ATHENA study

We are now on Bluesky! Follow us: athenastudy.bsky.social

We are pleased to announce that our protocol paper is out ⬇️ Amitriptyline for the prevention of post-herpetic neuralgia: study protocol for the ATHENA study. Skin Health and Disease, 2025; DOI: doi.org/10.1093/skinhd… @capcbristol @riddmj @BrsTrialsCentre

819 participants recuited! Thank you to everyone involved for your amazing efforts so far 💪 ➡️Please keep recruiting ⬅️ @riddmj @capc @BrsTrialsCentre @NIHRCRNWessex @crnwestengland @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRSW @NIHRCRN_gman @NIHRCRN_kss

Read all about it! @AthenaStudy February clinician newsletter is out.   Recruiting practices, please check your mailbox🔍 @riddmj @capc @BrsTrialsCentre @NIHRCRNWessex @crnwestengland @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRSW @NIHRCRN_gman @NIHRCRN_kss @NIHRCRN_yorks

Recruitment update: we have <30 recruitments to go to meet our target!🚀🎯🚀 @riddmj @capc @BrsTrialsCentre @NIHRCRNWessex @crnwestengland @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRCRN_nwcoast @NIHRSW @NIHRCRN_gman @NIHRCRN_kss @NIHRCRN_yorks @CRN_WMid

Recruitment update: We have 30 left to recruit to reach our target of 846! 🎯 Thank you to all our sites 🙏 @riddmj @capcbristol @BrsTrialsCentre @crnwestengland @NIHRCRNWessex @NIHRCRN_tvsm

Delighted that @snaithdocs have just received the green light to support us with recruitment at The Marshes and Rawcliffe surgeries! 🚦 #shingles @riddmj @BrsTrialsCentre @capcbristol @crnwestengland @NIHRCRNWessex @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRCRN_yorks

@snaithdocs have just been given the green light to support us in reaching our recruitment target...delighted to have you on board! 🚦 #shingles @riddmj @BrsTrialsCentre @capcbristol @crnwestengland @NIHRCRNWessex @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRCRN_yorks

Our new @BJGPOpen paper exploring patient understanding / experience of shingles finds many had limited understanding before diagnosis and were unprepared for their symptoms. Highlighting stress as a trigger led some people to blame themselves for onset. bit.ly/40iwSrM

The paper is part of the Athena Trial with @capcbristol. Research team includes @drsophierees @riddmj Lorelei Hunt, Hazel Everitt @AnnaGilbertson5 Robert Johnson, Anthony E Pickering @belgianimpi Vikki Wylde, Sian Wells and @JonBanks10 See the full paper bjgp.org/content/early/…

Our paper about the lived experience of shingles is out. We found that for some people, linking it with 'low mood' or poor mental health was stigmatising, and resulted in shame and self-blame. Generally people don't know how debilitating shingles can be until they experience it.

A happy new year and a warm welcome to @StokesleyHealth who have just been given the green light! 🟢 Great to have you supporting @AthenaStudy ! 🙌 @riddmj @BrsTrialsCentre @capcbristol @crnwestengland @NIHRCRNWessex @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRCRN_yorks

Welcome to 2025 everyone! 🥳 Recruitment update: we have only 51 recruitments to go to meet our target!🚀🚀🚀 @riddmj @capc @BrsTrialsCentre @NIHRCRNWessex @crnwestengland @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRCRN_nwcoast @NIHRSW @NIHRCRN_gman @NIHRCRN_kss @NIHRCRN_yorks @CRN_WMid

Please continue to screen & refer over the festive period.🎄Merry Christmas from @AthenaStudy Thank you to all who have worked on and been involved in the study this year🌟 @riddmj @capcbristol @BrsTrialsCentre @crnwestengland @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRCRNWessex

📢Recruitment update We only have 66 partcipants left to recruit, to reach our target of 846! 🎯 @riddmj @capcbristol @BrsTrialsCentre @NIHRrdn @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRCRNWessex @NIHRSW @NIHRCRN_yorks @NIHRCRN_kss @CRN_WMid @NIHRCRN_NENCumb @NIHRCRNeoe

📢Roll up! 🗞️ Our November clinician newsletter is available now👇please look out for it in your inbox 🔍👀 @riddmj @BrsTrialsCentre @capcbristol @crnwestengland @NIHRCRNWessex @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRCRN_NENCumb @NIHRCRNeoe @NIHRCRN_gman @NIHRCRN_kss @NIHRCRN_yorks

Welcome to @priorymedicalgp who have the green light to support us with recruitment! Great to have you on board 🙌 @riddmj @BrsTrialsCentre @capcbristol @NIHRCRN_yorks @crnwestengland @NIHRCRNWessex @NIHRCRN_tvsm

A warm welcome to Gloucester Road Medical Centre who now have the green light to support us with recruitment! 🚦 @riddmj @capcbristol @BrsTrialsCentre @crnwestengland @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRCRNWessex

We have 79 partcipants left to recruit to reach our target of 846! 🎯 Thank you everyone for your continuous hard work! 🙌 @riddmj @capcbristol @BrsTrialsCentre @NIHRrdn @NIHRCRN_tvsm @NIHRCRNWessex @NIHRSW @NIHRCRN_yorks @NIHRCRN_kss @CRN_WMid @NIHRCRN_NENCumb @NIHRCRNeoe

Recruitment update 🗞️ 760 participants recruited - well done to everyone involved! Let's keep going to achieve that target🎯 @capcbristol @NIHRCRNWessex @NIHRCRN_tvsm @crnwestengland @NIHRCRN_nwcoast @NIHRCRN_gman @NIHRCRN_kss @NIHRCRN_yorks @NIHRSW @CRN_WMid @BrsTrialsCentre