Welcome to the homepage for the IMPACT study. Please view our video to find out more about why we are conducting the study and what we intend to do. Our latest newsletter highlights our recent Workshop and quick headlines from the Focus Groups.
The IMPACT study has been very busy!! Please read more on these pages to learn about what we have been doing.
Thanks so very much to everyone who has spoken to us we have now developed the first ever
Chatbot for Paediatric Rheumatology!
Think ChatGPT, think Gemini, think DeepSeek - and then think more personalised, more informative, more empathetic and safer! Full of content from real expert parents and paediatric rheumatology experts. A full resource available with one click. No more searching for answers in the night, no need to wait until your local healthcare team turn up on Monday morning!
SO WE ARE NOW RECRUITING
PARENTS
WHO WANT TO TRY OUT OUR CHATBOT - ASK IT QUESTIONS WHEN YOU WANT AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!
Please sign up below
Siblings are often excluded from research!
We are ALSO currently recruiting siblings (8yrs+) of young people with rheumatological conditions to be involved in the study, we're particularly interested to hear their experiences. If you have one (young adults welcome too), please get in touch!
PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW TO CONTACT OUR TEAM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE OR SIGN UP!
If you are interested in any of this work and especially if you would like to take part in any of the study parts, please contact the 'IMPACT team' by completing the form.
This work is being conducted from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and has full HRA ethical approval IRAS 329476, REC ref 23/YH/0172. The study is funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR), Advanced Clinical Academic Fellowship (ACAF) 302864 from 1st April 2023 – 31st July 2026.
Interventions to improve Mental health supPort in families with children And young people with Chronic rheumaTological conditions
