Dr CAROLINE RICK's Outputs (3)

Test evaluation trials present different challenges for trial managers compared to intervention trials (2020)
Journal Article
Rick, C., Mallett, S., Brown, J., Ottridge, R., Palmer, A., Parker, V., Priest, L., & Deeks, J. J. (2020). Test evaluation trials present different challenges for trial managers compared to intervention trials. Trials, 21(1), Article 987. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04861-7

Introduction: Test evaluation trials present different challenges for trial managers compared to intervention trials. There has been very little research on the management of test evaluation trials and how this impacts on trial success, in comparison... Read More about Test evaluation trials present different challenges for trial managers compared to intervention trials.

A multicentre, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment versus standard NHS Speech and Language Therapy versus control in Parkinson’s disease: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Sackley, C. M., Rick, C., Au, P., Brady, M. C., Beaton, G., Burton, C., Caulfield, M., Dickson, S., Dowling, F., Hughes, M., Ives, N., Jowett, S., Masterson-Algar, P., Nicoll, A., Patel, S., Smith, C. H., Woolley, R., Clarke, C. E., & on behalf of the PD COMM Collaborative Group. (2020). A multicentre, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment versus standard NHS Speech and Language Therapy versus control in Parkinson’s disease: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 21, Article 436. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04354-7

Background
Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects approximately 145,519 people in the UK. Speech impairments are common with a reported prevalence of 68%, which increase physical and mental demands during conversation, reliance on family and/or carers, an... Read More about A multicentre, randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment versus standard NHS Speech and Language Therapy versus control in Parkinson’s disease: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibition in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial (2020)
Journal Article
Tomlinson, J. W., Markey, K., Mitchell, J., Botfield, H., Ottridge, R. S., Lavery, G. G., Mollan, S. P., Sinclair, A. J., Arlt, W., Matthews, T., Krishnan, A., Woolley, R., Westgate, C., Yiangou, A., Scotton, W., Fairclough, R., Singhal, R., Stewart, P. M., Taylor, A. E., Alimajstorovic, Z., …Jenkinson, C. (2020). 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibition in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Brain Communications, 2(1), Article fcz050. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcz050

Treatment options for idiopathic intracranial hypertension are limited. The enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 has been implicated in regulating cerebrospinal fluid secretion, and its activity is associated with alterations in intracrania... Read More about 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibition in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.