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Rwy'n Brif Gymrawd Ymchwil yn y Ganolfan Treialon Ymchwil, Coleg y Gwyddorau Biofeddygol a Bywyd, Prifysgol Caerdydd. Fi yw arweinydd yr astudiaeth ar gyfer treialon sy'n cynnwys Iechyd Menywod, a Phlant a Phobl Ifanc, o fewn adran Iechyd y Boblogaeth yn y Ganolfan Treialon Ymchwil, gyda'r nod cyffredinol o wella iechyd a lles, a lleihau anghydraddoldebau iechyd. Rwy'n cynnal ac yn arwain ymchwil sy'n ymwneud â phlant a phobl ifanc â diabetes Math 1, sef gwella canlyniadau cyn diagnosis.
Mae gennyf wybodaeth a phrofiad helaeth mewn methodoleg treialu, llywodraethu ymchwil a chynnwys cleifion a'r cyhoedd (PPI) mewn ymchwil.
Cyhoeddiad
2024
- Scudder, C. et al. 2024. General population screening for type 1 diabetes using islet autoantibodies at the preschool vaccination visit: a proof-of-concept study (the T1Early study). Archives of Disease in Childhood 109, pp. 812-817. (10.1136/archdischild-2023-326697)
- Hawkins, J. et al. 2024. Association of volatile substance, nitrous oxide and alkyl nitrate use with mental health 1 in UK adolescents. The British Journal of Psychiatry (10.1192/bjp.2024.128)
- Elsmore, A. et al. 2024. The OBS UK Dashboard: an interactive tool for representative trial site selection to facilitate equality and diversity in maternity research. Trials 25, article number: 629. (10.1186/s13063-024-08487-x)
- Daniel, R., Jones, H., Gregory, J. W., Shetty, A., Francis, N., Paranjothy, S. and Townson, J. 2024. Predicting type 1 diabetes in children using electronic health records in primary care in the UK: development and validation of a machine-learning algorithm. The Lancet Digital Health 6(6), pp. e386-e395. (10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00050-5)
- Segrott, J. et al. 2024. Integrating qualitative research within a clinical trials unit: developing strategies and understanding their implementation in contexts. Trials 25(1), article number: 323. (10.1186/s13063-024-08124-7)
- Lifford, K. J. et al. 2024. Satisfaction with remote consultations in primary care during COVID-19: a population survey of UK adults. British Journal of General Practice 74(739), pp. e96-e103. (10.3399/BJGP.2023.0092)
2023
- Hotham, J. et al. 2023. Association of cannabis, cannabidiol and synthetic cannabinoid use with mental health in UK adolescents. British Journal of Psychiatry 223(4), pp. 478-484. (10.1192/bjp.2023.91)
- Smith, E. R. et al. 2023. Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Global Health 8(1), article number: e009495. (10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009495)
2022
- Mullins, E. et al. 2022. Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of COVID-19: The PAN-COVID study. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 276, pp. 161-167. (10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.07.010)
- Anyanwu, P. et al. 2022. Health behaviour change among UK adults during the pandemic: findings from the COVID-19 Cancer Attitudes and Behaviours study. BMC Public Health 22, article number: 1437. (10.1186/s12889-022-13870-x)
- Smith, E. R. et al. 2022. Protocol for a sequential, prospective meta-analysis to describe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the pregnancy and postpartum periods. PLoS ONE 17(6), article number: e0270150. (10.1371/journal.pone.0270150)
- Townson, J. et al. 2022. Anticipating type 1 diabetes in children using machine learning and routinely-collected data in primary care [Meeting Abstract]. Diabetic Medicine 39(S1), article number: A26.
