Katie Biggs
MA (Hons) University of Edinburgh, MSc University of Liverpool
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
CTRU Assistant Director
Research Fellow
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- Profile
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I am an Assistant Director of the CTRU and a research fellow interested in trial conduct and methodology, particularly in relation to inclusion. I am currently a pre-doctoral fellow, lead on a methodological project (ACCESS), and am a co-applicant and senior oversight on the TRICEPS trial, all funded by the National Institute Health Research (NIHR).
I joined the Clinical Trials Research Unit in March 2010 having previously worked in various mental health services as a support worker. My previous roles included psychometric testing and data collection from service users and families. My psychology based degrees provided good grounding in research methods, data collection and analysis.
In CTRU I previously worked as a Study Co-ordinator on 3Mg (HTA – 06/01/02), Well-being and ADHD (Shire Pharmaceuticals), MERIDIAN (HTA – 09/06/01) and Development of an Adaptive designs CONSORT Extension (ACE), and as a Trial Manager on HubBLe (HTA – 10/57/46), PRACTICE (HTA –13/24/03) and I-SOCIALISE (PHR – 15/49/32). I was CTRU senior oversight and a co-applicant on ASPECT, I-SOCIALISE and am currently in that role on TRICEPS.
I became Lead Trial Manager in 2015, providing support for study management staff and oversight of projects, including the resourcing of staff. In 2020, I became Assistant Director, responsible for CTRU management with the CTRU Director and other Assistant Directors, and was responsible for co-ordinating the CTRU input to pandemic research.
- Research interests
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Inclusivity in trials
Patient and Public Involvement in trials
Clinical trial methodology
Recruitment and retention in trials
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Time to STEP UP: methods and findings from the development of guidance to help researchers design inclusive clinical trials. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24(1), 227.
- A methodological review of randomised n-of-1 trials. Trials, 25(1). View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the barriers to, and importance of, participant diversity in early-phase clinical trials: an interview-based qualitative study of professionals and patient and public representatives. BMJ Open, 14(3). View this article in WRRO
- Implementation successes and lessons learnt from a randomised controlled trial of a complex school-based intervention. Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences. View this article in WRRO
- The MAGIC trial: a pragmatic, multicentre, parallel, noninferiority, randomised trial of melatonin versus midazolam in the premedication of anxious children attending for elective surgery under general anaesthesia. British Journal of Anaesthesia. View this article in WRRO
- Play brick therapy to aid the social skills of children and young people with autism spectrum disorder: the I-SOCIALISE cluster RCT. Public Health Research, 11(12). View this article in WRRO
- Appropriate design and reporting of superiority, equivalence and non-inferiority clinical trials incorporating a benefit–risk assessment: the BRAINS study including expert workshop. Health Technology Assessment, 27(20). View this article in WRRO
- O08 Mesenchymal stromal cells infusions in children with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (MissionEB): a randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Dermatology, 189(3), e42-e43.
- The alleviating specific phobias in children trial: challenges and solutions to implementing a randomized controlled trial in clinical services. Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1. View this article in WRRO
- What is the purpose of clinical trial monitoring?. Trials, 23(1). View this article in WRRO
- One-session treatment compared with multisession CBT in children aged 7–16 years with specific phobias: the ASPECT non-inferiority RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(42).
