When and where did the study take place?

Information for the SOCCER study has been collected from people who were registered as being potentially eligible for the SIGGAR study. People were recruited to the SIGGAR trials from 21 NHS hospitals (see below) across England between March 2004 and December 2007.

Bradford Hospital, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, January 2005 to December 2007
Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, December 2006 to August 2007
Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, December 2005 to August 2007
Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, March 2006 to September 2007
St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, April 2006 to August 2007
Leighton Hospital, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Crewe, November 2005 to December 2007
University Hospital of North Tees, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, Stockton-on-Tees, February to October 2007
St Mark’s Hospital, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, Harrow, March 2004 to November 2007
Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, May 2005 to September 2007
Nottingham Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, June 2005 to October 2007
Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, December 2006 to December 2007
Royal Oldham Hospital, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Oldham, March 2005 to October 2007
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, March 2006 to November 2007
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, March 2005 to June 2007
Royal Cornwall Hospital, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro, March 2005 to June 2007
Royal United Hospital, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust, Bath, May 2005 to December 2007
Withington Hospital, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, April 2006 to August 2007
Wythenshawe Hospital, University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, July 2006 to June 2007
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, August 2004 to November 2007
Furness General Hospital, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Barrow-in-Furness, September 2006 to June 2007