- Clarkson, S. et al. 2022. The UK stand together trial: protocol for a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of KiVa to reduce bullying in primary schools. BMC Public Health 22, article number: 608. (10.1186/s12889-022-12642-x)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V., Munnery, K., Townson, J., Trubey, R. and Robling, M. 2022. Identifying researcher learning needs to develop online training for UK researchers working with administrative data: CENTRIC training. International Journal of Population Data Science 7(1), article number: 1712. (10.23889/ijpds.v7i1.1712)
- Smith, P. et al. 2022. Protocol for a feasibility study of a cancer symptom awareness campaign to support the rapid diagnostic centre referral pathway in a socioeconomically deprived area: Targeted Intensive Community-based campaign To Optimise Cancer awareness (TIC-TOC). BMJ Open 12(10), article number: e063280. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063280)
2021
- Wilson, R. et al. 2021. Intentions to participate in cervical and colorectal cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study. Preventive Medicine 153, article number: 106826. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106826)
- Moriarty, Y. et al. 2021. Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a targeted cancer awareness intervention for adults living in deprived areas of the UK. British Journal of Cancer 125, pp. 1100-1110. (10.1038/s41416-021-01524-5)
- Quinn-Scoggins, H. et al. 2021. Cancer symptom experience and help-seeking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional population survey. BMJ Open 11(9), article number: e053095. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053095)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2021. Childbirth related labial trauma management in the UK: a brief report. Midwifery 97, article number: 102950. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.102950)
- McCarroll, Z., Townson, J., Pickles, T., Gregory, J. W., Playle, R., Robling, M. and Hughes, D. 2021. Cost-effectiveness of home versus hospital management of children at onset of Type 1 Diabetes: The DECIDE randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 11(5), article number: e043523. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043523)
- Butler, C. C. et al. 2021. Probiotics to reduce antibiotic administration in care home residents aged 65 years and older: the PRINCESS RCT. Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation 8(7) (10.3310/eme08070)
- Mullins, E. et al. 2021. Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of COVID -19: coreporting of common outcomes from PAN-COVID and AAP-SONPM registries. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 57(4), pp. 573-581. (10.1002/uog.23619)
- Banerjee, J. et al. 2021. Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in COVID-19: study protocol for a global registry of women with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and their neonates, understanding natural history to guide treatment and prevention. BMJ Open 11(1), article number: e041247. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041247)
2020
- Kolovou, V. et al. 2020. Recruitment and retention of participants from socioeconomically deprived communities: lessons from the awareness and beliefs about cancer (ABACus3) randomised controlled trial. BMC Medical Research Methodology 20, article number: 272. (10.1186/s12874-020-01149-x)
- Townson, J., Davies, J., Hurt, L., Ashfield-Watt, P. and Paranjothy, S. 2020. Developing and evaluating a model of public involvement and engagement embedded in a national longitudinal study: HealthWise Wales. International Journal of Population Data Science 5(3), article number: 3. (10.23889/ijpds.v5i3.1356)
- Townson, J., Lowes, L., Robling, M., Hood, K. and Gregory, J. W. 2020. Health professionals’ perspectives on delivering home and hospital management at diagnosis for children with type 1 diabetes: a qualitative study from the Delivering Early Care in Diabetes Evaluation (DECIDE) trial. Pediatric Diabetes 21(5), pp. 824-831. (10.1111/pedi.13023)
- Gartner, A., Daniel, R., Farewell, D., Paranjothy, S., Townson, J. and Gregory, J. W. 2020. Demographic and socioeconomic patterns in the risk of alcohol-related hospital admission in children and young adults with childhood onset type-1 diabetes from a record-linked longitudinal population cohort study in Wales. Pediatric Diabetes 21(7), pp. 1333-1342. (10.1111/pedi.13089)
2019
- Hurt, L. et al. 2019. Cohort Profile: HealthWise Wales. A research register and population health data platform with linkage to National Health Service datasets in Wales. BMJ Open 9(12), article number: e031705. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031705)
- Gregory, J. W. et al. 2019. Effectiveness of home or hospital initiation of treatment at diagnosis for children with type 1 diabetes (DECIDE trial): a multicentre individually randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 9, article number: e032317. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032317)
- Townson, J., Cannings-John, R., Francis, N., Thayer, D. and Gregory, J. 2019. Presentation to primary care during the prodrome of type 1 diabetes in childhood: A case‐control study using record data linkage. Pediatric Diabetes 20(3), pp. 330-338. (10.1111/pedi.12829)
- Moriarty, Y. et al. 2019. Improving cancer symptom awareness and help-seeking among adults living in socioeconomically deprived communities in the UK using a facilitated health check: A protocol for the Awareness and Beliefs About Cancer (ABACus) Randomised Control Trial. BMC Public Health 19(1), article number: 285. (10.1186/s12889-019-6612-9)
2018
- Smits, S. et al. 2018. Development of a behaviour change intervention to encourage timely cancer symptom presentation among people living in deprived communities using the Behaviour Change Wheel. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 52(6), pp. 474-488. (10.1007/s12160-016-9849-x)
- Deylami, R., Townson, J., Mann, M. and Gregory, J. 2018. A systematic review of publicity interventions to increase awareness amongst healthcare professionals and the public to promote earlier diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children and young people. Pediatric Diabetes 19(3), pp. 566-573. (10.1111/pedi.12565)
- Townson, J. et al. 2018. "Keeping it on your radar"- assessing the barriers and facilitators to a timely diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in childhood: a qualitative study from the early detection of type 1 diabetes in youth study. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1(1), article number: e00008. (10.1002/edm2.8)
- Smith, P. et al. 2018. Feasibility and acceptability of a cancer symptom awareness intervention for adults living in socioeconomically deprived communities. BMC Public Health 18(1) (10.1186/s12889-018-5606-3)
2017
- Townson, J. et al. 2017. Establishing the feasibility of a community and primary health care intervention to raise awareness of symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes-The Early Detection of Type 1 Diabetes in Youth (EDDY) study. Pediatric Diabetes 18(8), pp. 955-963. (10.1111/pedi.12516)
- Fletcher, A. et al. 2017. Pilot trial and process evaluation of a multi-level smoking prevention intervention in further education settings. Technical Report.
