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Full NameDr Frances Shiely

HRB Clinical Research Facility and School of Public Health

University College Cork

Webpage:crfc.ucc.ie

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Research Fields
  • epidemiology/population health research
  • clinical trials
  • Other
Other Research Fields:

Clinical Trials; Trial Methodological Research

Postgrad Medical Specialties
  • Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Psychiatry
  • Anaesthetics
  • Emergency Medicine
  • General Practice
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology
  • Public Health
  • Radiology
  • Sports and Exercise Medicine
Medical Subspecialties
  • Adolescent medicine
  • Community Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
My Work

I am director of TRAMS (Trials Research and Methodologies) Group in the HRB CRF-C (Clinical Research Facility). Our interests are in patient focused research, both observational and interventional. We are interested in the conduct of clinical trials to answer relevant health research questions. We also promote embedding methodological research in clinical trials.

Some recent works are;

1. Shiely F, E Murphy, K Gilles, K Hood, L O’Sullivan, N Harman, T Isaacs, S Treweek. Trial participants’ self-reported understanding of randomisation phrases in participation information leaflets can be high but acceptability of some descriptions is low, especially those linked to gambling and luck. Trials, 2024; 25(1):391:1-12.

2. F Shiely, O Shea N, JA Eustace, E Murphy. Registry-Based Randomized Controlled Trials: Features, Advantages and Challenges – A Systematic Review. Trials, 2024; 25(375): 1-17.

3. Murphy E, K Gilles, F Shiely. Retention strategies are routinely communicated to potential trial participants but often differ from what was planned in the trial protocol: an analysis of patient information leaflets and their corresponding protocols. Trials, 2024; 25 (372): 1-14.

4. Shiely F, J Rychlíčková, C Kubiak, Z Čechová, M Esdaile, S Treweek. Training and education on inclusivity in clinical trials – the SENSITISE project. Trials, 2024; (318): 1-2.

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