Mrs Sarah Moorlock MSc

Institute of Applied Health Research
Senior Trial Manager

Contact details

Telephone: +44 (0)121 415 8298
Email: s.j.moorlock@bham.ac.uk
Twitter: @iHOLDSTrial

Address: Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit
Public Health Building
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Sarah is the Senior Trial Manager on the iHOLDS trial which is a large (target N= 2400) randomised double-blinded, multi-centre study looking at standard dose vs a higher dose of oxytocin on the rate of caesarean section in induction of labour. The Trial is being run at Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit (BCTU). You can find out more about the trial here

Qualifications

MSc in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health, University of Bristol, 2014 (with Distinction)
BA Joint Honours Sport with English, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2005

Biography

Prior to this Sarah was the Senior Trial Manager for the Colour-COPD trial, a 2-arm, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigating the use of a sputum colour chart to guide antibiotic self-treatment when patients experience acute exacerbation of COPD.

Before taking up posts in BCTU, Sarah worked in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences on two RCTs: Community-based Prevention of Diabetes (Com-PoD) study and the Retirement in Action (REACT) Study. Com-PoD assessed the effectiveness of a community-based diabetes prevention programme, and REACT assessed the effectiveness of a physical activity and social programme on improving the physical function of older adults.

From 2009-2014 Sarah worked in the Department of Primary Care Clinical Sciences at the University of Birmingham where she delivered the exercise intervention in two RCT's: 1) investigating the effectiveness of exercise on postnatal depression (The PAM-PeRS study) and 2) vasomotor menopausal symptoms (The Active Women study). She also worked on numerous weight management RCTs including Weigh 2 Go (the efficacy of drinking water prior to main meals to aid weight loss); Scale Down (the effectiveness of daily self-weighing on weight loss) and Limit study (weight loss maintenance).

Teaching

Sarah has taught on the MSc Psychology of Physical Activity Module in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences. She has delivered the following lectures:

Intervention Design, Implementation and Evaluation
Motivational Interviewing Techniques

Research

Physical function and physical activity in older adults

Diabetes prevention

Postnatal depression and exercise

Menopausal symptoms and exercise

Obesity and weight management

Women's Health

Maternal Health

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Ladlow, P, Western, MJ, Greaves, CJ, Thompson, JL, Withall, J, Koning, JD, Bollen, JC, Moorlock, SJ, Guralnik, JM, Fox, KR & Stathi, A 2023, 'The REtirement in ACTion exercise programme and its effects on elements of long term functionality in older adults', Frontiers in public health, vol. 11, 1151035. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1151035

Stathi, A, Withall, J, Greaves, CJ, Thompson, JL, Taylor, G, Medina-Lara, A, Green, C, Snowsill, T, Johansen-Berg, H, Bilzon, J, Gray, S, Cross, R, Western, MJ, Koning, JLD, Ladlow, P, Bollen, JC, Moorlock, SJ, Guralnik, JM, Rejeski, WJ, Hillsdon, M & Fox, KR 2022, 'A group-based exercise and behavioural maintenance intervention for adults over 65 years with mobility limitations: the REACT RCT', Public Health Research, vol. `0, no. 14. https://doi.org/10.3310/MQBW6832

Snowsill, T, Stathi, A, Green, C, Withall, J, Greaves, C, Thompson, J, Taylor, G, Gray, S, Johansen-Berg, H, Bilzon, J, De Koning, J, Boles, J, Moorlock, S, Western, MJ, Guralnik, JM, Rejeski, WJ, Fox, KR & Medina-Lara, A 2022, 'Cost-effectiveness of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: an economic evaluation of the REACT (Retirement in Action) trial', The Lancet Public Health, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. e327-e334. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00030-5

Stathi, A, Greaves, C, Thompson, J, Withall, J, Ladlow, P, Taylor, G, Medina-Lara, A, Snowsill, T, Gray, S, Green, C, Johansen-Berg, H, Sexton, C, Bilzon, J, De Koning, J, Bollen, J, Moorlock, S, Western, MJ, Demnitz, N, Seager, P, Guralnik, JM, Rejeski, WJ, Hillsdon, M & Fox, K 2022, 'Effect of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: the REACT (REtirement in ACTion) randomised controlled trial', The Lancet. Public health. https://doi.org/10.1016/ S2468-2667(22)00004-4

REACT Study Research Group, Withall, J, Greaves, C, Thompson, J, De Koning, J, Bollen, J, Moorlock, S, Fox, KR, Western, M, Snowsill, T, Medina-Lara, A, Cross, R, Ladlow, P, Taylor, G, Zisi, V, Clynes, J, Gray, S, Agyapong-Badu, S, Guralnik, JM, Rejeski, WJ & Stathi, A 2020, 'The tribulations of trials: lessons learnt recruiting 777 older adults into REtirement in ACTion (REACT) a community, group-based active ageing intervention targeting mobility disability.', The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol. 75, no. 12, pp. 2387-2395. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaa051

Smith, JR, Greaves, C, Thompson, J, Taylor, RS, Jones, M, Armstrong, R, Moorlock, S, Griffin, A, Solomon-Moore, E, Kok, MSY, Price, L & Abraham, C 2019, 'The community-based prevention of diabetes (ComPoD) study: A randomised, waiting list controlled trial of a voluntary sector-led diabetes prevention programme', The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 16, 112. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0877-3

Stathi, A, Withall, J, Greaves, C, Thompson, J, Taylor, G, Medina-Lara, A, Green, C, Bilzon, J, Gray, S, Johansen-Berg, H, Sexton, C, Western, M, De Koning, J, Bollen, J, Moorlock, S, Demnitz, N, Seager, P, Guralnik, JM, Rejeski, WJ & Fox, KR 2018, 'A community-based physical activity intervention to prevent mobility-related disability for retired older people (REtirement in ACTion [REACT]): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, vol. 19, 228. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2603-x

Coleman, SJ & Sebire, SJ 2016, 'Do people’s goals for mass participation sporting events matter? A self-determination theory perspective', Journal of Public Health Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw090

Daley, A, Blamey, RV, Jolly, C, Roalfe, AK, Turner, KM, Coleman, S, Mcguinness, M, Jones, I, Sharp, DJ & Macarthur, C 2015, 'A pragmatic randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a facilitated exercise intervention as a treatment for postnatal depression: the PAM-PeRS trial', Psychological Medicine, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 2413-2425. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291715000409

Parretti, H, Aveyard, P, Blannin, A, Clifford, S, Coleman, S, Roalfe, A & Daley, A 2015, 'Efficacy of water preloading before main meals as a strategy for weight loss in primary care patients with obesity: RCT', Obesity, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 1785-1791. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.21167

Daley, AJ, Stokes-Lampard, H, Thomas, A, Rees, M, Coleman, S, Roalfe, A, Hunter, MS & MacArthur, C 2013, 'Aerobic exercise as a treatment for vasomotor menopausal symptoms: randomised controlled trial protocol', Maturitas, vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 350-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.08.004

Daley, AJ, Jolly, C, Sharp, DJ, Turner, KM, Pritchett, R, Coleman, S, McGuinness, M, Roalfe, AK, Jones, I & MacArthur, C 2012, 'The effectiveness of exercise as a treatment for postnatal depression: study protocol', BMC pregnancy and childbirth, vol. 12, 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-45

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