- Collins, P. W. et al. 2017. Viscoelastometry guided fresh frozen plasma infusion for postpartum haemorrhage: OBS2, an observational study. British Journal of Anaesthesia 119(3), pp. 422-434. (10.1093/bja/aex245)
- Collins, P. W. et al. 2017. Viscoelastometric-guided early fibrinogen concentrate replacement during postpartum haemorrhage: OBS2, a double-blind randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia 119(3), pp. 411-421. (10.1093/bja/aex181)
- Chestnutt, I. G. et al. 2017. Fissure seal or fluoride varnish? A randomised trial of their relative effectiveness. Journal of Dental Research 96(7), pp. 754-761. (10.1177/0022034517702094)
- Busse, M. et al. 2017. Physical activity self-management and coaching compared to social interaction in Huntington’s disease: Results from the ENGAGE-HD randomized, controlled, pilot feasibility trial. Physical Therapy 97(6), pp. 625-639. (10.1093/ptj/pzx031)
- Chestnutt, I. G. et al. 2017. Seal or Varnish? A randomised controlled trial to determine the relative cost and effectiveness of pit and fissure sealant and fluoride varnish in preventing dental decay. Health Technology Assessment 21(21), pp. 1-256. (10.3310/hta21210)
- Fletcher, A. et al. 2017. Pilot trial and process evaluation of a multilevel smoking prevention intervention in further education settings. Public Health Research 5(8), pp. 1-108. (10.3310/phr05080)
2016
- Drew, C. et al. 2016. Integrating technology into complex intervention trial processes: a case study. Trials 17(1), article number: 551. (10.1186/s13063-016-1674-9)
- Quinn, L. et al. 2016. A randomized, controlled trial of a multi-modal exercise intervention in Huntington's disease. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 31, pp. 46-52. (10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.06.023)
- Morgan-Trimmer, S., Channon, S., Gregory, J., Townson, J. and Lowes, L. 2016. Family preferences for home or hospital care at diagnosis for children with diabetes in the DECIDE study. Diabetic Medicine 33(1), pp. 119-124. (10.1111/dme.12891)
2015
- Simpson, S. A. et al. 2015. A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a motivational interviewing-based intervention for weight loss maintenance in adults. Health Technology Assessment 19(50) (10.3310/hta19500)
- Aawar, N. et al. 2015. Fibrinogen concentrate versus placebo for treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 16(1), pp. 1-11. (10.1186/s13063-015-0670-9)
- MacMahon, P. et al. 2015. 'It's made all of us bond since that course?? - a qualitative study of service users' experiences of a CBT anger management group intervention. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 59(4), pp. 342-352. (10.1111/jir.12144)
- Rose, N. et al. 2015. Managers’ views of the effects on their service of hosting a cognitive-behavioural anger management group. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities 9(1), pp. 19-29. (10.1108/AMHID-05-2014-0018)
2014
- Quinn, L. et al. 2014. Task-specific training in Huntington disease: a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Physical Therapy 94(11), pp. 1555-1568. (10.2522/ptj.20140123)
- Lowes, L. M. et al. 2014. Late-breaking abstract. [LB1 Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation: the DECIDE Study. Hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes: a comparison of psychological, social, physical and economic outcomes]. Diabetic Medicine 31(s1), pp. 184. (10.1111/dme.12408)
- Busse, M. et al. 2014. Supporting physical activity engagement in people with Huntington's disease (ENGAGE-HD): study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Trials 15(1), article number: 487. (10.1186/1745-6215-15-487)
- Lowes, L. M. et al. 2014. Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation: the DECIDE study. Hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes: a comparison of psychological, social, physical and economic outcomes. Presented at: Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2014, Liverpool, UK, 5-7 March 2014.
