David
White

MPH (HSR)

School of Medicine and Population Health

Senior Research Fellow/ Portfolio Lead

d.a.white@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0807
+44 114 222 0870 (Fax)
Barber House

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David White
School of Medicine and Population Health

Barber House
Sheffield

S10 2HQ

Profile

I joined the Clinical Trials Research Unit in 2009. I currently assist investigators in the design and costing of clinical research and oversee the CTRU’s involvement in funded studies. I also have joint oversight of the Quality Assurance activities for the Unit.

Before joining the University I worked at the University of Oxford supporting clinical trials in the Department of Primary Care.

Current and recent projects:

  • NIHR HTA - 15/35/03 - Optimal Pathway for TreatIng neurOpathic paiN in Diabetes Mellitus (OPTION-DM) trial
  • NIHR HTA – 14/08/45 - A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial of Induced Endometrial Scratch in Women Undergoing First Time IN Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
  • NIHR HTA – 16/81/01 - A feasibility study and randomised controlled trial of acceptance and COMmitment therapy for people with Motor nEuroN Disease (COMMEND)
  • NIHR HS&DR – 15/136/07 - Multiple Symptoms Study 3: pragmatic trial of a community based clinic for patients with persistent (medically unexplained) physical symptoms
  • NIHR PGfAR - RP-PG-1016-20006 - A programme to develop and evaluate a complex intervention to achieve a high calorie diet for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (HighCALS)
  • Horizon 2020 - 755094 - Safety and efficacy of tauroursodeoxycholic acid as add-on treatment in patients affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (TUDCA-ALS)¬
  • NIHR HTA - NIHR128969 - HELP Infertility? (Hysteroscopic Excision of Leiomyoma and Polyp in Infertility): two randomised controlled trials
  • NIHR HTA - NIHR128137 - STOP-OHSS (Shaping and Trialling Outpatient Protocols for Ovarian Hyper-Stimulation Syndrome): A feasibility study and randomised controlled trial, with internal pilot, to assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of earlier active management of OHSS
Research interests
  • Controlled clinical trials
  • Trials methodology, planning and implementation
  • Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs)
Publications

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Journal articles

  • Burton C, Mooney C, Sutton L, White D, Dawson J, Neilson AR, Rowlands G, Thomas S, Horspool M, Fryer K , Greco M et al (2024) . The Lancet, 403(10444), 2619-2629.
  • Gould RL, McDermott CJ, Thompson BJ, Rawlinson CV, Bursnall M, Bradburn M, Kumar P, Turton EJ, White DA, Serfaty MA , Graham CD et al (2024) . The Lancet.
  • White DA, Pye C, Ridsdale K, Dimairo M, Mooney C, Wright J, Young TA, Cheong YC, Drakeley A, Mathur R , O'Cathain A et al (2024) . BMJ Open, 14.
  • Tesfaye S, Sloan G, Petrie J, White D, Bradburn M, Julious S, Rajbhandari S, Sharma S, Rayman G, Gouni R , Alam U et al (2022) . The Lancet, 400(10353), 680-690.
  • Metwally M, Chatters R, Dimairo M, Walters S, Pye C, White D, Bhide P, Chater T, Cheong Y, Child T , Choudhary M et al (2021) . Human Reproduction, 36(7), 1841-1853.
  • Heller S, Amiel S, Campbell M, Choudhary P, Cooper C, Dimairo M, Elliott J, Hammond P, Lee E, Lindsay R , Waugh N et al (2017) . BMJ, 356.
  • Gilbody S, Brabyn S, Lovell K, Kessler D, Devlin T, Smith L, Araya R, Barkham M, Bower P, Cooper S , Knowles S et al (2017) . The British Journal of Psychiatry.
  • Lawton J, White D, Rankin D, Elliott J, Taylor C, Cooper C, Heller S & Hallowell N (2017) . Trials, 18.
  • White D & Hind D (2015) . Trials, 16.
  • Lawton J, Kirkham J, White D, Rankin D, Cooper C & Heller S (2015) . Trials, 16.
  • Gilbody S, Littlewood E, Hewitt C, Brierley G, Tharmanathan P, Araya R, Barkham M, Bower P, Cooper C, Gask L , Kessler D et al (2015) . BMJ, 351.
  • White D, Waugh N, Elliott J, Lawton J, Barnard K, Campbell MJ, Dixon S, Heller S & REPOSE group (2014) . BMJ OPEN, 4(9).

