
Director (CHaRT)
- About
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- Email Address
- g.maclennan@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438147
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit
2nd Floor Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
I am currently Professor of Medical Statistics and the Director of the Centre for Health Care Randomised Trials (CHaRT) which is the Clinical Trials Unit embedded within the Health Services Research Unit. My overarching research interest is in designing fair tests of health care treatments and policies, with a specifc interest in evaluating surgical and complex interventions. I'm also interested in improving the design, conduct, and analysis and reporting of clinical trials through the development and application of methodological research to clinical trials from CHaRT.
My undergrad degree is in Mathematics from the University of Aberdeen, graduating in 1997. After a year training as a Mathematics teacher I joined the Unit in September 1998 as a statistician. I studied part-time for an MSc in Applied Statistics with Sheffield Hallam University, graduating in 2004. In 2008 I was appointed Senior Statistican, and in 2016 was I Interim Programme Director for the Health Care Assessment Programme, until being appointment as CHaRT Director in April 2017.
Qualifications
- BSc Mathematics1997 - University of Aberdeen
- MSc Applied Statistics2004 - Sheffield Hallam University
- Research
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Research Overview
The application of statistical methods to clinical trials. Recent example is JCE paper available here on using instrumental variables in a surgery trial to address non-compliance. Collaborators were Jonathan Cook (Oxford), Tom Palmer (Lancaster), and Richard Emesley (Manchester).
Research on making trials more efficient, collaborating with Trial Forge.
Current Research
A complete list of the CHaRT RCT portolio is available by clicking here
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
I teach on our MPH course module PU5031: EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH.
- Publications
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Economic evaluation of surgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence: a cost-utility and value of information analysis
BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 6, 035555Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIDENTIFY: The investigation and detection of urological neoplasia in patients referred with suspected urinary tract cancer: A multicentre cohort study
International Journal of Surgery Protocols, vol. 21, pp. 8-12Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isjp.2020.02.002
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14328/1/1_s2.0_S246835742030005X_main.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
ELECtric Tibial nerve stimulation to Reduce Incontinence in Care homes: protocol for the ELECTRIC randomised trial
Trials, vol. 20, 723Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPractical help for specifying the target difference in sample size calculations for RCTs: The DELTA2 five-stage study, including a workshop
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 23, no. 60Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23600
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13466/1/HTA_3030850_VOR.pdf
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Methods to deal with missing data in area under the curve outcomes in randomised controlled trials: the OPEN trial case
5th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, pp. 141-141Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3688-6
Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy versus endometrial ablation for women with heavy menstrual bleeding (HEALTH): a parallel-group, open-label, randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, vol. 394, no. 10207, pp. 1425-1436Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31790-8
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13243/1/Cooper_etal_Lancet_Laparoscopic_supracervical_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/laparoscopic-supracervical-hysterectomy-versus-endometrial-ablation-for-women-with-heavy-menstrual-bleeding-health(20b3fd84-6e08-4603-beaf-87c88732a17a).html
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Five-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial of Treatments for Varicose Veins
The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 381, no. 10, pp. 912-922Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1805186
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13810/1/NEJMFive_year_outcomes_Brittenden_at_al_VoR.pdf
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- [ONLINE] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31483962
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Photodynamic versus white light-guided treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: A study protocol for a randomised trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness
BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 9, e22268Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe clinical and cost-effectiveness of total versus partial knee replacement in patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis (TOPKAT): 5-year outcomes of a randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, vol. 394, no. 10200, pp. 746-756Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStudy protocol for a randomised controlled trial of CBT vs antipsychotics vs both in 14-18-year-olds: Managing Adolescent first episode Psychosis: a feasibility study (MAPS)
Trials, vol. 20, 395Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSurgical interventions for women with stress urinary incontinence: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
BMJ, vol. 365, l1842Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l1842
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12387/1/bmj.l1842.full.pdf
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- [ONLINE] http://www.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/bmj.l1842
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Supporting Harm Reduction through Peer Support (SHARPS): Testing the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered, relational intervention for people with problem substance use who are homeless, to improve health outcomes, quality of life and social functioning and reduce harms: Study protocol
Pilot and Feasibility Studies, vol. 5, 64Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0447-0
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14966/1/document_1_.pdf
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Surgical treatments for women with stress urinary incontinence: the ESTER systematic review and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 23, no. 14, pp. 1-306Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23140
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12177/1/Surgical_treatments_for_women_with_stress_urinary_incontinence.pdf
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- [ONLINE] Pubmed Publication
399 - Surgical treatment for recurrent bulbar urethral stricture: A randomised open label superiority trial of open urethroplasty versus endoscopic urethrotomy (The OPEN Trial): Abstracts EAU19 – 34th Annual EAU Congress
European Urology Supplements, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. e523Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCognitive-behavioural therapy for clozapine-resistant schizophrenia: the FOCUS RCT
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 1-144Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23070
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12098/1/HTA_Report_3028539.pdf
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Open randomised trial of the (Arabin) pessary to prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancy with health economics and acceptability: STOPPIT-2-a study protocol
BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 12, e026430Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026430
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12319/1/Open_randomised_trial_.pdf
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Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled parallel-group trial to compare the effectiveness of remotely delivered cognitive-behavioural and graded exercise interventions with usual care alone to lessen the impact of fatigue in inflammatory rheumatic diseases (LIFT)
BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 1, e026793Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBariatric surgery, lifestyle interventions and orlistat for severe obesity: the REBALANCE mixed-methods systematic review and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 22, no. 68, pp. 1-286Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22680
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11603/2/Avenell_etal_HTA_Bariatric_Surgery_Lifestyle_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] Corrigendum
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound and/or colour duplex ultrasound for surveillance after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a systematic review and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 22, no. 72, pp. 1-220Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22720
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11881/1/3021699.pdf
DELTA 2 guidance on choosing the target difference and undertaking and reporting the sample size calculation for a randomised controlled trial
BMJ, vol. 363, k3750Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3750
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11672/1/bmj.k3750.full.pdf
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DELTA2 guidance on choosing the target difference and undertaking and reporting the sample size calculation for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 19, 606Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCOMPARISON OF NINE SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR WOMEN WITH STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE: A COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND VALUE OF INFORMATION ANALYSIS
11th Annual European UroGynaecological Association CongressContributions to Conferences: AbstractsA Systematic Review of Health Economic Evaluations of Surgical Treatments for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
ICS 2018Contributions to Conferences: AbstractsPartial factorial trials: comparing methods for statistical analysis and economic evaluation
Trials, vol. 19, 442Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCognitive behavioural therapy in clozapine-resistant schizophrenia (FOCUS): an assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial
The lancet. Psychiatry, vol. 5, no. 8, pp. 633-643Contributions to Journals: Articles