2013
- Rose, J. et al. 2013. Different factors influence self-reports and third-party reports of anger by adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 26(5), pp. 410-419. (10.1111/jar.12037)
- Mansel, R. E. et al. 2013. Results of a national training programme in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer. British Journal of Surgery 100(5), pp. 654-661. (10.1002/bjs.9058)
- Willner, P. et al. 2013. Group-based cognitive-behavioural anger management for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities: cluster randomised controlled trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry 203, pp. 288-296. (10.1192/bjp.bp.112.124529)
- Stimpson, A. et al. 2013. The Experiences of staff taking on the role of lay therapist in a group-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Anger Management Intervention for people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 26(1), pp. 63-70. (10.1111/jar.12006)
2011
- Townson, J. et al. 2011. Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation (DECIDE): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to assess hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes. BMC Pediatrics 11, article number: 7. (10.1186/1471-2431-11-7)
- Willner, P. et al. 2011. Anger management for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities: study protocol for a multi-centre cluster randomized controlled trial of a manualized intervention delivered by day-service staff. Trials 12, pp. 36-47. (10.1186/1745-6215-12-36)
Articles
- Scudder, C. et al. 2024. General population screening for type 1 diabetes using islet autoantibodies at the preschool vaccination visit: a proof-of-concept study (the T1Early study). Archives of Disease in Childhood 109, pp. 812-817. (10.1136/archdischild-2023-326697)
- Hawkins, J. et al. 2024. Association of volatile substance, nitrous oxide and alkyl nitrate use with mental health 1 in UK adolescents. The British Journal of Psychiatry (10.1192/bjp.2024.128)
- Elsmore, A. et al. 2024. The OBS UK Dashboard: an interactive tool for representative trial site selection to facilitate equality and diversity in maternity research. Trials 25, article number: 629. (10.1186/s13063-024-08487-x)
- Daniel, R., Jones, H., Gregory, J. W., Shetty, A., Francis, N., Paranjothy, S. and Townson, J. 2024. Predicting type 1 diabetes in children using electronic health records in primary care in the UK: development and validation of a machine-learning algorithm. The Lancet Digital Health 6(6), pp. e386-e395. (10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00050-5)
- Segrott, J. et al. 2024. Integrating qualitative research within a clinical trials unit: developing strategies and understanding their implementation in contexts. Trials 25(1), article number: 323. (10.1186/s13063-024-08124-7)
- Lifford, K. J. et al. 2024. Satisfaction with remote consultations in primary care during COVID-19: a population survey of UK adults. British Journal of General Practice 74(739), pp. e96-e103. (10.3399/BJGP.2023.0092)
- Hotham, J. et al. 2023. Association of cannabis, cannabidiol and synthetic cannabinoid use with mental health in UK adolescents. British Journal of Psychiatry 223(4), pp. 478-484. (10.1192/bjp.2023.91)
- Smith, E. R. et al. 2023. Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Global Health 8(1), article number: e009495. (10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009495)
- Mullins, E. et al. 2022. Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of COVID-19: The PAN-COVID study. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 276, pp. 161-167. (10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.07.010)
- Anyanwu, P. et al. 2022. Health behaviour change among UK adults during the pandemic: findings from the COVID-19 Cancer Attitudes and Behaviours study. BMC Public Health 22, article number: 1437. (10.1186/s12889-022-13870-x)
- Smith, E. R. et al. 2022. Protocol for a sequential, prospective meta-analysis to describe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the pregnancy and postpartum periods. PLoS ONE 17(6), article number: e0270150. (10.1371/journal.pone.0270150)
- Townson, J. et al. 2022. Anticipating type 1 diabetes in children using machine learning and routinely-collected data in primary care [Meeting Abstract]. Diabetic Medicine 39(S1), article number: A26.
- Clarkson, S. et al. 2022. The UK stand together trial: protocol for a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of KiVa to reduce bullying in primary schools. BMC Public Health 22, article number: 608. (10.1186/s12889-022-12642-x)
- Lugg-Widger, F. V., Munnery, K., Townson, J., Trubey, R. and Robling, M. 2022. Identifying researcher learning needs to develop online training for UK researchers working with administrative data: CENTRIC training. International Journal of Population Data Science 7(1), article number: 1712. (10.23889/ijpds.v7i1.1712)
- Smith, P. et al. 2022. Protocol for a feasibility study of a cancer symptom awareness campaign to support the rapid diagnostic centre referral pathway in a socioeconomically deprived area: Targeted Intensive Community-based campaign To Optimise Cancer awareness (TIC-TOC). BMJ Open 12(10), article number: e063280. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063280)
- Wilson, R. et al. 2021. Intentions to participate in cervical and colorectal cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study. Preventive Medicine 153, article number: 106826. (10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106826)
- Moriarty, Y. et al. 2021. Randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a targeted cancer awareness intervention for adults living in deprived areas of the UK. British Journal of Cancer 125, pp. 1100-1110. (10.1038/s41416-021-01524-5)
