Contact the team

The PEXIVAS Trial Team are always here to help. For further information about the PEXIVAS trial please contact us.

General Enquiries

For queries about collection of data and data analysis please contact the Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU):

Email: PEXIVAS-trial@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Postal address:
PEXIVAS Trial Office
Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU)
Institute of Applied Health Research
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
Public Health Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Fax: +44 (0)121 415 9135

PEXIVAS BCTU Trial Staff

Elizabeth Brettell  Trials Manager +44 (0)121 415 9130

PEXIVAS Chief Investigators

Dr David Jayne (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom)

Dr Peter A. Merkel (Boston University Medical School, Boston, USA)

Dr Michael Walsh (McMaster University Health Science Centre, Hamilton, Canada)

Worldwide PEXIVAS Study Offices

EUROPE

Dr David Jayne, Elizabeth Broadhurst and Biljana Brezina, Vasculitis Research Office, Box 118/Box 246, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom, Tel: 01223 217259, Fax: 01223 586796.

USA

Dr Peter Merkel and Carol A. McAlear, Vasculitis Center, E5, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street E533, Boston, MA, 02118, USA, Tel: +01 617 414 2501, Fax: +01 617 414 2510.

CANADA

Dr. Michael Walsh, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Room 2C9, 1200 West Street Main, McMaster University Health Science Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada, Tel: +1 905 525 9140 ext 22876, Fax: +1 905 524 3841.

AUSTRALIA

Chen Au Peh and Carmel Hawley, University of Queensland, Level 1, Building 33, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Rd, Wooloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia, Phone: +61 732402625.

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