Meeting
HTA Programme Oversight Committee
Date and time
Friday 7 June 2019, 10.00am – 4.00pm
Place
The Duke and Duchess Rooms
Chandos House
2 Queen Anne Street
London W1G 9LQ
Present
Professor Hywel Williams (Chair)
Professor Andrew Bradbury
Professor Lucy Chappell
Professor Andrew Farmer
Professor Steve Goodacre
Dr Ira Madan
Mrs Catherine White
Dr Geoff Wong
NETSCC, HTA:
Mrs Anna Cutler
Dr Simon Fraser
Miss Kimberley Harris
Dr Claire Kidgell
Dr Jemma Kwint
Observers:
Mr Mike Batley
Mr Michael Bowdery
Dr Alan McNair
Research Priority decisions
The Prioritisation Group considered a total of 27 detailed briefing papers (research briefs) which had previously been prioritised by three Topic Identification, Development and Evaluation (TIDE) panels, three Prioritisation Committees and the National Stakeholder Advisory Group. The following research priorities were agreed:
Mental Health Panel
Resubmission invited Primary research Improving communication for adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities
Resubmission invited Primary research A psychological programme for adults with intellectual disability and harmful sexual behaviours
19/761 Primary research Antipsychotics for young people with anorexia nervosa
Primary Care Panel
19/691 Primary research Clinical and cost-effectiveness of alternative urinary catheter design
19/721 Evidence synthesis Pain relief strategies for dressing change in chronic wounds
Women and Children’s Health Panel
Resubmission invited Primary research Rotation of the fetal head at full cervical dilatation
Prioritisation Committee: Integrated community health and social care
2 Evidence synthesis Interventions for fibromyalgia-related sleep problems
19/78 Primary research Ambulatory oxygen therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
19/77 Primary research Monitoring and follow-up for adults with hearing loss
19/70 Unknown – open study design Cervical spine immobilisation following blunt trauma
Prioritisation Committee: Hospital based care
19/73 Primary research The use of mucoactive agents for patients with acute respiratory failure in critical care
19/79 Unknown – open study design Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
19/80 Primary research Posterior decompressive surgery with fixation for degenerative cervical myelopathy
19/81 Primary research Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy for postmenopausal women with breast cancer
19/71 Primary research OCT-angiography for the detection of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
19/74 Primary research Neurostimulation for phantom limb pain
19/82 Primary research Conservative management of odontoid fracture in the elderly: to immobilise or not?
Prioritisation Committee: Maternal, child and mental health care
19/83 Mixed methods Children and young people at risk of not being immunised
19/84 Primary research Surgical treatment for severe stable slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) in children
19/87 Primary research Night-time only bracing for scoliosis
19/85 Primary research Anti-reflux medication to reduce stricture formation following oesophageal atresia repair
19/86 Mixed methods Thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy and after delivery
National Stakeholder Advisory Group
19/88 Evidence Synthesis Ablative and non-invasive therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma
19/751 Primary research Stem cell transplant for adults with severe sickle cell disease
1 These research priorities are being re-advertised
2 This research priority will be directly commissioned
Future HTA Programme Oversight Committee 2019 meetings: 2019 dates
4 October 2019