All Outputs (3)

Choosing and evaluating randomisation methods in clinical trials: a qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
Bruce, C. L., Iflaifel, M., Montgomery, A., Ogollah, R., Sprange, K., & Partlett, C. (2024). Choosing and evaluating randomisation methods in clinical trials: a qualitative study. Trials, 25(1), Article 199. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08005-z

Background: There exist many different methods of allocating participants to treatment groups during a randomised controlled trial. Although there is research that explores trial characteristics that are associated with the choice of method, there is... Read More about Choosing and evaluating randomisation methods in clinical trials: a qualitative study.

A systematic review of randomisation method use in RCTs and association of trial design characteristics with method selection (2022)
Journal Article
Bruce, C. L., Juszczak, E., Ogollah, R., Partlett, C., & Montgomery, A. (2022). A systematic review of randomisation method use in RCTs and association of trial design characteristics with method selection. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22(1), Article 314. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01786-4

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.

Obesity and Breast Cancer Risk in Men: A National Case-Control Study in England and Wales (2021)
Journal Article
Swerdlow, A. J., Bruce, C., Cooke, R., Coulson, P., Griffin, J., Butlin, A., …Jones, M. E. (2021). Obesity and Breast Cancer Risk in Men: A National Case-Control Study in England and Wales. JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 5(5), Article pkab078. https://doi.org/10.1093/jncics/pkab078

Background Breast cancer is rare in men, and information on its causes is very limited from studies that have generally been small. Adult obesity has been shown as a risk factor, but more detailed anthropometric relations have not been investigated.... Read More about Obesity and Breast Cancer Risk in Men: A National Case-Control Study in England and Wales.