COVID-19 and Mental Health Studies Register

You are invited to complete this form and contribute to a project led and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC). The MH-TRC is a UK-wide network of 14 centres of excellence in mental health research that facilitates collaboration. It is led by chair Professor Matthew Hotopf and deputy chair Professor Rachel Upthegrove from the University of Birmingham. This website is hosting the survey on behalf of the MH-TRC.

Eligibility criteria: This project is collating information about any study based in the UK that either addresses mental health aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, or has the potential to address this field (for instance, a COVID-19 respiratory study which is open to adding mental health outcome measures). Studies at any stage of development are welcomed: from concept design to projects that are already closed (to prevent duplication). International studies which have UK partners are also included. If you are unsure whether your study is eligible to be added, you can contact nihrtrc-mh@kcl.ac.uk and ask for further clarification.

Aims of the project: By completing the form, you will be contributing to this online register of UK COVID-19 & mental health studies. This register should help with preventing duplicate efforts, and help coordinate and facilitate the development of high-quality collaborative mental health research in the UK within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

GDPR: This data is collected in the public interest. For the immediate future, this information will be shared on the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre website. As such, please do not include any confidential or personal information that you do not want to be made public. However, your email address will remain confidential and will not be made public.

- The completion time is 10-15 minutes.

- If you would like to provide information about more than one study, please complete a new survey entry for each one.

- If you require any assistance completing the form or would like to discuss any of the questions please
email nihrtrc-mh@kcl.ac.uk

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Email Address * Your email address

Project Title *

What is the main purpose of the study? *

Risk factor identification
Descriptive epidemiology
To understand experiences of COVID-19 pandemic
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis/outcome
To conduct a systematic review
Other

If you've selected 'Other' please expand

How would you classify the study population? *

General adult population
Children and young people
Elderly
Mental health service users
People with COVID-19
Front line workers, e.g. the NHS staff, the police
Carers, including social care staff
Other

If you've selected 'Other' please expand

Does your study primarily recruit participants using social media? *

Yes
No
Not sure
Not applicable

Which mental disorder(s) or related dimension(s) are you studying? *

Depression
Anxiety
PTSD
Severe mental disorders (psychosis, bipolar)
Developmental disorders
Addictions
Dementia
Personality disorders
Other

If you've selected 'Other' please expand

If the study is interventional, please classify by primary intervention(s): *

Drug
Device
Psychological therapy
Mobile app
Not applicable
Other

If you've selected 'Other' please expand

If the study is diagnostic, please classify by diagnostic technique(s): *

Psychometric
Genomic
Proteomic
Immunoassay
Imaging
Mobile sensors, e.g. wearable or smartphone
Not applicable
Other

If you've selected 'Other' please expand

Project status *

In concept design stage
In set up
Open
Closed
Withdrawn
Suspended
Other

If you've selected 'Other' please expand

Research ethics approval needed (any type, e.g. from the local ethics committee, NHS REC) *

Yes
No
Not applicable

The required research ethics approval is obtained *

Yes
Not yet
Not applicable

Principal Investigator (PI) or Chief Investigator (CI) name *

Link to the academic profile page of the PI/CI * Please ensure your URL has the full path including http:// or https://

Sponsor organisation *

Brief description, including purpose and expected outputs/outcomes (short, mid, long-term) - approx 350 words * Please ensure any URL links have the full path including http:// or https://

Links to a max of 5 references * Please ensure any URL links have the full path including http:// or https://

Has the study protocol already been peer-reviewed? *

Yes
No
Currently under review
Other

If peer-review has already taken place, could you type in name of the reviewer(s) (if known)? If you selected 'Other' please expand

Funding status *

Already funded
Have applied, not awarded yet
Not applied yet
Other

If you've selected 'Other' please expand

Main funder *

Total funding (if funded already)

If research tools, e.g. questionnaires are used - the name and an online link to it (Please write N/A if this is not applicable) *

If interventions are used - the name and an online link to it (Please write N/A if this is not applicable) *

Current collaborators (list by individual/organisation) (Please write N/A if this is not applicable) * Please ensure any URL links have the full path including http:// or https://

Seeking national/international collaborators *

Yes - Academic
Yes - Industry
Yes - Charity
No
Other

If you've selected 'Other' please expand

Open to adding new mental health measures *

Yes
No

GDPR:

Who are we?

This is the website of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), a partnership between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London (KCL) funded by the NIHR. We are hosting this survey on behalf of the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC). If you need to contact us about this privacy notice, please write to: Parisa Mansoori, nihrtrc-mh@kcl.ac.uk

Why do we process your personal information?

These data are being collected in the public interest. For the immediate future, the information you provide will be shared on the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre website on behalf of the MH-TRC. As such, please do not include any confidential or personal information that you do not want to be made public. Your email address will remain confidential and will not be made public. By completing this form you are giving us your permission to process your personal data.

What is our ‘legal basis for processing’?

We process your personal information in order to display your research publicly on our website. Data protection legislation allows us to use your personal information in this way because you have actively given us your permission (or ‘consent’).

You may withdraw your consent at any time by emailing nihrtrc-mh@kcl.ac.uk

How long do we keep your information for?

Data will be retained in line with King’s College London’s published Records and Data Retention Schedule. The COVID-19 studies register is a longitudinal study and as such the data and records will be kept in perpetuity for the lifetime of the study.

Do we share your information with other organisations?

Your personal information may be shared with MH-TRC members, the NIHR, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Public Health England, and NHS England. It may also be shared with collaborators in UKRI and the mental health research charity sector, such as MQ: Transforming Mental Health and the Wellcome Trust.

Your personal information may be shared with other project leaders submitting studies to our COVID-19 and Mental Health Studies Register in order to facilitate communication between study groups and enable potential collaboration.

What are your rights and who can you contact if you have a concern?

To find out more about how the university deals with your personal information, including your rights and who to contact if you have a concern, please see the university’s core privacy notice at https://www.kcl.ac.uk/terms/privacy.aspx

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