The MCRN/BSPED Clinical Studies Group (CSG) was established in 2011 with the aim that the MCRN Diabetes and Endocrine CSG and the BSPED Clinical Trials Audit Group should work in partnership. The MCRN/BSPED CSG aims to promote and develop clinical trials and related studies in children with Diabetes and Endocrine disorders. The membership of our CSG includes active researchers (medical and other health professionals), statisticians, clinical trials experts, nurses and parents.

The primary aims of the CSG are to:

• To propose and develop new trials and other well-designed studies
• To consider trials proposed by others, and advise MCRN / BSPED and other committees as appropriate
• To provide specific advice to investigators
• To be responsible for developing and overseeing its Portfolio of studies
• To ensure consumer involvement in all activities

Name	Membership	Title/Location
Prof. Timothy Barrett	Chairman of CSG	Department of Endocrinology, Birmingham Children's Hospital
Prof. David Dunger	Committee member	Professor of Paediatrics and Honorary Consultant Paediatrician Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge
Prof. Mehul Dattani	Chairman of BSPED Executive Committee	Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology, UCL, London, Academic and Clinical Lead in Endocrinology at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
Ms. Emma-Jane Gault	BSPED Trial/Audit Coordinator	Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
Prof. Faisal Ahmed	Committee member	Professor of Developmental Endocrinology, Division of Developmental Medicine, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
Dr. Rakesh Amin	Committee member	Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
Dr. Assunta Albanese	Committee member	Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist St George's Hospital, London
Dr Neil Wright	Committee member	Consultant Paediatrician Sheffield Children's Hospital
Dr Wolfgang Hogler	Committee member	Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist and Senior Lecturer, Birmingham Children's Hospital
Prof. John Gregory	Committee member / Paediatrics (Non-Medicines)	Professor in Paediatric Endocrinology Department of Child Health, Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff
Dr. Jo Blair	Ex-officio member	Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist Royal Liverpool Children's Hospita, Alder Hey
Prof. Peter Clayton	Ex-officio member	Professor of Child Health & Paediatric Endocrinology and Honorary Consultant University of Manchester Manchester Children's Hospital
Dr Tim Cheetham	Consultant/Senior Lecturer	Institute of Human Genetics, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne
Dr Leah Li	Statistician	Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health/Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CPEB), UCL Insitute of Child Health, London
Dr Hannah Batchelor	Formulations Research Fellow	School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham
Ms Natalie Bristow	Consumer Representative
Ms. Elizabeth Littlewood	Consumer Representative
Ms. Maryam Fernandez	Consumer Representative
Anna Diaz	CSG Secretariat	BSPED Administration Assistant Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge
Laura Cooper	CSG Secretariat	MCRN Portfolio Development Manager
Ann Byrne	CSG Secretariat	MCRN Portfolio Development Officer

To submit a proposal (at any stage of development) to the CSG, please fill in our 'CSG Study Submission Form' and return it to csg@mcrn.org.uk together with your draft proposal and any other supporting documentation (e.g. patient information leaflets) that you would like to receive feedback on.

The CSG aims to provide comments including a formal letter of response (which can be useful for both ethics and funding applications) within one month from the date of submission.

If you have got any questions, you may also contact the CSG Secretariat on 0151 282 4720 or 0151 282 4709.

CSG Study Submission Form (1.14mb)

Please contact csg@mcrn.org.uk and as336@medschl.cam.ac.uk if you:
- Would like advice on study development, at any stage, from the CSG
- Are interested in becoming a Member of the CSG

To find out more information about what the Diabetes and Endocrinology CSG can offer you contact: csg@mcrn.org.uk and as336@medschl.cam.ac.uk or 0151 282 4720 / 0151 282 4709 and 01223 769386