The Robertson Centre for Biostatistics is a specialised biostatistical research centre in

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. It is part of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences and the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the

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. All scales of research are carried out at the centre from multi-site clinical trials to small scale research projects. The centre also has interests in the development of novel informatics solutions for clinical research, statistical issues in epidemiology and health

economic evaluation Economic evaluation is the process of systematic identification, measurement and valuation of the inputs and outcomes of two alternative activities, and the subsequent comparative analysis of these. The purpose of economic evaluation is to identify ...

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History

The centre led the WOSCOP study (New England Journal of Medicine 1995; 333:1301-7) which found that treatment with

Pravastatin Pravastatin, sold under the brand name Pravachol among others, is a statin medication, used for preventing cardiovascular disease in those at high risk and treating abnormal lipids. It should be used together with diet changes, exercise, and w ...

significantly reduced the risk of

myocardial infarction A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may ...

and the risk of death from

cardiovascular The blood circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate. It includes the cardiovascular system, or vascular system, tha ...

causes without adversely affecting the risk of death from noncardiovascular causes in men with moderate

hypercholesterolaemia Hypercholesterolemia, also called high cholesterol, is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. It is a form of hyperlipidemia (high levels of lipids in the blood), hyperlipoproteinemia (high levels of lipoproteins in the blood), ...

and no history of myocardial infarction. The Robertson Centre joined with the

Glasgow Clinical Research Facility The Glasgow Clinical Research Facility (Glasgow CRF) is a research centre at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. History Created on the 1 April 2006 from the NHS Clinical Research Grant Agreement with the CS ...

and Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS R&D division in November 2007 to create a UKCRN registered

Clinical Trials Unit Clinical trials units (CTU) are specialised biomedical research units which design, centrally coordinate and analyse clinical trials and other studies. Some CTUs specialise in different methodologies, such as randomised controlled trials, cluste ...

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Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit The Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit ( CTU) is a collaborative research establishment in Glasgow, Scotland. It comprises the Glasgow Clinical Research Facility, the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics and Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS R&D division.

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References

External links

Robertson Centre for Biostatistics website

University of Glasgow website

The Glasgow Clinical Research Facility website

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