Lincoln Clinical Trials Unit
Investigating Issues in Health and Social Care
The Lincoln Clinical Trials Unit (LinCTU) was setup in 2020 at the University of Lincoln by the Community & Health Research Unit to support clinical trials. LinCTU is located in the newly established University of Lincoln Medical School and engages directly with the Medical School, the Lincoln Institute for Rural and Coastal Health (LIRCH), academic colleagues and the wider NHS community.
The international vision is to develop an identity which allows us to attract the type of trials and studies where we have particular strengths and expertise. The studies of particular interest to us are those investigating health and social care problems:
• in under-researched rural settings to address health inequalities.
• in communities of coastal populations.
• with complex interventions including both quantitative and qualitative elements.
• examining issues of inclusivity, diversity and de-colonisation.
If you have an idea, or wish to work with us, please visit our dedicated website.
Staff |
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Director: Professor A. Niroshan Siriwardena |
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Deputy Director: Professor Graham R. Law |
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Senior Management Group |
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Sponsor Liason: Contact for sponsor |
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Operational Management Team: AN Siriwardena, GR Law, E Rowan, S Lewis |
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Information compliance: Abi Slater – Contact for information compliance |
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IT managers: Sophie Packer, Mark Rushton |
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Data managers: Dr Elise Rowan |
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Administrators: Susan Bowler |
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Trial managers: Dr Greg Whitley, Dr Julie Pattinson, Dr Asam Latif |
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Statisticians: Professor Graham Law, Dr Zahid Asghar, Dr Vanessa Botan |
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Process evaluation: Despina Laparidou |
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Qualitative Researchers: Viet-Hai Phung, Dr Julie Pattinson |
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Health economists: Dr Murray Smith, Dr Colin Ridyard |
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Systematic reviewers: Despina Laparidou, Dr David Nelson |
Community and Health Research Unit
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