Professor ALAN MONTGOMERY's Outputs (146)

Large multi-centre pilot randomized controlled trial testing a low-cost, tailored, self-help smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): randomized controlled trial of MiQuit (2017)
Journal Article
Naughton, F., Cooper, S., Foster, K., Leonardi-Bee, J., Emery, J., Sutton, S., Jones, M., Ussher, M., Whitemore, R., Leighton, M., Montgomery, A., Parrott, S., & Coleman, T. (2017). Large multi-centre pilot randomized controlled trial testing a low-cost, tailored, self-help smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): randomized controlled trial of MiQuit. Addiction, 112(7), 1238-1249. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13802

Aims: To estimate the effectiveness of pregnancy smoking cessation support delivered by short message service (SMS) text message and key parameters needed to plan a definitive trial.
Design: Multi‐centre, parallel‐group, single‐blinded, individual r... Read More about Large multi-centre pilot randomized controlled trial testing a low-cost, tailored, self-help smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): randomized controlled trial of MiQuit.

Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of lightweight fibreglass heel casts in the management of ulcers of the heel in diabetes: a randomised controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
Jeffcoate, W., Game, F., Turtle-Savage, V., Musgrove, A., Price, P., Tan, W., Bradshaw, L. E., Montgomery, A. A., Fitzsimmons, D., Farr, A., Winfield, T., & Phillips, C. (in press). Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of lightweight fibreglass heel casts in the management of ulcers of the heel in diabetes: a randomised controlled trial. Health Technology Assessment, 21(34), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21340

Background
Ulcers of the foot in people with diabetes mellitus are slow to heal and result in considerable cost and patient suffering. The prognosis is worst for ulcers of the heel.
Objective
To assess both the clinical effectiveness and the cost-... Read More about Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of lightweight fibreglass heel casts in the management of ulcers of the heel in diabetes: a randomised controlled trial.

Silk garments plus standard care compared with standard care for treating eczema in children: A randomised, controlled, observer-blind, pragmatic trial (CLOTHES Trial) (2017)
Journal Article
Thomas, K. S., Bradshaw, L. E., Sach, T. H., Batchelor, J. M., Lawton, S., Harrison, E. F., Haines, R. H., Ahmed, A., Williams, H. C., Dean, T., Burrows, N. P., Pollock, I., Duley, L., Llewellyn, J., Crang, C., Grundy, J. D., Guiness, J., Gribbin, A., Mitchell, E. J., Cowdell, F., …MacCallum, S. (2017). Silk garments plus standard care compared with standard care for treating eczema in children: A randomised, controlled, observer-blind, pragmatic trial (CLOTHES Trial). PLoS Medicine, 14(4), Article e1002280. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002280

© 2017 Thomas et al. Background: The role of clothing in the management of eczema (also called atopic dermatitis or atopic eczema) is poorly understood. This trial evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of silk garments (in addition to st... Read More about Silk garments plus standard care compared with standard care for treating eczema in children: A randomised, controlled, observer-blind, pragmatic trial (CLOTHES Trial).

Randomised controlled trial of silk therapeutic garments for the management of atopic eczema in children: the CLOTHES trial (2017)
Journal Article
Thomas, K. S., Bradshaw, L., Sach, T. H., Cowdell, F., Batchelor, J. M., Lawton, S., Harrison, E. F., Haines, R. H., Ahmed, A., Dean, T., Burrows, N. P., Pollock, I., Buckley, H., Williams, H. C., Llewellyn, J., Crang, C., Grundy, J. D., Guiness, J., Gribbin, A., Wake, E., …Montgomery, A. A. (2017). Randomised controlled trial of silk therapeutic garments for the management of atopic eczema in children: the CLOTHES trial. Health Technology Assessment, 21(16), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21160

Background: Atopic eczema (AE) is a chronic, itchy, inflammatory skin condition that affects the quality of life of children and their families. The role of specialist clothing in the management of AE is poorly understood.
Objectives: To assess the... Read More about Randomised controlled trial of silk therapeutic garments for the management of atopic eczema in children: the CLOTHES trial.

Investigating the effect of independent blinded digital image assessment on the STOP GAP trial (2017)
Journal Article
Patsko, E., Godolphin, P. J., Thomas, K. S., Hepburn, T., Mitchell, E., Craig, F. E., Bath, P. M., & Montgomery, A. A. (2017). Investigating the effect of independent blinded digital image assessment on the STOP GAP trial. Trials, 18(1), Article 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-1779-9

Background
Blinding is the process of keeping treatment assignment hidden and is used to minimise the possibility of bias. Trials at high risk of bias have been shown to report larger treatment effects than low risk studies. In dermatology, one popu... Read More about Investigating the effect of independent blinded digital image assessment on the STOP GAP trial.

Gentamicin versus ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-TOG trial): study protocol for a randomised trial (2016)
Journal Article
Brittain, C., Childs, M., Duley, L., Harding, J., Hepburn, T., Meakin, G., Montgomery, A. A., Tan, W. G., & Ross, J. D. (2016). Gentamicin versus ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-TOG trial): study protocol for a randomised trial. Trials, 17, Article 558. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1683-8

Background: Gonorrhoea is a common sexually transmitted infection which causes genital pain and discomfort; in women it can also lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility, and in men to epididymo-orchitis. Current treatment is with ceftriax... Read More about Gentamicin versus ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-TOG trial): study protocol for a randomised trial.

