The POLARiS trial is wanting to know
how many people suffer from bowel problems following surgery for colorectal cancer (cohort study)?
And what treatments are the best for managing these (randomised control trial)?
over 790 patients to our cohort
over 240 patients to our randomised trial
Participating hospitals
There are 23 hospitals currently taking part in the POLARiS trial.
| Cardiff & Vale UHB (University Hospital of Wales) |
| Aneurin Bevan UHB (Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan Hospital) |
| Leeds University Hospitals NHSFT (St James’s University Hospital) |
| Bolton Hospital NHSFT (Royal Bolton Hospital) |
| Oxford University Hospitals NHSFT (Churchill Hospital) |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHSFT (Addenbrooke’s Hospital) |
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHST (Queen’s Medical Centre) |
| Newcastle University Hospital NHST (Royal Victoria Infirmary) |
| London North West University Healthcare NHST (St Mark’s Hospital) |
| County Durham and Darlington NHSFT (University Hospital of North Durham) |
| Manchester University NHSFT (Wythenshawe Hospital) |
| Somerset NHSFT (Musgrove Park Hospital) |
| Somerset FT (Yeovil Hospital) |
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHSFT (Northern General Hospital) |
| Barts Health NHST (Royal London Hospital) |
| University Hospital Southampton NHSFT (Southampton General Hospital) |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHST (Leicester General Hospital) |
| James Paget University Hospitals NHSFT (James Paget University Hospital) |
| Mid & South Essex NHSFT (Southend University Hospital) |
| Gloucester Hospitals NHSFT (Gloucestershire Royal Hospital) |
| Royal Berkshire NHSFT (Royal Berkshire Hospital) |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHSFT (Sunderland Royal Hospital) |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHSFT (Royal Liverpool University Hospital) |
POLARiS is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR134937), and is Sponsored by Cardiff & Vale UHB.
POLARiS is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR131475), and the views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
POLARiS is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR131475), and the views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.