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Patient and public involvement in the design of clinical trials: An overview of systematic reviews [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUNDFunders encourage lay-volunteer inclusion in research. There are controversy and resistance, given concerns of role confusion, exploratory methods, and limited evidence about what value lay-volunteers bring to research.
Albarqouni, Loai, Burls, Amanda, Clarke, Mike, Kirkpatrick, Jo, Liew, Su May, Price, Amy, Roberts, Nia W   +6 more
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Why and When Are Evidence‐Based Interventions Adopted in Paediatric Supportive Care? A Qualitative Exploration of the Determinants of Photobiomodulation Implementation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating side effect of childhood cancer and stem cell transplant treatments. It affects the quality of life of children and young people (CYP) and places a strain on services. Photobiomodulation is recommended for oral mucositis prevention in international guidance but is poorly implemented in UK ...
Claudia Heggie, Kara A. Gray‐Burrows, Peter F. Day, Bob Phillips, Carl A. Thompson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accuracy and clinical effectiveness of fetal growth monitoring strategies for the prediction of small for gestational age at birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Health Technology Assessment
Background Smallness for gestational age has been associated with an increased risk of neonatal/fetal adverse outcomes. The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has issued a safety recommendation aimed at improving fetal growth monitoring strategies ...
Evangelos Danopoulos, Nigel Armstrong, Kevin McDermott, Jiongyu Chen, Xiaoyu Tian, Caro Noake, Marie Westwood   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

ImmunoCAP® ISAC and Microtest for multiplex allergen testing in people with difficult to manage allergic disease: a systematic review and cost analysis

Health Technology Assessment, 2016
Background: Allergy is a form of immune-mediated exaggerated sensitivity (hypersensitivity) to a substance that is either inhaled, swallowed, injected or comes into contact with the skin. Foreign substances that provoke allergies are called allergens. It
Marie Westwood, Bram Ramaekers, Shona Lang, Nigel Armstrong, Caro Noake, Shelley de Kock, Manuela Joore, Johan Severens, Jos Kleijnen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of systematic reviews of homeopathy [PDF]

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2002
Homeopathy remains one of the most controversial subjects in therapeutics. This article is an attempt to clarify its effectiveness based on recent systematic reviews. Electronic databases were searched for systematic reviews/meta‐analysis on the subject. Seventeen articles fulfilled the inclusion/exclusion criteria.
openaire   +2 more sources

Automation of systematic literature reviews: A systematic literature review

Information and Software Technology, 2021
Abstract Context Systematic Literature Review (SLR) studies aim to identify relevant primary papers, extract the required data, analyze, and synthesize results to gain further and broader insight into the investigated domain. Multiple SLR studies have been conducted in several domains, such as software engineering, medicine, and pharmacy. Conducting
van Dinter, Raymon, Tekinerdogan, Bedir, Catal, Cagatay   +2 more
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The effectiveness of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment versus conventional restorative treatment for permanent molars and premolars A critical assessment of existing systematic reviews and report of a new systematic review [PDF]

, 2013
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Hurst, D, University of Oxford
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Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework [PDF]

, 2005
This paper focuses on scoping studies, an approach to reviewing the literature which to date has received little attention in the research methods literature.
Antman E, Arksey H, Badger D, Dixon‐Woods M, Hagell A, Hilary Arksey, Jepson R, Lisa O'Malley, Mays N, Newbronner E, Oliver S, Pawson R, Ritchie J   +12 more
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Dexamethasone for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Prevention in Pediatric Patients: International Consensus

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An international Delphi panel of experts developed consensus statements to delineate the circumstances where the risks of dexamethasone as an antiemetic do and do not outweigh its benefits. Procedure Experts in supportive care of pediatric patients were invited to participate.
Negar Shavandi, Paula D. Robinson, Shana Jacobs, L. Lee Dupuis, the International Pediatric Dexamethasone Panel, Sameer Bakhshi, Tiene Bauters, Eva Brack, Simone Cesaro, Claire Fosbrook, Jason Freedman, Tamara MacDonald, Eloise Neumann, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Rod Rassekh, Florian Slimano, Johnathan Soggee, Joel Thompson, Marianne van de Wetering, Milena Villarroel, Jasper Wong   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) can help to rule out colorectal cancer in patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: a systematic review conducted to inform new NICE DG30 diagnostic guidance

BMC Medicine, 2017
Background This study has attempted to assess the effectiveness of quantitative faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) for triage of people presenting with lower abdominal symptoms, where a referral to secondary care for investigation of suspected colorectal ...
Marie Westwood, Shona Lang, Nigel Armstrong, Sietze van Turenhout, Joaquín Cubiella, Lisa Stirk, Isaac Corro Ramos, Marianne Luyendijk, Remziye Zaim, Jos Kleijnen, Callum G. Fraser   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source