- Quinn-Scoggins, H. et al. 2021. Cancer symptom experience and help-seeking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional population survey. BMJ Open 11(9), article number: e053095. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053095)
- Sanders, J. et al. 2021. Childbirth related labial trauma management in the UK: a brief report. Midwifery 97, article number: 102950. (10.1016/j.midw.2021.102950)
- McCarroll, Z., Townson, J., Pickles, T., Gregory, J. W., Playle, R., Robling, M. and Hughes, D. 2021. Cost-effectiveness of home versus hospital management of children at onset of Type 1 Diabetes: The DECIDE randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 11(5), article number: e043523. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043523)
- Butler, C. C. et al. 2021. Probiotics to reduce antibiotic administration in care home residents aged 65 years and older: the PRINCESS RCT. Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation 8(7) (10.3310/eme08070)
- Mullins, E. et al. 2021. Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of COVID -19: coreporting of common outcomes from PAN-COVID and AAP-SONPM registries. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 57(4), pp. 573-581. (10.1002/uog.23619)
- Banerjee, J. et al. 2021. Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in COVID-19: study protocol for a global registry of women with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and their neonates, understanding natural history to guide treatment and prevention. BMJ Open 11(1), article number: e041247. (10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041247)
- Kolovou, V. et al. 2020. Recruitment and retention of participants from socioeconomically deprived communities: lessons from the awareness and beliefs about cancer (ABACus3) randomised controlled trial. BMC Medical Research Methodology 20, article number: 272. (10.1186/s12874-020-01149-x)
- Townson, J., Davies, J., Hurt, L., Ashfield-Watt, P. and Paranjothy, S. 2020. Developing and evaluating a model of public involvement and engagement embedded in a national longitudinal study: HealthWise Wales. International Journal of Population Data Science 5(3), article number: 3. (10.23889/ijpds.v5i3.1356)
- Townson, J., Lowes, L., Robling, M., Hood, K. and Gregory, J. W. 2020. Health professionals’ perspectives on delivering home and hospital management at diagnosis for children with type 1 diabetes: a qualitative study from the Delivering Early Care in Diabetes Evaluation (DECIDE) trial. Pediatric Diabetes 21(5), pp. 824-831. (10.1111/pedi.13023)
- Gartner, A., Daniel, R., Farewell, D., Paranjothy, S., Townson, J. and Gregory, J. W. 2020. Demographic and socioeconomic patterns in the risk of alcohol-related hospital admission in children and young adults with childhood onset type-1 diabetes from a record-linked longitudinal population cohort study in Wales. Pediatric Diabetes 21(7), pp. 1333-1342. (10.1111/pedi.13089)
- Hurt, L. et al. 2019. Cohort Profile: HealthWise Wales. A research register and population health data platform with linkage to National Health Service datasets in Wales. BMJ Open 9(12), article number: e031705. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031705)
- Gregory, J. W. et al. 2019. Effectiveness of home or hospital initiation of treatment at diagnosis for children with type 1 diabetes (DECIDE trial): a multicentre individually randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 9, article number: e032317. (10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032317)
- Townson, J., Cannings-John, R., Francis, N., Thayer, D. and Gregory, J. 2019. Presentation to primary care during the prodrome of type 1 diabetes in childhood: A case‐control study using record data linkage. Pediatric Diabetes 20(3), pp. 330-338. (10.1111/pedi.12829)
- Moriarty, Y. et al. 2019. Improving cancer symptom awareness and help-seeking among adults living in socioeconomically deprived communities in the UK using a facilitated health check: A protocol for the Awareness and Beliefs About Cancer (ABACus) Randomised Control Trial. BMC Public Health 19(1), article number: 285. (10.1186/s12889-019-6612-9)
- Smits, S. et al. 2018. Development of a behaviour change intervention to encourage timely cancer symptom presentation among people living in deprived communities using the Behaviour Change Wheel. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 52(6), pp. 474-488. (10.1007/s12160-016-9849-x)
- Deylami, R., Townson, J., Mann, M. and Gregory, J. 2018. A systematic review of publicity interventions to increase awareness amongst healthcare professionals and the public to promote earlier diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in children and young people. Pediatric Diabetes 19(3), pp. 566-573. (10.1111/pedi.12565)
- Townson, J. et al. 2018. "Keeping it on your radar"- assessing the barriers and facilitators to a timely diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in childhood: a qualitative study from the early detection of type 1 diabetes in youth study. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1(1), article number: e00008. (10.1002/edm2.8)
- Smith, P. et al. 2018. Feasibility and acceptability of a cancer symptom awareness intervention for adults living in socioeconomically deprived communities. BMC Public Health 18(1) (10.1186/s12889-018-5606-3)
- Townson, J. et al. 2017. Establishing the feasibility of a community and primary health care intervention to raise awareness of symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes-The Early Detection of Type 1 Diabetes in Youth (EDDY) study. Pediatric Diabetes 18(8), pp. 955-963. (10.1111/pedi.12516)
