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Brian Hutton

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Associate ProfessorSchool of Epidemiology and Public HealthUniversity of Ottawa

Brian Hutton

Associate Professor

School of Epidemiology and Public Health

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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87 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 16 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 21 research grants (21 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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308

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2,533

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249

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Research

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Systematic Review Meta-Analysis Knowledge Synthesis Network Meta-Analysis Exercise Health Policy Integrated Knowledge Translation Nutrition

Latest papers

Methodological pitfalls in indirect treatment comparisons: insights from a recent systematic review and analysis for C3 glomerulopathy.
Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2026 · first author
Prevalence, predictors and psychological conditions of tanning behavioural addiction - A meta-analysis.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
Comparative Effects of Individual Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist-Based Medications on Direct Measurement of Body Composition Among Adults With Overweight or Obesity With or Without Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026

All 308 publications

Latest funding

The Canadian Prehabilitation Network Review: a living systematic review to support advanced knowledge synthesis informing prehabilitation design and evaluation
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
A pragmatic, multicenter randomized study evaluating the benefits and risks of adjuvant endocrine therapy in patients aged 70 years or older with low-risk breast cancer (REaCT-70 Study).
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$600,000
Developing evidence-informed patient engagement guidance for economic evaluations (DEEP-ENGAGE)
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$504,925

All 33 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 308 publications.

Methodological pitfalls in indirect treatment comparisons: insights from a recent systematic review and analysis for C3 glomerulopathy.

Hutton B, Fotheringham J, Ervin A, Sidhu R, Lourenco C, Samjoo IA, Cameron C, Dunne B

Journal of comparative effectiveness research2026First author

DOI: 10.57264/cer-2026-0054 PMID: 42561117

Prevalence, predictors and psychological conditions of tanning behavioural addiction - A meta-analysis.

Nochaiwong S, Ruengorn C, Awiphan R, Koyratkoson K, Wongpakaran T, Oon-Arom A, Thavorn K, Hutton B, Solmi M, Bernstein JA, Szepietowski JC, Chuamanochan M

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV2026

DOI: 10.1111/jdv.70691 PMID: 42666012

Comparative Effects of Individual Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist-Based Medications on Direct Measurement of Body Composition Among Adults With Overweight or Obesity With or Without Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

Wachiraphansakul N, Vongchaiudomchoke T, Manosroi W, Ruengorn C, Noppakun K, Ngamvichchukorn T, Sood MM, Thavorn K, Hutton B, Nochaiwong S

Diabetes, obesity & metabolism2026

DOI: 10.1111/dom.70884 PMID: 42209204

Developing a standardized, expert-validated taxonomy and evidence hierarchy for review typologies: A multi-methods study.

Pandian V, Al Zaabi A, Pokorná A, Manias E, Ahmadi F, Mohammadi E, Bahramnezhad F, Kozachik S, Uchmanowicz I, Chalkias A, Gelling L, Ho MH, McKenna H, Alhalaiqa F, Karadağ A, Davidson P, Arja S, Alameddine M, Palmieri P, Abdelkader AM, Eswi A, Ravindran V, Noroozi O, Hutton B, Vahedian-Azimi A

Intensive & critical care nursing2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2026.104501 PMID: 42468388

Pooled Efficacy and Exploration of Effect Modifiers of Exercise Prehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-regression Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Ramic L, Branje K, Al-Bayati M, Kidd GD, Neilipovitz N, Hutton B, Wolfe DM, Fergusson D, Fiore JF, Gillis C, Hladkowicz E, McIsaac DI, Canadian Prehabilitation Knowledge Network Collaborators

Anesthesia and analgesia2026

DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007882 PMID: 41405836

Timing, Translation, and Preparedness: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Anticoagulation in Noncritically Ill Hospitalized Patients.