- One-session treatment for specific phobias: barriers, facilitators and acceptability as perceived by children & young people, parents, and clinicians. PLOS ONE, 17(9), e0274424-e0274424. View this article in WRRO
- Pre-hospital prediction of adverse outcomes in patients with suspected COVID-19 : development, application and comparison of machine learning and deep learning methods. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 151, Part A. View this article in WRRO
- Trial Forge Guidance 3 : randomised trials and how to recruit and retain individuals from ethnic minority groups—practical guidance to support better practice. Trials, 23(1). View this article in WRRO
- Practical guidance for planning resources required to support publicly-funded adaptive clinical trials. BMC Medicine, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
- One session treatment (OST) is equivalent to multi‐session cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in children with specific phobias (ASPECT) : results from a national non‐inferiority randomized controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. View this article in WRRO
- Accuracy of emergency medical service telephone triage of need for an ambulance response in suspected COVID-19 : an observational cohort study. BMJ Open, 12(5). View this article in WRRO
- A mixed methods evaluation of the acceptability of therapy using LEGO® bricks (LEGO® based therapy) in mainstream primary and secondary education. Autism Research. View this article in WRRO
- Accuracy of telephone triage for predicting adverse outcomes in suspected COVID-19: an observational cohort study. BMJ Quality and Safety. View this article in WRRO
- Prognostic accuracy of triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19 in a prehospital setting : an observational cohort study. Emergency Medicine Journal. View this article in WRRO
- Cost-utility analysis of LEGO based therapy for school children and young people with autism spectrum disorder: results from a randomised controlled trial.. BMJ Open, 12(1). View this article in WRRO
- Costs and staffing resource requirements for adaptive clinical trials: quantitative and qualitative results from the Costing Adaptive Trials project. BMC Medicine, 19(1). View this article in WRRO
- Prognostic accuracy of triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19 in a pre-hospital setting: an observational cohort study. View this article in WRRO
- Derivation and validation of a clinical severity score for acutely ill adults with suspected COVID-19: The PRIEST observational cohort study. PLoS ONE, 16(1). View this article in WRRO
- Utilising benefit-risk assessments within clinical trials—a protocol for the BRAINS project. Trials, 22. View this article in WRRO
- Post-exertion oxygen saturation as a prognostic factor for adverse outcome in patients attending the emergency department with suspected COVID-19: a substudy of the PRIEST observational cohort study. Emergency Medicine Journal. View this article in WRRO
- Characterisation of 22445 patients attending UK emergency departments with suspected COVID-19 infection : observational cohort study. PLoS ONE, 15(11), ---. View this article in WRRO
- Characterisation of 22446 patients attending UK emergency departments with suspected COVID-19 infection: Observational cohort study. View this article in WRRO
- What Is the health and well-being burden for parents living with a child with ADHD in the United Kingdom?. Journal of Attention Disorders. View this article in WRRO
- The adaptive designs CONSORT extension (ACE) statement: a checklist with explanation and elaboration guideline for reporting randomised trials that use an adaptive design. Trials, 21(1). View this article in WRRO
- The Adaptive designs CONSORT Extension (ACE) statement: a checklist with explanation and elaboration guideline for reporting randomised trials that use an adaptive design. BMJ, 369. View this article in WRRO
- Challenges in the design, planning and implementation of trials evaluating group interventions. Trials, 21. View this article in WRRO
- Design, planning and implementation lessons learnt from a surgical multi-centre randomised controlled trial. Trials, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
- Investigating SOcial Competence and Isolation in children with Autism taking part in LEGO-based therapy clubs In School Environments (I-SOCIALISE) : study protocol. BMJ Open, 9(5). View this article in WRRO
- Development process of a consensus-driven CONSORT extension for randomised trials using an adaptive design. BMC Medicine, 16. View this article in WRRO
- Clinical and cost-effectiveness of one-session treatment (OST) versus multisession cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for specific phobias in children: Protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(8). View this article in WRRO
- Cost-Effectiveness of Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation versus Rubber Band Ligation for the Treatment of Grade II–III Haemorrhoids: Analysis Using Evidence from the HubBLe Trial. PharmacoEconomics Open. View this article in WRRO
- The HubBle trial: Haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) versus rubber band ligation (RBL) for symptomatic second- and third-degree haemorrhoids: A multicentre randomized controlled trial and health-economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 20(88), 1-180. View this article in WRRO
- The impact of ADHD on the health and well-being of ADHD children and their siblings. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 25(11), 1217-1231. View this article in WRRO
- Haemorrhoidal artery ligation versus rubber band ligation for the management of symptomatic second-degree and third-degree haemorrhoids (HubBLe): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 388(10042), 356-364. View this article in WRRO
- Transition of care for adolescents from paediatric services to adult health services. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(4). View this article in WRRO
- Use of home visits increases data completion and retention in studies involving family members. Trials, 16(S2).
- The HubBLe trial: haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) versus rubber band ligation (RBL) for haemorrhoids. BMC Gastroenterology, 12(1). View this article in WRRO
- Effective interventions to increase representation of under-served groups in randomised trials in UK and Ireland: a scoping literature review. NIHR Open Research, 4, 12-12.
