Our research team are on a roll and we now have over 570 participants recruited - an amazing achievement! 🙌🥳 Matthew Ridd CAPC, Bristol Bristol Trials Centre NIHR CRN West of England NIHR CRN Wessex NIHR CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands

Read all about it! 🗞️ Feb ATHENA study clinician newsletter is out! Recruiting practices, please look out for it in your mailbox 👀 Matthew Ridd @capc Bristol Trials Centre NIHR CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands NIHR CRN Wessex NIHR CRN West of England NIHR Clinical Research Network North West Coast NIHR CRN South West Peninsula NIHR CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex NIHR CRN Yorkshire & Humber NIHR CRN Greater Manchester

Great to meet and speak to all the wonderful research active GP surgeries at NIHR CRN West of England meeting on 9 February, who are recruiting into ATHENA study and TIGER study studies. They do a great job in less-than-ideal circumstances (understatement) - keep it up! CAPC, Bristol

ATHENA study Recruitment update 🚀 595 particpants recruited! Amazing work from everyone involved! Let's push for 600🏋️‍♀️ Matthew Ridd @capc Bristol Trials Centre NIHR CRN Wessex NIHR CRN West of England NIHR CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands NIHR Clinical Research Network North West Coast NIHR CRN South West Peninsula NIHR CRN Greater Manchester NIHR CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex NIHR CRN Yorkshire & Humber NIHR CRN West Midlands

Celebrating our 600th participant randomised into our trial of amitriptyline for the prevention of post-herpetic neuralgia in adults >=50 years with herpes zoster (#shingles) Amazing achievement - *only* another 246 to go by September!

Recruitment update 🚀🚀🚀 >650 participants have now been recruited! An amazing achievement 🎇 We need approximately another 200 patients to reach our target.... Matthew Ridd CAPC, Bristol Bristol Trials Centre NIHR CRN West of England NIHR CRN Wessex NIHR CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands

Read all about it! 🗞️🗞️🗞️ Our July ATHENA study clinician newsletter is out! Recruiting practices, please look out for it in your mailbox 🔍

How to describe the pain of shingles? Lorelei Hunt, Patient and Public Involvement Representative on ATHENA study talks about the pain of post-herpetic neuralgia. Read here: athena-study.bristol.ac.uk/blogs/

ATHENA study Recruitment update 🚀 700 particpants recruited! 🎇 Amazing work from everyone involved! Matthew Ridd @capc Bristol Trials Centre NIHR CRN Wessex NIHR CRN West of England NIHR CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands NIHR Clinical Research Network North West Coast NIHR CRN South West Peninsula NIHR CRN Greater Manchester NIHR CRN Kent, Surrey and Sussex NIHR CRN Yorkshire & Humber NIHR CRN West Midlands

First paper out from @athenastudy ‘Everyone has heard of it, but no one knows what it is’: A qualitative study of patient understandings and experiences of herpes zoster Sophie Rees @jonbanks10 bjgp.org/content/early/… CAPC, Bristol NIHR CRN West of England Dermatology Nottm Dermatology_UKDCTN

Two more practices have the green light👍 A warm welcome to Amicus Health and @Knutsfordkmp1 Great to have you on board! #shingles Matthew Ridd Bristol Trials Centre CAPC, Bristol NIHR CRN West of England NIHR CRN South West Peninsula NIHR CRN Greater Manchester

Timely diagnosis of #Shingles after rash onset is crucial for #Antiviral effectiveness. Educational interventions for non-clinical practice staff did not reduce time to diagnosis doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2… ATHENA study CAPC, Bristol Primary Care Research Centre OxPrimaryCareSci Elizabeth Lovegrove

NIHR CRN East of England NIHR CRN Greater Manchester NIHR CRN South West Peninsula NIHR CRN North East and North Cumbria Over the 2 years we have given the green light to 125 practices with 304 sites! CAPC, Bristol Bristol Trials Centre NIHR CRN West of England Dermatology_UKDCTN

ATHENA study outputs are now available to view on our website: athena-study.bristol.ac.uk/outputs/ 👀 Matthew Ridd NIHR CRN West of England CAPC, Bristol Bristol Trials Centre NIHR CRN Wessex NIHR CRN Thames Valley and South Midlands