We were very happy with the pH Associates patient centred outcome team’s comprehensive approach to selecting PRO instruments for a real world evidence study. Key domains were identified and mapped against known PRO instruments to develop a robust questionnaire that covered all key domains relevant to IBD patients. This work has recently been published at a highly regarded international conference. Thank you
We work in partnership with our clients, healthcare providers and academia to design bespoke studies, with methods that are appropriate for the busy clinical settings they are executed in, and at the same time, always maintaining scientific rigour.
We offer a range of different techniques for data capture including batch download from electronic medical records, and manual data extraction from medical records. We are proud to have a team of expert researchers who perform data collection themselves, with consent from patients and the appropriate local approvals in place. Informed, purposeful analysis is what turns good data into evidence, and we have a team of highly skilled analysts who use validated data management and statistical software packages to identify and extract maximum value from the data. Findings are published in an enviable set of assorted peer reviewed journals, and presented at world class national and international conferences. Study designs include:
- Retrospective cohort studies
- Prospective observational studies including Patient-reported outcomes
- Time and motion studies
- Database research
- Qualitative research
- Clinician surveys
- Disease and product registries
- Patient surveys
- Process mapping
- Local service evaluations to assess local practice
- Local and national audits
- Managed Access Agreement programmes
pH are part of REAL Europe, a strategic alliance which delivers non-interventional studies across Europe.
Why pH
More than 90% of our business at pH is repeat and we pride ourselves on quickly and efficiently delivering high quality projects for our clients. We are experts in the execution of these projects in the UK, and have streamlined our processes to achieve efficient R&D approvals for observational research. We have a proven track record of engaging with a wide network of NHS and academic partners, and we are proud of these relationships. This, alongside our previous NHS and pharmaceutical industry backgrounds, allows us to develop projects with the NHS that meet their needs whilst also successfully achieving our client’s objectives. We feel that all of these factors place us above our competitors in the successful delivery of a real world data projects. In 2016, two of the 5 studies shortlisted for the inaugural RWE award in the prestigious Prix Galien award were for projects designed, delivered and analysed by pH Associates, including the winning project. This entry was an innovative RWE project which collected data retrospectively from patients’ records on the introduction and use of Astellas’ antibiotic, which was launched in 2012 and also received a commendation at UK Prix Galien 2014. Outlining the rationale behind its win in 2016, Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, Chair of the UK Prix Galien judges commented: “A unique series of local service evaluations were conducted in 2013–2014 to evaluate the impact of Astellas’ antibiotic introduction on the NHS”.

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pH Associates have been recognised as a leader in the RWE arena for more than 15 years, with over 350 RWE projects successfully delivered and more than 50 publications to our name.