Advanced Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- d.cooper@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438166
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit
3rd Floor Health Sciences Building
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
I joined the unit in August 2013 and in that time I have worked on several randomised controlled trials, technology appraisals for NICE and a systematic review.
Before I joined the unit I worked in the University of Aberdeen Business School as a researcher on the SOCIOLD and HealthAtWork projects. Latterly, I was also employed as Teaching Assistant in the Business School.
I studied Accountancy and Statistics at the University of Aberdeen graduating in 2000 and also obtained an MSc by research in Statistics at the University of Aberdeen in 2002. I obtained my PhD in Economics in 2011.
Qualifications
- PhD Economics2011 - University of AberdeenThesis entitled: "When, where and how: investigating the labour supply and strategy decisions of taxi drivers
- MSc Statistics2002 - University of AberdeenThesis entitled "Reconstruction of haplotypes for analysis of disease genes"
- MA Accountancy and Statistics2000 - University of Aberdeen
- Research
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Current Research
Current Trials
FUTURE- Evaluating the effectiveness of urodynamics in the management of women with refractory overative bladder symptoms.
TRUCK- Explanatory comparative study of conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty versus Robotic assisted Bi-UniCompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
RESECT- Transurethral REsection and Single instillation intravesical chemotherapy Evaluation in bladder Cancer Treatment
Trials in long-term follow-up
Past Research
Previous Trials
UKUFF- Assessing the clinical and cost effectiveness of three forms of management of rotator cuff tears.
STOPPIT-2- Investigating the use of an Arabin pessary to prevent preterm birth in women expecting twins.
MASTER- Investigating whether a male or an artificial sphincter are better for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery. (now in long term follow-up)
SIMS- Comparing adjustable anchored single-incision mini-slings with standard tension-free mid-urethral slings in the surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence. (now in long term follow-up)
EAGLE- Comparing the effectiveness of early lens extraction with intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of primary angle closure glaucoma. (now in long term follow-up)
Previous Systematic Review
REBALANCE- Systematic review of the management of severe obesity (BMI≥35kg/m2)
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Demonstrator - PU5017 Applied Statistics
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Marker
PU5017 Applied Statistics
PU5522 Applied Statistics
PU5532 Health Informatics
- Publications
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Concordance between automated/semi-automated measurement and manual assessment of mammographic breast density in individuals undergoing breast cancer screening: A systematic review
Journal of Medical ScreeningContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/09691413261447057
Comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of various washout policies in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long-term catheters: synopsis of the CATHETER II RCT
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 30, no. 26Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/GJMA0724
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: protocol for the ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 27, 18Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRESECT: A Randomised Controlled Trial of audit and feedback in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer surgery
European UrologyContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2025.09.4174
Invasive urodynamic investigations in the management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms: FUTURE, a superiority RCT and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 29, no. 27Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/UKYW4923
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Long-term cost-effectiveness of invasive urodynamic studies for overactive bladder in women
BJU International, vol. 136, no. 1, pp. 82-94Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.16703
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CATHETER II, a Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing the Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Various Washout Policies versus No Washout Policy in Preventing Catheter Associated Complications in Adults Living with Long Term Catheters
45th Congress of the Société Internationale d'UrologieContributions to Conferences: PostersSotatercept for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension [ID6163]: NICE Single Technology Appraisal
Commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Aberdeen HTA GroupBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsPatients and health care professionals’ perception of weekly prophylactic catheter washout in adults living with long-term catheters: Qualitative Study of the CATHETER II Trial
BMJ Open, vol. 15, no. 4, e087206Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInvasive urodynamic investigations in the management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms (FUTURE) in the UK: a multicentre, superiority, parallel, open-label, randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, vol. 405, no. 10484, pp. 1057-1068Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCATHETER II, a randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long term catheters
European Association of Urology Annual Congress 2025, pp. A0090Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE] http://300500960
Acalabrutinib with bendamustine and rituximab for untreated mantle cell lymphoma [ID6155]
Commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Aberdeen HTA GroupBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsCATHETER II: a randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long term catheters
BMJ Open, vol. 14, no. 12, e087203Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPatient and health care professionals’ perception of weekly prophylactic catheter washout in adults living with long-term catheters: Qualitative Study of the CATHETER II Trial
RCOG World Congress 2024, pp. 171Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.17946
- [ONLINE] Conference Poster
Fruquintinib for previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer [ID6274]: NICE Single Technology Appraisal
Commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Aberdeen HTA GroupBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsThree-year cost utility analysis of mini versus standard slings: A trial based economic evaluation
BJUI Compass, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 230-239Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bco2.303
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Ivosidenib for treating advanced cholangiocarcinoma with an IDH1 R132 mutation after 1 or more systemic treatments
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 20 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned Reports- [ONLINE] https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta948
- [ONLINE] Page 214-316
- [ONLINE] https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta948/evidence
Novel clinically meaningful scores for the ICIQ-UI-SF and ICIQ-FLUTS questionnaires in women with stress incontinence
International Urogynecology Journal, vol. 34, pp. 3033–3040Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPatient preferences for stress urinary incontinence treatments: a discrete choice experiment
BMJ Open, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. e066157Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPredictors of long-term intraocular pressure control after lens extraction in primary angle closure glaucoma: results from the EAGLE trial
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 107, no. 8, pp. 1072-1078Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319765
