Professor ALAN MONTGOMERY's Outputs (119)

A pilot randomized controlled trial of a stepped care intervention package for depression in primary care in Nigeria (2015)
Journal Article
Oladeji, A., Kola, L., Abiona, T., & Montgomery, A. A. (in press). A pilot randomized controlled trial of a stepped care intervention package for depression in primary care in Nigeria. BMC Psychiatry, 15(96), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0483-0

Background
Depression is common in primary care and is often unrecognized and untreated. Studies are needed to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing evidence-based depression care provided by primary health care workers (PHCWs) in sub-Saharan... Read More about A pilot randomized controlled trial of a stepped care intervention package for depression in primary care in Nigeria.

A mechanistic multi-centre, parallel group, randomised placebo controlled trial of Mesalazine for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D) (2015)
Journal Article
Lam, C., Tan, W., Leighton, M., Hastings, M., Lingaya, M., Falcone, Y., Zhou, X., Xu, L., Whorwell, P., Walls, A., Zaitoun, A. M., Montgomery, A., & Spiller, R. C. (2015). A mechanistic multi-centre, parallel group, randomised placebo controlled trial of Mesalazine for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D). Gut, 65(1), https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309122

Introduction: Immune activation has been reported in the mucosa of irritable bowel syndrome patients with diarrhoea (IBS-D) and some small studies have suggested that Mesalazine may reduce symptoms. We performed a double blind, randomised placebo con... Read More about A mechanistic multi-centre, parallel group, randomised placebo controlled trial of Mesalazine for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D).

Blinded randomised controlled trial of low-dose Adjuvant Steroids in Adults admitted to hospital with Pandemic influenza (ASAP): a trial 'in hibernation', ready for rapid activation (2015)
Journal Article
Lim, W. S., Brittain, C., Duley, L., Edwards, S., Gordon, S., Montgomery, A., Nguyen-Van-Tam, J., Read, R., Whitham, D., Whynes, D., Woodhead, M., & Wootton, D. (2015). Blinded randomised controlled trial of low-dose Adjuvant Steroids in Adults admitted to hospital with Pandemic influenza (ASAP): a trial 'in hibernation', ready for rapid activation. Health Technology Assessment, 19(16), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19160

Background: There are no completed randomised trials of the use of corticosteroids in patients with severe influenza infection. Corticosteroid use in influenza is widespread, non-systematic and marked by controversy. A recent meta-analysis of observa... Read More about Blinded randomised controlled trial of low-dose Adjuvant Steroids in Adults admitted to hospital with Pandemic influenza (ASAP): a trial 'in hibernation', ready for rapid activation.

Increasing children’s physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention: process evaluation of the action 3:30 randomised feasibility trial (2015)
Journal Article
Jago, R., Sebire, S., Davies, B., Wood, L., Banfield, K., Edwards, M. J., Powell, J. E., Montgomery, A. A., Thompson, J., & Fox, K. (2015). Increasing children’s physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention: process evaluation of the action 3:30 randomised feasibility trial. BMC Public Health, 15(156), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1501-3

Background
Many children do not engage in recommended levels of physical activity (PA), highlighting the need to find ways to increase children’s PA. Process evaluations play an important role in improving the science of randomised controlled trials... Read More about Increasing children’s physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention: process evaluation of the action 3:30 randomised feasibility trial.

The Community In-Reach and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Watson, A., Charlesworth, L., Jacob, R., Kendrick, D., Logan, P., Marshall, F., Montgomery, A., Sach, T., Tan, W., Walker, M., Waring, J., Whitham, D., & Sahota, O. (2015). The Community In-Reach and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16(41), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0551-2

Background

Older people represent a significant proportion of patients admitted to hospital. Their care compared to younger patients is more challenging, length of stay is longer, risk of hospital-acquired problems higher and the risk of being re-... Read More about The Community In-Reach and Care Transition (CIRACT) clinical and cost-effectiveness study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

TElehealth in CHronic disease: mixed-methods study to develop the TECH conceptual model for intervention design and evaluation (2015)
Journal Article
Salisbury, C., Thomas, C., O'Cathain, A., Rogers, A. E., Pope, C., Yardley, L., Hollinghurst, S., Fahey, T., Lewis, G., Large, S., Edwards, L., Rowsell, A., Segar, J., Brownsell, S., & Montgomery, A. A. (in press). TElehealth in CHronic disease: mixed-methods study to develop the TECH conceptual model for intervention design and evaluation. BMJ Open, 5(2), Article e006448. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006448

Objective
To develop a conceptual model for effective use of telehealth in the management of chronic health conditions, and to use this to develop and evaluate an intervention for people with two exemplar conditions: raised cardiovascular disease r... Read More about TElehealth in CHronic disease: mixed-methods study to develop the TECH conceptual model for intervention design and evaluation.

Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
Cooper, S., Foster, K., Naughton, F., Leonardi-Bee, J., Sutton, S., Ussher, M., Leighton, M., Montgomery, A., Parrott, S., & Coleman, T. (2015). Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16, Article 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/S13063-014-0546-4

Background

Smoking in pregnancy is a public health problem. Self-help smoking cessation support can help pregnant women to stop smoking, but the effects of delivering this kind of support via SMS text message are not known. A previous randomised... Read More about Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Randomised trial of the fascia iliaca block versus the ‘3-in-1’ block for femoral neck fractures in the emergency department (2014)
Journal Article
Reavley, P., Montgomery, A. A., Smith, J. E., Binks, S., Elder, G., Benger, J., & Edwards, J. (in press). Randomised trial of the fascia iliaca block versus the ‘3-in-1’ block for femoral neck fractures in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Journal, 32(9), https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203407

Introduction: Femoral neck fractures are a common and painful injury. Femoral nerve blocks, and a variant of this technique termed the ‘3-in-1’ block, are often used in this patient group, but their effect is variable. The fascia iliaca compartment b... Read More about Randomised trial of the fascia iliaca block versus the ‘3-in-1’ block for femoral neck fractures in the emergency department.

Peer victimization during adolescence: concurrent and prospective impact on symptoms of depression and anxiety (2014)
Journal Article
Stapinski, L. A., Araya, R., Heron, J., Montgomery, A. A., & Stallard, P. (2014). Peer victimization during adolescence: concurrent and prospective impact on symptoms of depression and anxiety. Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 28(1), 105-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2014.962023

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Background: Peer victimization is ubiquitous across schools and cultures, and has the potential for long-lasting effects on the well-being of victims. To date, research has focused on the consequences of peer victimization... Read More about Peer victimization during adolescence: concurrent and prospective impact on symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Randomised feasibility trial of a teaching assistant led extracurricular physical activity intervention for 9 to 11 year olds: Action 3:30 (2014)
Journal Article
Jago, R., Sebire, S., Davies, B., Wood, L., Edwards, M. J., Banfield, K., Fox, K., Thompson, J., Powell, J. E., & Montgomery, A. A. (2014). Randomised feasibility trial of a teaching assistant led extracurricular physical activity intervention for 9 to 11 year olds: Action 3:30. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11, Article 114. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-014-0114-z

Background:

Extracurricular programmes could provide a mechanism to increase the physical activity (PA) of primary-school-aged children. The aim of this feasibility study was to examine whether the Action 3:30 intervention, which is delivered by... Read More about Randomised feasibility trial of a teaching assistant led extracurricular physical activity intervention for 9 to 11 year olds: Action 3:30.

Changing eating behaviours to treat childhood obesity in the community using Mandolean: the Community Mandolean randomised controlled trial (ComMando) – a pilot study (2014)
Journal Article
Hamilton-Shield, J., Goodred, J., Powell, L., Thorn, J., Banks, J., Hollinghurst, S., Montgomery, A. A., Sharp, D., & Turner, K. (2014). Changing eating behaviours to treat childhood obesity in the community using Mandolean: the Community Mandolean randomised controlled trial (ComMando) – a pilot study. Health Technology Assessment, 18(47), https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18470

Background

Around one in five children in England is obese when they leave primary school. Thus far, it has not been demonstrated that primary care interventions to manage childhood obesity can achieve significant weight reduction. Training obese... Read More about Changing eating behaviours to treat childhood obesity in the community using Mandolean: the Community Mandolean randomised controlled trial (ComMando) – a pilot study.

Relationship between Expectation Management and Client Retention in Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (2014)
Journal Article
Ekberg, S., Barnes, R. K., Kessler, D. S., Mirza, S., Montgomery, A. A., Malpass, A., & Shaw, A. R. (2015). Relationship between Expectation Management and Client Retention in Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 43(6), 732-743. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465814000241

Background: Engaging clients from the outset of psychotherapy is important for therapeutic success. However, there is little research evaluating therapists’ initial attempts to engage clients in the therapeutic process. This article reports retrospec... Read More about Relationship between Expectation Management and Client Retention in Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Associations between Physical Activity Parenting Practices and Adolescent Girls’ Self-Perceptions and Physical Activity Intentions (2014)
Journal Article
Sebire, S., Haase, A. M., Montgomery, A. A., McNeil, J., & Jago, R. (2014). Associations between Physical Activity Parenting Practices and Adolescent Girls’ Self-Perceptions and Physical Activity Intentions. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(4), 734-740. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2012-0034

Background: The present study investigated cross-sectional associations between maternal and paternal logistic and modelling physical activity support and the self-efficacy, self-esteem and physical activity intentions of 11-12 year old girls.
Met... Read More about Associations between Physical Activity Parenting Practices and Adolescent Girls’ Self-Perceptions and Physical Activity Intentions.

