(RTB) Barts BioResource Renewal #1
Research type
Research Tissue Bank
IRAS ID
302754
Contact name
Art Tucker
Contact email
Research summary
Barts BioResource (BBR)
REC name
East of England - Cambridge Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/EE/0284
Date of REC Opinion
19 Apr 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
Patients of Barts Health NHS Trust are invited you to consider joining the Barts BioResource whilst you are attending a normal outpatient appointment or receiving treatment at the hospital.
The aim is to collect healthcare information for the Barts BioResource from as many patients as possible. They are also asked to consent to be included in the Barts BioResource for future research opportunities.
We ask permission to collect and store any tissue removed as part of your procedures or surgery which would otherwise be disposed of.
If the patients undergo heart surgery, we may ask for a special type of tissue. The upper chambers of the heart (atria) have extra tissue, termed the atrial appendages. These have no known function and are often removed during cardiac surgery routinely. This will only be performed if they are not being removed anyway.
If you undergo another type of surgery or procedure, we may wish to collect a tissue sample (biopsy) if considered safe to do and only if considered not to increase the risk of the clinical procedure. Specific details regarding this tissue collection will be noted in your patient record as part of the consenting process.
We may also invite you to consider donating biological sample(s) (up to 50ml of venous blood samples, saliva, throat, buccal and/or nasopharyngeal swabs, urine, faeces and soft/solid tissue samples). The aim is to collect these samples for the Barts BioResource from as many patients as possible.
Research programme
The purpose of the Barts BioResource is to establish and grow a dynamic health data repository and linked biobank of consented patients managed by Barts Health NHS Trust to allow research into health and disease. The Barts BioResource relies on the donation of human blood, saliva, swabs, urine, faeces and soft/solid tissue (e.g. blood vessels and heart tissue). The Barts Bioresource is supported by the National Institute for Health Research, which is part of the National Health Service (NHS). The Barts BioResource isvery valuable because it will help us to find new ways of identifying, treating and preventing diseases. The creation of the Barts BioResource has allowed the identification and validation of a wide range of teaching and research activities. More information and updates may be found: http://www.bartsbioresource.org.uk/ http://www.bartsbioresource.org.uk/for-patients-and-public/
Storage license
12199
RTBTitle
Barts BioResource (BBR)
Establishment organisation
Barts Health NHS Trust
Establishment organisation address
Joint Research Management Office,
5 Walden Street, Whitechapel,
London
E1 2EF