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Eleanor Mitchell

Associate Professor of Clinical Trials, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Eleanor is Associate Professor of Clinical Trials and has worked in clinical research since 2002 at the University of Nottingham and in the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU) (https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nctu/) since 2008. Her main research interests are maternal and newborn health and she has led studies in the UK and internationally, focussing on research in low and middle income countries. She is also interested in research methodology around how we conduct clinical trials to answer important clinical questions, specifically focussing on training of research teams. She works as part of large collaborations designing and delivering clinical trials in a range of clinical areas and is an investigator on a number of large UK-based studies in maternal and newborn health. She leads outreach work with parents interested in maternal and newborn health and leads a national Facebook group called Bump2Baby Parents' Voices, where she talks to parents and expectant parents about research, including contributing to design and conduct of studies. Prior to her current role, she led a large trial management team for a number of years, leading a broad portfolio of clinical trials. She is the NCTU Teaching and Learning Lead.

Eleanor is also the Chair of the UK Trial Manager's Network (UKTMN) Executive Group. The UKTMN (https://www.tmn.ac.uk/default.aspx) was established in 1998 and aims to provide a forum for trial management professionals in the UK to share expertise. It currently has around 1000 members in the UK. In 2018, Eleanor led the transition of the UKTMN to a new host and the Network is now hosted by the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit. She is also a member of the UKCRC CTU Network Executive Group (https://www.ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/) and the Trials Methodology Research Partnership (TMRP) Executive Group (https://www.methodologyhubs.mrc.ac.uk/about/tmrp/). She is Chair of the 2022 International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference Education Committee.

Teaching Summary

Eleanor is the current lead of a short course designed and delivered by the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit; "Fundamentals of Clinical Trials", where she teaches several sessions. More about the… read more

Research Summary

Eleanor is co-investigator on a number of large non-commercial UK-based trials:

A scoping study investigating impacted fetal head at Caesarean section: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nctu/other-research/scoping-studies.aspx

A large randomised cluster trial investigating routine testing for Group B Streptococcus in Pregnancy: https://www.gbs3trial.ac.uk/home.aspx

A large randomised trial investigating whether full milk feeds from day 1 in preterm infants reduces length of hospital stay: http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN89654042

In addition, she is leading a number of global health projects:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nctu/other-research/global-health-research.aspx

Methodology studies, focussed on improving how we run randomised controlled trials, include:

A Study Within a Trial (SWAT) investigating methods for training site research staff: https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/TheNorthernIrelandNetworkforTrialsMethodologyResearch/FileStore/Filetoupload,903517,en.pdf

And studies in low and middle income countries (LMICs) investigating methods for training research staff.

Recent Publications

Eleanor is the current lead of a short course designed and delivered by the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit; "Fundamentals of Clinical Trials", where she teaches several sessions. More about the course can be found at: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/nctu/short-courses/index.aspx

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