Projects per year
Personal profile
Administrative Posts
- Member of the IoH research committee and research theme leader for chronic illness and rehabilitation and leader for the clinical trials research sub-group.
Key Research Interests
General interests are in the field of clinical trials and trials methods. Areas of particular interest have been rheumatology and orthopaedics.
Research Group or Lab Membership
Currently a member of Population Health Group.
Areas of Expertise
Statistics; statistics in medicine; statistics in health; Quantitative Research Methods; clinical trials; study design.
Teaching Interests
Current teaching commitments are to the MBBS medical degree in the medical school and to the MSc in Health Sciences in the Institute of Health. I currently have responsibility for the research methods stream of teaching in years 1 to 3 of the MBBS medical degree and head up the Introduction to Research Methods and the Statistical Methods for Research units on the MSc.
Academic Background
- Mathematics BSc, First Class, Leicester Polytechnic, 1992
- Medical Statistics, MSc, Leicester University, 1993
- PhD, University of Bristol, 1998
Career
- Medical Statistician/Research Associate, Rheumatology Unit, University of Bristol, 1997 – 1998
- Lecturer in Medical Statistics, University of East Anglia, 1998 – 2002
- Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics, University of East Anglia, 2002 – 2004
- Reader in Medical Statistics, University of East Anglia, 2004 - Present
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Preventing cancer and cancer disparities with weight-management support – using hospital patient records and electronic signposting (e-SIGN)
Khadjesari, Z. (Principal Investigator), Naughton, F. (Co-Investigator), Parretti, H. (Co-Investigator), Wagner, A. (Co-Investigator), Ashberry, A. (CTU Role), Clark, L. (CTU Role), Hammond, M. (CTU Role), Pond, M. (CTU Role), Shepstone, L. (CTU Role), Wagner, A. (CTU Role) & Varley, A. (Researcher)
1/06/24 → 31/05/30
Project: Research
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OPTIMISing personal care assistance for people with advancED DEMentia to reduce refusals of CARE in care homes (OPTIMISED-DEMCARE): intervention co-development and feasibility testing
Backhouse, T. (Principal Investigator), Hammond, M. (Co-Investigator), Barton, G. (CTU Role), Pond, M. (CTU Role), Shepstone, L. (CTU Role) & Sims, E. (CTU Role)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/06/24 → 31/01/29
Project: Fellowship
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Optimising the deLIvery of Mental health support to adolescents in care vIa low-inTensity LifE Story work: a realist evaluation with co-deSign and feasibility trial [LIMITLESS 2]
Hammond, S. (Principal Investigator), Hardeman, W. (Co-Investigator), Neil, B. (Co-Investigator), Shepstone, L. (Co-Investigator), Turner, D. (Co-Investigator), Katangwe-Chigamba, T. (CTU Role), Pond, M. (CTU Role) & Sims, E. (CTU Role)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/05/24 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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Co-design and evaluation of an intervention to increase UPTake if pUlmonary RehabilitatioN for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the UPTURN study
Hammond, M. (Principal Investigator), Ashford, P.-A. (CTU Role), Grant, K. (CTU Role), Pond, M. (CTU Role) & Shepstone, L. (CTU Role)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/06/23 → 31/05/28
Project: Research
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EASE - Evaluating Antidepressants for emotionaliSm after StrokE: A multi-centre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to establish the effect(s) of sertraline (50 mg once daily) in people with post -stroke emotionalism
Broomfield, N. (Principal Investigator), Parretti, H. (Co-Investigator), Semlyen, J. (Co-Investigator), Colles, A. (CTU Role), Pond, M. (CTU Role), Shepstone, L. (CTU Role), Swart, A. M. (CTU Role), Turner, D. (CTU Role) & Varley, A. (Researcher)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/06/23 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
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TaIlored ManagEment of Sleep (TIMES) for people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: protocol for a feasibility cluster-randomised controlled trial
TIMES programme team, 7 Mar 2026, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 12, 1, 48.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“There’s never just one type”: A mixed methods realist evaluation of Adolescent-Focused Low-Intensity Life Story Work
Hammond, S. P., Seeley, C., Skevington, P., Speer, E., Baker, K., Hiller, R. M., Mickleburgh, E., Midgley, N., Blackett, R., Hardeman, W., Thomas, S., Shepstone, L., Wilson, J., Neil, E., Cossar, J., Jordan, P., Sims, E. & Wong, G., 31 Jan 2026, In: British Journal of Social Work.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of cognitive therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents exposed to multiple traumatic stressors: The DECRYPT trial
Meiser-Stedman, R., Allen, L., Ashford, P.-A., Beeson, E., Byford, S., Danese, A., Farr, A., Finn, J., Goodall, B., Grainger, L., Hammond, M., Harmston, R., Humphrey, A., King, D., Lofthouse, K., Mahoney-Davies, G., Miles, S., Moore, J., Morant, N. & Robertson, S. & 10 others, , Oct 2025, In: World Psychiatry. 24, 3, p. 422-434 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Assessing brodalumab in the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis (SABR-PSC pilot study): Protocol for a single-arm, multicentre, pilot study
Elzubeir, A., High, J., Hammond, M., Shepstone, L., Pond, M., Walmsley, M., Trivedi, P., Culver, E., Aithal, G., Dyson, J., Thorburn, D., Alexandre, L. & Rushbrook, S., 3 Mar 2025, In: BMJ Open Gastroenterology. 12, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., e001596.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus) -
Automated insulin delivery during the first 6 months postpartum (AiDAPT): A prespecified extension study
Lee, T. T. M., Collett, C., Bergford, S., Hartnell, S., Scott, E. M., Lindsay, R. S., Hunt, K. F., McCance, D. R., Reynolds, R. M., Wilinska, M. E., Sibayan, J., Kollman, C., Hovorka, R., Murphy, H. R. & AiDAPT Collaborative Group, Mar 2025, In: The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 13, 3, p. 210-220 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile17 Citations (Scopus)14 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 2 Other
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Scientific reviewer for the ARC, HTA and MRC
Shepstone, L. (Reviewer)
2008 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Reviewer for Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Rheumatology and British Medical Journal.
Shepstone, L. (Reviewer)
2008 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other