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Effectiveness of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in children under 10 years of age in Senegal: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial [PDF]

, 2016
This study was done to determine the effectiveness of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Senegalese children up to 10 years of age using a stepped-wedge design.
Milligan, Paul
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Applying thematic synthesis to interpretation and commentary in epidemiological studies: identifying what contributes to successful interventions to promote hand hygiene in patient care [PDF]

, 2020
Objectives: Hand hygiene is considered the most important preventive measure for healthcare associated infections, but adherence is suboptimal. We previously undertook a Cochrane Review which demonstrated that interventions to improve adherence are ...
Birgand, Boyce, Gould, Gurses, Huebschmann, Marra, Midturi, Stevenson, Stewardson, Vassilev   +9 more
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Effect and associated factors of a clinical pharmacy model in the incidence of medication errors (EACPharModel) in the Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe: study protocol for a stepped wedge randomized controlled trial (NCT03338725)

Trials, 2020
Background According to WHO, medication error (ME) is a subject that requires attention at all levels of care to reduce severe and preventable damage related to medication use.
J. Granados, A. Salazar-Ospina, J. P. Botero-Aguirre, A. F. Valencia-Quintero, N. Ortiz, P. Amariles   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving time to palliative care review with predictive modeling in an inpatient adult population: study protocol for a stepped-wedge, pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Background Palliative care is a medical specialty centered on improving the quality of life (QOL) of patients with complex or life-threatening illnesses.
Patrick M. Wilson, Lindsey M. Philpot, Priya Ramar, Curtis B. Storlie, Jacob Strand, Alisha A. Morgan, Shusaku W. Asai, Jon O. Ebbert, Vitaly D. Herasevich, Jalal Soleimani, Brian W. Pickering   +10 more
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GeriMedRisk, a telemedicine geriatric pharmacology consultation service to address adverse drug events in long-term care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized feasibility trial protocol (ISRCTN17219647)

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and older age predispose seniors to adverse drug events (ADE). Seniors with an ADE experience greater morbidity, mortality, and health care utilization compared to their younger counterparts.
Joanne Man-Wai Ho, Jennifer Tung, Janine Maitland, Derelie Mangin, Lehana Thabane, J. Michael Pavlin, Jeffrey Alfonsi, Anne Holbrook, Sharon Straus, Sophiya Benjamin   +9 more
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Major influencing factors on routine implementation of shared decision-making in cancer care: qualitative process evaluation of a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Shared decision-making (SDM) is highly relevant in oncology but rarely implemented in routine care. In a stepped-wedge cluster randomized implementation trial, the outcome evaluation of a theoretically and empirically based multi-component SDM
Pola Hahlweg, Anja Lindig, Wiebke Frerichs, Jördis Zill, Henning Hanken, Volkmar Müller, Mia-Carlotta Peters, Isabelle Scholl   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Point-of-care ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia in older ED patients with hip fractures: a study to test the feasibility of a training programme and time needed to complete nerve blocks by ED physicians after training

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives Point-of-care ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia (POCUS-GRA) provides safe, rapid analgesia for older people with hip fractures but is rarely performed in the emergency department (ED).
Debra Eagles, Eddy Lang, Marcel Émond, Alex Kiss, Shelley L McLeod, Jordan Chenkin, Bjug Borgundvaag, Andrew D McRae, Jacques Simon Lee, Tina Bhandari, Robert Simard, Claude Topping, Michael Woo, Jeffrey Perry, Charles Wong, Marco Sivilotti, Joseph Newbigging, Donald Melady, Lan Chernoff   +18 more
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The effect of a postpartum IUD intervention on counseling and choice: Evidence from a cluster-randomized stepped-wedge trial in Sri Lanka [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: The International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), in collaboration with the Sri Lankan College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists (SLCOG), launched an initiative in 2014 to institutionalize immediate postpartum IUD (PPIUD ...
Canning, David, de Silva, Ranjith, Karra, Mahesh, Pearson, Erin, Pradhan, Elina, Samarasekera, Arnjali, Senanayake, Hemantha, Shah, Iqbal, Weerasekera, Deepal   +8 more
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Implementation of an evidence-based management algorithm for patients with chronic pancreatitis (COMBO trial): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2023
Background Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is an inflammatory disease that may be complicated by abdominal pain, pancreatic dysfunction, nutritional deficiencies, and diminished bone density.
Florence E. M. de Rijk, Charlotte L. van Veldhuisen, Marc G. Besselink, Jeanin E. van Hooft, Hjalmar C. van Santvoort, Erwin J. M. van Geenen, Cornelis H. van Werkhoven, Pieter Jan F. de Jonge, Marco J. Bruno, Robert C. Verdonk, for the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group   +10 more
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Eating As Treatment (EAT): A Stepped-Wedge, Randomized Controlled Trial of a Health Behavior Change Intervention Provided by Dietitians to Improve Nutrition in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy (TROG 12.03) [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose: Malnutrition in head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment is common and associated with poorer morbidity and mortality outcomes. This trial aimed to improve nutritional status during radiation therapy (RT) using a novel method of training dietitians ...
Baker, Amanda L., Bauer, Judith, Beck, Alison K., Britton, Ben, Carter, Gregory, Harrowfield, Jane, Isenring, Elizabeth, McCarter, Kristen, Oldmeadow, Chris, Tang, Colin, Wolfenden, Luke, Wratten, Chris   +11 more
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