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Gentamicin versus ceftriaxone for the treatment of gonorrhoea (G-TOG trial): study protocol for a randomised trial (2016)
Journal Article

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

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

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.

Indicated school-based intervention to improve depressive symptoms among at risk Chilean adolescents: a randomized controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article

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

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

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

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.

Increasing follow-up questionnaire response rates in a randomized controlled trial of telehealth for depression: three embedded controlled studies (2016)
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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

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

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.