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The “Aberdeen Home Continence Stress Test”: a novel objective assessment tool for female stress urinary incontinence
International Urogynecology Journal, vol. 34, no. 8, pp. 1961–1969Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-023-05530-4
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Deucravacitinib for treating moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis
Evidence Review Group report in support of NICE STA Programme. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. 155 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsGlobal variation in early recurrence after TURBT surgery in the RESECT study (NCT05154084): There is significant inter-site variation that is independent of differences in tumour factors
European Urology, vol. 83, no. Supplement 1, pp. S991-S992Contributions to Journals: AbstractsDistributions of baseline categorical variables were different from the expected distributions in randomized trials with integrity concerns
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 154, pp. 117-124Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.12.018
Single-incision mini-slings versus standard synthetic mid-urethral slings for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women: The SIMS RCT
Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), vol. 26, no. 47, pp. 1-190Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/BTSA6148
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/22532954-ebac-42b0-8b86-986f75481d64/download
Randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long-term catheters: study protocol for the CATHETER II study
Trials, vol. 23, no. 1, 630Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInterpretation of change scores for the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire-25: the minimally important difference
British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 106, no. 11Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-318901
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Synthetic sling or artificial urinary sphincter for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery: the MASTER non-inferiority RCT
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 26, no. 36, 184Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/TBFZ0277
Effect of brown seaweed on plasma glucose in healthy, at-risk, and type 2 diabetic individuals: systematic review and meta-analysis
Nutrition Reviews, vol. 80, no. 5, pp. 1194–1205Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSingle-Incision Mini-Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women
The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 386, no. 13, pp. 1230-1243Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRelugolix with oestradiol and norethisterone acetate for treating uterine fibroids
Commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. London: Evidence Review Group report in support of NICE STA Programme. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. 171 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsCost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery and non-surgical weight management programmes for adults with severe obesity: a decision analysis model
International Journal of Obesity, vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 2179-2190Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFemale Urgency, Trial of Urodynamics as Routine Evaluation (FUTURE study): a superiority randomised clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of invasive urodynamic investigations in management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms
Trials, vol. 22, no. 1, 745Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05661-3
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The arabin pessary to prevent preterm birth in women with a twin pregnancy and a short cervix: The STOPPIT 2 RCT
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme. 94 pagesBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta25440
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Outcomes of a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial of surgery for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery (MASTER)
European Urology, vol. 79, no. 6, pp. 812-823Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSecukinumab for treating plaque psoriasis in children and young people
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 105 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsEvaluation of the Arabin cervical pessary for prevention of preterm birth in women with a twin pregnancy and short cervix (STOPPIT-2): An open-label randomised trial and updated meta-analysis
PLoS Medicine, vol. 18, no. 3, e1003506Contributions to Journals: ArticlesParticipant withdrawals were unusually distributed in randomized trials with integrity concerns: a statistical investigation
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 131, pp. 22-29Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.11.012
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Cost-effectiveness and value of information analysis of multiple frequency bioimpedance devices for fluid management in people with chronic kidney disease having dialysis
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, vol. 19, 24Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-021-00276-6
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A systematic review of UK based long-term non-surgical interventions for people with severe obesity (BMI ≥35kg/m2)
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 351-372Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12732
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Avelumab for maintenance treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer after platinum-based chemotherapy
Evidence Review Group report in support of NICE STA Programme. London: National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsDarolutamide with androgen deprivation therapy for treating non-metastatic hormone-relapsed prostate cancer
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)Books and Reports: Commissioned ReportsFive-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial of Treatments for Varicose Veins
The New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 381, no. 10, pp. 912-922Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1805186
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Open randomised trial of the (Arabin) pessary to prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancy with health economics and acceptability: STOPPIT-2-a study protocol
BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 12, e026430Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026430
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Results of the British Association of Urological Surgeons female stress urinary incontinence procedures outcomes audit 2014-2017
BJU International, vol. 123, no. 1, pp. 149-159Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.14541
Risankizumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)Books and Reports: Commissioned ReportsBariatric surgery, lifestyle interventions and orlistat for severe obesity: the REBALANCE mixed-methods systematic review and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 22, no. 68, pp. 1-286Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22680
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- [ONLINE] Corrigendum
Dupilumab for treating adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.
Evidence Review Group report in support of NICE STA Programme. London: National Institute for Health and Care ExcellenceBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsMale synthetic sling versus artificial urinary sphincter trial for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery (MASTER): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 19, pp. 1-17Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2501-2
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Multiple-frequency bioimpedance devices for fluid management in people with chronic kidney disease receiving dialysis: a systematic review and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 1-138Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22010
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