- Collins, P. W. et al. 2017. Viscoelastometry guided fresh frozen plasma infusion for postpartum haemorrhage: OBS2, an observational study. British Journal of Anaesthesia 119(3), pp. 422-434. (10.1093/bja/aex245)
- Collins, P. W. et al. 2017. Viscoelastometric-guided early fibrinogen concentrate replacement during postpartum haemorrhage: OBS2, a double-blind randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia 119(3), pp. 411-421. (10.1093/bja/aex181)
- Chestnutt, I. G. et al. 2017. Fissure seal or fluoride varnish? A randomised trial of their relative effectiveness. Journal of Dental Research 96(7), pp. 754-761. (10.1177/0022034517702094)
- Busse, M. et al. 2017. Physical activity self-management and coaching compared to social interaction in Huntington’s disease: Results from the ENGAGE-HD randomized, controlled, pilot feasibility trial. Physical Therapy 97(6), pp. 625-639. (10.1093/ptj/pzx031)
- Chestnutt, I. G. et al. 2017. Seal or Varnish? A randomised controlled trial to determine the relative cost and effectiveness of pit and fissure sealant and fluoride varnish in preventing dental decay. Health Technology Assessment 21(21), pp. 1-256. (10.3310/hta21210)
- Fletcher, A. et al. 2017. Pilot trial and process evaluation of a multilevel smoking prevention intervention in further education settings. Public Health Research 5(8), pp. 1-108. (10.3310/phr05080)
- Drew, C. et al. 2016. Integrating technology into complex intervention trial processes: a case study. Trials 17(1), article number: 551. (10.1186/s13063-016-1674-9)
- Quinn, L. et al. 2016. A randomized, controlled trial of a multi-modal exercise intervention in Huntington's disease. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 31, pp. 46-52. (10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.06.023)
- Morgan-Trimmer, S., Channon, S., Gregory, J., Townson, J. and Lowes, L. 2016. Family preferences for home or hospital care at diagnosis for children with diabetes in the DECIDE study. Diabetic Medicine 33(1), pp. 119-124. (10.1111/dme.12891)
- Simpson, S. A. et al. 2015. A feasibility randomised controlled trial of a motivational interviewing-based intervention for weight loss maintenance in adults. Health Technology Assessment 19(50) (10.3310/hta19500)
- Aawar, N. et al. 2015. Fibrinogen concentrate versus placebo for treatment of postpartum haemorrhage: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 16(1), pp. 1-11. (10.1186/s13063-015-0670-9)
- MacMahon, P. et al. 2015. 'It's made all of us bond since that course?? - a qualitative study of service users' experiences of a CBT anger management group intervention. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 59(4), pp. 342-352. (10.1111/jir.12144)
- Rose, N. et al. 2015. Managers’ views of the effects on their service of hosting a cognitive-behavioural anger management group. Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities 9(1), pp. 19-29. (10.1108/AMHID-05-2014-0018)
- Quinn, L. et al. 2014. Task-specific training in Huntington disease: a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Physical Therapy 94(11), pp. 1555-1568. (10.2522/ptj.20140123)
- Lowes, L. M. et al. 2014. Late-breaking abstract. [LB1 Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation: the DECIDE Study. Hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes: a comparison of psychological, social, physical and economic outcomes]. Diabetic Medicine 31(s1), pp. 184. (10.1111/dme.12408)
- Busse, M. et al. 2014. Supporting physical activity engagement in people with Huntington's disease (ENGAGE-HD): study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Trials 15(1), article number: 487. (10.1186/1745-6215-15-487)
- Rose, J. et al. 2013. Different factors influence self-reports and third-party reports of anger by adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 26(5), pp. 410-419. (10.1111/jar.12037)
- Mansel, R. E. et al. 2013. Results of a national training programme in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer. British Journal of Surgery 100(5), pp. 654-661. (10.1002/bjs.9058)
- Willner, P. et al. 2013. Group-based cognitive-behavioural anger management for people with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities: cluster randomised controlled trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry 203, pp. 288-296. (10.1192/bjp.bp.112.124529)
- Stimpson, A. et al. 2013. The Experiences of staff taking on the role of lay therapist in a group-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Anger Management Intervention for people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 26(1), pp. 63-70. (10.1111/jar.12006)
- Townson, J. et al. 2011. Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation (DECIDE): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial to assess hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes. BMC Pediatrics 11, article number: 7. (10.1186/1471-2431-11-7)
- Willner, P. et al. 2011. Anger management for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities: study protocol for a multi-centre cluster randomized controlled trial of a manualized intervention delivered by day-service staff. Trials 12, pp. 36-47. (10.1186/1745-6215-12-36)
Conferences
- Lowes, L. M. et al. 2014. Delivering early care in diabetes evaluation: the DECIDE study. Hospital versus home management at diagnosis in childhood diabetes: a comparison of psychological, social, physical and economic outcomes. Presented at: Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2014, Liverpool, UK, 5-7 March 2014.
Monographs
- Fletcher, A. et al. 2017. Pilot trial and process evaluation of a multi-level smoking prevention intervention in further education settings. Technical Report.
