Ruth Knight
Medical Statistician
I currently work on a variety of clinical trials providing statistical expertise to the set-up, management, and analysis of these trials.
I recently completed my PhD at King's College London. My research concerned the use of Bayesian mixed models to combine both randomised controlled trial data and routine clinical practice data extracted from electronic medical records to provide less biased and more generalizable estimates treatment effectiveness than those based on either of the two data sources alone. The modelling approach was applied to estimate the effectiveness of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors which are drugs used in the management of dementia. Prior to this I graduated from Durham University with an MMath in Mathematics.
I joined OCTRU and CSM as a medical statistician in October 2017.
Recent publications
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Standard wound management versus negative pressure wound therapy following surgical treatment of major trauma to the lower limb: the WHiST randomised controlled trial
Journal article
COSTA M. et al, (2019), Nihr journals library
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Wound Healing In Surgery for Trauma (WHIST): statistical analysis plan for a randomised controlled trial comparing standard wound management with negative pressure wound therapy.
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Knight R. et al, (2019), Trials, 20
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A scoping review of the problems and solutions associated with contamination in trials of complex interventions in mental health.
Journal article
Magill N. et al, (2019), Bmc med res methodol, 19
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COmmunity-based Rehabilitation after Knee Arthroplasty (CORKA): statistical analysis plan for a randomised controlled trial.
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Vadher K. et al, (2018), Trials, 19
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A social media intervention to improve hypoglycemia management at a multicenter hospital: a quality improvement pilot for clinical nurses.
Journal article
De Sousa F. et al, (2018), Contemp nurse, 54, 44 - 51