23 July 2021: PEP-TALK Statistical Analysis Plan published in Trials - Click here to view the SAP paper

23 September 2020: PEP-TALK receives approval to halt recruitment at 230 participants due to COVID-19 restriction - Full statement here

20 July 2020: PEP-TALK Protocol Paper published in BMJ Open - Click here

28 February 2020: University Hospital Lewisham randomise their 50th PEP-TALK Participant

18 February 2020: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital randomise the 200th PEP-TALK participant

04 February 2020: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust randomise their first participant

12 December 2019: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust opens to recruitment. They will be working in collaboration with St George's Hospital with Epsom recruiting and St George's deliving the rehabilitation sessions.

05 December 2019: Sunderland Royal Hospital randomise the 150th PEP-TALK participant

28 November 2019: Sunderland Royal Hospital randomise their 50th PEP-TALK participant

26 November 2019: North Middlesex University Hospital randomise their first participant

20 November 2019: University Hospital Lewisham randomises the 130th PEP-TALK participant. Halfway to minimum target.

14 November 2019: Royal London randomise their first participant

11 November 2019: Spire Norwich Hospital randomises the 125th PEP-TALK participant

15 October 2019: Royal London Hospital opens to recruitment

14 October 2019: Sunderland Royal Hospital randomise the 100th PEP-TALK participant

14 October 2019: North Middlesex Univeristy Hospital NHS Trust opens to recruitment

19 September 2019: Congratulations to Spire Norwich Hospital for randomising their first PEP-TALK recruit

23 August 2019: Well done to Sunderland Royal Hospital for randomising their 25th PEP-TALK recruit.

09 August 2019: Congratulations to Sunderland Royal Hospital for randomising the 50th PEP-TALK recruit.

01 August 2019: Congratulations to the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre for randomising their first PEP-TALK recruit

22 July 2019: Spire Norwich Hospital opens to recruitment

10 July 2019: Congratulations to University Hospital Lewisham for randomising the 25th PEP-TALK recruit.

24 June 2019: Congratulations to Sunderland Royal Hospital for randomising their first PEP-TALK recruit and it is the 20th PEP-TALK randomisation.

18 June 2019: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre opens to recruitment

04 June 2019: Sunderland Royal Hospital opens to recruitment

14 May 2019: 10th PEP-TALK participant recruited. Congratulations to the team at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.

08 May 2019: First PEP-TALK intervention session held at Norfolk & Norwich Hospital

01 May 2019: Congratulations to University Hospital Lewisham for randomising their first PEP-TALK recruit

12 April 2019: PEP-TALK recruits the first participant. Congratulations to the team at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

27 March 2019: PEP-TALK opens to recruitment

The first hospitals opened are:

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

University Hospital Lewisham

21 February 2019: PEP-TALK host its first TSC/DSMC meeting.

30 January 2019: Substantial Amendment approved by REC and HRA. The amendment improves the wording of the Protcol, Patient Information Sheet and improves the layout of the questionnaires.

23 November 2018: PEP-TALK receives HRA approval

23 October 2018: PEP-TALK receives REC favourable opinion