Primary Care Clinical Research & Trials Unit (PC-CRTU)

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The Primary Care Clinical Research & Trials Unit (PC-CRTU) is the largest and longest-running academic primary care facility in Europe for clinical trials in the community. Our central facility expertly coordinates large and small community-based clinical trials.

Working across the region and the UK 

We work with:

  • More than 3500 GPs, in 985 practices, from 88 PCTs across England and Wales
  • An estimated patient population of over 5.4 million
  • Around 40% of the total population of the West Midlands

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The Primary Care Clinical Research & Trials Unit (PC-CRTU) has been conducting clinical trials since 1985 and has an excellent track record in designing, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, analysing and publishing trials.