Funders and collaborators

WHO IS FUNDING GAME OF STONES?

The Game of Stones Trial is funded by NIHR Public Health Research [REF 129703] and has been approved by the North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee (2) [IRAS REF 290955].

WHO ARE THE TRIAL INVESTIGATORS?

Prof. Pat Hoddinott (Chief Investigator) https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257360

University of Stirling

Dr Stephan Dombrowski https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/256758

University of Stirling

Prof Marjon van der Pol https://www.abdn.ac.uk/heru/profiles/m.vanderpol/

University of Aberdeen

Prof Alison Avenell https://www.abdn.ac.uk/heru/profiles/a.avenell/

University of Aberdeen

Prof Frank McKee https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/frank-kee

Queens University, Belfast

Prof Michelle McKinley https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/michelle-mckinley

Queens University, Belfast

Prof Katrina Turner https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/katrina-m-turner

University of Bristol

Mr Andrew Elders https://www.nmahp-ru.ac.uk/people/staff/andrew-elders/

Glasgow Caledonian University

Prof Graeme Maclennan https://www.abdn.ac.uk/heru/profiles/g.maclennan/

University of Aberdeen

Prof Kate Hunt https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/442692

University of Stirling

Prof Cindy Gray https://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/healthwellbeing/staff/cindygray/

University of Glasgow

Associate Prof Fiona Harris https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/256020

University of Stirling

Martin Tod and Jim Pollard

Men’s Health Forum GB https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/

Colin Fowler and Paula Carroll

Men’s Health Forum all Ireland https://www.mhfi.org/

 

THE TRIAL MANAGERS ARE: Catriona O’Dolan and Lisa Macaulay, supported by Research Fellow, Claire Torrens

IN GLASGOW, the research fieldworkers Claire Torrens and Kathryn Machray are supported by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Glasgow and University of Stirling

IN BRISTOL, the research fieldworkers: Hilary Taylor and Jack Brazier are supported by University of Bristol and NHS England

IN BELFAST, the research fieldworker team: Claire Jess and Christina O’Neil are supported by, Queens University Belfast and the Public Health Agency

 

BEHIND THE SCENES SUPPORT:

THE CENTRE FOR HEALTHCARE RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS (CHaRT) at University of Aberdeen –  Mark Forrest, Beatriz Goulao and Seonaidh Cotton

THE HEALTH INFORMATICS CENTRE at the University of Dundee (Claire Jones and Keith Milburn)

 

GAME OF STONES COLLABORATORS INCLUDE:

[Matthew McDonald] and [Rebecca Skinner], research fieldworkers on the 2017 Game of Stones feasibility trial, who are both doing PhDs in weight management for men

Prof George Crooks CEO of The Digital Health Institute at the University of Strathclyde;

Dr Karen Allan, Academic Team Lead for Dietetics at Robert Gordon University,

Dr David Blane, University of Glasgow

 

THE INDEPENDENT TRIAL STEERING GROUP PROVIDES OVERSIGHT ON BEHALF OF NIHR:

Prof Edmund Juszczak (Chair)

Prof of Clinical Trials and Statistics in Medicine

University of Nottingham

 

Prof Kate Jolly

Professor of Public Health & Primary Care

University of Birmingham

 

Prof Emma Frew

Professor in Health Economics

University of Birmingham

 

Mr David Gardner (PPI member)

Chairman of Scottish Men’s Sheds and Chair of N Ayrshire Patient Participation Group

Scottish Men’s Sheds

 

Mr Graham Jameson (PPI member)

Administration Officer, Registers of Scotland