Professor Alison Avenell
Clinical Chair in Health Services Research
- About
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- Email Address
- a.avenell@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438164
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit
3rd Floor Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Alison Avenell joined the Unit in 1998, as a Clinical Research Fellow. She was subsequently funded by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government Health Directorates as a Clinical Research Fellow to undertake research in the MRC funded RECORD trial, which examined the effect of calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation in the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures. She also led the MAVIS trial which examined the effectiveness of vitamin and mineral supplementation in preventing infections in older people, and helped lead the SIGNET trial of glutamine and selenium supplementation in critical illness. She was a CSO funded Career Scientist and currently has a clinical chair in health services research and is an Honorary Consultant in Clinical Biochemistry, undertaking systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials of treatments for adult obesity, and under-nutrition in clinical practice.
- Research
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Current Research
Current projects
- Evaluating the behavioural intervention, organisational and health economic evidence base for adult obesity management
- REBALANCE
- Systematic reviews of selected nutritional supplementation interventions
Completed projects
- Publications
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Bariatric 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
Enough data to draw conclusions about vitamin D and bone health
BMJ, vol. 363, k4755Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4755
Effects of vitamin D supplementation on musculoskeletal health: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis
The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology, vol. 6, no. 11, pp. 847-858Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssessment of research waste part 1: an exemplar from examining study design, surrogate and clinical endpoints in studies of calcium intake and vitamin D supplementation
BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 18, no. 1, 103Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0556-0
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11320/1/s12874_018_0556_0.pdf
Assessment of research waste part 2: wrong study populations- an exemplar of baseline vitamin D status of participants in trials of vitamin D supplementation
BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 18, no. 1, 101Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0555-1
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11319/1/s12874_018_0555_1.pdf
Inaccurate retraction notice for meta-analysis by Iwamoto et al
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, vol. 138, no. 3, pp. 263Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ane.12962
- [ONLINE] Link to document
Revised Meta-analysis of Vitamin K and Fractures
JAMA Internal Medicine, vol. 178, no. 8, pp. 1135Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.2853
A mixed-methods evaluation of a community pharmacy signposting service to a commercial weight-loss provider
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 2311-2319Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA randomised investigation of journal responses to academic and journalist enquiry about possible scientific misconduct
BMC Research Notes, vol. 11, 521Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCancer and vitamin D supplementation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 107, no. 4, pp. 652-663Contributions to Journals: ArticlesConcerns About the Integrity of Sato et al. Am J Med. 2005;118:1250-1255
American Journal of Medicine, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. e107-e108Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.10.009
Leucine and ACE inhibitors as therapies for sarcopenia (LACE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 19, 6Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNew debate: is it time for infertility weight loss programmes to be couple-based?
Human Reproduction, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 2359-2365Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffects of weight loss interventions for adults who are obese on mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ, vol. 359, j4849Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHow effective are weight-loss interventions for improving fertility in women and men who are overweight or obese?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence
Human Reproduction Update, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 681-705Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWeight loss interventions in specific groups: Overweight and obese men
Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Obesity. Wiley, pp. 228-234, 7 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118857991
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Reporting of conflicts of interest in oral presentations at medical conferences: a delegate-based prospective observational study
BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 9, e017019Contributions to Journals: ArticlesClinical Effectiveness of Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance Interventions for Men: A Systematic Review of Men-Only Randomized Controlled Trials (The ROMEO Project)
American Journal of Men's Health, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 1096-1123Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLetter to the Editor - Calcium Intake and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Annals of Internal Medicine, vol. 166, no. 9, pp. 684-685Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.7326/L17-0135
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Do vitamin D supplements help prevent respiratory tract infections?
British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.), vol. 356, pp. j456Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j456
Vitamin D supplements and disease prevention: Neglect or good practice? Authors' reply to letters by Rhein and Degner
British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.), vol. 356, pp. j716Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j716
Further major uncorrected errors in National Osteoporosis Foundation meta-analyses of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in fracture prevention
Osteoporosis International, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 733-734Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3765-6
Sex based differences in trials: Sex can affect participation, engagement, and adherence in trials
BMJ, vol. 355, 6754Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6754
Systematic review and statistical analysis of the integrity of 33 randomized controlled trials
Neurology, vol. 87, no. 23, pp. 2391-2402Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003387
Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 11, CD001880Contributions to Journals: Articles