All publications

Journal articles

  • Metwally M, McKendrick K, Ridsdale K, Pye C, Walters S, Amer S, Barr A, Chatters R, Cheong Y, Choudhary M , Connor M et al (2026) . Health Technol Assess, 1-35.
  • Lumley E, O'Cathain A, Ridsdale K, Drabble S, White D, Pye C, Wright J, Drakeley A, Cheong Y, Mathur R , Barr A et al (2026) . Health Technol Assess, 1-14.
  • Gould RL, Thompson BJ, Rawlinson CV, Bursnall M, Bradburn M, Keetharuth AD, Young T, Lawrence V, White DA, Howard RJ , Serfaty MA et al (2025) . Health Technol Assess, 29(51), 1-28.
  • Hullock K, O'Cathain A, Sampson F, Woodward J, Coates E, Stavroulakis T, White SM, White D, Norman P & McDermott C (2025) . Health Expectations, 28(5).
  • Peace A, White DA, Hackney G, Bradburn M, Norman P, White S, Al-Chalabi A, Baird W, Beever D, Cade J , Coates E et al (2025) . BMJ Open, 15(5).
  • Burton C, Mooney C, Sutton L, White D, Dawson J, Fryer K, Greco M, Horspool M, Neilson A, Rowlands G , Sanders T et al (2025) . Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 1-24.
  • Neilson AR, Mooney C, Sutton L, White D, Dawson J, Rowlands G, Thomas RE, Woodward J, Deary V & Burton C (2025) . Health and Social Care Delivery Research.
  • Burton C, Mooney C, Sutton L, White D, Dawson J, Neilson AR, Rowlands G, Thomas S, Horspool M, Fryer K , Greco M et al (2025) . Health and Social Care Delivery Research.
  • Sanders T, Fryer K, Greco M, Mooney C, Deary V & Burton C (2025) . Health and Social Care Delivery Research.
  • Fryer K, Sanders T, Greco M, Mooney C, Deary V & Burton C (2025) . Health and Social Care Delivery Research.
  • Rawlinson C, Gould RL, McDermott CJ, Thompson B, Weeks K, Gossage-Worrall R, Serfaty MA, Graham CD, McCracken L, White D , Howard RJ et al (2024) . The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 17.
  • Neilson AR, Mooney C, Sutton L, White D, Dawson J, Rowlands G, Thomas RE, Woodward J, Deary V & Burton C (2024) . Value in Health, 27(12), 1710-1721.
  • Burton C, Mooney C, Sutton L, White D, Dawson J, Neilson AR, Rowlands G, Thomas S, Horspool M, Fryer K , Greco M et al (2024) . The Lancet, 403(10444), 2619-2629.
  • Gould RL, McDermott CJ, Thompson BJ, Rawlinson CV, Bursnall M, Bradburn M, Kumar P, Turton EJ, White DA, Serfaty MA , Graham CD et al (2024) . The Lancet.
  • Keetharuth AD, Gould R, McDermott C, Thompson B, Rawlinson C, Bradburn M, Bursnall M, Kumar P, Turton E, Tappenden P , White D et al (2024) . European Journal of Neurology, 31(8).
  • White DA, Pye C, Ridsdale K, Dimairo M, Mooney C, Wright J, Young TA, Cheong YC, Drakeley A, Mathur R , O'Cathain A et al (2024) . BMJ Open, 14.
  • Lombardo FL, Spila Alegiani S, Mayer F, Cipriani M, Lo Giudice M, Ludolph AC, McDermott CJ, Corcia P, Van Damme P, Van den Berg LH , Hardiman O et al (2023) . Trials, 24(1).
  • White D, Sutton L, Mooney C, Dawson J & Burton C (2023) . F1000Research, 12.
  • Gould RL, Rawlinson C, Thompson B, Weeks K, Gossage-Worrall R, Cantrill H, Serfaty MA, Graham CD, McCracken LM, White D , Howard RJ et al (2023) . Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9.
  • Tesfaye S, Sloan G, White D, Bradburn M, Bouhassira D & Selvarajah D (2023) . The Lancet, 401(10372), 192-193.
  • Coates E, Zarotti N, Williams I, White S, Halliday V, Beever D, Hackney G, Stavroulakis T, White D, Norman P & McDermott C (2023) . Chronic Illness, 19(2), 368-382.
  • Mooney C, White D, Dawson J, Deary V, Fryer K, Greco M, Horspool M, Neilson AR, Rowlands G, Sanders T , Thomas RE et al (2022) . BMJ Open, 12(11).
  • Gould RL, Thompson BJ, Rawlinson C, Kumar P, White D, Serfaty MA, Graham CD, McCracken LM, Bursnall M, Bradburn M , Young T et al (2022) . BMC Neurology, 22(1).
  • Tesfaye S, Sloan G, Petrie J, White D, Bradburn M, Young T, Rajbhandari S, Sharma S, Rayman G, Gouni R , Alam U et al (2022) . Health Technology Assessment, 26(39).
  • Albanese A, Ludolph AC, McDermott CJ, Corcia P, Van Damme P, Van den Berg LH, Hardiman O, Rinaldi G, Vanacore N & Dickie B (2022) . Frontiers in Neurology, 13.
  • Tesfaye S, Sloan G, Petrie J, White D, Bradburn M, Julious S, Rajbhandari S, Sharma S, Rayman G, Gouni R , Alam U et al (2022) . The Lancet, 400(10353), 680-690.