Cost-effectiveness of classroom-based cognitive behaviour therapy in reducing symptoms of depression in adolescents: a trial-based analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Anderson, R., Ukoumunne, O. C., Sayal, K., Phillips, R., Taylor, J. A., Spears, M., Araya, R., Lewis, G., Montgomery, A. A., & Stallard, P. (2014). Cost-effectiveness of classroom-based cognitive behaviour therapy in reducing symptoms of depression in adolescents: a trial-based analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55(12), 1390-1397. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12248

Background

A substantial minority of adolescents suffer from depression and it is associated with increased risk of suicide, social and educational impairment, and mental health problems in adulthood. A recently conducted randomized controlled tri... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of classroom-based cognitive behaviour therapy in reducing symptoms of depression in adolescents: a trial-based analysis.

Are People With Chronic Diseases Interested in Using Telehealth? A Cross-Sectional Postal Survey (2014)
Journal Article
Edwards, L., Thomas, C., Gregory, A., Yardley, L., O'Cathain, A., Montgomery, A. A., & Salisbury, C. (2014). Are People With Chronic Diseases Interested in Using Telehealth? A Cross-Sectional Postal Survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 16(5), Article e123. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.3257

Background:
There is growing interest in telehealth—the use of technology to support the remote delivery of health care and promote self-management—as a potential alternative to face-to-face care for patients with chronic diseases. However, little i... Read More about Are People With Chronic Diseases Interested in Using Telehealth? A Cross-Sectional Postal Survey.

Sedentary time and markers of inflammation in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (2014)
Journal Article
Falconer, C., Cooper, A., Walhin, J., Thompson, D., Page, A., Peters, T., Montgomery, A., Sharp, D., Dayan, C., & Andrews, R. (2014). Sedentary time and markers of inflammation in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2014(24(9)), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2014.03.009

Background and aims:
We investigated whether objectively measured sedentary time was associated with markers of inflammation in adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

Methods and results:
We studied 285 adults (184 men, 101 women, mean... Read More about Sedentary time and markers of inflammation in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

School travel mode, parenting practices and physical activity among UK Year 5 and 6 children (2014)
Journal Article
Jago, R., Wood, L., Sebire, S., Edwards, M. J., Davies, B., Banfield, K., Fox, K., Thompson, J., Cooper, A. R., & Montgomery, A. A. (2014). School travel mode, parenting practices and physical activity among UK Year 5 and 6 children. BMC Public Health, 14, Article 370. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-370

Background:

School travel mode and parenting practices have been associated with children’s physical activity (PA). The current study sought to examine whether PA parenting practices differ by school travel mode and whether school travel mode and... Read More about School travel mode, parenting practices and physical activity among UK Year 5 and 6 children.

Instrumental delivery and ultrasound: a multicentre randomised controlled trial of ultrasound assessment of the fetal head position versus standard care as an approach to prevent morbidity at instrumental delivery (2014)
Journal Article
Ramphul, M., Ooi, P. V., Burke, G., Kennelly, M. M., Said, S. A., Montgomery, A. A., & Murphy, D. J. (2014). Instrumental delivery and ultrasound: a multicentre randomised controlled trial of ultrasound assessment of the fetal head position versus standard care as an approach to prevent morbidity at instrumental delivery. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 121(8), https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.12810

Objectives: To determine whether the use of ultrasound can reduce the incidence of incorrect diagnosis of the fetal head position at instrumental delivery and subsequent morbidity.

Design: Two-arm, parallel, randomised trial, conducted from June 2... Read More about Instrumental delivery and ultrasound: a multicentre randomised controlled trial of ultrasound assessment of the fetal head position versus standard care as an approach to prevent morbidity at instrumental delivery.

Health services changes: is a run-in period necessary before evaluation in randomised clinical trials? (2014)
Journal Article
Rathod, T., Belcher, J., Montgomery, A. A., Salisbury, C., & Foster, N. (2014). Health services changes: is a run-in period necessary before evaluation in randomised clinical trials?. Trials, 15(41), https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-41

Background

Most randomised clinical trials (RCTs) testing a new health service do not allow a run-in period of consolidation before evaluating the new approach. Consequently, health professionals involved may feel insufficiently familiar or confid... Read More about Health services changes: is a run-in period necessary before evaluation in randomised clinical trials?.