Tritschler T, Fuster V, Lawler PR, Farkouh ME, Marx CE, Neal MD, Sholzberg M, Spyropoulos AC, Tong SYC, Muñoz-Rivas N, Blondon M, Berger JS, Bikdeli B, Cattaneo M, Cushman M, Goldin M, Goligher EC, Hochman JS, Jüni P, McQuilten ZK, Morici N, Sadeghipour P, Venkatesh B, Zuily S, Amstutz A, Aujesky D, Carrier M, Hofstetter RV, Murthy S, Rodger M, Skeith L, Veroniki AA, Hutton B, Zarychanski R, Stone GW, Le Gal G, Anticoagulation in COVID-19 Investigators

Journal of the American College of Cardiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.05.028 PMID: 42523015

Analysing complex interventions using component network meta-analysis.

Veroniki AA, Wolfe DM, Hutton B, Schwarzer G, McIsaac DI, Straus SE, Jackson D, Tricco AC

BMJ (Clinical research ed.)2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-083075 PMID: 42134863

Indirect Comparison of Nipocalimab Versus Efgartigimod and Rozanolixizumab in the Treatment of Generalized Myasthenia Gravis.

Jacob S, Hashim M, Hutton B, Gandhi K, Van Sanden S, Slowik R, Drudge C, Khoury ACE, Keng MJ, Singh S, Ramchandren S, Gilhus NE

Advances in therapy2026

DOI: 10.1007/s12325-026-03543-1 PMID: 41817915

What Matters Most When Visiting a Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinic in Canada for Alcohol Use Care: A National eDelphi Study: Ce qui compte le plus lorsque l'on visite une clinique d'accès rapide au traitement médical de la toxicomanie (RAAM) au Canada pour des soins liés à la consommation d'alcool : une étude eDelphi nationale.

Dowson M, Thavorn K, Palumbo A, Willows M, Suschinsky K, Garner G, Peters B, Epp T, Hutton B, Wolfe D, Chaiyakunapruk N, Ngorsuraches S, Nochaiwong S, Bartram M, Grant A, Tran C, Porath A, Corace K, Presseau J

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2026

DOI: 10.1177/07067437251412555 PMID: 41671160

Assessing the impact, uptake and use of reporting guidelines for patient and public involvement in research: GRIPP2 - study protocol for a meta-research project.

Catalá-López F, Ganuza E, Alonso-Arroyo A, Perna R, Tricco AC, Hutton B, Colin C, Tejedor-Romero L, Ridao M, Bautista-Puig N, Tabarés-Seisdedos R, Aleixandre-Benavent R, Nafria-Escalera B, Staniszewska S, Moher D

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115612 PMID: 42020124

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Systematic Review Dear Professor Hutton, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Methodological pitfalls in indirect treatment comparisons: insights from a recent systematic review and analysis for C3 glomerulopathy." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "The Canadian Prehabilitation Network Review: a living systematic review to support advanced knowledge synthesis informing prehabilitation design and evaluation" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Brian Hutton

Research

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Latest funding

Methodological pitfalls in indirect treatment comparisons: insights from a recent systematic review and analysis for C3 glomerulopathy.

Prevalence, predictors and psychological conditions of tanning behavioural addiction - A meta-analysis.

Comparative Effects of Individual Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist-Based Medications on Direct Measurement of Body Composition Among Adults With Overweight or Obesity With or Without Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

Developing a standardized, expert-validated taxonomy and evidence hierarchy for review typologies: A multi-methods study.

Pooled Efficacy and Exploration of Effect Modifiers of Exercise Prehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-regression Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Timing, Translation, and Preparedness: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Anticoagulation in Noncritically Ill Hospitalized Patients.

Analysing complex interventions using component network meta-analysis.

Indirect Comparison of Nipocalimab Versus Efgartigimod and Rozanolixizumab in the Treatment of Generalized Myasthenia Gravis.

Assessing the impact, uptake and use of reporting guidelines for patient and public involvement in research: GRIPP2 - study protocol for a meta-research project.

Transforming Health Information, Research, and Scholarship through Technology and Teamwork

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