- I-SOCIALISE: Results from a cluster randomised controlled trial investigating the social competence and isolation of children with autism taking part in LEGO® based therapy (‘Play Brick Therapy’) clubs in school environments. Autism. View this article in WRRO
- Cost and effectiveness of one session treatment (OST) for children and young people with specific phobias compared to multi-session cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT): results from a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1). View this article in WRRO
- Prognostic accuracy of emergency department triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19: the PRIEST observational cohort study. Emergency Medicine Journal.
- The feasibility of early pulmonary rehabilitation and activity after COPD exacerbations: external pilot randomised controlled trial, qualitative case study and exploratory economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 22(11), 1-204. View this article in WRRO
Chapters
- Transition of Care for Adolescents from Child to Adult Health Services: A Systematic Review, Transition from Pediatric to Adult Healthcare Services for Adolescents and Young Adults with Long-term Conditions (pp. 147-169). Springer International Publishing
Other
- Adding to the transitional care evidence base for future national guidance. BMJ, i3710-i3710.
All publications
Journal articles
- Time to STEP UP: methods and findings from the development of guidance to help researchers design inclusive clinical trials. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24(1), 227.
- A methodological review of randomised n-of-1 trials. Trials, 25(1). View this article in WRRO
- Exploring the barriers to, and importance of, participant diversity in early-phase clinical trials: an interview-based qualitative study of professionals and patient and public representatives. BMJ Open, 14(3). View this article in WRRO
- Implementation successes and lessons learnt from a randomised controlled trial of a complex school-based intervention. Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences. View this article in WRRO
- The MAGIC trial: a pragmatic, multicentre, parallel, noninferiority, randomised trial of melatonin versus midazolam in the premedication of anxious children attending for elective surgery under general anaesthesia. British Journal of Anaesthesia. View this article in WRRO
- Play brick therapy to aid the social skills of children and young people with autism spectrum disorder: the I-SOCIALISE cluster RCT. Public Health Research, 11(12). View this article in WRRO
- Appropriate design and reporting of superiority, equivalence and non-inferiority clinical trials incorporating a benefit–risk assessment: the BRAINS study including expert workshop. Health Technology Assessment, 27(20). View this article in WRRO
- O08 Mesenchymal stromal cells infusions in children with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (MissionEB): a randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Dermatology, 189(3), e42-e43.
- The alleviating specific phobias in children trial: challenges and solutions to implementing a randomized controlled trial in clinical services. Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1. View this article in WRRO
- What is the purpose of clinical trial monitoring?. Trials, 23(1). View this article in WRRO
- One-session treatment compared with multisession CBT in children aged 7–16 years with specific phobias: the ASPECT non-inferiority RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(42).
- One-session treatment for specific phobias: barriers, facilitators and acceptability as perceived by children & young people, parents, and clinicians. PLOS ONE, 17(9), e0274424-e0274424. View this article in WRRO
- Pre-hospital prediction of adverse outcomes in patients with suspected COVID-19 : development, application and comparison of machine learning and deep learning methods. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 151, Part A. View this article in WRRO
- Trial Forge Guidance 3 : randomised trials and how to recruit and retain individuals from ethnic minority groups—practical guidance to support better practice. Trials, 23(1). View this article in WRRO
- Practical guidance for planning resources required to support publicly-funded adaptive clinical trials. BMC Medicine, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
- One session treatment (OST) is equivalent to multi‐session cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in children with specific phobias (ASPECT) : results from a national non‐inferiority randomized controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. View this article in WRRO
- Accuracy of emergency medical service telephone triage of need for an ambulance response in suspected COVID-19 : an observational cohort study. BMJ Open, 12(5). View this article in WRRO
- A mixed methods evaluation of the acceptability of therapy using LEGO® bricks (LEGO® based therapy) in mainstream primary and secondary education. Autism Research. View this article in WRRO
- Accuracy of telephone triage for predicting adverse outcomes in suspected COVID-19: an observational cohort study. BMJ Quality and Safety. View this article in WRRO
- Prognostic accuracy of triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19 in a prehospital setting : an observational cohort study. Emergency Medicine Journal. View this article in WRRO
