sure if you cannot verify it, or Does not apply if the field is not relevant.
- Evidence shown is from our source registry. Fields marked No source yet hold values we could not yet pin to a document — those were AI-inferred and need your input most. Fields marked Searched — not published are ones we looked for and could not find publicly; the note lists where we checked.
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Overview
44
Total fields
26
Field-cited
0
Whole-record source only
2
AI-inferred, no source yet
12
Searched — not published
14
No value held
14
Needs review
Source coverage
| Field | Current value | Evidence | Source evidence | Response | Notes / correction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Field-level source coverage Optional | 26 of 40 reviewable fields are cited to a source (65%) · 2 with no source yet · 12 searched — not published · 14 with no value held | Computed | No citation linked to this field yet. | No response selected | No notes |
Identity and organisation
| Field | Current value | Evidence | Source evidence | Response | Notes / correction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Site name Required | Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Short name Recommended | BCTU | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Organisation Required | University of Birmingham | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Site type Recommended | CTU | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Website URL Recommended | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/bctu | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Description Required | UKCRC-registered Clinical Trials Unit within the University of Birmingham's Department of Applied Health Sciences, coordinating late-phase and multi-centre trials across broad therapeutic areas (including neuroscience) with large-scale trial operations, data, and regulatory support. | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Active site Recommended | Yes | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Location and scope
| Field | Current value | Evidence | Source evidence | Response | Notes / correction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK region Recommended | West Midlands | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Country Recommended | England | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
City Recommended | Birmingham | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Latitude Recommended | 52.4814200 | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Longitude Recommended | -1.8998300 | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Catchment population Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
Geographic coverage Recommended | No value held | No source yet | No citation linked to this field yet. | 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 |
| No response selected | No notes |
Contact email Recommended | bctu@contacts.bham.ac.uk | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Principal investigator Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
PI email Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
NHS trust partner Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
Infrastructure
| Field | Current value | Evidence | Source evidence | Response | Notes / correction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pharmacy facilities Recommended | No | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Dedicated research facility Recommended | No | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
CRF bed count Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
EDC experience Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
GCP certified Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
NIHR CRN partner Recommended | No | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Operational capacity
| Field | Current value | Evidence | Source evidence | Response | Notes / correction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Research staff count Recommended | 130 | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Annual MH trial count Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
Active competing studies Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
Typical monthly recruitment rate Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
R&D approval timeline (days) Recommended | No value held | Not published |
| No response selected | No notes |
Capabilities
Research capabilities available at this site.
| Field | Current value | Evidence | Source evidence | Response | Notes / correction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Capability: Decentralised trial capability Recommended | Trial Methodology · Decentralised trial capability · BCTU lists Primary Care among its therapeutic areas of expertise; registry-linked examples include primary-care–embedded vocational support for common mental health presentations (NCT04543097). · Available | Field-cited |
| 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 · active trials: 0 | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Diagnosis experience: First-episode psychosis Recommended | First-episode psychosis · Psychotic Disorders · Some · prev trials: 1 · active trials: 0 | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Diagnosis experience: Bipolar disorder Recommended | Bipolar disorder · Mood Disorders · Some · prev trials: 1 · active trials: 0 | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Diagnosis experience: Major depressive disorder Recommended | Major depressive disorder · Mood Disorders · Moderate · prev trials: 1 · active trials: 1 | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Diagnosis experience: Post-partum depression Recommended | Post-partum depression · Mood Disorders · Some · prev trials: 1 · active trials: 0 | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Diagnosis experience: ADHD Recommended | ADHD · Neurodevelopmental · Some · prev trials: 1 · active trials: 0 | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Diagnosis experience: Dementia / neurodegeneration Recommended | Dementia / neurodegeneration · Neurodegenerative · Some · prev trials: 1 · active trials: 0 | Field-cited |
| No response selected | No notes |
Diagnosis experience: Long COVID neuropsychiatric Recommended | Long COVID neuropsychiatric · Other · Some · prev trials: 1 · active trials: 0 | Field-cited |
| 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. | 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 | ai_inferred | Internal | Internal catalogue field | — | — |
Last verified Recommended | 16 Apr 2026 | Internal | Internal catalogue field | — | — |
Data source Recommended | Populated Apr 2026 from University of Birmingham BCTU pages, UKCRC Registered CTU Network members list, ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 (facility and per-study JSON), and ISRCTN API query for "Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit". | Internal | Internal catalogue field | — | — |