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Personal profile
Biography
Experienced health services researcher and clinical trials methodologist, co-leading the statistical work of the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit. Role involves collaboration with clinical investigators to deliver high impact clinical trials and health research studies, alongside development of novel statistical clinical trials methodology to support current and future research.
Current Research Interests
- Design and analysis of cluster-randomised trials, including stepped-wedge designs
- Statistical methods for the evaluation of potential surrogate outcomes in clinical trials
- Adaptive design clinical trials
Education/Academic qualification
Public Health and Health Services Research, Master of Science, Use of sequential treatment allocation methods and patient-specific outcome measures in a trial of glycaemic control in acute stroke, University of Aberdeen
1 Oct 1996 → 31 Aug 1997
Award Date: 1 Dec 1997
Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Informed clinical management of acute stroke: use of established statistical methods and development of an expert system, University of Glasgow
1 Oct 1993 → 30 Sept 1996
Award Date: 1 Jul 1997
Statistics, Bachelor of Science, University of Glasgow
1 Oct 1989 → 31 May 1993
Award Date: 1 Jul 1993
External positions
Member, Efficacy and Mechanisms Evaluation Committee, NIHR
Jun 2018 → Jun 2022
Member, Commission on Human Medicines, MHRA
Dec 2014 → …
Member, Health Services and Delivery Research Board, National Institute for Health Research
Nov 2013 → May 2018
Associate Editor, Clinical Trials, Society for Clinical Trials
Jul 2013 → …
Clinical Trials, Biologics and Vaccines Expert Advisory Group , MHRA
Jan 2011 → Dec 2020
Neurology, Pain and Psychiatry Expert Advisory Group , MHRA
Jan 2011 → …
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Principles of dose finding studies in cancer: a comparison of trial designs
Jaki, T., Clive, S. & Weir, C. J., May 2013, In: Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology. 71, 5, p. 1107-14 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of digitalisation in healthcare and the quantification of the “unmeasurable”
Cresswell, K. M., Anderson, S., Montgomery, C., Weir, C. J., Atter, M. & Williams, R., 15 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of General Internal Medicine. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of consensus-driven SPIRIT and CONSORT extensions for early phase dose-finding trials: the DEFINE study
Solovyeva, O., Dimairo, M., Weir, C. J., Hee, S. W., Espinasse, A., Ursino, M., Patel, D., Kightley, A., Hughes, S. E., Jaki, T., Mander, A., Evans, T. R. J., Lee, S., Hopewell, S., Rantell, K. R., Chan, A-W., Bedding, A., Stephens, R., Richards, D., Roberts, L., & 3 others, 5 Jul 2023, In: BMC Medicine. 21, 246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Definitions, acceptability, limitations, and guidance in the use and reporting of surrogate endpoints in trials: A scoping review
Manyara, A. M., Davies, P., Stewart, D., Weir, C. J., Young, A. E., Wells, V., Blazeby, J. M., Butcher, N. J., Bujkiewicz, S., Chan, A-W., Collins, G. S., Dawoud, D., Offringa, M., Ouwens, M., Ross, J. S., Taylor, R. S. & Ciani, O., 26 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 160, p. 83-99Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of perinatal outcomes for women with and without epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Mazzone, P., Hogg, K. M., Weir, C. J., Stephen, J., Bhattacharya, S. & Chin, R., 1 May 2023, In: JAMA Neurology. 80, 5, p. 484-494Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Development of a Flow Diagram Template for Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Trials
Catriona Keerie (Speaker), Christopher Weir (Reviewer), Marian Brady (Reviewer) & Heather Gray (Reviewer)
19 Mar 2018 → 20 Mar 2018Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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MICA: Point-of-care assessment of drug-induced liver injury (POC-DILI)
1/07/21 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Development and evaluation of a complex ePrescribing-based antimicrobial stewardship (ePAMS+) intervention for hospitals
1/02/19 → 1/02/24
Project: Research
Datasets
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Data supporting Rubio et al on exacerbations of COPD
Rubio, N. (Creator), Parker, R. (Creator), Drost, E. (Creator), Pinnock, H. (Creator), Weir, C. (Creator), Mantoani, L. (Creator), MacNee, W. (Creator), McKinstry, B. (Creator), Rabinovich, R. A. (Creator) & McCloughan, L. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 20 Mar 2017
DOI: 10.7488/ds/1981
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