Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic : a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

Acknowledgments Special thanks must go to all of the SUSPEND trial participants and staff at each of our recruiting centres for taking part in this trial. We thank our collaborators at the SUSPEND sites, and participating National Health Service (NHS) trusts and boards (NHS Grampian, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Highland, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, NHS Lothian, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, and The University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust). We thank the staff at the SUSPEND trial office based in the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT) within the Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen. This report presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, Project Number 08/71/01. The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the HTA Programme, the NIHR, the NHS, or the Department of Health. The Health Services Research Unit is core funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates; however, the opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors, and might not be shared by the Chief Scientist Office.Peer reviewedPublisher PD