Centre for Statistics in Medicine
CSM, past and future
Celebrating 20 years of excellence with Doug Altman and welcoming the future.
Read moreSupporting patient safety through best-practice trial design
UK statisticians and trialists reach out to the clinical trial community in an awareness-raising paper published this week as a first step in changing practice. They promote the use of adaptive designs in early-phase clinical trials to improve trial efficiency, which will benefit patients.
Read moreRANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL COURSE: A Guide to Design, Conduct, Analysis, Interpretation and Reporting
Read moreStatistics expertise for medical and healthcare research
We collaborate with researchers across the UK and the globe to conduct world-class medical and healthcare research, aiming to advance healthcare practice and policy. We are committed to improving the standard of medical research methodology through research on research and methods development. We champion transparent and complete reporting of health research through reporting guidelines and training provision.
20 years experience in medical statistics
80+ current trials
Team of medical statisticians, epidemiologists, methodologists and systematic review specialists
Home of Big Health Data Research, OCTRU and the UK EQUATOR Centre
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Read about our programme of research and collaboration in the medical and healthcare research community.
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EQUATOR PUBLICATION SCHOOL
Fit for purpose: The secrets of success in writing, publishing, and disseminating research articles
For the third year, the UK EQUATOR Centre, part of the internationally recognised EQUATOR Network held its unique flagship summer writing school. Our simple aim is to improve the quality and completeness of research publications so they are useful, usable and accessible to all.
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Making research articles fit for purpose: structured reporting of key methods and findings.
Altman DG., (2015), Trials, 16
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Specifying the target difference in the primary outcome for a randomised controlled trial: guidance for researchers.
Cook JA. et al, (2015), Trials, 16
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PACMEL: a phase 1 dose escalation trial of trametinib (GSK1120212) in combination with paclitaxel.
Coupe N. et al, (2015), European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 51, 359 - 366
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Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis Or Diagnosis (TRIPOD).
Collins GS. et al, (2015), Annals of internal medicine, 162, 735 - 736
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Embracing model-based designs for dose-finding trials.
Love SB. et al, (2017), British journal of cancer, 117, 332 - 339
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We coordinate the Oxford chapter of the Royal Statistical Society. All those with an interest in statistics are welcome to join our events.
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