Dr Nathaniel Marshall
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Trials Practice
M02 - Mallett St Campus |
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Biographical details
I am an epidemiologist and clinical triallist specialising in sleep and sleep disorders, mostly sleep apnea but I also have interests in insomnia, sleepiness, and sleep duration. I use a wide variety of epidemiological research methods and designs including randomised controlled trials and population-based cohorts. Employing both objective and subjective measurement methods we are attempting to measure the impact of disease, the effectiveness of a variety of treatments and investigate health system activity related to sleep. I try to provide high-quality evidence-based information of direct and immediate benefit to both practicing clinicians and policy-makers.
Research interests
Clinical Trials. Sleep Apnoea. Mortality. Morbidity. Sleepiness. Sleep Restriction. Continuous Postive Airway Pressure. Epidemiological methods. Cohorts. Traffic accidents. Evidence-based Medicine. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Teaching areas
Clinical trials methodology
Epidemiological Research about Sleep
Sydney Nursing School- Course Coordinator for Clinical Trials in Practice:
NURS5066: Foundations of Clinical Trials (S1)
NURS5067: Measurement and Analysis in Clinical Trials (S2)
NURS5068: Clinical Trials in Practice (S2)
NURS5092: Capstone Clinical Trials (S1)
Current national competitive grants*
2011
Modafinil for neurobehavioural dysfunction in sleep apnea patients who cannot use standard device-based treatments.
Marshall N, Grunstein R, Wong K, Yee B
NHMRC Project Grant ($423,984 over 3 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney
PhD and Masters' project opportunities
The effect of modafinil on daytime sleepiness, neurobehavioural performance and quality of life in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Which sleep apnea patients have problems with alertness and attention?
International links
New Zealand. (Massey University) Sleep/Wake Research Centre.
Sweden. (Karolinska Institute) Import of pediatric snoring with A/Prof Catarina Almqvist Malmros.
New Zealand. (University of Otago at Wellington) WellSleep Clinical Investigation Centre Drs Alister Neill, Angela Campbell and Jessie Bakker.
Sweden. (University of Gothenburg) Research collaboration in the Swedish Obese Subjects Cohort a controlled trial of weight loss surgery.