Projects per year
Personal profile
Career
Statistician, Norwich Clinical Trials Unit 2015 - ongoing
Research Adviser with NIHR RDS, Norwich Medical School 2013 – ongoing
Research Associate, Norwich Medical School 2012 (analysis of MINAP study data)
Distance Learning Tutor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 1998 - ongoing
Statistician, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 1994 – 2000
Statistician, University College, London 1988 – 1993
Key Research Interests
I am involved in several Norwich CTU trials including:
Arrisa-UK
EME Tipac
SYMBAD
Prepare ABC
Academic Background
MSc Medical Statistics & Information technology, Leicester University, 1988
BSc(Hons) Combined Studies in Science, Trent Polytechnic Nottingham, 1987
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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JOINT SUPPORT – A feasibility study to test a caregiving intervention for people with chronic pain.
Smith, T., Hanson, S., Ashford, P., Clark, A., Hammond, M., Pond, M. & Stirling, S.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/04/22 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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CompreHensive geriAtRician-led MEdication Review (CHARMER)
Clark, A., Colles, A., Goodall, K., Hammond, M., Hojas Garcia, E., Pond, M., Sims, E., Stirling, S., Swart, A. M. & Turner, D.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/01/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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FluCare: Evaluating a Complex Intervention to Increase Care Home Staff Influenza Vaccination Rates
Patel, A., Birt, L., Clark, A., Goodall, K., Hammond, M., Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Stirling, S., Wagner, A., Wright, A., Blacklock, J., Blyth, A. & Sims, E.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/09/21 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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The efficacy of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in people with aspirin exacerbated airways disease and uncontrolled asthma
Wilson, A., Fraser, W., Minihane, A., Clark, A., High, J., Pond, M., Stirling, S., Swart, A. M. & Tang, J.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/04/21 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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BabyBreathe Trial (A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent return to smoking postpartum)
Notley, C., Brown, T., Hardeman, W., Naughton, F., Smith, D., Clark, A., Colles, A., Goodall, K., Hojas Garcia, E., Irvine, L., Pond, M., Sims, E., Stirling, S., Swart, A. M., Turner, D., Brown, T., Guillard, C., Howard, G., Reynolds, K., Man, M. & Richmond, G.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/04/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Cost-effectiveness of mirtazapine for agitated behaviors in dementia: findings from a randomized controlled trial
Henderson, C., Knapp, M., Stirling, S., Shepstone, L., High, J., Ballard, C., Bentham, P., Burns, A., Farina, N., Fox, C., Fountain, J., Francis, P., Howard, R., Leroi, I., Livingston, G., Nilforooshan, R., Nurock, S., O’Brien, J. T., Price, A., Swart, A. M. & 4 others, , Oct 2022, In: International Psychogeriatrics. 34, 10, p. 905-917 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing supportive exercise interventions in the colorectal cancer care pathway: a process evaluation of the PREPARE-ABC randomised controlled trial
Murdoch, J., Varley, A., McCulloch, J., Jones, M., Thomas, L. B., Clark, A., Stirling, S., Turner, D., Swart, A. M., Dresser, K., Howard, G., Saxton, J. & Hernon, J., 23 Oct 2021, In: BMC Cancer. 21, 1, 1137 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)9 Downloads (Pure) -
Predicting asthma-related crisis events using routine electronic healthcare data: A quantitative database analysis study
Noble, M., Burden, A., Stirling, S., Clark, A. B., Musgrave, S., Alsallakh, M. A., Price, D., Davies, G. A., Pinnock, H., Pond, M., Sheikh, A., Sims, E. J., Walker, S. & Wilson, A. M., Dec 2021, In: British Journal of General Practice. 71, 713, p. e948-e957 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Citations (Scopus)4 Downloads (Pure) -
Study of mirtazapine for agitated behaviours in dementia (SYMBAD): A randomised, 1 double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Banerjee, S., High, J., Stirling, S., Shepstone, L., Swart, A. M., Telling, T., Henderson, C., Ballard, C., Bentham, P., Burns, A., Farina, N., Fox, C., Francis, P., Howard, R., Knapp, M., Leroi, I., Livingston, G., Nilforooshan, R., Nurock, S., O’Brien, J. & 3 others, , 23 Oct 2021, In: The Lancet. 398, 10310, p. 1487-1497 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile21 Citations (Scopus)8 Downloads (Pure) -
SupPoRtive Exercise Programmes for Accelerating REcovery after major ABdominal Cancer surgery trial (PREPARE-ABC): Pilot phase of a multicentre randomised controlled trial
On behalf of the PREPARE-ABC Trial Collaborative, Nov 2021, In: Colorectal Disease. 23, 11, p. 3008-3022 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)8 Downloads (Pure)