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BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, CStat, FSS, FFPH, FSCT, FRSE, FMedSci
Chair in HSRU
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- Email Address
- m.k.campbell@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 273161
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Professor Marion Campbell is Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Aberdeen. She is also co-Director of the RCSEng Aberdeen Surgical Trials Centre. Marion is a medical statistician by training, a clinical trialist and methodologist. Her main research interests are in the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials especially complex trial design and the design and conduct of surgical and device trials. She has published widely on clinical trials methodology including on cluster randomised trials, design of trials of surgical interventions, pragmatic trials and trials reporting. She has served on many national and international funding agencies and committees and is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Faculty of Public Health, and the International Society for Clinical Trials and is a previous NIHR senior investigator.
Previously Marion was Vice-Principal (Research) for the University of Aberdeen. In this role, she had primary responsibility for promoting the University's research ambitions, ensuring effective delivery of the University's strategic objectives for research. and for enabling a research context for academic colleagues to deliver world-leading, impactful research. She also led on the establishment of interdisciplinary research across the institution. Prior to this, Marion was Dean of Research for Life Sciences and Medicine following ten years as Director of the Scottish government core-funded Health Services Research Unit.
Marion graduated with an honours degree in Statistics from the University of Aberdeen and subsequently gained an MSc in Statistics and PhD in Public Health. Following early career appointments within the National Health Service in the fields of Operational Research and Statistics of Medical Audit, she joined the University of Aberdeen in 1993.
External Memberships
Chair. MRC Better Methods Better Research Panel
Member of REF2021 UoA2 sub-panel
- Research
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Research Overview
Marion’s main research interests are in the design, conduct and analysis of clinical trials especially complex trial design and the design and conduct of surgical and device trials. She has also published widely on clinical trials methodology including on cluster randomised trials, design of trials of non-pharmacological interventions, pragmatic trials and trials reporting.
Some examples of current and recent research include:
REINFORCE: The NIHR-funded REINFORCE study aims to evaluation the introduction and scale up of robot-assisted surgery across the NHS. Further information is available at: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/what-we-do/research/projects/reinforce-291
UK-REBOA: The NIHR-funded UK-REBOA trial aims to establish the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA), in addition to standard major trauma centre treatment, for the treatment of patients with life-threatening torso haemorrhage. The trial is currently live across major trauma centres in England. Further information is available on the trial website: https://w3.abdn.ac.uk/hsru/REBOA/Public/Public/index.cshtml
TOPKAT: The NIHR-funded TOPKAT trial is investigating the clinical and cost effectiveness of partial (PKR) vs total (THR) knee replacements. The trial recruited 528 patients from across the UK. Five year results have been published in the Lancet (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31281-4/fulltext) and showed that PKR has similar, if not a slightly better clinical outcome than TKR. More importantly, the economic benefit of using PKR is substantial. Patients are now being followed up to 10 years.
CLASS: The NIHR-funded CLASS trial is assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of three treatment modalities for the treatment of varicose veins: a) foam; b) EVLA with subsequent foam to varicosities when required; and c) surgery. A total of 798 adult patients were recruited into the trial and randomised to one of the treatment options. Six weeks results have been published in the NEJM (http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1400781). Five year follow-up is now complete.
KAT: The NIHR-funded KAT trial, explores different knee replacement surgery options (the effects of patellar resurfacing, mobile bearings and metal backing were investigated). A total of 116 surgeons in 34 UK centres participated and 2352 participants were randomised. Ten year outcomes were previously published (https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/hta18190/#/abstract); long term follow up to 20 years is underway.
Research Areas
Applied Health Sciences
Research Specialisms
- Healthcare Science
- Medical Statistics
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- Publications
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Benefits of incentives for breastfeeding and smoking cessation in pregnancy (BIBS): a mixed methods study to inform trial design
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 19, no. 30, pp. 1-564Contributions to Journals: ArticlesClinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of foam sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation and surgery for varicose veins: results from the Comparison of LAser, Surgery and foam Sclerotherapy (CLASS) randomised controlled trial
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 19, no. 27, pp. 1-342Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19270
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4430/1/CLASS.pdf
A core outcome set for localised prostate cancer effectiveness trials: protocol for a systematic review of the literature and stakeholder involvement through interviews and a Delphi survey
Trials, vol. 16, 76Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0598-0
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4460/1/s13063_015_0598_0.pdf
Incentives to Promote Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review
Pediatrics, vol. 135, no. 3, pp. e687-702Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-2221
Evaluation of interventions for informed consent for randomised controlled trials (ELICIT): protocol for a systematic review of the literature and identification of a core outcome set using a Delphi survey
Trials, vol. 16, 484Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1011-8
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5154/3/s13063_015_1011_8.pdf
Exploring the role and function of trial steering committees: results of an expert panel meeting
Trials, vol. 16, no. 1, 597Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1125-z
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5402/1/s13063_015_1125_z.pdf
The use of Latin squares and related block designs in implementation research
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 67, no. 12, pp. 1299-1301Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.07.007
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4322/1/Steen2014.pdf
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Perceived difficulty and appropriateness of decision making by General Practitioners: a systematic review of scenario studies
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 14, 621Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://bit.ly/132yl7H
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0621-2
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4138/1/s12913_014_0621_2.pdf
The push me, pull you of financial incentives and health inequalities: a mixed methods study investigating smoking cessation in pregnancy and breastfeeding
European Public Health Science Conference, pp. S37Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62163-2
Effects of workplace dietary and/or physical activity interventions targeting healthcare professionals: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
BMC Obesity, vol. 1, 23Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40608-014-0023-3
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4016/1/Power2014.pdf