Kate Hicks
Research Fellow (Trial Coordinator)
Profile
Biography
Kate Hicks has worked as a trial coordinator at York Trials Unit since 2008. She is currently part of a team coordinating the E-PLAYS-2 (Enhancing Pragmatic Language skills for Young children with Social communication impairment) trial. She has previous experience in coordinating both CTIMP and non-CTIMP studies, having worked on EVERT (Effective Verruca Treatments), BreatheMOR-HF (morphine for breathlessness in heart failure), BRIGHT (Brushing RemInder 4 Good oral HealTh) and SWIFFT (Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures). Prior to joining York Trials Unit, Kate worked in the commercial sector as a medical writer and as a researcher within two pharma consultancy groups.
Qualifications
- BA
- PhD
Research
Overview
Kate's research interests include trials evaluating healthcare interventions.
Projects
- EPLAYS-2 - Enhancing Pragmatic Language skills for Young children with Social communication impairment: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Previous projects
- BreatheMOR-HF – An RCT to determine whether prescribing slow-release daily morphine tablets to individuals with heart failure helps with breathlessness
- 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
- EVerT2 – An RCT of needling vs. nonsurgical debridement for the treatment of a Verruca
- RACPC -Explaining Tests in Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic
- REFORM – Improving balance to prevent falls in older people: an RCT
- SWIFFT – An RCT to determine whether adults with a fracture of the scaphoid waist should receive plaster cast treatment or surgical fixation
Research group(s)
Contact details
@healthsciyork