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Self help smoking cessation in pregnancy: cluster randomised controlled trial

BMJ, 2002
To evaluate the effectiveness of a self help approach to smoking cessation in pregnancy.Pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial with community midwife as the unit of randomisation.Three NHS hospital trusts in England.1527 women who smoked at the start of pregnancy.A series of five self help booklets comprising a step by step programme to increase
Moore, LAR, Campbell, R, Whelan, A, Mills, N, Lupton, P, Misselbrook, E, Frolich, J   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Sustainable waiting time reductions after introducing the STAT model for access and triage: 12-month follow up of a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Timely access is a challenge for providers of outpatient and community-based health services, as seen by the often lengthy waiting lists to manage demand.
Katherine E. Harding, David A. Snowdon, Luke Prendergast, Annie K. Lewis, Bridie Kent, Sandy F. Leggat, Nicholas F. Taylor   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of LPG cookstoves compared to usual cooking practices to reduce perinatal mortality and morbidity in rural Bangladesh called Poriborton: the CHANge trial

Trials, 2022
Background Household air pollution is a leading health risk for global morbidity and mortality and a major health risk in South Asia. However, there are no prospective investigations of the impact of household air pollution on perinatal morbidity and ...
Camille Raynes-Greenow, Ashraful Alam, Sk Masum Billah, Sajia Islam, Kingsley Agho, S. M. Rokonuzzaman, Jonathan Thornburg, Shams El Arifeen, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, The Poriborton Trial Team, Michael J. Dibley   +10 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
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REDIRECT: cluster randomised controlled trial of GP training in first-episode psychosis [PDF]

British Journal of General Practice, 2009
Delays in accessing care for young people with a first episode of psychosis are significantly associated with poorer treatment response and higher relapse rates.To assess the effect of an educational intervention for GPs on referral rates to early-intervention services and the duration of untreated psychosis for young people with first-episode ...
Lester, Helen, Birchwood, Max, Freemantle, Nick, Michail, Maria, Tait, Lynda   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

A cluster randomised controlled trial of an occupational therapy intervention for residents with stroke living in UK care homes (OTCH): study protocol

BMC Neurology, 2012
Background The occupational therapy (OT) in care homes study (OTCH) aims to investigate the effect of a targeted course of individual OT (with task training, provision of adaptive equipment, minor environmental adaptations and staff education) for stroke
Sackley Cath M, Burton Chris R, Herron-Marx Sandy, Lett Karen, Mant Jonathan, Roalfe Andrea K, Sharp Leslie J, Sheehan Bart, Stant Katie E, Walker Marion F, Watkins Caroline L, Wheatley Keith, Williams Jane, Yao Guiqing L, Feltham Max G   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cluster randomised trials in the medical literature: two bibliometric surveys [PDF]

, 2004
Background: Several reviews of published cluster randomised trials have reported that about half did not take clustering into account in the analysis, which was thus incorrect and potentially misleading.
A Donner, A Donner, A Donner, C Emslie, CM Wright, CR Elley, D Nutbeam, DG Altman, DG Altman, DM Murray, E Rink, G Meyer, J Cornfield, J Martin Bland, JCFM Wetsteyn, JM Bland, JM Bland, JM Simpson, MAH Russell, MJ Gardner, MJ Gardner, MK Campbell, P Isaakidis, S Puffer, SM Eldridge, SM Kerry, SM Kerry, SM Kerry, SP Varnell   +28 more
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Training health visitors in cognitive behavioural and person-centred approaches for depression in postnatal women as part of a cluster randomised trial and economic evaluation in primary care: the PoNDER trial [PDF]

, 2011
Aim: This paper aims to describe the training preparation for health visitors who took part in the intervention arm of a cluster randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of training for health visitors – the POstNatal Depression Economic ...
Barkham, M., Curran, J., Morrell, C.J., Ricketts, T., Tudor, K., Williams, C.   +5 more
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Enhancing Recruitment Using Teleconference and Commitment Contract (ERUTECC): a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial within the EFFECTS trial

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Two out of three randomised controlled trials (RCTs) fail to meet their recruitment goals. Recruitment to Efficacy oF Fluoxetine – a randomisEd Controlled Trial in Stroke (EFFECTS), fluoxetine for stroke recovery was slower than anticipated ...
Eva Isaksson, Per Näsman, Per Wester, Ann Charlotte Laska, Erik Lundström   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A cluster randomised control trial of a multi-component weight management programme for adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity [PDF]

, 2017
There have been few published controlled studies of multi-component weight management programmes that include an energy deficit diet (EDD), for adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity.
Boyle, Susan, Hankey, Catherine, Harris, Leanne, Jones, Nathalie, Melville, Craig, Murray, Heather, Pert, Carol, Tobin, Janet   +7 more
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