The Community In-reach Rehabilitation and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness randomisation controlled trial in older people admitted to hospital as an acute medical emergency (2016)
Journal Article
Sahota, O., Pulikottil-Jacob, R., Marshall, F., Montgomery, A., Tan, W., Sach, T., Logan, P., Kendrick, D., Watson, A., Walker, M., & Waring, J. (in press). The Community In-reach Rehabilitation and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness randomisation controlled trial in older people admitted to hospital as an acute medical emergency. Age and Ageing, 46(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw149

Objective: To compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a Community In-reach Rehabilitation and Care Transition (CIRACT) service with the traditional hospital-based rehabilitation (THB-Rehab) service.

Design: Pragmatic randomised controlled... Read More about The Community In-reach Rehabilitation and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness randomisation controlled trial in older people admitted to hospital as an acute medical emergency.

Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study (2016)
Journal Article
Riley, R., Coghill, N., Montgomery, A. A., Feder, G., & Horwood, J. (2016). Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study. Journal of Public Health, 38(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv121

Background

NHS Health Checks are a national cardiovascular risk assessment and management programme in England and Wales. We examined the experiences of patients attending and healthcare professionals (HCPs) conducting NHS Health Checks.
Methods... Read More about Experiences of patients and healthcare professionals of NHS cardiovascular health checks: a qualitative study.

Multicentre, randomised controlled trial of a low-cost smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit) (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Naughton, F., Foster, K., Emery, J., Cooper, S., Sutton, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., Jones, M., Ussher, M., Whitemore, R., Leighton, M., Montgomery, A., Parrott, S., & Coleman, T. (2016, August). Multicentre, randomised controlled trial of a low-cost smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit). Presented at European Health Psychology Society and British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Conference 2016 (EHPS/DHP 2016)

Background: Text message cessation programmes have potential to change smoking behaviour during pregnancy but their effectiveness is unknown. This study aimed to estimate key parameters, including effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, for delivering... Read More about Multicentre, randomised controlled trial of a low-cost smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit).

Indicated school-based intervention to improve depressive symptoms among at risk Chilean adolescents: a randomized controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 16, Article 276. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-0985-4

Background: Depression is a disabling condition affecting people of all ages, but generally starting during adolescence. Schools seem to be an excellent setting where preventive interventions may be delivered. This study aimed to test the effectivene... Read More about Indicated school-based intervention to improve depressive symptoms among at risk Chilean adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.

Cost-effectiveness of telehealth for patients with raised cardiovascular disease risk: evidence from the Healthlines randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Dixon, P., Hollingshurst, S., Edwards, L., Thomas, C., Gaunt, D., Foster, A., Large, S., Montgomery, A. A., & Salisbury, C. (2016). Cost-effectiveness of telehealth for patients with raised cardiovascular disease risk: evidence from the Healthlines randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 6, Article e01235. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012352

Objectives: To investigate the cost-effectiveness of a telehealth intervention for primary care patients with raised cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.
Design: A prospective within-trial patient-level economic evaluation conducted alongside a rando... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of telehealth for patients with raised cardiovascular disease risk: evidence from the Healthlines randomised controlled trial.

Anxiety, depression and risk of cannabis use: Examining the internalising pathway to use among Chilean adolescents (2016)
Journal Article
Stapinski, L. A., Montgomery, A. A., & Araya, R. (2016). Anxiety, depression and risk of cannabis use: Examining the internalising pathway to use among Chilean adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 166, 109-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.032

Background: Adolescents who experience internalising symptoms may be susceptible to the use of alcohol and other substances in an attempt to alleviate or cope with these symptoms. We examined the hypothesised internalising pathway from symptoms of d... Read More about Anxiety, depression and risk of cannabis use: Examining the internalising pathway to use among Chilean adolescents.

Effectiveness of an integrated telehealth service for patients with depression: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Salisbury, C., O'Cathain, A., Edwards, L., Thomas, C., Gaunt, D., Hollingshurst, S., Nicholl, J., Large, S., Yardley, L., Lewis, G., Foster, A., Garner, K., Horspool, K., Man, M.-S., Rogers, A. E., Pope, C., Dixon, P., & Montgomery, A. A. (2016). Effectiveness of an integrated telehealth service for patients with depression: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention. Lancet Psychiatry, 3(6), 515-525. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2816%2900083-3

Background
Many countries are exploring the potential of telehealth interventions manage the rising number of people with chronic conditions. However, evidence of effectiveness of telehealth is equivocal. Based on an evidence-based conceptual framew... Read More about Effectiveness of an integrated telehealth service for patients with depression: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention.

