Dr Robert Mahar
Senior Research Fellow - Biostats
Melbourne School of Public Health
51 Scholarly works
6 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Testing interventions to increase participation in the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program among persistent never-screeners: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09553-22026
Journal article
Inverse probability weighted estimation of dynamic treatment regimen means in sequential multiple assignment randomised trials with missing data: a simulation study
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-026-09493-x2026
Journal article
Hierarchical Composite Endpoints Provide a Flexible Framework to Ensure Clinical Trials Measure Outcomes Important to All Stakeholders.
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciag2772026
Journal article
Evaluating the performance of Bayesian cumulative logistic models in randomised controlled trials: a simulation study
DOI: 10.1186/s12874-026-03004-x2026
Research contracts (non-grants)
Testing Interventions to Increase Participation in the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program Among Persistent Never-Screeners: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial
2025
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
STReptococcal Adaptive Platform Trial (STRAP)
2024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
PLATIPUS: A Platform for Adaptive Trials in Perinatal Units
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
Prospective accuracy study on an artificial intelligence-based ultrasound system for gestational age estimation among pregnant women in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa: protocol
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-1183302026
Journal article
Application of a Novel Desirability of Outcome Ranking Endpoint Incorporating a Framework for Resistance Assessment and Microbiologic Evaluation in Antibiotic Trials: A Proof-of-Concept in a Post Hoc Analysis of the BALANCE Trial
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofag1422026
Journal article
Cefazolin for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa25069052026
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Comparing different methods for analysing hierarchical composite endpoints: two illustrative case studies with post hoc analyses of the BALANCE (Bacteraemia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness) and CAMERA2 (Combination Antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) randomized clinical trials
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2025.11.0272026
Journal article
Accounting for non-adherence to assigned antibiotic treatment duration for bloodstream infection (BALANCE): a post-hoc analysis of a randomised clinical trial
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00592-42026
Journal article
Interferon-α Nasal Spray Prophylaxis Reduces COVID-19 in Cancer Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf409
RECENT PROJECTS
2024
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
OUTcomes POST COVID - Australian Platform Trial (OUTPOST-APT)
2022
Internal Research Grant
Getting SMART About Missing Data