Our methodology research at ICTMC 2026
09 Sep 2026
The 8th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC) will feature a wide variety of workshops, talks and poster presentations from researchers at the Innovative Clinical Trials Unit. Taking place in Birmingham, UK, from 14 to 17 September, the conference brings together trialists from across the world to present their latest work in clinical trials methodology.
The programme will include several presentations from the HDR UK Transforming Data for Trials (TDfT) programme, which is co-led by researchers from our Unit.
Details of all the presentations and posters from our trial methodology researchers are summarised in the tables below.
Oral presentations
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Date |
Session time |
Session |
Title |
Presenter |
|
Tuesday Sep 15 |
10:45 - 12:00 PM |
Missing data and infographics |
Missing viral load measurements in HIV treatment trials: a comparison of approaches |
Tra My Pham |
|
Wednesday Sept 16 |
3:45 - 5:00 PM |
Conduct - Data-enabled trials |
Streamlining event ascertainment from health systems data: accuracy of the SCORE-CVD myocardial infarction phenotyping algorithm in a prostate cancer trial |
Sharon Love and Macey Murray* |
|
Wednesday Sept 16 |
1:45 - 2:45 PM |
Analysis - Borrowing of information |
A comparison of different information-borrowing approaches in a trial evaluating dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected children |
Wenyue Li |
|
Wednesday Sep 16
|
3:45 - 5:00 PM |
Conduct - Data-enabled trials |
Health systems data for evaluating mortality outcomes in randomised prostate cancer trials: A data utility comparison study within the STAMPEDE and PATCH trials |
Grisma Patel* |
|
Wednesday, Sept 16 |
3:45 - 5:00 PM |
Conduct - Trial management, trial monitoring and quality control |
Smarter Processes for Enhanced Clinical TRial Efficiency (SPECTRE): Identifying Inefficiencies in site set-up |
Aaron Horsey |
|
Thursday Sept 17
|
10:40-11:40 AM |
Design – Adaptive and innovative designs |
Recommendation-wise type 1 error rate: a new measure for clinical trials using Bayesian borrowing for precision medicine |
Ian White |
|
Thursday Sept 17 |
10:40-11:40 AM |
Analysis - Data-enabled trials and secondary data |
The need for fully effective federated analytics of data sources for clinical trials |
Stella Fabiane* |
*Part of the HDR UK Transforming Data for Trials programme.
Posters
Poster sessions will run Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 September during morning, lunch, and afternoon breaks.
|
Title |
Presenter |
|
COSSMaT Study- Core Outcome Set for Severe Malaria Treatment Trials |
Gideon Asamoah |
|
From Paperwork to Partnership: A Collaborative and Risk-Proportionate Approach to Trial Database Development |
Lindsey Masters |
|
Emulating a randomised controlled trial based on the ODYSSEY trial design using paediatric HIV cohort data |
Jerome Johnson |
|
Measurement and reporting of menstrual blood loss outcomes in clinical trials which assess heavy menstrual bleeding: a comprehensive review |
Lily Nicholson |
|
Understanding the current state of knowledge around using Health Systems Data in clinical trials |
Macey Murray* |
|
Assessing the utility of routinely collected Health Systems Data and Case Report Form data in Randomised Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review of DUCkS |
Grisma Patel* |
|
Evidence‑Informed Consent Guidance for Trustworthy Access to Health Systems Data for Trials (CrossWord): Insights from a multistakeholder collaborative approach |
Kate Roberts* |
*Part of the HDR UK Transforming Data for Trials programme.
Educational Workshops
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Date |
Time |
Title |
Speakers |
|
Thursday Sept 17 |
1:30 - 4:30 PM Hall 7b |
Data-enabled recruitment for clinical trials: current practice, challenges and future directions |
Dr Rob Trubey, Macey Murray* |
*Part of the HDR UK Transforming Data for Trials programme.
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