Cara Mooney

BSc (Hons), MSc

School of Medicine and Population Health

Research Fellow / Senior Trial Manager

CTRU Lead Trial Manager

Cara Mooney
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c.d.mooney@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4308
Barber House

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Cara Mooney
School of Medicine and Population Health
Barber House
Sheffield
S10 2HQ
Profile

I am a Research Fellow and Senior Trial Manager in the CTRU interested in trial methodology and implementation, I am particularly interested in Health behaviour change interventions and retention of participants.


I joined the University of Sheffield in 2013 as a research assistant in the Clinical Trials Research Unit working on the PLEASANT trial and assisting on the Healthlines study. I am currently the trial manager for the Orion project. I have previously been trial manager for the Multiple Symptoms Study 3, the TRICEPS trial, MERIDIAN studies and STOP-OHSS. I am also a co-applicant on the RHABIT methodological project and Stratcare-2.

Prior to joining the University, I worked on a health promotion programme within Rotherham NHS Maternity Service. I have also done voluntary work on a number of weight management programmes, which involved carrying out health assessments and delivering nutrition and lifestyle advice.

I became Lead Trial Manager in 2021, providing support for study management staff including providing advice on implementation and co-ordinating and developing training development and staff inductions. I am also a member of the CTRU Management Group.

Qualifications
  • BSc (Hons) Nutrition, Health and Lifestyle
  • MSc Physical Activity for Health
Research interests
  • Health behaviour change interventions
  • Recruitment to trials
  • Retention of trial participants
Publications

