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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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Placental growth factor testing to assess women with suspected pre-eclampsia: a multicentre, pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial

The Lancet, 2019
Summary Background Previous prospective cohort studies have shown that angiogenic factors have a high diagnostic accuracy in women with suspected pre-eclampsia, but we remain uncertain of the effectiveness of these tests in a real-world setting.
K. Duhig, J. Myers, Paul Townsend Seed, J. Sparkes, J. Lowe, R. Hunter, A. Shennan, L. Chappell, Rachna Gabrielle Sonia Jo Carolyn Joanna Kate Asma Andrew Bahl Bambridge Barnfield Ficquet Gill Girling Hard, R. Bahl, Gabrielle Bambridge, S. Barnfield, J. Ficquet, C. Gill, J. Girling, K. Harding, A. Khalil, A. Sharp, N. Simpson, D. Tuffnell   +19 more
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Combined prevention for substance use, depression, and anxiety in adolescence: a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a digital online intervention.

The Lancet Digital Health, 2020
BACKGROUND Substance use, depression, and anxiety in adolescence are major public health problems requiring new scalable prevention strategies. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a combined online universal (ie, delivered to all pupils) school-based
M. Teesson, N. Newton, T. Slade, C. Chapman, L. Birrell, Louise Mewton, Marius Mather, L. Hides, N. McBride, S. Allsop, G. Andrews   +10 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
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Exploring the effect of the ‘Growing Together’ parenting education kit on early parenting - study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

BMC Psychology, 2019
Background Significant gaps exist in education for prospective and new parents, especially for some of the most vulnerable families. Prospective parents would like more information during pregnancy to prepare them for parenting, and need access to ...
Touran Shafiei, Helen L. McLachlan, Jan M. Nicholson, Sarah Hay, Michelle Newton, Heather Grimes, Fiona McLardie-Hore, Della A. Forster   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the impact of a school gardening intervention on children's fruit and vegetable intake: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Current academic literature suggests that school gardening programmes can provide an interactive environment with the potential to change children’s fruit and vegetable intake.
A Hackett, A Harding, A Magarey, A Timperio, AJ Vickers, AM Craigie, AR Ness, C Devine, C Knai, Camilla Nykjaer, CE Evans, CE Evans, Charlotte EL Evans, E Van Cauwenberghe, EJ Ozer, J Connolly, J Morris, J Rasbash, JA O’Dea, Janet E Cade, JD McAleese, JE Cade, JN Davis, K Block, L Lautenschlager, L Lautenschlager, LA Bazzano, M Christian, M Maynard, M Nelson, MC Wang, Meaghan S Christian, MM Ratcliffe, MS Christian, MS Kitchen, MSEC Christian, Neil Hancock, P Boffetta, PJ Morgan, R Passy, R Robinson-O’Brien, S Koch, S Lineberger, S O’Brien, S Poston, S Somerset, S Somerset, SM Parmer, T Baranowski   +48 more
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Sample size calculations for cluster randomised controlled trials with a fixed number of clusters [PDF]

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2011
Cluster randomised controlled trials (CRCTs) are frequently used in health service evaluation. Assuming an average cluster size, required sample sizes are readily computed for both binary and continuous outcomes, by estimating a design effect or inflation factor.
Hemming, Karla, Girling, Alan J, Sitch, Alice J, Marsh, Jennifer, Lilford, Richard J   +4 more
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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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Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Lancet Global Health, 2018
Summary Background Poor nutrition and exposure to faecal contamination are associated with diarrhoea and growth faltering, both of which have long-term consequences for child health.
C. Null, C. Stewart, A. Pickering, Holly N. Dentz, B. Arnold, C. Arnold, J. Benjamin-Chung, T. Clasen, K. Dewey, L. Fernald, A. Hubbard, P. Kariger, A. Lin, S. Luby, Andrew N. Mertens, S. Njenga, Geoffrey M Nyambane, P. Ram, J. Colford   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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