Research output per year
Research output per year
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, University of Aberdeen
1 Oct 1996 → 31 Aug 1997
Award Date: 1 Dec 1997
Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Glasgow
1 Oct 1993 → 30 Sep 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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Comparing performance on the months of the year backwards test in hospitalised patients with delirium, dementia and no cognitive impairment: an exploratory study
Hasemann, W., Duncan, N., Clarke, C., Nouzova, E., Süßenbach, L. M., Keerie, C., Assi, V., Weir, C. J., Evans, J., Walsh, T. S., Wilson, E., Quasim, T., Middleton, D. G., Weir, A. J., Barnett, J. H., Stott, D. J., MacLullich, A. M. J. & Tieges, Z., 22 Jun 2021, In: European geriatric medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin on Presentation to Rule Out Myocardial Infarction: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
HiSTORIC Investigators†, 8 Jun 2021, In: Circulation. 143, 23, p. 2214-2224 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Low dose dexamethasone as treatment for women with heavy menstrual bleeding: a response-adaptive randomised placebo-controlled dose-finding parallel group trial (DexFEM)
Warner, P., Whitaker, L. H. R., Parker, R. A., Weir, C. J., Douglas, A., Holm Hansen, C., Madhra, M., Hillier, S., Saunders, P. T. K., Iredale, J. P., Semple, S. I. K., Slayden, O. D., Walker, B. R. & Critchley, H. O. D., 2 Jul 2021, In: EBioMedicine. 69Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Separation and the information theory surrogate evaluation approach: a penalized likelihood solution
Ensor, H. & Weir, C. J., 2 Aug 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Pharmaceutical Statistics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Oral presentation
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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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Educational and Early Social Outcomes of Rolandic Epilepsy: a population-based, collaborative, data-linkage study
1/03/21 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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Dose-finding Trials: Development of guidance in reporting, analysis and design to accelerate knowledge transfer
1/02/21 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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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
Dataset