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We Can Quit2 (WCQ2): a community-based intervention on smoking cessation for women living in disadvantaged areas of Ireland—study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2019
Background Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland with almost 6000 smokers dying each year from smoking-related diseases. The ‘We Can Quit2’ (WCQ2) study is a pilot pragmatic two-arm, parallel-group, cluster randomised trial ...
Catherine Hayes, Aurelia Ciblis, Catherine Darker, Nadine Dougall, Joanne Vance, Nicola O’Connell, Fiona Dobbie, Kirsty Loudon, Emma Burke, Declan Devane, Linda Bauld   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Good Behaviour Game intervention to improve behavioural and other outcomes for children aged 7–8 years: a cluster RCT

Public Health Research, 2022
Background: Universal, school-based behaviour management interventions can produce meaningful improvements in children’s behaviour and other outcomes. However, the UK evidence base for these remains limited.
Neil Humphrey, Alexandra Hennessey, Patricio Troncoso, Margarita Panayiotou, Louise Black, Kimberly Petersen, Lawrence Wo, Carla Mason, Emma Ashworth, Kirsty Frearson, Jan R Boehnke, Rhys D Pockett, Julia Lowin, David Foxcroft, Michael Wigelsworth, Ann Lendrum   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Undertaking a randomised controlled trial in the police setting : methodological and practical challenges [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: There has been an increased drive towards Evidence Based Policing in recent years. Unlike in other public sector services, such as health and education, randomised controlled trials in the police setting are relatively rare.
Booth, Alison, Fairhurst, Caroline, Hewitt, Catherine, McDaid, Catriona, Parker, Adwoa, Payne, Rebecca, Reed, Helen, Scantlebury, Arabella, Scott, William J, Torgerson, David   +9 more
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Statistical analysis plan for the Healthy Hands Project; single centre cluster-randomised clinical trial of a skin care program for the prevention of contact dermatitis in health care workers

Trials, 2018
Background The Healthy Hands Project (HHP) is a randomised clinical trial aiming to determine the effectiveness of an intervention program in the prevention of hand dermatitis in healthcare workers (HCWs).
Maryam Soltanipoor, Sanja Kezic, Judith Sluiter, Rebecca Holman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recruiting general practitioners and patients with dementia into a cluster randomised controlled trial: strategies, barriers and facilitators

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2021
Background Recruitment of general practitioners (GPs) and their patients is reported as one of the most challenging steps when undertaking primary care research. The present paper describes the recruitment process of a cluster randomised controlled trial
Sonia Lech, Julie L. O’Sullivan, Leonard Wellmann, Juliana Supplieth, Susanne Döpfmer, Paul Gellert, Adelheid Kuhlmey, Johanna Nordheim   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving trial recruitment through improved communication about patient and public involvement : an embedded cluster randomised recruitment trial [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Evidence is emerging that patient and public involvement in research (PPIR) may improve recruitment into randomised controlled trials, but the best methods to achieve improvement are unclear.
A Hughes-Morley, B Young, C Frasier, C Roberts, D More, K Lovell, L Cree, M Hann, O Meade, P Bower   +9 more
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Setting priorities to inform assessment of care homes’ readiness to participate in healthcare innovation: a systematic mapping review and consensus process [PDF]

, 2020
© 2020 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly citedOrganisational ...
Bunn, F., Corazzini, K., Dening, T., Goodman, C., Gordon, A. L., Handley, M., Lynch, J, Meyer, J., Sharpe, R.   +8 more
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Educational platform trials simulator (EPTS): Software for planning and simulating cluster-randomised, multisite and simple randomised platform trials

SoftwareX
Platform trials offer a robust framework for evaluating multiple interventions simultaneously against a common control group within a single master protocol. Acknowledging their increased importance in the medical and social sciences, including education,
Mohammad Sayari, Akansha Singh, Germaine Uwimpuhwe, Nasima Akhter, Tahani Coolen-Maturi, Rashmika Gupta, Jochen Einbeck   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The current use of feasibility studies in the assessment of feasibility for stepped-wedge cluster randomised trials: a systematic review

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2019
Background Stepped-wedge cluster randomised trials (SW-CRTs) are a pragmatic trial design, providing an unprecedented opportunity to increase the robustness of evidence underpinning implementation and quality improvement interventions.
Caroline A. Kristunas, Karla Hemming, Helen Eborall, Sandra Eldridge, Laura J. Gray   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of post-abortion family planning services on contraceptive practices in China : protocol for a clustered randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2017
Study objectives: To determine whether integrating post-abortion services in hospital settings in China will increase the contraceptive use and decrease repeat abortion rates. Study design: Three-arms cluster randomised controlled trial in which the unit
Li, Jiong, Olsen, Jørn, Temmerman, Marleen, Wang, Shuchen, Zhang, Wei Hong   +4 more
core   +1 more source