Lizzie Swaby
BSc (Hons), MSc
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Senior Study Manager
Research Fellow
+44 114 222 4023
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Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
2.11, 2nd Floor
The Innovation Centre
217 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
- Profile
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After a BSc in Pharmacology from the University of Leeds and an MSc in Health Services Research from the University of York I joined the CTRU in 2014, after working in Clinical Audit in the NHS for a few years. I have coordinated multicentre trials in surgery, rehabilitation, neuropathic pain, mental health and stem cell transplant.
Current projects
- BASIS (Bracing Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis - night time only bracing versus full time bracing in AIS)
- PRAISE (Pain Relief After Instrumented Spinal Surgery)
Previous projects
- ASTIClite (Autologous Stem cell Transplantation In refractory Crohn's disease - Low Intensity Therapy Evaluation)
- HubBLe (Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation (HAL) versus Rubber Band Ligation (RBL) for haemorrhoids)
- PAINTED (Pandemic Influenza Triage in the Emergency Department)
- PRACTICE (Pulmonary Rehabilitation and ACTivity in COPD Exacerbations)
- OPTION-DM (Optimal Pathway for Treating Neuropathic Pain In Diabetes Mellitus)
- ORION (Radiofrequency Ablation for haemorrhoids)
- STEPWISE (STructured lifestyle Education for People WIth Schizophrenia)
- Qualifications
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- BSc (Hons) Pharmacology, University of Leeds
- MSc Health Services Research, University of York
- Research interests
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My methodological research includes work on the application of cognitive task analysis to health science contexts.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Safety and efficacy of autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation with low-dose cyclophosphamide mobilisation and reduced intensity conditioning versus standard of care in refractory Crohn’s disease (ASTIClite): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
- The use of cognitive task analysis in clinical and health services research — a systematic review. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1).
- Establishment of a validated central reading system for ileocolonoscopy in an academic setting. Gut.
- Autologous stem cell transplantation in refractory Crohn’s disease – low intensity therapy evaluation (ASTIClite): study protocols for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial and observational follow up study. BMC Gastroenterology, 19(1). View this article in WRRO
- An evaluation of risk-based monitoring in pragmatic trials in UK Clinical Trials Units. Trials, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
- Structured lifestyle education for people with Schizophrenia (STEPWISE) : mixed methods process evaluation of a group-based lifestyle education programme to support weight loss in people with schizophrenia. BMC Psychiatry, 19(1). 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
- Structured lifestyle education to support weight loss for people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and first episode psychosis: the STEPWISE RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 22(65), 1-160.
- Multicentre, double-blind, crossover trial to identify the Optimal Pathway for TreatIng neurOpathic paiN in Diabetes Mellitus (OPTION-DM): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19. View this article in WRRO
- Structured lifestyle education for people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and first-episode psychosis (STEPWISE): randomised controlled trial. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science. View this article in WRRO
- Adherence to NICE guidance on lifestyle advice for people with schizophrenia: A survey. British Journal of Psychiatry Bulletin, 41, 137-144. 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 randomised controlled trial and health-economic evaluation.. Health Technology Assessment, 20(88), 1-150. View this article in WRRO
- STEPWISE - STructured lifestyle Education for People WIth SchizophrEnia: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17(1). View this article in WRRO
- Discontinuation of brace treatment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): a scoping review. Spine Deformity.
- Autologous stem cell transplantation with low-dose cyclophosphamide to improve mucosal healing in adults with refractory Crohn’s disease: the ASTIClite RCT. Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation, 1-106.
- Bracing Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (BASIS) study – night-time versus full-time bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: study protocol for a multicentre, randomized controlled trial. Bone & Joint Open, 4(11), 873-880.
- Provision of weight loss programmes and their influence on weight after 1 year : follow-up survey of usual care in the STEPWISE study. BJPsych Bulletin, 43(5), 245-246. View this article in WRRO
Conference proceedings papers
- Teaching activities
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I am involved in delivering various aspects of Masters level programs at ScHARR including, supervising and marking dissertations, marking module assignments and acting as a Personal Tutor for Masters level students.
- Professional activities and memberships
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I work with the UKCRC Risk-Based Monitoring and Greener Trials project groups to improve trial management processes and have published work on risk-based monitoring.
I am the joint representative for Sheffield CTRU on the UKCRC Monitoring group, and the NIHR Associate PI Scheme Champion for the CTRU. I am also a reviewer on the SCHARR Research Ethics Committee