Telehealth for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Salisbury, C., O'Cathain, A., Thomas, C., Edwards, L., Gaunt, D., Dixon, P., Hollingshurst, S., Nicholl, J., Large, S., Yardley, L., Fahey, T., Foster, A., Garner, K., Horspool, K., Man, M.-S., Rogers, A. E., Pope, C., & Montgomery, A. A. (2016). Telehealth for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 353, Article i2647. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2647

Objective: To assess whether non-clinical staff can effectively manage people at high risk of cardiovascular disease using digital health technologies.
Design: Pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.
Setting: 42 general practices in th... Read More about Telehealth for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Tweeting links to Cochrane Schizophrenia Group reviews: a randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Adams, C. E., Jayaram, M., Bodart, A., Sampson, S., Zhao, S., & Montgomery, A. A. (2016). Tweeting links to Cochrane Schizophrenia Group reviews: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 6(3), Article e010509. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010509

Objective: To assess the effects of using health social media on web activity.
Design: Individually randomised controlled parallel group superiority trial.
Setting: Twitter and Weibo.
Participants: 170 Cochrane Schizophrenia Group full reviews wit... Read More about Tweeting links to Cochrane Schizophrenia Group reviews: a randomised controlled trial.

Increasing follow-up questionnaire response rates in a randomized controlled trial of telehealth for depression: three embedded controlled studies (2016)
Journal Article
Edwards, L., Salisbury, C., Horspool, K., Foster, A., Garner, K., & Montgomery, A. A. (2016). Increasing follow-up questionnaire response rates in a randomized controlled trial of telehealth for depression: three embedded controlled studies. Trials, 17, Article 107. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1234-3

Background: Attrition is problematic in trials, and may be exacerbated in longer studies, telehealth trials and participants with depression – three features of The Healthlines Study. Advance notification, including a photograph and using action-ori... Read More about Increasing follow-up questionnaire response rates in a randomized controlled trial of telehealth for depression: three embedded controlled studies.

Validation of the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale: a patient-reported outcome measure of Vitiligo treatment success (2016)
Journal Article
Batchelor, J., Tan, W., Tour, S., Yong, A., Montgomery, A. A., & Thomas, K. (2016). Validation of the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale: a patient-reported outcome measure of Vitiligo treatment success. British Journal of Dermatology, 174(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.14208

Background:
Patient-reported outcome measures are rarely used in vitiligo trials. The Vitiligo Noticeability Scale (VNS) is a new patient-reported outcome measure assessing how ‘noticeable’ the vitiligo patches are after treatment. The noticeabilit... Read More about Validation of the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale: a patient-reported outcome measure of Vitiligo treatment success.

Comparing the cost-effectiveness and clinical effectiveness of a new community in-reach rehabilitation service with the cost-effectiveness and clinical effectiveness of an established hospital-based rehabilitation service for older people: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial with microcost and qualitative analysis – the Community In-reach Rehabilitation And Care Transition (CIRACT) study (2016)
Journal Article
Sahota, O., Pulikottil-Jacob, R., Marshall, F., Montgomery, A., Tan, W., Sach, T., Logan, P., Kendrick, D., Watson, A., Walker, M., & Waring, J. (2016). Comparing the cost-effectiveness and clinical effectiveness of a new community in-reach rehabilitation service with the cost-effectiveness and clinical effectiveness of an established hospital-based rehabilitation service for older people: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial with microcost and qualitative analysis – the Community In-reach Rehabilitation And Care Transition (CIRACT) study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 4(7), https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr04070

Background:
Older people represent a significant proportion of patients admitted to hospital as a medical emergency. Compared with the care of younger patients, their care is more challenging, their stay in hospital is much longer, their risk of ho... Read More about Comparing the cost-effectiveness and clinical effectiveness of a new community in-reach rehabilitation service with the cost-effectiveness and clinical effectiveness of an established hospital-based rehabilitation service for older people: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial with microcost and qualitative analysis – the Community In-reach Rehabilitation And Care Transition (CIRACT) study.

The provision of NHS health checks in a community setting: an ethnographic account (2015)
Journal Article
Riley, R., Coghill, N., Montgomery, A., Feder, G., & Horwood, J. (in press). The provision of NHS health checks in a community setting: an ethnographic account. BMC Health Services Research, 15, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1209-1

Background: The UK National Health Service Health Checks programme aims to reduce avoidable cardiovascular deaths, disability and health inequalities in England. However, due to the reported lower uptake of screening in specific black and minority et... Read More about The provision of NHS health checks in a community setting: an ethnographic account.

Cognitive Rehabilitation for Attention and Memory in people with Multiple Sclerosis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (CRAMMS) (2015)
Journal Article
Lincoln, N. B., das Nair, R., Bradshaw, L., Constantinescu, C. S., Drummond, A. E. R., Erven, A., Evans, A. L., Fitzsimmons, D., Montgomery, A. A., & Morgan, M. (2015). Cognitive Rehabilitation for Attention and Memory in people with Multiple Sclerosis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (CRAMMS). Trials, 16(1), Article 556. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1016-3

Background

People with multiple sclerosis have problems with memory and attention. Cognitive rehabilitation is a structured set of therapeutic activities designed to retrain an individual’s memory and other cognitive functions. Cognitive rehabili... Read More about Cognitive Rehabilitation for Attention and Memory in people with Multiple Sclerosis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (CRAMMS).