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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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Obstetric conditions and the placental weight ratio
Placenta, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 582-586Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2014.04.019
Public acceptability of financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy and breastfeeding
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 21, no. 1 Suppl., S194Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-014-9418-2
- [ONLINE] Abstracts from the ICBM 2014 Meeting
The views of health care professionals about selective decontamination of the digestive tract: An international, theoretically informed interview study
Journal of Critical Care, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 634-640Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.03.013
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3336/1/Duncan_2014.pdf
Public acceptability of financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy and breast feeding: a survey of the British public
BMJ Open, vol. 4, no. 7, e005524Contributions to Journals: ArticlesComparison of four methods for assessing the importance of attitudinal beliefs: An international Delphi study in intensive care settings
British Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 274-291Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12066
Protocol for the United Kingdom Rotator Cuff Study (UKUFF): a randomised controlled trial of open and arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
Bone & Joint Research, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 155-160Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.35.2000270
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3315/1/Carr_2014.pdf
Optimizing trauma system design: the GEOS (Geospatial Evaluation of Systems of Trauma Care) approach
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 1035-1040Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000000196
Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in critically ill patients treated in intensive care units: a mixed-methods feasibility study (the SuDDICU study)
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 18, no. 25, pp. 1-170Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18250
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3316/1/Francis_2014.pdf
The GEOS study: Designing a geospatially optimised trauma system for Scotland
The Surgeon, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 61-63Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2013.10.001
Use of the h-index to measure the quality of the output of health services researchers
Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 102-109Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819613518766
A randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different knee prostheses: the Knee Arthroplasty Trial (KAT)
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 18, no. 19, pp. 1-235, vii-viiiContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18190
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3321/1/Murray_2014.pdf
Is it worthwhile to conduct a randomized controlled trial of glaucoma screening in the United Kingdom?
Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 42-51Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819613499748
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3796/1/Burr_2014.pdf
Determining information for inclusion in a decision-support intervention for clinical trial participation: A modified Delphi approach
Clinical Trials, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 967-976Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1740774513508339
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4133/1/Gillies_2013.pdf
Determining items for inclusion in a decision support intervention for clinical trial participation: a modified Delphi approach
Contributions to Journals: Conference ArticlesRecruitment to trials: insights from a meta-ethnography of qualitative studies
Contributions to Journals: Conference ArticlesService user groups as co-applicants on a platform study for a trial
Trials, vol. 14, no. Suppl 1, pp. O35Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-S1-O35
Clinical stakeholders' opinions on the use of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in critically ill patients in intensive care units: an international Delphi study
Critical Care, vol. 17, no. 6, R266Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc13096
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3090/1/Cuthbertson_2013.pdf
Clinical components and associated behavioural aspects of a complex healthcare intervention: Multi-methods study of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in critical care
Australian Critical Care, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 173-179Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2013.04.002
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3091/1/Dombrowski_2013.pdf
Recruitment to clinical trials: a meta-ethnographic synthesis of studies of reasons for participation
Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 233-241Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819613483126
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4062/1/McCann_2013.pdf
Total or Partial Knee Arthroplasty Trial - TOPKAT: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 14, 292Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-292
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/3094/1/Beard_2013.pdf
Clinical and economic evaluation of laparoscopic surgery compared with medical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: 5-year follow-up of multicentre randomised trial (the REFLUX trial)
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 17, no. 22, pp. 1-166Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta17220
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/2867/1/Grant_2013.pdf
Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: five year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial (REFLUX)
BMJ, vol. 346, f1908Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f1908
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/2865/1/Grant_2013.pdf
Five-year results of a randomised controlled trial comparing mobile and fixed bearings in total knee replacement
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (US Volume), vol. 95-B, no. 4, pp. 486-492Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.95B4.29454
Investigating the relationship between predictability and imbalance in minimisation: a simulation study
Trials, vol. 14, 86Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-86
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/2872/1/McPherson_2013.pdf
Developing the specifications of an Open Angle Glaucoma screening intervention in the United Kingdom: a Delphi approach
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 12, 447Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-447
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/2776/1/Campbell_2012.pdf