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Professor Nigel Stallard

Job Title
Director of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit
Department
WMS - Warwick Clinical Trials Unit
Phone
02476 575130
Research Interests

Professor Stallard's primary research interests are in the statistical design and analysis of clinical trials. In particular, he has worked on optimal trial design and on methodology for clinical trials with interim analyses and adaptations such as treatment or subgroup selection. His current work includes the development of innovative design methods for clinical trials in small populations and in emerging disease epidemics and methods for decision-making in clinical trials that have been interrupted.

Biography

Nigel Stallard is Professor of Medical Statistics and Director of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit. He has a BA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and an MSc in Biometry and a PhD in Applied Statsitics from the University of Reading. Prior to joining Warwick Medical School at Professor of Medical Statistics in 2005 he held research positions at the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine in Farnborough and the Pharmaceutical Statistics Research Unit at the University of Reading. He has held major research grants from the National Institute of Health and Social Care Research, the Medical Research Council and the European Union and has published around 200 research articles in statistical and medical journals. He is currently an Editor in Chief of the journal Statistics in Medicine.

  • Stallard, Nigel, Friede, Tim, 2011. Efficiency of adaptive designs. Pong, Annpey; Chow, Shein-Chung (eds.), Handbook of adaptive designs in pharmaceutical and clinical development, Boca Raton, CRC Press
  • Stallard, Nigel, 2011. Decision theory. Everitt, Brian S.; Palmer, Christopher R. (eds.), Encyclopaedic companion to medical statistics, Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., John Wiley & Sons
  • Stallard, Nigel, 2011. Sequential analysis. Everitt, Brian S.; Palmer, Christopher R. (eds.), Encyclopaedic companion to medical statistics, Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., John Wiley & Sons
  • Stallard, Nigel, Todd, S., 2009. Monitoring. In Gad, Shayne Cox (ed.), Clinical trials handbook, Hoboken, N.J., Wiley, pp. 1019-1042
  • Stallard, Nigel, 2008. Phase II clinical trials. In Biswas, A.; Datta, S.; Fine, J. P.; Segal, M. R. (eds.), Statistical advances in the biomedical sciences : clinical trials, epidemiology, survival analysis, and bioinformatics, Hoboken, N.J., Wiley-Interscience, pp. 15-32
  • Friede, Tim, Dunn, Janet A., Stallard, Nigel, 2008. Clinical trials in oncology. In Missailidis, Sotiris (ed.), Anticancer therapeutics, Oxford ; Hoboken, NJ, Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 365-375
  • Stallard, Nigel, Todd, Susan, 2007. Statistical methods for combining clinical trial phases II and III. In Auget, J. L.; Balakrishnan, N.; Mesbah, M.; Molenberghs, G. (eds.), Advances in Statistical Methods for the Health Sciences : Applications to Cancer and AIDS Studies, Genome Sequence Analysis, and Survival Analysis, Birkhäuser Boston, pp. 401-417
Title Funder Award start Award end
TAR 3 - Production of Technology Assessment Reviews (TAR) National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 Apr 2022 31 Mar 2027
Efficient and unbiased estimation in adaptive platform trials MRC 01 Jan 2024 31 Dec 2026
Optimal utility-based design of oncology clinical development programmes" Janssen-Cilag Ltd 01 Oct 2022 30 Sep 2026
Statistical methods for interrupted clinical trials. MRC 01 Apr 2022 31 Mar 2025
New adaptive platform designs for clinical trials in an emerging disease epidemic MRC 28 Mar 2022 27 Oct 2024
ARC 2018: NIHR Applied Research Collaborations National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Oct 2019 30 Sep 2024
AWARD: RECOVERY-RS Respiratory Support: Respiratory Strategies in COVID-19; CPAP, High-flow, and standard care (link to 65887 - temp Site agreement) National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 Apr 2020 29 Feb 2024
SLOANE atypia National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2023
New adaptive platform designs for clinical trials in an emerging disease epidemic National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 Oct 2021 30 Sep 2023
Innovative statistical methods for clinical trial pathways supporting regulatory drug approval Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH 01 Oct 2019 30 Sep 2023
Research Design Service renewal 2018 National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Oct 2018 30 Sep 2023
OPTIMA - 8 year extension National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Apr 2015 31 Mar 2023
UHCW RCF funding linked to IDEATE Record 58648: Peter Kimani_Contract Extension University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust 01 Jun 2022 31 Aug 2022
A Randomised, Efficient, Adaptive Clinical Trial in Surgery: Assessment of a Biodegradeable Spacer for Tears of the RotAtor Cuff Tendons (STARTS:REACTS) National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Jan 2018 31 Jan 2022
Role of HbA1c and 50g GCT in early detection and prediction of gestational diabetes and associated maternal and fetal complications in Thailand MRC 01 Apr 2018 31 Mar 2021
UHCW RCF funding linked to IDEATE Record 39934: Peter Kimani_Contract Extension University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust 01 Jun 2018 30 May 2020
Developing efficient perpetual platform trials to study multiple treatments and multiple biomarkers MRC 01 Feb 2017 31 Jan 2020
Gestational hyperglycaemia in Malaysia: early screening and intervention MRC 03 Jan 2017 31 Dec 2019
Risk stratification of gestational diabetes in India and Kenya. MRC 14 Jul 2015 31 Jul 2019
