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Biography
Eleanor is a Professor of Clinical Trials and Global Health 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, focusing on research in low and middle income countries. She leads 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 is the co-Chief Investigator of the GILD trial , a multi-centre trial of women with gestational diabetes in the UK and Chief Investigator of the NEWS-HEAT trial (https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=MR%2FZ505365%2F1) a large, cluster randomised clinical trial of neonatal early warning scores in Kenya, as well as being a co-investigator on many other large, multi-centre clinical trials. Information about the trials being conducted in the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit can be found here: www.nctu.ac.uk
She is also interested in research methodology around how we conduct clinical trials to answer important clinical questions, and has led several methodology studies, including investigating training of clinical trial site staff, and the professional development of people working in research methodologist roles. She is the former Chair of the UK Trial Managers' Network (www.tmn.ac.uk) and current host organisation representative, and through this role has advocated nationally for better career pathways for people working in trial management roles. She leads outreach work with parents interested in maternal and newborn health and co-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. Eleanor is the Teaching and Learning lead within the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, and Chairs the Education Committee, with responsibility for staff training leads. She is the Director of Global Engagement within the School of Medicine. Outside of the University of Nottingham, she also provides her expertise on several publicly-funded clinical trials via roles on independent steering committees, and is a member of several funding boards, including the Swedish Research Council, the NIHR Academy Team Science Selection Committee and the CRUK CTU infrastructure funding.
Teaching Summary
Eleanor is NCTU Teaching and Learning lead, with responsibility for oversight of all teaching related activity in the Unit.
Research Summary
Chief Investigator
NIHR-funded GILD trial evaluating intrapartum blood glucose monitoring strategies for women/birthing people with gestational diabetes: https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR159223
UKRI-funded NEWS-HEAT trial, evaluating a care bundle aimed at hypothermia reduction in preterm infants in Kenya.
Co-investigator
The FEED1 Trial, evaluating feeding in preterm infants: www.feed1.ac.uk
The GBS3 Trial, evaluating routine testing for Group B Streptococcus in pregnancy: www.gbs3trial.ac.uk
The ACNE-ID Trial, evaluating different doses of isotretinoin for the treatment of acne: https://www.acne-id.ac.uk/
The OTTER Trial, evaluating omeprazole for the treatment if gastro-oesophageal reflux in babies born preterm and at term - details to be added soon
The RAPID trial, a programme of online trials designed with citizen scientists: https://rapideczematrials.org/
The AZIN-V trial, a cluster trial comparing azithromycin for the prevention of maternal sepsis in Nigeria, in collaboration with the University of Lagos, Nigeria: https://azinvtrial.com/
Other funded trials will be added once contracts are in place
Recent Publications
MITCHELL, ELEANOR J., BENJAMIN, SANTOSH, ONONGE, SAM, DITAI, JAMES, QURESHI, ZAHIDA, MASOOD, SHABEEN NAZ, WHITHAM, DIANE, GODOLPHIN, PETER J. and DULEY, LELIA, 2020. Identifying women giving birth preterm and care at the time of birth: a prospective audit of births at six hospitals in India, Kenya, Pakistan and Uganda BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. 20(1),
CHALMERS, JOANNE R., HAINES, RACHEL H., BRADSHAW, LUCY E., MONTGOMERY, ALAN A., THOMAS, KIM S., BROWN, SARA J., RIDD, MATTHEW J., LAWTON, SANDRA, SIMPSON, ERIC L., CORK, MICHAEL J., SACH, TRACEY H., FLOHR, CARSTEN, MITCHELL, ELEANOR J., SWINDEN, RICHARD, TARR, STELLA, DAVIES-JONES, SUSAN, JAY, NICOLA, KELLEHER, MAEVE M., PERKIN, MICHAEL R., BOYLE, ROBERT J. and WILLIAMS, HYWEL C., 2020. Daily emollient during infancy for prevention of eczema: the BEEP randomised controlled trial LANCET. 395(10228), 962-972