The National Surgical Research Support Centre (NSRSC) was established to support surgical research and trials
The NSRSC has reached several milestones in 2024 with 5 Investigator-Led surgical trials open across 15 hospital sites. There are 27 consultant surgeon Principal Investigators and 77 surgical trainees and Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) working on these trials.
To date there have been >300 patients enrolled in NSRSC- supported trials and their current and upcoming trials span across multiple specialties such as Vascular, Orthopaedic, Neurology, Cancer and Paediatric surgery.
The NSRSC is coordinating its first international trial investigating the best surgical management strategies for patients with oesophageal cancer which is now open in Irish and European sites. They opened a UK Breast Cancer surgical trial at one Irish hospital and will be opening in 2 further hospitals next year.
The NSRSC also showcased Irish surgical research at this year’s Millin meeting. 5 surgeons presented their research to compete for the RCSI National Surgical Research medal which was awarded to Mr Patrick Boland for his research onIntratumoural variability of fluorescent signals in classifying rectal neoplasia.
2025 will be a busy year for the NSRSC as they plan to open further multi-site Investigator-Led trials, provide research training courses and continue to help showcase Irish surgical research.
"I am delighted with the NSRSC achievements in 2024 expanding surgical trial activity in Ireland. The enthusiasm of the trainees and support from their trainers in getting involved in trials makes for a promising future for surgical research which will ultimately benefit patients in Ireland." - Dr Anne Marie Byrne - Operations Director, RCSI National Surgical Research Support Centre (NSRSC)
To learn more about the NSRSC, please visit: www.rcsi.com/NSRSC
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