Profile
Biography
Puvan joined the York Trials Unit in 2010 after first training is as a Pharmacist. His post-graduate work prepared him for a broad range of functions relating to the design and conduct of clinical trials along with the synthesis of medical and health-related evidence.
Qualifications
- PhD Public Health and Epidemiology
- MSc Evidence-based medicine
Research
Overview
Puvan's research interests include interim analysis and methods used by data monitoring committees, participant-reported outcome measures and methods for evidence synthesis and meta-analysis.
Projects
- BioDrive AFS - an RCT investigating the impact of a biomarker-driven Antifungal Stewardship strategy on antifungal drug use and health-related quality of life for patients with acute leukaemia
- DISC - An RCT comparing injections of collagenase to surgical correction in the treatment of moderate Dupuytren's contracture
- EXTEND - An RCT determining the effectiveness of longer antibiotic courses in improving intra-abdominal infection patient outcomes
- PROFHER 2 - A RCT assessing the effectiveness of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty versus Hemiarthroplasty versus Non-surgical care for acute three and four-part fractures of the proximal humerus in older adults
- REASCENT
Completed
- HERO- Hydroxychloroquine Effectiveness in Reducing symptoms of hand Osteoarthritis
- PROMOTE- A pragmatic, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of methotrexate to treat painful knee osteoarthritis
- YLST - Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial
Research group(s)
Supervision
- MSc Dissertation supervision
- PhD supervision