Ymchwil
Diddordebau ymchwil
- Iechyd y Boblogaeth
- Diabetes math 1 mewn plentyndod
- Methodoleg Treial
- Obstetreg
- Ymchwil yn yr ysgol
Grantiau
2024
- Diabetes UK - Sefydlu Cofrestrfa Bositif Autoantibody Islet ar gyfer plant ac oedolion yn y DU: cofrestrfa Antibody UK-Islet (Co-I, 01/03/24 - 28/02/27) £640K
- JDRF - Awstralia - T1D-P-ATG: Astudiaeth llwyfan addasol o ychwanegu ATG i verapamil ar gyfer cadw celloedd beta (Co-I, 01/01/24 - 31/12/26) £1.6M
2023
- Ymddiriedolaeth Helmsley - T1D-P-VG: Astudiaeth llwyfan addasol o ychwanegu golimumab i verapamil ar gyfer cadw celloedd beta (Co-I, 01/12/23 - 30/11/26) £2.1M
- NIHR HSDR – Clinigol a chost-effeithiolrwydd rhaglen gwella ansawdd mamolaeth i leihau gwaedu gormodol a'r angen am drallwysiad ar ôl genedigaeth: Astudiaeth Gwaedu Obstetrig UK (OBS UK) Treial ar hap Clwstwr Lletem Stepped (Co-I, 01/04/2023 – 31/12/2026) £3.4M
- NIHR HTA - Cywirdeb diagnostig uwchsain llaw ar 36 wythnos o ystumio i bennu cyflwyniad ffetws – SONO-BREECH (Co-I, 01/05/2023 – 31/08/2025) £2.2M
2022
- JDRF - T1D-Plus: treial clinigol platfform addasol ar gyfer therapi cadw celloedd beta cyfunol. (Co-I, 01/09/2022 – 31/08/2025) £2.1M
- NIHR PDG - Sgrinio ar gyfer diabetes math 1 cyn-glinigol i atal mynd i'r ysbyty a salwch acíwt wrth gael diagnosis ("rhaglen T1Early"): pennu'r dystiolaeth ar gyfer budd-dal , derbynioldeb ac elfennau sy'n berthnasol i werthuso costau. (Co-I, 01/10/2022 – 31/12/2023) £150K
- HDR UK - Mynd i'r afael â chwestiynau methodolegol â blaenoriaeth uchel ar gyfer data a threialon gofal iechyd a gesglir yn rheolaidd – PRIMORANT. (Co-I, 01/06/2022 – 31/03/2023) £120K·
2021
- Ymchwil Canser Cymru - Ymgyrch wedi'i thargedu yn y Gymuned Dwys i Optimeiddio ymwybyddiaeth Canser): dichonoldeb ymgyrch ymwybyddiaeth o symptomau i gefnogi'r llwybr atgyfeirio Canolfan Diagnostig Amlddisgyblaethol/Cyflym mewn ardal gymdeithasol ddifreintiedig (TIC-TOC) - £391K
2020
- Galwad ymateb cyflym UKRI COVID-19 - Astudiaeth Agweddau ac Ymddygiad Canser Covid-19 (CABs) - (Cyd-Ymchwilydd ac arweinydd astudiaeth CTR), £697K
- UKRI / MRC COVID-19 galwad ymateb cyflym – Cofrestrfa fyd-eang o fenywod yr effeithir arnynt gan COVID-19 yn ystod beichiogrwydd, deall hanes naturiol i arwain triniaeth ac atal (PAN-COVID) Prif Ymchwilydd ac arweinydd astudiaeth CTR), £300K
2019
- NIHR HTA - Canlyniadau niwroddatblygiadol amenedigol a dwy flynedd mewn cyfaddawd ffetws hwyr cyn y tymor: Treial ar hap TRUFFLE 2Randomised (Prif Ymchwilydd ac arweinydd astudiaeth CTR), £2.8M
- NIHR PHR - Hapdreial rheoledig clwstwr aml-ganolfan i werthuso effeithiolrwydd a chost-effeithiolrwydd KiVa i leihau bwlio mewn ysgolion cynradd: Treial KiVa y DU (Prif Ymchwilydd ac arweinydd astudiaeth CTR), £1.8M
- NIHR PHR - Optimeiddio, profi dichonoldeb a threial peilot ar hap o SaFE: ymyrraeth iechyd rhywiol a pherthnasoedd iach ar gyfer Addysg Bellach (Cyd-ymchwilydd), £640K
- Diabetes UK - Datblygu Ool Trhagfynegol gan ddefnyddio cysylltiad data a dysgu peirianyddol, i hyrwyddo Earlier Diagnosis o ddiabetes Math 1 i'w ddefnyddio mewn gofal sylfaenol – yr astudiaeth TED (Prif Ymchwilydd ac arweinydd astudiaeth CTR), £105K