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Journal articles

  • Griffiths P, Jarvis D, Mooney C, Mason G & Dean A (2021) . BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128(7), 1174-1182.
  • Hart A, Embleton N, Bradburn M, Connolly D, Mandefield L, Mooney C & Griffiths P (2020) . The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 4(2), 131-140.
  • Griffiths PD, Bradburn M, Campbell MJ, Cooper CL, Embleton N, Graham R, Hart AR, Jarvis D, Kilby MD, Lie M , Mason G et al (2019) . Health Technology Assessment, 23(49), 1-144.
  • Griffiths P, Bradburn M, Mandefield L, Mooney C & Jarvis D (2019) . Clinical Radiology, 74(7), 527-533.
  • Griffiths PD, Mousa HA, Finney C, Mooney C, Mandefield L, Chico TJA & Jarvis D (2019) . Neuroradiology, 61(5), 603-611.
  • Griffiths PD, Brackley K, Bradburn M, Connolly DJA, Gawne-Cain ML, Griffiths DI, Kilby MD, Mandefield L, Mooney C, Robson SC , Vollmer B et al (2017) . Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 50(6), 736-744.
  • Griffiths PD, Bradburn M, Campbell MJ, Connolly DJA, Cooper CL, Jarvis D, Kilby MD, Mason G, Mooney C, Robson SC , Wailoo A et al (2017) . Clinical radiology, 72(6), 451-457.
  • Griffiths PD, Brackley K, Bradburn M, Connolly DJA, Gawne-Cain ML, Griffiths DI, Kilby MD, Mandefield L, Mooney C, Robson SC , Vollmer B et al (2017) . Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 50(6), 753-760.
  • Griffiths PD, Bradburn M, Campbell MJ, Cooper CL, Graham R, Jarvis D, Kilby MD, Mason G, Mooney C, Robson SC , Wailoo A et al (2017) . Lancet, 389(10068), 538-546.
  • Jarvis D, Mooney C, Cohen J, Papaioannou D, Bradburn M, Sutton A & Griffiths PD (2016) . European Radiology.
  • Horspool MJ, Julious SA, Mooney C, May R, Sully B & Smithson WH (2015) . NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine , 25.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Burton C, Deary V, Mooney C, Sutton L & Cooper C (2025) . The Lancet, 405(10485), 1146-1146.
  • 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.
  • Baig SS, Mooney C, McKendrick K, Duffy KEM, Ali AN, Redgrave JN, Herbert E, Waterhouse S, Su L, Drummond A , Dawson J et al (2025) . BMJ Open, 15(3).
  • Sanders T, Fryer K, Greco M, Mooney C, Deary V & Burton C (2025) . Health and Social Care Delivery Research.
  • 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.
  • Fryer K, Sanders T, Greco M, Mooney C, Deary V & Burton C (2025) . Health and Social Care Delivery Research.
  • 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.
  • Papaioannou D, Hamer-Kiwacz S, Mooney C, Sprange K, Cooper C & O’Cathain A (2024) . BMJ, 387.
  • 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.
  • Sanders T, Fryer K, Greco M, Mooney C, Deary V & Burton C (2024) . SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 5.
  • Papaioannou D, Sprange K, Hamer-Kiwacz S, Mooney C, Moody G & Cooper C (2024) . Trials, 25.
  • Papaioannou D, Hamer-Kiwacz S, Mooney C, Cooper C, O'Cathain A, Sprange K & Moody G (2024) . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 169.
  • 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.
  • White D, Sutton L, Mooney C, Dawson J & Burton C (2023) . F1000Research, 12.
  • Fryer K, Sanders T, Greco M, Mooney C, Deary V & Burton C (2023) . Patient Education and Counseling, 115.
  • Griffiths PD, Jarvis D, Mooney C & Campbell MJ (2023) . Biology of Sex Differences, 14(1).
  • Mooney C, White DA, Dawson J, Deary V, Fryer K, Grego M, Horspool M, Neilson A, Rowlands G, Sanders T , Thomas RE et al (2022) . BMJ Open, 12(11).
  • Griffiths PD, Jarvis D, Connolly DJ, Mooney C, Embleton N & Hart AR (2022) . Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 107(4), 431-436.
  • Griffiths P, Jarvis D, Mooney C, Mason G & Dean A (2021) . BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128(7), 1174-1182.
  • Papaioannou D, Cooper C, Mooney C, Glover R & Coates E (2021) . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 136, 64-76.
  • Hart A, Embleton N, Bradburn M, Connolly D, Mandefield L, Mooney C & Griffiths P (2020) . The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 4(2), 131-140.
  • Hart A, Embleton N, Mooney C, Bradburn M & Griffiths PD (2019) . Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 105(1), 109-110.
  • Griffiths PD, Bradburn M, Campbell MJ, Cooper CL, Embleton N, Graham R, Hart AR, Jarvis D, Kilby MD, Lie M , Mason G et al (2019) . Health Technology Assessment, 23(49), 1-144.
  • Griffiths P, Bradburn M, Mandefield L, Mooney C & Jarvis D (2019) . Clinical Radiology, 74(7), 527-533.
  • Griffiths PD, Mousa HA, Finney C, Mooney C, Mandefield L, Chico TJA & Jarvis D (2019) . Neuroradiology, 61(5), 603-611.
  • Connolly DJA, Batty R, Mooney C, Jarvis D, Schwartz-Simon E & Griffiths PD (2019) . Neurographics, 9(1), 79-89.
  • Batty R, Gawne-Cain M, Mooney C, Mandefield L, Bradburn M, Mason G & Griffiths PD (2019) . European Radiology, 29(1), 195-201.
  • Griffiths PD, Mooney C, Bradburn M & Jarvis D (2018) . Clinical Radiology, 73(2), 123-134.
  • Griffiths PD, Brackley K, Bradburn M, Connolly DJA, Gawne-Cain ML, Griffiths DI, Kilby MD, Mandefield L, Mooney C, Robson SC , Vollmer B et al (2017) . Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 50(6), 736-744.
  • Griffiths PD, Brackley K, Bradburn M, Connolly DJ, Gawne-Cain ML, Kilby MD, Mandefield L, Mooney C, Robson SC, Vollmer B & Mason G (2017) . Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 50(6), 745-752.
  • Griffiths PD, Bradburn M, Campbell MJ, Connolly DJA, Cooper CL, Jarvis D, Kilby MD, Mason G, Mooney C, Robson SC , Wailoo A et al (2017) . Clinical radiology, 72(6), 451-457.
  • Griffiths PD, Bradburn M, Campbell MJ, Cooper CL, Graham R, Jarvis D, Kilby MD, Mason G, Mooney C, Robson SC & Wailoo A (2017) . Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 72(6), 323-325.
  • Griffiths PD, Brackley K, Bradburn M, Connolly DJA, Gawne-Cain ML, Griffiths DI, Kilby MD, Mandefield L, Mooney C, Robson SC , Vollmer B et al (2017) . Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 50(6), 753-760.
  • Griffiths PD, Bradburn M, Campbell MJ, Cooper CL, Graham R, Jarvis D, Kilby MD, Mason G, Mooney C, Robson SC , Wailoo A et al (2017) . Lancet, 389(10068), 538-546.
  • Jarvis D, Mooney C, Cohen J, Papaioannou D, Bradburn M, Sutton A & Griffiths PD (2016) . European Radiology.
  • Horspool MJ, Julious SA, Mooney C, May R, Sully B & Smithson WH (2015) . NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine , 25.
  • Griffiths PD, Jarvis D, Mooney C & Campbell MJ () . Biology of Sex Differences, 14(1).

Conference proceedings

  • Mooney CD (2016) MERIDIAN study - primary endpoints. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol. 123(Supplement 1), 21 April 2016 - 22 April 2016.

Preprints

  • 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.
  • Griffiths PD, Jarvis D, Mooney C & Campbell M (2022) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
Research group
  • EXPERTS-ALS: EXPErimental medicine Route To Success in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • ORION: RadiO fRequency ablatION for haemorrhoids
  • MSS3: Multilple Symptoms Study 3
  • MERIDIAN: Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Enhance the Diagnosis of Fetal Developmental Brain Abnormalities in Utero
  • MERIDIAN 2-3 year follow up study
  • TRICEPS : Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Post-Stroke
  • RHABIT: Recording Harms in Behavioural change intervention Trials
Teaching activities

I am involved in delivering various aspects of Master level programs at ScHARR including:

- Supervising and marking dissertations on the Masters in Human Nutrition, Masters in Public Health, and Masters in Clinical Research
- Seminar tutor on the Masters in Human Nutrition and Masters in Clinical Research Dissertation module
- Deputy module leader on Randomised Controlled Trials to Support Reimbursement Decision Making (online) module
- Personal tutor to Masters Level students

Professional activities and memberships

I am a member of the ScHARR Ethics Committee. I am also a member of the UKCRC Monitoring Task and Finish Group.