Evelyne Kestelyn
Head of the Clinical Trials Unit
Clinical Trials Unit
Evelyne Kestelyn is based in Ho Chi Minh City at the Wellcome Programme. She has been managing clinical trials since 2006 through institutions in Rwanda, the Netherlands and now Viet Nam. She joined OUCRU in January 2016 as Head of the Clinical Trials Unit. The Clinical Trials Unit manages research operations and governance for OUCRU, which includes Units in Viet Nam, Indonesia and Nepal. The CTU currently manages more than 70 active research projects at 65 collaborating institutions, run by hundreds of research staff. It leads and shares trial management systems, explores and addresses ethical issues in clinical research and contributes to clinical trials legislation.
Recent publications
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Validating the ratio of insulin like growth factor binding protein 4 to sex hormone binding globulin as a prognostic predictor of preterm birth in Viet Nam: a case-cohort study.
Journal article
Hirst JE. et al, (2024), J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, 37
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Advancing the chemotherapy of tuberculous meningitis: a consensus view.
Journal article
Wasserman S. et al, (2024), Lancet Infect Dis
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Awake prone positioning effectiveness in moderate to severe COVID-19 a randomized controlled trial.
Journal article
Phong NT. et al, (2024), Wellcome Open Research, 9, 543 - 543
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Higher dose corticosteroids in hospitalised COVID-19 patients requiring ventilatory support (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial
Preprint
Horby PW. et al, (2024)
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Computer-aided prognosis of tuberculous meningitis combining imaging and non-imaging data.
Journal article
Canas LS. et al, (2024), Sci Rep, 14