Advanced Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- m.kilonzo@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437176
- Office Address
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Health Economics Research Unit
University of Aberdeen
Polwarth Building Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
Scotland
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Mary is a Research Fellow in the Health Economics Research Unit. She holds a BA in Economics and German Language from the University of Nairobi and an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York. Her main research interests include developing and applying economic evaluation methodology in trials and systematic reviews and the use of discrete choice experiments in health benefit measurement.
External Memberships
Health Economics Study Group (HESG)
Editor (Health Economics) Cochrane Incontinence Group
Latest Publications
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
TrialsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09364-x
Trifluridine-tipiracil with bevacizumab for treating metastatic colorectal cancer after 2 systemic treatments [ID6298]: NICE Single Technology Appraisal
Commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Aberdeen HTA GroupBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsWhat are the influences on women’s preferences and decision-making when planning mode of birth in high-income countries? A qualitative systematic review
AJOG Global Reports, 100556Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPatients 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: 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
BMJ Open, vol. 14, no. 12, e087203Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
Assesment of Health Technologies
Research Areas
Applied Health Sciences

Economics
Current Research
Assessing the cost effctiveness of surgical and non surgical interevntions in the treatment of Urinary incontinence in both females and males
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Conducting lectures
Marking assignments and Exams
- Publications
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Conservative interventions for urinary or faecal incontinence, or both, in adults with multiple sclerosis
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2018, no. 10, CD013150Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013150
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Cost Effectiveness of Stapled Haemorrhoidopexy and Traditional Excisional Surgery for the Treatment of Haemorrhoidal Disease
PharmacoEconomics - Open, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 271-280Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTISU: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, as first treatment option, compared with direct progression to ureteroscopic treatment, for ureteric stones: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-11Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMale 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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A pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing stapled haemorrhoidopexy with traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease: the eTHoS study
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 21, no. 70, pp. 1-224Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21700
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The SIMS trial: adjustable anchored single-incision mini-slings versus standard tension-free midurethral slings in the surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence. A study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, non-inferiority randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 1-18Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015111
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Mesh, graft, or standard repair for women having primary transvaginal anterior or posterior compartment prolapse surgery: two parallel-group, multicentre, randomised, controlled trials (PROSPECT)
The Lancet, vol. 389, no. 10067, pp. 381–392Contributions to Journals: ArticlesClinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surgical options for the management of anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall prolapse: two randomised controlled trials within a comprehensive cohort study - results from the PROSPECT Study
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 20, no. 95, pp. 1-452Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20950
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Comparison of stapled haemorrhoidopexy with traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease (eTHoS): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, vol. 388, no. 10058, pp. 2375-2385Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTwo parallel, pragmatic, UK multicentre, randomised controlled trials comparing surgical options for upper compartment (vault or uterine) pelvic organ prolapse (the VUE Study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 17, pp. 1-18Contributions to Journals: ArticlesKurzdarstellung aktueller publikationen: Begünstigt eine muskelrelaxierende therapie den uretersteinabgang?
Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 38Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Use of drug therapy in the management of symptomatic ureteric stones in hospitalised adults: a multicentre, placebo-controlled, randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis of a calcium channel blocker (nifedipine) and an alpha-blocker (tamsulosin) (the SUSPEND trial)
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 19, no. 63, pp. 1-171Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19630
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Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
The Lancet, vol. 386, no. 9991, pp. 341-349Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic review of the clinical and cost effectiveness of cholecystectomy versus observation/conservative management for uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones or cholecystitis
Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 637-647Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-014-3712-6
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A pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial comparing stapled haemorrhoidopexy to traditional excisional surgery for haemorrhoidal disease (eTHoS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 15, 439Contributions to Journals: ArticlesClinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cholecystectomy compared with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults presenting with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones or cholecystitis: a systematic review and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 18, no. 55, pp. 1-102Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18550
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Use of drug therapy in the management of symptomatic ureteric stones in hospitalized adults (SUSPEND), a multicentre, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of a calcium-channel blocker (nifedipine) and an α-blocker (tamsulosin): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Trials, vol. 15, no. 1, 238Contributions to Journals: ArticlesComparison of an adjustable anchored single-incision mini-sling, Ajust (R), with a standard mid-urethral sling, TVT-OTM: a health economic evaluation
BJU International, vol. 112, no. 8, pp. 1169-1177Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.12388
Pazopanib for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A NICE single technology appraisal
Pharmacoeconomics, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 15-24Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-012-0006-5
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Challenges in conducting a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of genetic tests: an example of the genetic diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia
Cochrane ColloquiumContributions to Conferences: PostersAntimicrobial catheters for reduction of symptomatic urinary tract infection in adults requiring short-term catheterisation in hospital: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, vol. 380, no. 9857, pp. 1927-1935Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTypes of urethral catheter for reducing symptomatic urinary tract infections in hospitalised adults requiring short-term catheterisation: multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of antimicrobial- and antiseptic-impregnated urethral catheters (the CATHETER trial)
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 16, no. 47, pp. 1-197Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta16470
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Elucigene FH20 and LIPOchip for the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia: a systematic review and economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 16, no. 17, pp. 1-266Contributions to Journals: ArticlesElucigene and LIPOchip for FH: NICE Diagnostic Assessment Review (DAR)
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsUrinary incontinence in men after formal one-to-one pelvic-floor muscle training following radical prostatectomy or transurethral resection of the prostate (MAPS): two parallel randomised controlled trials
The Lancet, vol. 378, no. 9788, pp. 328-337Contributions to Journals: Articles