- Rhaglen Grantiau'r ICO - Datblygu hyfforddiant graddadwy i ymchwilwyr y DU wrth ddefnyddio data arferol yn y sector cyhoeddus wedi'i lywio gan randdeiliaid cyhoeddus a phroffesiynol (Cyd-ymchwilydd), £99K
2018
- MRC DPFS – HIFU/TTTS: System Uwchsain Canolbwyntio Dwysedd Uchel Anfewnwthiol ar gyfer ablaation fasgwlaidd brych a ffetws mewn menywod â Syndrom Trallwyso Twin - Astudiaeth Cam 1 (Prif Ymchwilydd ac arweinydd astudiaeth CTR), £2.2M
- NIHR PHR - Hapdreial rheoledig clwstwr aml-ganolfan i werthuso effeithiolrwydd a chost-effeithiolrwydd ymyrraeth atal cyffuriau dan arweiniad cyfoedion mewn ysgolion (Astudiaeth ffrindiau FRANK) (Cyd-ymchwilydd) £1.5M
- Ymchwil Iechyd a Gofal Cymru (Llywodraeth Cymru) – IechydDoeth Cymru: Astudiaeth boblogaeth hydredol genedlaethol o ymddygiadau, canlyniadau a phenderfynyddion cymdeithasol ac amgylcheddol ehangach (Cyd-Ymchwilydd ac arweinydd astudiaeth CTR), £750K
2017
- Ymchwil Canser Swydd Efrog - ABACUS: RCT o wiriad iechyd ar-lein i godi ymwybyddiaeth o symptomau canser (Cyd-Ymchwilydd ac arweinydd astudiaeth CTR), £621K
2015
- Sefydliad Novo Nordisk - Ymchwilio i prodrome diabetes math 1 yn ystod plentyndod wrth iddo gyflwyno Gofal Sylfaenol i ragweld diagnosis cynharach a lleihau ketoacidosis yn y cyflwyniad, gan ddefnyddio data Gofal Sylfaenol ac Uwchradd cysylltiedig â ffugenw (Prif Ymchwilydd ac arweinydd astudiaeth CTR), £12K
- Cynllun Datblygu Ymyrraeth Iechyd y Cyhoedd MRC - Astudiaeth SaFE ; Iechyd rhywiol diogel mewn Addysg Bellach (Cyd-ymchwilydd), £131K
2014
- NISCHR RfPPB: Canfod Diabetes Math 1 yn Gynnar mewn Ieuenctid: astudiaeth dichonoldeb EDDY (Prif Ymchwilydd ac arweinydd astudiaeth CTR) £189K
- NIHR PHR: Treial archwiliadol o ymyrraeth atal smygu aml-lefel sy'n targedu pobl ifanc 16-18 oed mewn lleoliadau addysg bellach (FILTER) (Cyd-ymchwilydd), £328K
- NAEDI: Datblygu a gwerthuso peilot o wiriad iechyd Tenovus: ymyrraeth ymwybyddiaeth canser wedi'i dargedu ar gyfer pobl o gymunedau difreintiedig (Cyd-ymchwilydd), £287K
Addysgu
Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n diwtor ar fodiwl epidemioleg C21 ar gyfer myfyrwyr meddygol ac rwyf hefyd yn dysgu ar y cwrs BSc rhyng-gyfrifedig.
Bywgraffiad
2020 PhD -Gwerthuso'r prodrom i ddiagnosis ac effaith gosod wrth reoli diabetes Math 1 yn gynnar mewn plentyndod (Ysgol Meddygaeth, Prifysgol Caerdydd)
1995 BA - Hyrwyddo Iechyd a Pholisi Cymdeithasol, Prifysgol Bangor (Dosbarth Cyntaf, Cydanrhydeddau)
Gyrfa
2023 - presennol: Prif Gymrawd Ymchwil, Canolfan Ymchwil Treialon
2020 - 2023: Uwch Gymrawd Ymchwil/Uwch Reolwr Treialu, Canolfan Ymchwil Treialon
2014 - 2020: Cymrawd Ymchwil/Uwch Reolwr Treialon, SEWTU, Canolfan Ymchwil Treialon
2012 - 2014: Cymrawd Ymchwil Dros Dro /Uwch Reolwr Treial, SEWTU, Canolfan Ymchwil Treialon (clawr mamolaeth)
2009 - 2012: Rheolwr Cyswllt Ymchwil/Treial, SEWTU
1999 - 2009: Cydymaith Ymchwil, Adran Llawfeddygaeth, Ysgol Meddygaeth, Prifysgol Caerdydd
1996 - 1999: Cydymaith Ymchwil, Adran Cardioleg, Ysgol Meddygaeth, Prifysgol Caerdydd
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
I am interested in supervising PhD students
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Arbenigeddau
- Ymchwil clinigol
- plant
- Diabetes
