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Dr Suzanne Breeman

Dr Suzanne Breeman
Dr Suzanne Breeman
Dr Suzanne Breeman

Senior Trial Manager

About
Email Address
s.breeman@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 438169
Office Address

Health Services Research Unit (HSRU)
3rd Floor, Health Sciences Building
University of Aberdeen
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

Biography

I joined HSRU in October 2007 as a Trial Manager and work as the Lead Trial Manager on the following trials:

KAT: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to assess four developments in knee replacement surgery

PROSPECT:  a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to measure the clinical and cost-effectiveness of surgical options for the management of anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall prolapse. 

FUTURE: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of invasive urodynamic investigations in the managment of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms

REGAL: multi-centre randomised controlled trial to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of long-term use of Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Analogues (GnRHa) with add-back hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as an alternative treatment to further laparoscopic surgery in women who present with recurrence of pain following previous surgery for endometriosis but wish to retain their fertility.

I am a member of the North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee and faculty member on the Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management course (ECTMC).

I graduated with a BSc in Biochemistry (1994), a PhD in Molecular Biology (1998) and an MSc in Public Health and Health Services Research ()

Prior to joining the HSRU I worked for a biotechnology company called Auvation Limited as a Senior Scientist. 

 

Qualifications

  • BSc Biochemistry 
    1994 - University of Aberdeen 
  • PhD Molecular Biology 
    1998 - University of Aberdeen 
  • MSc Public Health and Health Services Research 
    2010 - University of Aberdeen 
Research

Research Overview

Trial management and trial methodology

Current Research

I am currently the Lead Trial Manager on the following trials:

KAT: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to assess four developments in knee replacement surgery

PROSPECT:  a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to measure the clinical and cost-effectiveness of surgical options for the management of anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall prolapse 

FUTURE: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of invasive urodynamic investigations in the managment of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms

REGAL: multi-centre randomised controlled trial to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of long-term use of Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone Analogues (GnRHa) with add-back hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as an alternative treatment to further laparoscopic surgery in women who present with recurrence of pain following previous surgery for endometriosis but wish to retain their fertility

Past Research

Since joining the Unit I have worked on a number of trials that have now completed:

HEALTH: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of laparoscopic supra-cervical hysterectomy (LASH) with second generation endometrial ablation (EA)

UKUFF: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial to measure the clinical and cost effectiveness of different types of management of rotator cuff repairs

PRaCTICaL: a randomised controlled trial comparing a nurse-led ICU follow-up programme versus standard care

Teaching

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

Outwith the University, I am a faculty member on the Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management Course (ECTMC)

Publications

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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

    Parkes, T., Carver, H., Boyd, J., Cotton, S., Breeman, S., Cooper, D., Forrest, M., Foster, R., Hawthorn, J., Hunt, K., Kilonzo, M., Matheson, C., Maxwell, M., Mercer, S. W., Pauly, B., Scotland, G., Steele, W., Sumnall, H., Wallace, J., Macaulay, L., MacLennan, G.
    Trials
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Invasive urodynamic investigations in the management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms: FUTURE, a superiority RCT and economic evaluation

    Abdel-Fattah, M., Chapple, C., Breeman, S., Cooper, D., Bell-Gorrod, H., Kuppanda, P., Guerrero, K. L., Dixon, S., Cotterill, N., Ward, K., Hashim, H., Monga, A., Brown, K., Drake, M., Gammie, A., Mostafa, A., Bruce, R., Bell, V., Kennedy, C., Evans, S., MacLennan, G., Norrie, J.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 29, no. 27
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Long-term cost-effectiveness of invasive urodynamic studies for overactive bladder in women

    Bell-Gorrod, H., Thokala, P., Breeman, S., Cooper, D., MacLennan, G., Abdel-Fattah, M., Dixon, S.
    BJU International, vol. 136, no. 1, pp. 82-94
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Invasive 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

    Abdel-Fattah, M., Chapple, C., Cooper, D., Breeman, S., Bell-Gorrod, H., Kuppanda, P., Guerrero, K. L., Dixon, S., Cotterill, N., Ward, K., Hashim, H., Monga, A., Brown, K., Drake, M. J., Gammie, A., Mostafa, A., Bruce, R., Bell, V., Kennedy, C., Evans, S., MacLennan, G., Norrie, J., FUTURE Study Group
    The Lancet, vol. 405, no. 10484, pp. 1057-1068
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • PROSPECT: 4- and 6-year follow-up of a randomised trial of surgery for vaginal prolapse

    Reid, F. M., Aucott, L., Glazener, C. M., Elders, A., Hemming, C., Cooper, K. G., Freeman, R. M., Smith, A. R., Hagen, S., Kilonzo, M., Boyers, D., MacLennan, G., Norrie, J., Breeman, S., PROSPECT study group
    International Urogynecology Journal, vol. 34, pp. 67-78
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • How common are complications following polypropylene mesh, biological xenograft and native tissue surgery for pelvic organ prolapse?: A secondary analysis from the PROSPECT trial

    Reid, F. M., Elders, A., Breeman, S., Freeman, R. M., Glazener, C. M., Hemming, C., Cooper, K. G., Smith, A. R., Hagen, S., Montgomery, I., Kilonzo, M., Boyers, D., McDonald, A., McPherson, G., MacLennan, G., Norrie, J., PROSPECT study group
    BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 128, no. 13, pp. 2180-2189
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Female 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

    Abdel-fattah, M., Chapple, C., Guerrero, K., Dixon, S., Cotterill, N., Ward, K., Hashim, H., Monga, A., Brown, K., Drake, M. J., Gammie, A., Mostafa, A., Bladder Health, U. K., Breeman, S., Cooper, D., MacLennan, G., Norrie, J.
    Trials, vol. 22, no. 1, 745
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • It is unprecedented: trial management during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

    Mitchell, E. J., Ahmed, K., Breeman, S., Cotton, S., Constable, L., Ferry, G., Goodman, K., Hickey, H., Meakin, G., Mironov, K., Quann, N., Wakefield, N., McDonald, A.
    Trials, vol. 21, pp. 784
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • How to Deal with a Temporary Suspension and Restarting Your Trial: Our Experiences and lessons Learnt

    Constable, L., Davidson, T., Breeman, S., Cotton, S., McDonald, A., Wileman, S., Norrie, J.
    Trials, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 765
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Authors' reply re: Mesh inlay, mesh kit or native tissue repair for women having repeat anterior or posterior prolapse surgery: randomised controlled trial (PROSPECT)

    Glazener, C. M., Breeman, S., Hagen, S., Elders, A., Aucott, L., Cooper, K., Reid, F. M.
    BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 127, no. 9, pp. 1170-1171
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
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