Management and Diagnosis of Medical Symptoms in PwLD.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding how medical symptoms are managed and diagnosed in people with a learning disability.
IRAS ID
353210
Contact name
Georgia Black
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Queen Mary University London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 9 months, 30 days
Research summary
The aim of this research is to understand how medical symptoms are managed and diagnosed for people with a learning disability. This is part of a wider aim of understanding why there are delays in diagnosing cancer in people with a learning disability and make recommendations for how this could be improved. Learning disabled people are not diagnosed with cancer as quickly as people without a learning disability. This means that by the time they are diagnosed their cancer is more advanced and harder to treat. We do not have a lot of information about what happens when people with a learning disability have medical symptoms, how these are managed, or what can support a timely diagnosis.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/LO/0595
Date of REC Opinion
18 Sep 2025
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion