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'Recruitment, recruitment, recruitment' - the need for more focus on retention: a qualitative study of five trials

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A 2 × 2 factorial, randomised, open-label trial to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of hypertonic saline (HTS 6%) and carbocisteine for airway clearance versus usual care over 52 weeks in adults with bronchiectasis: a protocol for the C

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

A research methodology study to map the process of initiating and operating a randomised controlled trial of podoconiosis treatment in Northern Ethiopia

scientific article published on 29 November 2013

A review of the description of patient withdrawal in trial protocols and patient information sheets (PIS).

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A smartphone intervention for adolescent obesity: study protocol for a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial

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A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities

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Abstracts of the 4th Meeting of the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET) Initiative

Admission avoidance hospital at home

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Anticipatory care planning intervention for older adults at risk of functional decline: study protocol for a primary care cluster feasibility randomised trial

scientific article published on 11 February 2020

Assessing the effectiveness of a ‘site visit’ on recruitment rates in a multicentre randomised trial: SWAT-1.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

COS-STAR: a reporting guideline for studies developing core outcome sets (protocol).

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Can a core outcome set improve the quality of systematic reviews?--a survey of the Co-ordinating Editors of Cochrane Review Groups

scientific article published on 22 January 2013

Can you believe what you read in the papers?

scientific article published on 16 July 2009

Citation analysis: a new approach to assess the uptake of core outcome sets.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Cochrane systematic reviews as a source of information for practice and trials

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Collecting sensitive information for a sexual health trial with young people: experiences of using electronic data collection and traditional paper methods.

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Comparison of clinical efficacy of serotonin receptor antagonists in highly emetogenic chemotherapy

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Compression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis in airline passengers

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Contacting authors to retrieve individual patient data: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Core Outcome Set-STAndardised Protocol Items: the COS-STAP Statement

Core Outcomes in Ventilation Trials (COVenT): protocol for a core outcome set using a Delphi survey with a nested randomised trial and observational cohort study

scientific article published on 20 August 2015

Core outcome sets and trial registries

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Developing core outcome sets for clinical trials: issues to consider

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Development of a standardised set of metrics for monitoring site performance in multicentre randomised trials: a Delphi study

scientific article published on 16 October 2018

Development of an online resource for recruitment research in clinical trials (ORRCA).

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Development of guidance for statistical analysis plans (SAPs) for clinical trials.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Diabetic macular oedema and diode subthreshold micropulse laser (DIAMONDS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 12 February 2019

Doing trials within trials: a qualitative study of stakeholder views on barriers and facilitators to the routine adoption of methodology research in clinical trials

scientific article published on 10 September 2018

Early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotic therapy in patients with cancer who have low-risk neutropenic sepsis (the EASI-SWITCH trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Effects on patients of their healthcare practitioner's or institution's participation in clinical trials: a systematic review

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Electric fans for reducing adverse health impacts in heatwaves

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Electric fans for reducing adverse health impacts in heatwaves

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Endovascular coiling versus neurosurgical clipping for patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage

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Entecavir for chronic hepatitis B

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Evaluating interventions for informed consent for surgery (ICONS): Protocol for the development of a core outcome set

scientific article published on 06 November 2018

Feasibility of establishing a central repository for the individual participant data from research studies

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Global health trials methodological research agenda: results from a priority setting exercise.

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Good practice principles for sharing individual participant data from publicly funded clinical trials.

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Grey literature in meta-analyses of randomized trials of health care interventions

scientific article (published 2007-04-18)

Guidance to detect, evaluate and prevent the problem of selective reporting in trial publications

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Handsearching versus electronic searching to identify reports of randomized trials

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Has the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) core outcome set influenced the selection of study outcome measures?

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Helping people make well-informed decisions before, during and after disasters: The Evidence Aid initiative

scientific article published on November 7, 2011

How systematic reviews and meta-analyses based on individual participant data can inform trial design and conduct

scientific article published on 29 November 2013

How to select outcome measurement instruments for outcomes included in a "Core Outcome Set" - a practical guideline

scientific article published on 13 September 2016

Identifying research priorities for effective retention strategies in clinical trials

scientific article published on 31 August 2017

Identifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - the PRioRiTy (Prioritising Recruitment in Randomised Trials) study

scientific article published in March 2018

Improving the organisation of maternal health service delivery and optimising childbirth by increasing vaginal birth after caesarean section through enhanced women-centred care (OptiBIRTH trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ISR

scientific article published on 30 November 2015

Incentives and rewards: what do adult populations truly want? Insights from the physical activity loyalty (PAL) scheme.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Meta-analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials: Guidance on Their Use

scientific article (publication date: July 2015)

Individual participant data meta-analyses compared with meta-analyses based on aggregate data

Individual patient data meta-analyses compared with meta-analyses based on aggregate data

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International clinical trials day & the cochrane library

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Interventions to improve the use of systematic reviews for clinical and commissioning decision-making

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Interventions to improve the use of systematic reviews in decision-making by health system managers, policy makers and clinicians

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Introducing 'global health methodology research' a knowledge sharing platform open to all.

scientific article published on 29 November 2013

Life-style modification, non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies for obese subfertile women

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Life-style modification, non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies for obese subfertile women

scientific article (published 2009-01-21)

Making randomised trials more efficient: report of the first meeting to discuss the Trial Forge platform

scientific article published on 5 June 2015

Masking reviewers at the study inclusion stage in a systematic review of health care interventions

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Medical treatment for small abdominal aortic aneurysms

scientific article (publication date: 12 September 2012)

Medical treatment for small abdominal aortic aneurysms

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Meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized trials: a review of methods used in practice.

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Methods to increase response rates to postal questionnaires

scientific article (published 2007-04-18)

Methods to increase response to postal and electronic questionnaires

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Multi-agent chemotherapy for early breast cancer

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Non-pharmacological interventions for cognitive impairment due to systemic cancer treatment

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Outcome measures in rheumatoid arthritis randomised trials over the last 50 years

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Ovarian ablation for early breast cancer

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Perceived barriers and facilitators to Risk Based Monitoring in academic-led clinical trials: a mixed methods study.

scientific article published on 11 September 2017

Pharmacological treatment for antipsychotic-related constipation

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Pragmatic approaches to mitigating missing data and research priorities to assess the effectiveness of interventions.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of individual participant data: the PRISMA-IPD Statement

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Prevention of striae gravidarum: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 12 October 2018

Primary immunosuppression following heart transplantation

scientific article (published 2015-08-17)

Primary immunosuppression following heart transplantation

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Proceedings of the 5th Meeting of the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET) Initiative

article published in 2015

Process evaluation for OptiBIRTH, a randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention designed to increase rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section

scientific article published on 5 January 2018

Publication bias in clinical trials

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Publication bias in clinical trials due to statistical significance or direction of trial results

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Radiotherapy for early breast cancer

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Reading or listening to review summaries - which method will produce greater understanding of the key outcomes in a cochrane review?

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Recruiting faith- and non-faith-based schools, adolescents and parents to a cluster randomised sexual-health trial: experiences, challenges and lessons from the mixed-methods Jack Feasibility Trial

scientific article published on 29 July 2016

Recruiting schools, adolescents and parents to a sexual-health trial: experiences, challenges and lessons learned from the Jack Trial (NCT02092480).

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Repair of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Stromal Cell Administration in COVID-19 (REALIST-COVID-19): A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised, controlled trial

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Reported reasons for missing data and the interplay with trial setting.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

SWAT-1: The effectiveness of a 'site visit' intervention on recruitment rates in a multi-centre randomised trial

scientific article published on 10 May 2015

Selective reporting in clinical trials - an examination of discrepancy rates in pre-specified and reported outcomes in articles submitted to the BMJ.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Serotonin receptor antagonists for highly emetogenic chemotherapy in adults

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Serotonin receptor antagonists for highly emetogenic chemotherapy in adults

scientific article (publication date: 20 January 2010)

Sharing individual participant data from clinical trials: an opinion survey regarding the establishment of a central repository

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Smiley faces and the need for careful planning in trials.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Standardising outcomes for clinical trials and systematic reviews

scientific article published on 26 November 2007

Survey of challenges and best practice strategies for participant recruitment to research projects in northern ireland.

scientific article published on 29 November 2013

Tamoxifen for early breast cancer

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The COMET (Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative

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The COMET (Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative: Its Role in Improving Cochrane Reviews

scientific article published on April 13, 2012

The COMET Handbook: version 1.0.

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The COMET Initiative database: progress and activities from 2011 to 2013.

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The COMET initiative database: progress and activities update (2014).

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The COVenT study: developing a core outcome set for mechanical ventilation trials

scientific article published on 29 May 2015

The NICOLA questionnaire trial (NICOLA-QT): a randomised trial of the effect of timing and mode of delivery on the completion and return of a self-assessment questionnaire.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

The NICOLA recruitment trial (NICOLA-RT): can you improve recruitment by making zero cost amendments to the invitation letter?

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

The SWAT (study within a trial) programme; embedding trials to improve the methodological design and conduct of future research.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

The Use of Systematic Reviews and Other Research Evidence in Disasters and Related Areas: Preliminary Report of a Needs Assessment Survey

scientific article published on January 22, 2013

The application of standardised diagnostic criteria in RCTS in depression.

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The trials methodological research agenda: results from a priority setting exercise

scientific article published on 23 January 2014

The use of systematic reviews in the design of randomised trials

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The use of systematic reviews in the planning, design and conduct of randomised trials: a retrospective cohort of NIHR HTA funded trials

scholarly article by Ashley Jones et al published 2013 in Trials

Time to publication for results of clinical trials

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Totally percutaneous versus standard femoral artery access for elective bifurcated abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair

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Totally percutaneous versus standard femoral artery access for elective bifurcated abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair

scientific article (published 2014-02-27)

Trial Forge Guidance 1: what is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)?

scientific article published on 23 February 2018

Trial Forge Guidance 2: how to decide if a further Study Within A Trial (SWAT) is needed

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Trials trail a long tail

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

What do young people really understand when completing questionnaires? Lessons learnt from developing a questionnaire to measure behavioural outcomes in a sexual health trial.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

Why do we need Evidence-Based Methods in Cochrane?

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“To have, to hold, from this day forward”: understanding current practice regarding the retention of trial participants.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015