  • Metwally M, Chatters R, Pye C, Dimairo M, White D, Walters S, Cohen J, Young T, Cheong Y, Laird S , Mohiyiddeen L et al (2022) . Health Technology Assessment, 26(10), 1-211.
  • Metwally M, Chatters R, White D, Hall J & Walters S (2022) . Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 44(4), 617-629.
  • Chatters R, White D, Pye C, Petrovic A, Sizer A, Kumar P & Metwally M (2021) . BMJ Open, 11(9).
  • Metwally M, Chatters R, Dimairo M, Walters S, Pye C, White D, Bhide P, Chater T, Cheong Y, Child T , Choudhary M et al (2021) . Human Reproduction, 36(7), 1841-1853.
  • White S, Zarotti N, Beever D, Bradburn M, Norman P, Coates E, Stavroulakis T, White D, McGeachan A, Williams I , Hackney G et al (2021) . Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 34(6), 1064-1071.
  • Bradburn MJ, Lee EC, White DA, Hind D, Waugh NR, Cooke DD, Hopkins D, Mansell P & Heller SR (2020) . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 124, 126-138.
  • Essat M, Archer R, Williams I, Zarotti N, Coates E, Clowes M, Beever D, Hackney G, White S, Stavroulakis T , White D et al (2020) . Clinical Nutrition, 39(8), 2547-2556.
  • Biggs K, Hind D, Gossage-Worrall R, Sprange K, White D, Wright J, Chatters R, Berry K, Papaioannou D, Bradburn M , Walters SJ et al (2020) . Trials, 21.
  • Zarotti N, Coates E, McGeachan A, Williams I, Beever D, Hackney G, Norman P, Stavroulakis T, White D, White S , Halliday V et al (2019) . British Journal of Health Psychology, 24(4), 953-969.
  • Weeks K, Gould R, McDermott C, Lynch J, Goldstein L, Graham C, McCracken L, Serfaty M, Howard R, Al-Chalabi A , White D et al (2019) . Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 20(7-8), 521-531.
  • Selvarajah D, Petrie J, White D, Julious S, Bortolami O, Cooper C, Bradburn M, Loban A, Bowler H, Swaby L , Sutherland K et al (2018) . Trials, 19.
  • Pollard DJ, Brennan A, Dixon S, Waugh N, Elliott J, Heller S, Lee E, Campbell M, Basarir H & White D (2018) . BMJ Open, 8.
  • Heller S, White D, Lee E, Lawton J, Pollard D, Waugh N, Amiel S, Barnard K, Beckwith A, Brennan A , Campbell M et al (2017) . Health Technology Assessment, 21(20), 1-278.
  • Heller S, Amiel S, Campbell M, Choudhary P, Cooper C, Dimairo M, Elliott J, Hammond P, Lee E, Lindsay R , Waugh N et al (2017) . BMJ, 356.
  • Gilbody S, Brabyn S, Lovell K, Kessler D, Devlin T, Smith L, Araya R, Barkham M, Bower P, Cooper S , Knowles S et al (2017) . The British Journal of Psychiatry.
  • Lawton J, White D, Rankin D, Elliott J, Taylor C, Cooper C, Heller S & Hallowell N (2017) . Trials, 18.
  • Brabyn S, Araya R, Barkham M, Bower P, Cooper C, Duarte A, Kessler D, Knowles S, Lovell K, Littlewood E , Mattock R et al (2016) . Health Technology Assessment, 20(89), 1-64.
  • Lawton J, Kirkham J, Rankin D, White DA, Elliott J, Jaap A, Smithson WH, Heller S, Gianfrancesco C, Gordon V , Greaves L et al (2016) . Diabetic Medicine, 33(2), 243-251.
  • Littlewood E, Duarte A, Hewitt C, Knowles S, Palmer S, Walker S, Andersen P, Araya R, Barkham M, Bower P , Brabyn S et al (2015) . HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, 19(101), 1-+.
  • White D & Hind D (2015) . Trials, 16.
  • Lawton J, Kirkham J, White D, Rankin D, Cooper C & Heller S (2015) . Trials, 16.
  • Gilbody S, Littlewood E, Hewitt C, Brierley G, Tharmanathan P, Araya R, Barkham M, Bower P, Cooper C, Gask L , Kessler D et al (2015) . BMJ, 351.
  • Lawto J, Kirkham J, Rankin D, Barnard K, Cooper CL, Taylor C, Heller S, Elliott J & the REPOSE Group (2014) . Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 106(3), 443-450.
  • White D, Waugh N, Elliott J, Lawton J, Barnard K, Campbell MJ, Dixon S, Heller S & REPOSE group (2014) . BMJ OPEN, 4(9).
  • Metwally M, Ridsdale K, Pye C, Dimairo M, Barr A, Cheong Y, Desoysa L, Drabble S, Drakeley A, Evbuomwan I , Flight L et al () . Health Technology Assessment, 1-34.
  • Gould RL, Callaghan T, White D, Wetherell JL, Bursnall M, Bradburn M, Wailoo A, Serfaty MA, Graham CD, Howard RJ , Wilkinson P et al () . BMC Geriatrics.

