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Lessons learnt during a complex, multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial: the ProAct65+ trial [PDF]

Trials, 2013
Failure to recruit to target or schedule is common in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Innovative interventions are not always fully developed before being tested, and maintenance of fidelity to the intervention during trials can be problematic.
Stevens, Zoe, Carpenter, Hannah, Gawler, Sheena, Belcher, Carolyn, Haworth, Deborah, Kendrick, Denise, Morris, Richard, Masud, Tahir, Skelton, Dawn A, Iliffe, Steve   +9 more
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Update to a protocol for a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a peer-led school-based intervention to increase the physical activity of adolescent girls (PLAN-A) [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Physical activity levels are low amongst adolescent girls, and this population faces specific barriers to being active. Peer influences on health behaviours are important in adolescence, and peer-led interventions might hold promise to change
Banfield, Kate, Blair, Pete, Campbell, Rona, Edwards, Mark, Garfield, Kirsty, Hollingworth, William, Jago, Russ, Kadir, Bryar, Kipping, Ruth, Lyons, Ronan, Sebire, Simon   +10 more
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The reimagination of school-based physical activity research in the COVID-19 era.

PLoS Medicine, 2020
Deirdre Harrington and Michelle O'Reilly discuss the article "Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the GoActive intervention to increase physical activity among UK adolescents: A cluster randomised controlled trial" by Kirsten Corder and colleagues.
Deirdre M Harrington, Michelle O'Reilly
doaj   +1 more source

Activities to support the implementation of complex interventions as part of routine care: a review of the quality of reporting in cluster randomised controlled trials [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: To review a sample of cluster randomised controlled trials and explore the quality of reporting of (1) enabling or support activities provided to the staff during the trial, (2) strategies used to monitor fidelity throughout the trial and (3 ...
Boutron, Campbell, Chalmers, Chan, Craig, Douet, Flay, Gartlehner, Glasgow, Glasziou, Hoffmann, Hoffmann, Moore, Papadakis, Schroter, Schulz, Thorpe, Wells   +17 more
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Clustering by Health Professionals in Individually Randomised Controlled Trials [PDF]

European Medical Journal, 2019
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of clustering by health professionals in individually randomised controlled trials (iRCT), and its adjustment in both the sample size calculation estimates and the analysis of the data collected in iRCT (that is, trials that randomise individuals only).
Waleed, Mohammad, Kazim, Isma, Abdul, Hmaid, Farooq, Mishah, Karam, Fazal, Allgar, Victoria Louise, Wong, Kenneth   +6 more
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Community perspectives on randomisation and fairness in a cluster randomised controlled trial in Zambia [PDF]

BMC Medical Ethics, 2019
AbstractBackgroundOne important ethical issue in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is randomisation. Relatively little is known about how participating individuals and communities understand and perceive central aspects of randomisation such as equality, fairness, transparency and accountability in community-based trials. The aim of this study was to
Maureen Mupeta Kombe, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Charles Michelo, Ingvild F. Sandøy   +3 more
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Embedded motivational interviewing combined with a smartphone app to increase physical activity in people with sub-acute low back pain: study protocol of a cluster randomised control trial [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based, client-centred counselling technique that has been used effectively to increase physical activity, including for people with low back pain.
Breckon, Jeff, Davidson, M, Holden, J, Monfries, M, O’ Halloran, PD, Rahayu, W, Taylor, NF   +6 more
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Preventing injuries in children: cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care [PDF]

BMJ, 1999
To assess the effectiveness of safety advice at child health surveillance consultations, provision of low cost safety equipment to families receiving means tested state benefits, home safety checks, and first aid training on frequency and severity of unintentional injuries in children at home.Cluster randomised controlled trial.36 general practices in ...
D, Kendrick, P, Marsh, K, Fielding, P, Miller   +3 more
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Theory of planned behaviour variables and objective walking behaviour do not show seasonal variation in a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Longitudinal studies have shown that objectively measured walking behaviour is subject to seasonal variation, with people walking more in summer compared to winter.
French, D.P., Williams, Stefanie
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A cluster randomised controlled trial of “Bookstart+”: a book gifting programme [PDF]

Journal of Children's Services, 2014
Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of a free book gifting programme, called “Bookstart+”, in improving family reading outcomes.Design/methodology/approach– Bookstart+ consists of a pack of books and reading materials provided to families at their two-year-old child's statutory health visit.
O'Hare, Liam, Connolly, Paul
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