Emma Turner
Trial Support Officer
Profile
Biography
Emma joined the York Trials Unit in June 2017 as a Trial Support Officer, after recently achieving an MA in Social Research Methods (Sociology) and a BSc (Hons) in Sociology. Before returning to her studies, Emma worked for nearly three years in the Health Services Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen.
Qualifications
- MA Social Research Methods (Sociology): Distinction, Durham University, 2017
- BSc (Hons) Sociology: First Class, Teesside University, 2015
Research
Projects
- ACTIVE – A RCT assessing the effectiveness of internal plate fixation versus external fine wire fixation for the management of Type C, closed pilon fractures of the distal tibia
Previous Projects
- BRIGHT – Brushing RemInder 4 Good oral HealTh: an RCT of a school and text-based programme to improve the oral health of young people living in deprived areas
- PRESTO – Pragmatic Randomised Evaluation of Stable Thoracolumbar fracture treatment Outcomes
Research group(s)
Publications
Full publications list
- Flett, L., Adamson, J., Barron, E., Brealey, S., Corbacho, B., Costa, M. L., Gedney, G., Giotakis, N., Hewitt, C., Hugill-Jones, J., Hukins, D., Keding, A., McDaid, C., Mitchell, A., Northgraves, M., O'Carroll, G., Parker, A., Scantlebury, A., Stobbart, L., Torgerson, D., Turner, E., Welch, C., Sharma, H. (2021). A multicentre, randomized, parallel group, superiority study to compare the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of external frame versus internal locking plate for complete articular pilon fracture fixation in adults: Protocol for the ACTIVE randomized controlled trial. Bone & Joint Open, 2(3), 150-163.
- Cook, E., Scantlebury, A., Booth, A., Turner, E., Ranganathan, A., Khan, A., et al. Surgery versus conservative management of stable thoracolumbar fracture: the PRESTO feasibility RCT. Health Technology Assessment 2021; 25(62).
- Ainsworth, H., Marshman, Z., Whiteside, K. et al. Set up and assessment of progression criteria for internal pilots: the Brushing RemInder 4 Good oral HealTh (BRIGHT) trial example. Pilot Feasibility Stud 9, 17 (2023). https://doi.org/10.
1186/s40814-023-01243-z