Conference proceedings

  • White S, Zarotti N, Beever D, Bradburn M, Norman P, Coates E, Stavroulakis T, White D, McGeachan A, Williams IA , Hackney G et al (2022) . Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, Vol. 48 (pp 510-510). Brighton, UK, 30 November 2021 - 30 November 2021.
  • White S, Baird O, Beever D, Brading L, Coates E, Hackney G, Hartley H, Quinn A, Stavroulakis T, White D , Norman P et al (2021) . Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Vol. 22(sup2) (pp 232-233). Virtual conference, 7 December 2021 - 7 December 2021.
  • Metwally M, Chatters R, Pye C, Dimairo M, White D, Walters S, Cohen J, Chater T, Pemberton K, Young T , Lomas R et al (2020) . Human Reproduction, Vol. 35(Supplement 1) (pp 140-141). Virtual, 5 July 2020 - 5 July 2020.
  • Bradburn M, Lee E, White D, Hind D & Heller S (2019) . Trials, Vol. 20(Supplement 1) (pp 124-124). Brighton, UK, 6 October 2019 - 6 October 2019.
  • Rex SS, White D, Chatters R & Bradburn M (2019) . Trials, Vol. 20(Suppl 1) (pp 53-54). Brighton, UK, 6 October 2019 - 6 October 2019.
  • White D, Lawton J, Rankin D, Elliott J, Taylor C, Cooper C, Heller S & Hallowell N (2017) . Trials, Vol. 18(Suppl 1) (pp 91-91). Liverpool, UK, 7 May 2017 - 7 May 2017.
  • White D, Lawton J, Rankin D, Elliott J, Taylor C, Cooper C, Heller S & Hallowell N (2017) Staff experiences of closing out a clinical trial involving withdrawal of treatment: qualitative study. TRIALS, Vol. 18
  • White D & Hind D (2015) . Trials, Vol. 16(S2)

Posters

  • Biggs K, Hind D, Gossage-Worrall R, Sprange K, White D, Wright J, Chatters R, Berry K, Papaioannou D, Bradburn M , Walters SJ et al (2019) Challenges in the design, planning and implementation of trials evaluating group interventions. 5th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference (ICTMC 2019).

Datasets

  • White D, Sutton L, Mooney C, Dawson J & Burton C .
  • White D, Sutton L, Mooney C, Dawson J & Burton C .

Preprints

  • Williams IA, Essat M, Beever D, Clowes M, Coates E, Halliday V, White S, White D, Stavroulakis T, Zarotti N , Norman P et al (2026) , Center for Open Science.
  • Metwally M, Ridsdale K, Dimairo M, Pye C, Cheong Y, Desoysa L, Drakely A, Evbuomwan I, Hughes J, Loban A , Mathur R et al (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

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