Professor Chris Metcalfe
B.Sc.(Hons.)(York), Ph.D. (Cambridge), M.Sc. (London), PGCHE
Expertise
I provide statistical expertise or supervision to a number of major research studies of public health interventions, including both randomised and observational study designs.
Current positions
Professor of Medical Statistics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
I provide statistical expertise or supervision to a number of major research studies, including:
- A study of training shop-keepers, aimed at reducing pesticide self-poisoning in Sri Lanka
- The FITNET study, evaluating internet-based treatment for adolescents with chronic fatigue
- The ROMIO study, comparing surgical techniques for oesophagectomy in the treatment of cancer
My research into statistical methods is opportunistic, addressing questions that arise during my diverse mix of applied work.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Action 3:30
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The after-school period is a time in which children can be active but what schools currently provide is mainly team sports. Teaching assistants (TAs) are school staff members who could…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/01/2017 to 30/09/2018
IB 8071 Dept of Health 96/20/99 Original ProtecT code (USE R137572-101 FOR INCOME)
Principal Investigator
Role
Other
Description
Prostate cancer is a serious health problem. There are 35,000 new cases every year in the UK, and around 10,000 deaths.
We need to find out about the best way of…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/06/2008 to 30/06/2021
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Selected publications
26/02/2020Cost effectiveness of an intervention to increase uptake of hepatitis C virus testing and treatment (HepCATT)
BMJ
Ten-year mortality, disease progression and treatment-related side-effects in men with localised prostate cancer from the ProtecT randomised controlled trial according to treatment received
European Urology
Laparoscopically assisted versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer-the Randomised Oesophagectomy: Minimally Invasive or Open (ROMIO) study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT).
BMJ Open
Recent publications
01/01/2024Air Filtration to prevent symptomatic Respiratory Infections including COVID-19 in care homes (The AFRI-c Trial) Statistical Analysis Plan
Colonoscopy findings after increasing two-stool faecal immunochemical test (FIT) cut-off
Journal of Internal Medicine
Comparison of cognitive behaviour therapy versus activity management, both delivered remotely, to treat paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis
Health Technology Assessment
Conservative management versus invasive management of significant traumatic pneumothoraces in the emergency department (the CoMiTED trial)
BMJ Open
Graded exercise therapy compared to activity management for paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis
European Journal of Pediatrics
Related people
Professor Richard Martin
Associate Pro Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) & Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Jodi Taylor
Head of Bristol Trials Centre Operations
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor William Hollingworth
Professor of Health Economics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Athene Lane
Professor of Trials Research
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Mrs Grace Young
Senior Research Associate in Medical Statistics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)