Search the CRIS Projects
Welcome to the CRIS project search area. As you will see below, there are a number of ways to find information about our CRIS projects. Simply add the criteria you are looking for into the relevant search field to see the relevant projects.
Please contact the CRIS Administrator for further details on existing projects or to apply to use CRIS for your own study. Email: cris.administrator@slam.nhs.uk
Mortality among the users of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) in southeast London
This study will compare the general mortality for people receiving cognitive behavioural therapy to that in the general population and investigate predictors of risk.
Read more >
Identifying precipitating causes of pneumonia in patients taking antipsychotics
This study will identify precipitating causes for the development of pneumonia in patients taking antipsychotic medication.
Read more >
Descriptive data on psychotherapy interventions in CRIS
SLaM is accumulating increasing quantity of new information on psychotherapy interventions through text-mining in CRIS and through the incorporation of data from IAPT services. This project will aim to describe current
Read more >
Predictors of Genuine Clozapine induced Agranulocytosis
For people receiving clozapine treatment, there is currently no effective way of predicting agranulocytosis. This study will attempt to identify all cases of severe agranulocytosis reported in SLaM and examine preceding
Read more >
The effectiveness of modafinil to treat the clozapine caused sedation
There is no effective medicine to treat sedation, which is one of the side effects of clozapine. Modafinil has been considered, but has not been fully investigated. We will use the
Read more >
Investigating associations between Parkinsonian symptoms and outcomes in people with dementia.
Stiffness in the limbs and slowed movements can be symptoms of Parkinson's disease but are also commonly seen to co-occur with dementia. Some studies have suggested that people with dementia who
Read more >
Short and long-term outcomes in children exposed to lithium in utero: a cohort study
Lithium therapy is widely recommended as a first-line treatment for bipolar disorder. However, infants exposed to lithium in pregnancy may be at risk of toxicity and other side effects. This study
Read more >
Can we predict psychosis outside the UHR state?
This study will compare the risk of developing psychosis in people who have a pre-defined 'ultra high risk' state (UHR) with risk in people with other mental disorders.
Read more >
Electroconvulsive therapy in treatment-refractory schizophrenia - futility of utility?
This study will examine the rates of ECT treatment in SLAM, the response rate to clozapine augmentation with ECT in treatment-resistant schizophrenia, the relapse rate over the first year after ECT
Read more >
Effectiveness of Behavioural Treatment Substance Abuse (BTSA) within a community forensic sample
The overall aim of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness of the BTSA treatment program within a community forensic sample consisting of past offenders, comparing outcome variables such as substance
Read more >
Return to the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre website.