Sarah Cockayne
Research Fellow (Trial Manager)

Profile

Biography

Sarah has a background in biochemistry and Health Services Research. She has more than 20 years’ experience coordinating and managing large scale multi-centred pragmatic randomised controlled trials in both primary and secondary care in the fields of podiatry, cardiology and osteoporosis.  As well as being involved in the day-to-day running of trials, she has experience of many trial aspects, including recruitment, methodological issues and design.

Qualifications

• MSc
• BSc

University roles

• Member of the University of York CTIMP committee

Research

Overview

Sarah's research interests are in pragmatic randomised trials of treatments for osteoporosis; podiatry treatments, heart failure and trial methodology.

Projects

• CASCADE - Case finding for depression in primary care: a regression discontinuity design
• EXTEND – An RCT determining the effectiveness of longer antibiotic courses in improving intra-abdominal infection patient outcomes
• PORTRAIT - an RCT investigating whether pain and quality of life are improved with post-operative radiotherapy compared to no radiotherapy and whether radiotherapy reduces the likelihood of further surgery in the future

Previous projects

• Breathmore - Does prescribing slow release daily morphine tablets to individuals with heart failure helps with breathlessness.
• FIREFLI - Safe and well visits by the Fire and Rescue Service to prevent falls and improve quality of life in elderly population
• OSTRICH - Orthotics for Treatment of Symptomatic Flat Feet in Children
• OTIS -  Does Occupational therapist lead home environmental assessment and modification reduce falls among high risk older people?
• PACT - Partners at Care Transitions
• REFORM - A randomised study in elders falling
• SSHeW - Does Slip Resistant Footwear Reduce Slips Among Healthcare Workers? A Randomised Controlled Trial 

Research group(s)

• Trials and Statistics

Teaching

Postgraduate

• Practical Randomised Controlled Trials module
• Randomised Controlled Trials module (MSc)

External activities

Memberships

Sarah is a member of the following:

• UK Trial Managers' Network Executive Group
• Academic Collaboration, Evaluation and Research Group (ACER) -  National Fire Chiefs Council

Editorial duties

• Associate Editors of BMC Trials

Publications

Full publications list

• Sarah Cockayne's publications