- Cost-utility analysis of LEGO based therapy for school children and young people with autism spectrum disorder: results from a randomised controlled trial.. BMJ Open, 12(1). View this article in WRRO
- Costs and staffing resource requirements for adaptive clinical trials: quantitative and qualitative results from the Costing Adaptive Trials project. BMC Medicine, 19(1). View this article in WRRO
- Prognostic accuracy of triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19 in a pre-hospital setting: an observational cohort study. View this article in WRRO
- Derivation and validation of a clinical severity score for acutely ill adults with suspected COVID-19: The PRIEST observational cohort study. PLoS ONE, 16(1). View this article in WRRO
- Utilising benefit-risk assessments within clinical trials—a protocol for the BRAINS project. Trials, 22. View this article in WRRO
- Post-exertion oxygen saturation as a prognostic factor for adverse outcome in patients attending the emergency department with suspected COVID-19: a substudy of the PRIEST observational cohort study. Emergency Medicine Journal. View this article in WRRO
- Characterisation of 22445 patients attending UK emergency departments with suspected COVID-19 infection : observational cohort study. PLoS ONE, 15(11), ---. View this article in WRRO
- Characterisation of 22446 patients attending UK emergency departments with suspected COVID-19 infection: Observational cohort study. View this article in WRRO
- What Is the health and well-being burden for parents living with a child with ADHD in the United Kingdom?. Journal of Attention Disorders. View this article in WRRO
- The adaptive designs CONSORT extension (ACE) statement: a checklist with explanation and elaboration guideline for reporting randomised trials that use an adaptive design. Trials, 21(1). View this article in WRRO
- The Adaptive designs CONSORT Extension (ACE) statement: a checklist with explanation and elaboration guideline for reporting randomised trials that use an adaptive design. BMJ, 369. View this article in WRRO
- Challenges in the design, planning and implementation of trials evaluating group interventions. Trials, 21. View this article in WRRO
- Design, planning and implementation lessons learnt from a surgical multi-centre randomised controlled trial. Trials, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
- Investigating SOcial Competence and Isolation in children with Autism taking part in LEGO-based therapy clubs In School Environments (I-SOCIALISE) : study protocol. BMJ Open, 9(5). View this article in WRRO
- Development process of a consensus-driven CONSORT extension for randomised trials using an adaptive design. BMC Medicine, 16. View this article in WRRO
- Clinical and cost-effectiveness of one-session treatment (OST) versus multisession cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for specific phobias in children: Protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 8(8). View this article in WRRO
- Cost-Effectiveness of Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation versus Rubber Band Ligation for the Treatment of Grade II–III Haemorrhoids: Analysis Using Evidence from the HubBLe Trial. PharmacoEconomics Open. View this article in WRRO
- The HubBle trial: Haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) versus rubber band ligation (RBL) for symptomatic second- and third-degree haemorrhoids: A multicentre randomized controlled trial and health-economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 20(88), 1-180. View this article in WRRO
- The impact of ADHD on the health and well-being of ADHD children and their siblings. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 25(11), 1217-1231. View this article in WRRO
- Haemorrhoidal artery ligation versus rubber band ligation for the management of symptomatic second-degree and third-degree haemorrhoids (HubBLe): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 388(10042), 356-364. View this article in WRRO
- Transition of care for adolescents from paediatric services to adult health services. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016(4). View this article in WRRO
- Use of home visits increases data completion and retention in studies involving family members. Trials, 16(S2).
- The HubBLe trial: haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) versus rubber band ligation (RBL) for haemorrhoids. BMC Gastroenterology, 12(1). View this article in WRRO
- Effective interventions to increase representation of under-served groups in randomised trials in UK and Ireland: a scoping literature review. NIHR Open Research, 4, 12-12.
- I-SOCIALISE: Results from a cluster randomised controlled trial investigating the social competence and isolation of children with autism taking part in LEGO® based therapy (‘Play Brick Therapy’) clubs in school environments. Autism. View this article in WRRO
- Correction: Trial Forge Guidance 3: randomised trials and how to recruit and retain individuals from ethnic minority groups—practical guidance to support better practice. Trials, 23(1).
- Cost and effectiveness of one session treatment (OST) for children and young people with specific phobias compared to multi-session cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT): results from a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1). View this article in WRRO
- Prognostic accuracy of emergency department triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19: the PRIEST observational cohort study. Emergency Medicine Journal.
