Mr Steve Hiles

Research Assistant

Health Data Science

s.l.hiles@swansea.ac.uk

Research Links

ResearchGate

About

Stephen (Steve) Hiles joined in 2019 and is a Trial and Data Assistant working for Swansea Trials Unit (STU).

Steve has 25 years of health research experience with a proven track record across a broad range of disease areas and research delivery settings. Starting his career in the lab at a Phase 1 clinical trials unit in Leicester, before joining the NHS, supporting diabetes (mostly Type II) research. A move to South Wales allowed him to be involved with clinical trial delivery for Health and Care Research Wales, across the region.

Particular interests are around drug resistance in infectious diseases (TB) and the early detection and prevention of diabetes.

Areas Of Expertise

Clinical Trial Set-up & Coordination

Publications

Research Highlights

Willner, P., Rose, J., Kroese, B., Murphy, G., Langdon, P., Clifford, C., Hutchings, H., Watkins, A., Hiles, S., & Cooper, V. (2020). Effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the mental health of carers of people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(6), 1523-1533.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12811, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12811
Gregory, J., Carter, K., Cheung, I., Holland, G., Bowen-Morris, J., Luzio, S., Dunseath, G., Tree, T., Yang, J., Marwaha, A., Ali, M., Bashir, N., Hutchings, H., Fegan, G., Stenson, R., Hiles, S., Marques-Jones, S., Brown, A., Tatovic, D., & Dayan, C. (2021). Phase II multicentre, double-blind, randomised trial of ustekinumab in adolescents with new-onset type 1 diabetes (USTEK1D): trial protocol. BMJ Open, 11(10), e049595
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049595, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58417
Rogers, G., Perez‐Olivas, G., Kroese, B., Patel, V., Murphy, G., Rose, J., Cooper, V., Langdon, P., Hiles, S., Clifford, C., & Willner, P. (2021). The experiences of mothers of children and young people with intellectual disabilities during the first COVID‐19 lockdown period. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(6), 1421-1430.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12884, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58436
Langdon, P., Bisson, J., Rogers, G., Swain, S., Hiles, S., Watkins, A., & Willner, P. (2023). Evaluation of an adapted version of the International Trauma Questionnaire for use by people with intellectual disabilities. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(2), 471-482.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12421, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12421
Jessop, Z., Gibson, J., Lim, J., Jovic, T., Combellack, E., Dobbs, T., Carter, K., Hiles, S., Islam, S., Healy, B., Humphreys, I., Eccles, R., Hutchings, H., & Whitaker, I. (2022). A study protocol for a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of carrageenan nasal and throat spray for COVID-19 prophylaxis—ICE-COVID. Trials, 23(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06685-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06685-z
Tatovic, D., Marwaha, A., Taylor, P., Hanna, S., Carter, K., Cheung, I., Luzio, S., Dunseath, G., Hutchings, H., Holland, G., Hiles, S., Fegan, G., Williams, E., Yang, J., Domingo-Vila, C., Pollock, E., Wadud, M., Ward-Hartstonge, K., Marques-Jones, S...., & Group), . (2024). Ustekinumab for type 1 diabetes in adolescents: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized phase 2 trial. Nature Medicine, 0
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03115-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67256

All Research

Journal Articles

Tatovic, D., Marwaha, A., Taylor, P., Hanna, S., Carter, K., Cheung, I., Luzio, S., Dunseath, G., Hutchings, H., Holland, G., Hiles, S., Fegan, G., Williams, E., Yang, J., Domingo-Vila, C., Pollock, E., Wadud, M., Ward-Hartstonge, K., Marques-Jones, S...., & Group), . (2024). Ustekinumab for type 1 diabetes in adolescents: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized phase 2 trial. Nature Medicine, 0
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-03115-2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67256
Langdon, P., Bisson, J., Rogers, G., Swain, S., Hiles, S., Watkins, A., & Willner, P. (2023). Evaluation of an adapted version of the International Trauma Questionnaire for use by people with intellectual disabilities. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(2), 471-482.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12421, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12421
Jessop, Z., Gibson, J., Lim, J., Jovic, T., Combellack, E., Dobbs, T., Carter, K., Hiles, S., Islam, S., Healy, B., Humphreys, I., Eccles, R., Hutchings, H., & Whitaker, I. (2022). A study protocol for a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of carrageenan nasal and throat spray for COVID-19 prophylaxis—ICE-COVID. Trials, 23(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06685-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62905
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06685-z
Rogers, G., Perez‐Olivas, G., Kroese, B., Patel, V., Murphy, G., Rose, J., Cooper, V., Langdon, P., Hiles, S., Clifford, C., & Willner, P. (2021). The experiences of mothers of children and young people with intellectual disabilities during the first COVID‐19 lockdown period. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 34(6), 1421-1430.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12884, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58436
Gregory, J., Carter, K., Cheung, I., Holland, G., Bowen-Morris, J., Luzio, S., Dunseath, G., Tree, T., Yang, J., Marwaha, A., Ali, M., Bashir, N., Hutchings, H., Fegan, G., Stenson, R., Hiles, S., Marques-Jones, S., Brown, A., Tatovic, D., & Dayan, C. (2021). Phase II multicentre, double-blind, randomised trial of ustekinumab in adolescents with new-onset type 1 diabetes (USTEK1D): trial protocol. BMJ Open, 11(10), e049595
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049595, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58417
Willner, P., Rose, J., Kroese, B., Murphy, G., Langdon, P., Clifford, C., Hutchings, H., Watkins, A., Hiles, S., & Cooper, V. (2020). Effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the mental health of carers of people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(6), 1523-1533.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12811, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.12811