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Christopher Julian Sutton

Professor of Clinical Trials

Clinical trials, Clinical trial statistics, Trial Methodology, Medical statistics

Chris is a trial methodologist and statistician based in Lancashire Clinical Trials Unit at the University of Lancashire. He supports the design, conduct and analysis of pragmatic clinical trials of complex interventions. His research and postgraduate student supervision is in 'how to do better trials', particularly around how best to recruit and retain participants for clinical trials (including how to make them more inclusive) and how best to design pilot and feasibility trials. Clinical areas of interest include stroke and mental health.

1997 PhD, University of Leicester 1987 MSc Medical Statistics and IT, University of Leicester 1983 BA (Hons.) Mathematics, Class II, University of Oxford (1989 MA (Hons.))

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  1. Taylor, Christopher D. J., Helliwell, Ben, Coleman, Rebecca, Sutton, Chris J. orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-6406-1318, Hutton, Paul, Sylvestre, Yvonne, Bird, Leanne, Shields, Gemma, Kelly, James A. et al (2025) iMAgery focused therapy for PSychosis (iMAPS-2): an assessor-blind feasibility randomised controlled clinical trial. Schizophrenia Bulletin: The Journal of Psychoses and Related Disorders, 51 (Sup_3). S317-S335. ISSN 0586-7614
  2. Morris, Lydia orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-3337-8144, Eastham, Cassie, Sutton, Christopher Julian orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-6406-1318, Prior, Yeliz, Sylvestre, Yvonne, Shields, Gemma, Keady, John, Riley, Cathy, Walters, Mal et al (2026) A feasibility randomised controlled trial of Empowered Conversations: training family carers to enhance their relationships and communication with people living with dementia. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 12 (1).