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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., …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., …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)
Conference Proceeding
Naughton, F., Foster, K., Emery, J., Cooper, S., Sutton, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., …Coleman, T. (2016). Multicentre, randomised controlled trial of a low-cost smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit).

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
Gaete, J., Martinez, V., Fritsch, R., Rojas, G., Montgomery, A. A., & Araya, R. (2016). Indicated school-based intervention to improve depressive symptoms among at risk Chilean adolescents: a randomized 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., …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., …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., …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., …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.