The University of Sheffield
Clinical Trials Research Unit

Munyaradzi Dimairo BSc (Hons), MSc

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Medical Statistician

Clinical Trials Research Unit, ScHARR
University of Sheffield
Regent Court, 30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA

Office: G045a

Tel: +44 (0) 114 222 5204
Fax: +44 (0) 114 222 0870

email : m.dimairo@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I joined the University of Sheffield in 2009 and currently involved in the design and analysis of clinical trials within CTRU. I also provide statistical advice in research design for grant applications for researchers through the NIHR-RDS for Yorkshire and Humber as a medical statistician. Prior to this, I have worked in TB and HIV related research as a statistician and in data management responsible for Smear Negative and TB Diagnostic studies at Biomedical Research and Training Institute under DETECTB.

I am based in the Health Services Research section.

Research interests

My research interests are mainly in clinical trials and statistical methodology, longitudinal models in trials, diagnostic accuracy studies, missing data and bayesian inference.

Key publications

  1. Palmer, R., Enderby, P., Cooper, C., Latimer, N., Julious, S., Paterson, G., Dimairo, M., Dixon, S., Mortley, J., Hilton, R., Delaney, A., Hughes, H. (2012, July). Computer therapy compared with usual care for people with long-standing aphasia poststroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial.. Stroke, 43(7), 1904-1911. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.650671
  2. Dimairo, M., Bradburn, M., & Walters, S. J. (2011, December 13). Sample size determination through power simulation; practical lessons from a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial (SW CRT).. Trials, 12 Suppl 1, A26. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-S1-A26
  3. Cooper, C. L., Hind, D., Parry, G. D., Isaac, C. L., Dimairo, M., O'Cathain, A., Rose, A., Freeman,J V., Martin, L., Kaltenthaler, E C., Thake, A., Sharrack, B. (2011). Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of depression in people with multiple sclerosis: external pilot trial.. Trials, 12, 259. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-259
  4. MacPherson, P., Dimairo, M., Bandason, T., Zezai, A., Munyati, S. S.,
    Butterworth, A. E., Mungofa, S., Rusakaniko, S., Fielding, K., Mason, P. R.,
    and Corbett, E. L. Risk factors for mortality in smear-negative tuberculosis
    suspects: a cohort study in Harare, Zimbabwe. The International Journal of
    Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 15(10), 1390-1396. 2011
  5. Aklilu, M., Hussain, A., Evans, C. P., Hannon, R. A., Lipton, A.,Dimairo, M., Yu, J., Zobel, P., Torti, F. M., & Finkelman, R. D. 2010, A phase II, randomized, open-label, pilot study to evaluate the safety and the
    effects on bone resorption of saracatinib (AZD0530) in patients with prostate cancer or breast cancer with metastatic bone disease, In 10th International Conference on Cancer - Induced Bone Disease, 1 edn, Sheffield, ENGLAND: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, p. S17.
  6. Scott, E.J., Dimairo, M., Hind, D., Goyder, E., Copeland, R.J., Breckon, J.D., Crank, H., Walters, S.J., Loban, A., & Cooper, C.L. 2011. "Booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods: internal pilot and feasibility study. BMC Public Health, 11, (1) 129
  7. Lowe S, Ferrand RA, Morris-Jones R, Salisbury J, Mangeya N, Dimairo M, Miller RF, Corbett EL. Skin disease among human immunodeficiency virus-infected adolescents in Zimbabwe: a strong indicator of underlying HIV infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Apr;29(4):346-51.
  8. Dimairo M, MacPherson P, Bandason T, Zezai A, Munyati SS, Butterworth AE, Mungofa S, Rusikaniko S, Fielding K, Mason PR, Corbett EL. The risk and timing of tuberculosis diagnosed in smear-negative TB suspects: a 12 month cohort study in Harare, Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2010 Jul 28;5(7):e11849.
  9. Mutetwa R, Boehme C, Dimairo M, Bandason T, Munyati SS, Mangwanya D, Mungofa S, Butterworth AE, Mason PR, Corbett EL. Diagnostic accuracy of commercial urinary lipoarabinomannan detection in African tuberculosis suspects and patients. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Oct;13(10):1253-9.
  10. Dimairo M, Mativenga S, Dauya E, Mungofa S, Makamure B, Mason P, Mangwanya D, Walley J, Corbett EL. The Fate of Sputum Smear-negative TB Suspects Managed by Routine Clinical Services in Harare, Zimbabwe. 16th CROI, Montreal; Canada. 2009 (Abstract).
  11. Muungani D, Setimela PS and Dimairo M (2007). Analysis of multi-environment, mother baby trial data using GGE biplots. African Crop Science Proceedings 8:93 (101-112).