Statistical Mentoring via LSHTM Multiple Sclerosis Society 01 Oct 2018 30 Jun 2019
MRC NIRG- Estimation of intervention effects for adaptive enrichment design RCTs that incorporate identification of predictive biomarkers MRC 01 Jul 2016 30 Jun 2019
MRC Methodology- Bayesian adaptive methodology for HTA trials MRC 01 Oct 2016 31 Mar 2019
NIHR Research Design Service West Midlands, Warwick Hub National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Oct 2013 30 Sep 2018
Physiotherapy Rehabilitation for Osteoporotic VErtebral fracture trial (PROVE) - full proposal National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 05 Jan 2012 31 Mar 2018
EU FP7 Health Call 2013.4.2-3 (FULL Proposal): InsPiRe - Innovative Methodology for Small Populations Research European Commission 01 Sep 2013 30 Nov 2016
Bladder Path: Image directed redesign of bladder cancer treatment pathways 46647 Award re-cost - HTA Full - Biomarker Trial National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Apr 2016 30 Sep 2016
MS-STOP: Multiple Sclerosis stop progression trial Led by Imperial EME National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Mar 2013 31 Aug 2016
NIHR Doctoral Fellowship: Jo Garstang - The West Midlands National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Sep 2010 31 Aug 2015
REVISED SUBMISSION - NIHR HTA Feasability study 11/31 - Facet Joints National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Jul 2013 30 Jun 2015
Variation: West Midlands Research Design Service National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 02 Apr 2012 31 Mar 2015
ICMR-MRC FULL application: Non-Communicable Disease Research Funding MRC 01 Nov 2011 31 Oct 2014
Improving breast cancer detection rates through understanding and modelling the patterns of radiologist performance Breast Cancer Campaign 01 Oct 2011 30 Sep 2014
MRC Capacity-Building Studentships (Maths and Stats) MRC 01 Oct 2009 30 Sep 2014
Research Capability Funding Strategic Research Partnerships University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust 01 Mar 2013 31 Mar 2014
NIHR Obesity Call:A Randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness @ families for health,a family based childhood obesity managment intervention delivered in a community setting for ages 7 to 11 National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Jan 2011 31 Dec 2013
Using Surrogate Endpoints for Decision-Making in Adaptive Seamless Designs MRC 01 Jan 2011 31 Dec 2013
Distal Radius Fracture (DRAFFT) The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) 01 Jul 2010 31 Dec 2013
NIHR Programme Grant - FULL - Revised: Treatment of Back Pain National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Oct 2010 30 Sep 2013
West Midlands Research Design Service Unit (RDSU) National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Oct 2008 30 Sep 2013
HTA FULL proposal: OPTIMA (Pilot Study) National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Sep 2012 31 Aug 2013
Adaptive seamless phase II/III designs - how should we interpret the results ? MHRA Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 01 Oct 2010 30 Sep 2011
Designing a Series of Clinical Trials Roche Translational and Clinical Research Center (TCRC) 01 Oct 2008 30 Sep 2011
NHS Choices: The Psywell Study National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Nov 2009 30 Apr 2011
Promoting Health & Wellbeing with the Family Links Nuturing Programme (FLNP) in South Wales: An RCT and Economic Evaluation The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff 01 Jul 2008 31 Mar 2011
Ethnicity, Detention and Early intervention, Reducing Inequalities and Improving Outcomes for Black and Minority Ethnic Patients - The Enrich Programme Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust 01 Apr 2007 31 Mar 2011
MRC IES Platform: The Development of an Intervention to promote walking in primary MRC 01 Jun 2008 30 Nov 2010
Research Registrar Post for the Emergency, Planning Clinical Leadership Advisory Group Triage Project - Big Bang Incidents, Conventional and CBRN Department of Health 05 Jan 2009 04 Jan 2010
Refining the Trial Design for Adaptive Treatment Selection in MS Multiple Sclerosis Society 01 Oct 2009 31 Dec 2009
Qualification and Assessment of Prefereneces of Patients and Professionals for Different Modes of Dialysis Therapy University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust 01 Nov 2008 31 Dec 2009
SUDI 21 Pilot Project Coventry Primary Care Trust 01 Sep 2008 31 Aug 2009
Research Registrar Post for the Emergency, Planning Clincal Leadership Advisory Group Triage Project - Big Bang Incidents, Conventional & CBRN Department of Health 07 Jul 2008 03 Jul 2009
Adaptive clinical trial design for treatment selection and evaluation in multiple sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis Society 01 Jun 2008 28 Feb 2009
Third Amendment to Consulting Agreement - Statistical Design Analysis Hoffmann-La Roche 21 Dec 2007 31 Dec 2008
Proposal for Further Investigations to Support the Adoption of the Fixed Concentration Procedure for Assessing Acute Inhalation Toxicity (TG433) in the EU. National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research 01 Jul 2008 31 Oct 2008
Statistical design analysis - Continuation Hoffmann-La Roche 01 Oct 2005 31 Dec 2007
Statistical Design and Clinical Trial Simulation for Pfizer Study Pfizer Limited 01 Feb 2007 30 Jun 2007
Continuation - Statistical Design Analysis for Hoffmann - La Roche. Hoffmann-La Roche 01 Oct 2005 31 Mar 2007
Biostatistical Analysis of the Draft Guideline TG433 for Acute Inhalation Toxicity Studies (fixed concentration procedure) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development 15 Jul 2006 31 Jul 2006
Statistical Design Analysis for Hoffmann-La Roche Hoffmann-La Roche 01 Dec 2005 31 Dec 2005