Outputs (3)

A practical guide to implementing a successful social media recruitment strategy: lessons from the Eczema Monitoring Online trial (2022)
Journal Article
Baker, A., Mitchell, E. J., & Thomas, K. S. (2022). A practical guide to implementing a successful social media recruitment strategy: lessons from the Eczema Monitoring Online trial. Trials, 23, Article 905. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06839-z

Background: Participant recruitment into clinical trials remains challenging. The global increase in the number of social media users has accelerated the use of social media as a modality of recruitment, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic when... Read More about A practical guide to implementing a successful social media recruitment strategy: lessons from the Eczema Monitoring Online trial.

Prescribing and using vitiligo treatments: lessons from a nested process evaluation within the HI-Light vitiligo randomized controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Leighton, P., Chalmers, J. R., Batchelor, J., Rogers, A., Akram, P., Haines, R. H., …Thomas, K. S. (2022). Prescribing and using vitiligo treatments: lessons from a nested process evaluation within the HI-Light vitiligo randomized controlled trial. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 47(8), 1480-1489. https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.15193

Background: The HI-Light Trial demonstrated that for active, limited vitiligo, combination treatment with potent topical corticosteroid (TCS) and handheld narrowband ultraviolet B offers a better treatment response than potent TCS alone. However, it... Read More about Prescribing and using vitiligo treatments: lessons from a nested process evaluation within the HI-Light vitiligo randomized controlled trial.

Using the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale in clinical trials: construct validity, interpretability, reliability and acceptability (2022)
Journal Article
Batchelor, J. M., Gran, S., Leighton, P., Howells, L., Montgomery, A. A., Tan, W., …Thomas, K. S. (2022). Using the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale in clinical trials: construct validity, interpretability, reliability and acceptability. British Journal of Dermatology, 187(4), 548-556. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.21671

Background: Validated outcome measures are needed for vitiligo trials. Objectives: To assess construct validity, interpretability, reliability and acceptability of the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale (VNS). Methods: We used images of vitiligo before and... Read More about Using the Vitiligo Noticeability Scale in clinical trials: construct validity, interpretability, reliability and acceptability.