Personal profile
Current research
- Clinical trials, particularly adaptive (platform) trials
- Evidence-based medicine: systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical practice guidelines
- Bayesian inference
- Statistical simulation particularly in relation to trial design
Short presentation
I am a medical doctor with a PhD focused on advanced adaptive (platform) trial design, in a shared position between Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet (Department of Intensive Care and Platform Trial Unit) and Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen.
My research is centered around the design, conduct, and analysis of randomised clinical trials, with focus on advanced adaptive (platform) trials, primarily assessuing commonly used interventions in critical care. My methodological research focuses on design features of clinical trials, and in particular includes simulation-based evaluation of design features in advanced adaptive trial designs. In addition, I am involved in the development of tools and guidance related to advanced adaptive trials, including the adaptr R package.
My work also covers application of Bayesian statistical methods in clinical trials, evidence-based medicine (systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and clinical practice guidelines), and other study designs, including cohorts.
I am the methods lead and coordinating investigator for the Intensive Care Platform Trial (INCEPT), a Bayesian adaptive platform trial in critically ill patients, and the methods lead (trial design) for the Empirical Meropenem versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Adult Patients with Sepsis (EMPRESS) trial, an advanced Bayesian adaptive clinical trial.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Establishing a Bayesian Adaptive Platform Trial in Critical Care
Award Date: 12 Nov 2024
MD (cand.med.)
Award Date: 10 Jan 2020
External positions
Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Albumin for Adult ICU Patients With Shock: Protocol for the INCEPT-Albumin Platform Trial Domain
Meyhoff, T. S., Perner, A., Sivapalan, P., Ellekjær, K. L., Jensen, A. K. G., Larsen, R. F., Kjær, M.-B. N., Kaas-Hansen, B. S., Lange, T., Grønningsæter, L., Cronhjort, M., Pfortmueller, C. A., Keus, F., Sigurdsson, M. I., Wilkman, E., Møller, M. H. & Granholm, A., 2026, In: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 70, 3, 11 p., e70203.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Estimating effective sample sizes using standard errors from appropriate analyses of cluster-randomised trials
Granholm, A., 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 193, 7 p., 112200.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review
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Glucose Management in the ICU: The Bi-Centre GEM-ICU Cohort Study
Grigonyte-Daraskeviciene, M., Eck, R. J., Møller, M. H., Kaas-Hansen, B. S., Bestle, M. H., Gantzel, C. L., Granholm, A. & Perner, A., 2026, In: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 70, 3, 9 p., e70207.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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ICU Clinicians' View on Platelet Transfusion Thresholds for a Future Trial-Protocol for an International Survey
Barakji, J. A., Anthon, C. T., Granholm, A., Møller, M. H., Stensballe, J. & Perner, A., 2026, In: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 70, 6, 4 p., e70263.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Informed Consent in Randomized Emergency Clinical Trials in Denmark: A Systematic Review and National Survey Protocol
Cold, I. M., Tonning, S., Meyer, M., Steinmetz, J., Møller, J. E., Rasmussen, B. S., Perner, A., Møller, M. H., Stensballe, J., Michaelsen, M. H., Kæstel, L. W., Jakobsen, J. C., Hassager, C., Granholm, A., Iversen, K., Kjærgaard, J. & Grand, J., 2026, In: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 70, 3, 7 p., e70193.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review
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Intraoperative Use of Vasoactive Agents in Non-Cardiac Surgery: Protocol for a Post Hoc Cohort Study
Bækgaard, E. S., Vester-Andersen, M., Granholm, A., Møller, M. H., Creagh-Brown, B., Jammer, I. & Krag, M., 2026, In: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 70, 2, 6 p., e70188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Key considerations for planning adaptive platform trials: part 1
Granholm, A., Møller, M. H., Rosso, A., Kjær, M.-B. N., Kaas-Hansen, B. S., Larsen, R. F., Dahl-Petersen, I. K., Rohde, J. F. & Perner, A., 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 194, 9 p., 112212.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Key considerations for planning adaptive platform trials: part 2
Granholm, A., Møller, M. H., Rosso, A., Kjær, M.-B. N., Kaas-Hansen, B. S., Larsen, R. F., Dahl-Petersen, I. K., Rohde, J. F. & Perner, A., 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 194, 9 p., 112213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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