- The feasibility of early pulmonary rehabilitation and activity after COPD exacerbations: external pilot randomised controlled trial, qualitative case study and exploratory economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 22(11), 1-204. View this article in WRRO
Chapters
- Transition of Care for Adolescents from Child to Adult Health Services: A Systematic Review, Transition from Pediatric to Adult Healthcare Services for Adolescents and Young Adults with Long-term Conditions (pp. 147-169). Springer International Publishing
Conference proceedings papers
- Introducing the adaptive designs CONSORT extension (ACE) statement to improve reporting of randomised trials that use an adaptive design. Trials, Vol. 20(Supplement 1) (pp 2-3). Brighton, UK, 6 October 2019 - 9 October 2019. View this article in WRRO
Posters
- View this article in WRRO Challenges in the design, planning and implementation of trials evaluating group interventions.
- View this article in WRRO Lessons learnt from a multi-centre Type 3 surgical trial.
- The PRACTICE trial: Pulmonary Rehabilitation and ACTIvity after COPD Exacerbations. COPD10.
Other
- Adding to the transitional care evidence base for future national guidance. BMJ, i3710-i3710.
Preprints
- A Methodological Review of Randomised n-of-1 Trials., Research Square Platform LLC.
- What is the purpose of Clinical Trial Monitoring?, Research Square Platform LLC.
- Trial Forge Guidance 3: Randomised trials and how to recruit and retain individuals from ethnic minority groups– practical guidance to support better practice, Center for Open Science.
- Accuracy of emergency medical service telephone triage of need for an ambulance response in suspected COVID-19: An observational cohort study, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Accuracy of telephone triage for predicting adverse outcome in suspected COVID-19: An observational cohort study, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Utilising Benefit-Risk Assessments within Clinical Trials – A Protocol for the BRAINS project, Research Square Platform LLC.
- Derivation and validation of a clinical severity score for acutely ill adults with suspected COVID-19: The PRIEST observational cohort study, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- The Adaptive designs CONSORT Extension (ACE) Statement: A checklist with explanation and elaboration guideline for reporting randomised trials that use an adaptive design, Research Square.
- Pre-Hospital Prediction of Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Suspected COVID-19: Development, Application and Comparison of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methods. View this article in WRRO
- Utilising Benefit-Risk Assessments within Clinical Trials – A Protocol for the BRAINS project, Research Square Platform LLC.
- Prognostic accuracy of emergency department triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19: The PRIEST observational cohort study, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Prognostic accuracy of emergency department triage tools for children with suspected COVID-19: The PRIEST observational cohort study, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Utilising Benefit-Risk Assessments within Clinical Trials – A Protocol for the BRAINS project, Research Square Platform LLC.
- Research group
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CTRU, DTS
- Grants
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NIHR Pre-doctoral fellowship – training and development award, focussed on inclusivity in trials of complex interventions (Lead applicant).
TRICEPS (NIHR133169): Transcutaneous limb recovery post-stroke. An efficacy and mechanism evaluation of transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation for upper limb recovery post-stroke – a randomised, controlled, multi-arm, multi-stage, adaptive design trial (Co-applicant).
ACCESS (CTU efficiency funding, via NIHR CTU funding): A collaborative study between CTUs and other researchers to identify the activities needed to improve representation of under-served groups in trials and understand their implementation (Lead applicant).
PRIEST (HTA – 11/46/07): Pandemic Respiratory Infection Emergency System Triage (formally PAINTED, a hibernating influenza pandemic study, amended for the COVID pandemic).
ASPECT (HTA – 15/38/04): Alleviating Specific Phobias Experienced by Children Trial (Co-applicant).
I-SOCIALISE (PHR – 15/49/32): Investigating SOcial Competence and Isolation in children with Autism taking part in LEGO-based therapy clubs In School Environments (Co-applicant).
CAT: Costing Adaptive Trials led by Newcastle University (qualitative lead).
- Teaching interests
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I am interested in supervising dissertations related to trial conduct and inclusion in research and healthcare.
- Teaching activities
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I am currently involved in supervising and marking dissertations on the Masters in Public Health, Masters in Health Services Research and/or Masters in Clinical Research