Lauren Desoysa

I joined the Clinical Trials Research Unit in 2020 working as a Statistician. Prior to joining CTRU, I completed an integrated Masters in Mathematics (MMath) from Newcastle University. I am currently working on a the following projects:

• BASIS- Bracing Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Study
• STOP-OHSS- Shaping and Trialling Outpatient Protocols for Ovarian HyperStimulation Syndrome
• FIRST - Prospective randomised controlled trial comparing three splints for finger flexor tendon repairs

 In 2025 I began an NIHR Predoctoral fellowship, investigating the methods used for setting the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) in Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs).