The FEED1 trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of full milk feeds versus intravenous fluids with gradual feeding for preterm infants (30–33 weeks gestational age)

Mitchell, Eleanor J.; Meakin, Garry; Anderson, Josie; Dorling, Jon; Gale, Chris; Haines, Rachel; Kenyan, Charlotte; Johnson, Mark J.; McGuire, William; Mistry, Hema; Montgomery, Alan; Oddie, Sam; Ogollah, Reuben; Pallotti, Phoebe; Partlett, Christopher; Walker, Kate F; Ojha, Shalini

doi:10.1186/s13063-021-05994-z

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Mental health in clinically referred children and young people before and during the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
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The Covid-19 pandemic and mitigation approaches, including lockdowns and school closures, are thought to have negatively impacted children and young people’s (CYP) mental health. However, the impact for clinically referred CYP is less clear. We inves... Read More about Mental health in clinically referred children and young people before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A systematic review of randomisation method use in RCTs and association of trial design characteristics with method selection (2022)
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Background: When conducting a randomised controlled trial, there exist many different methods to allocate participants, and a vast array of evidence-based opinions on which methods are the most effective at doing this, leading to differing use of the... Read More about A systematic review of randomisation method use in RCTs and association of trial design characteristics with method selection.

Blinding of study statisticians in clinical trials: a qualitative study in UK clinical trials units (2022)
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Background: Blinding is an established approach in clinical trials which aims to minimise the risk of performance and detection bias. There is little empirical evidence to guide UK clinical trials units (CTUs) about the practice of blinding statistic... Read More about Blinding of study statisticians in clinical trials: a qualitative study in UK clinical trials units.

STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2022)
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INTRODUCTION: Emotional disorders (such as anxiety and depression) are associated with considerable distress and impairment in day-to-day function for affected children and young people and for their families. Effective evidence-based interventions a... Read More about STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

The FEED1 trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of full milk feeds versus intravenous fluids with gradual feeding for preterm infants (30–33 weeks gestational age) (2022)
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Background: In the UK, approximately 8% of live births are preterm (before 37 weeks gestation), more than 90% of whom are born between 30 and 36 weeks, forming the largest proportion of a neonatal units’ workload. Neonatologists are cautious in initi... Read More about The FEED1 trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of full milk feeds versus intravenous fluids with gradual feeding for preterm infants (30–33 weeks gestational age).