Technology Assessments
We lead the health economics component of health technology assessments undertaken across the IAHS. These include NIHR funded and externally funded trials and cohort studies of new and existing interventions. The research is generally multidisciplinary and undertaken in collaboration with research groups in the 51cg and external centres of excellence.
Current Projects
| DIAMOND - Deep infiltrating endometriosis: management by treatment versus early surgery |
| HERU Contact: Graham Scotland |
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| ELIPSE - a randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of lymph node removal in patients undergoing curative surgery for localised high-risk prostate cancer |
| HERU Contact: Graham Scotland |
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| HEALTH - Hysterectomy or Endometrial AbLation Trial for Heavy menstrual bleeding - long-term follow-up |
| HERU contact: Graham Scotland |
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| LENS - Lowering Events in Non-proliferative retinopathy in Scotland |
| HERU contact: Graham Scotland |
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| PIP - Pulpotomy for the management of irreversible pulpitis in mature teeth |
| HERU contact: Dwayne Boyers |
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| Plan-A - Planning mode of birth in routine Antenatal care: development of a decision-aid |
| HERU contact: Mary Kilonzo |
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| PROSPECT follow up - PROlapse Surgery: Pragmatic Evaluation and randomised Controlled Trial |
| HERU Contact: Mary Kilonzo |
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| PROTEA - PROgesterone for ThrEAtened Miscarriage |
| HERU Contact: Graham Scotland |
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| REFLECt trial: a Randomised controlled trial to Evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of prescribing high concentration FLuoride toothpaste in preventing and treating dEntal Caries in high-risk older adulTs |
| HERU contact: Dwayne Boyers |
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| REGAL trial - Recurrence of endometriosis: GnRH analogues versus laparoscopic surgery |
| HERU contact: Graham Scotland |
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| SCRIPT - Selective Caries Removal in Permanent Teeth |
| HERU contact: Dwayne Boyers |
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| SHARPS cluster randomised controlled trial - Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems |
| HERU contact: Mary Kilonzo |
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| SIMS Trial: Adjustable anchored single-incision mini-slings versus standard tension-free mid-urethral slings in the surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence: a pragmatic multicentre non-inferiority randomised controlled trial, and long-term follow up |
| HERU contact: Mary Kilonzo |
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| VUE: Vault or Uterine prolapse surgery Evaluation - long-term follow-up |
| HERU contact: Mary Kilonzo |
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Recently Completed Projects
| C-GALL - Randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones |
| HERU contact: Rodolfo Hernández |
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| Developing an intervention to manage benzodiazepine dependence and high-risk use in the context of escalating drug related deaths: a feasibility study |
| HERU contact: Mary Kilonzo |
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| EDNA - Early Detection of Neovascular Age-related macular degeneration |
| HERU contact: Graham Scotland |
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| E-FREEZE - Embryo transfer in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization |
| HERU contact: Graham Scotland |
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| GRIP - Glaucoma RIsk Prediction in ocular hypertension |
| HERU contact: Rodolfo Hernández |
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| PUrE - Clinical and cost-effectiveness of surgical interventions for stones in the lower pole calyces of the kidney |
| HERU contact: Rodolfo Hernández |
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| RAACENO - Reducing Asthma Attacks in Children using Exhaled Nitric Oxide as a biomarker |
| HERU contact: Paul McNamee |
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| UK-REBOA - Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta |
| HERU contact: Dwayne Boyers |
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