Academic Abstracts

Cotton, S, Duncan, A, Innes, K, Fernie, G, Davidson, T,Breeman, S. 50% of the participants from 20% of the recruitment sites? Trials 2020;20:p-64.

Aceves-Martins, M, Robertson, C,Avenell, A. A systematic review of UK based long-term non-surgical interventions for people with severe obesity (BMI ≥ 35kg/m²): Results from the REBALANCE Project . Obesity Facts 2019;12:CP1.13.

Bolland, M, Gamble, GD, Avenell, A,Grey, A. Rounding, but not randomization method, non-normality, or correlation, affected baseline P-value distributions in randomized trials. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2019;110:50-62.

Cotton, S, Bell, V, Treweek, S,Turner, S. Challenges of using electronic real time measuring devices in randomised controlled trials  Trials 2019:P-263.

Cotton, S, Campbell, K, Innes, K, Forrest, M,Devereux, G. Using study websites for more than just electronic data capture: gaining trial management efficiencies Trials 2019;20:P-64.

Dal-Re, R, Avendano-Sola, C, Bloechl-Daum, B, de Boer, A, Ericksson, S, Fuhr, U, Holm, S, James, SK, Mentz, R, Perucca, E, Rosendaal, F,Treweek, S. Low risk pragmatic trials do not always require participants’ informed consent. BMJ Case Rep 2019;364|1092.

Freedland, K, King, A, Ambrosius, W, Mayo-Wilson, E, Mohr, D, Czajkowski, S, Thabane, L, Collins, L, Rebok, G, Treweek, S, Cook, T, Edinger, J, Stoney, C, Campo, R, Young-Hyman, D, Riley, W,Trials, The Selection of Comparators for Randomized Controlled Trials of Health-Related Behavioral Interventions: Recommendations of an NIH Expert Panel. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2019;110:74-81.

Jacobsen, E, Retat, L, Boyers, D, Avenell, A, Corbould, E, Webber, L, De bruin, M, Robertson, C, Aceves-Martins, M,Cooper, D. Cost-effectiveness of behaviour, lifestyle and surgical interventions for severe obesity (the REBALANCE project) Obesity Facts 2019;12:PP4.04.

Lewis, AL, Young, GJ, Abrams, P, Blair, PS, Chapple, C, Glazener, C, Horwood, J, McGrath, JS, Noble, S, Taylor, GT, Ito, H, Belal, M, Davies, MC, Dickinson, AJ, Foley, CL, Foley, S, Fulford, S, Gammal, MM, Garthwaite, M, Harris, MRE, Ilie, PC, Jones, R, Sabbagh, S, Mason, RG, McLarty, E, Mishra, V, Mom, J, Morley, R, Natale, S, Nitkunan, T, Page, T, Payne, D, Rashid, TG, Saeb-Parsy, K, Sandhu, SS, Simoes, A, Singh, G, Sullivan, M, Tempest, HV, Viswanath, S, Walker, RMH, Lane, JA,Drake, MJ. Clinical and Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Men Referred for Consideration of Surgery to Treat Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Baseline Results and Diagnostic Findings of the Urodynamics for Prostate Surgery Trial; Randomised Evaluation of Assessment Methods (UPSTREAM). European Urology Focus 2019.

Retat, L, Boyers, D, Jacobsen, E, Corbould, E, Webber, L,Avenell, A. The cost-effectiveness of very low calorie diets for severe obesity: modelling study in the UK  Obesity Facts 2019;12:PO1.240.

Robertson, C, Aceves-Martins, M, Stewart, F, Cooper, D, Avenell, A,Project, R. A systematic review of long-term randomised controlled trial evidence of interventions for weight management Obesity Facts 2019;12(PO1.243).

Skea, Z, Aceves-Martins, M, Robertson, C, De bruin, M,Avenell, A. The acceptability of weight management programmes for adults with severe obesity: a qualitative evidence synthesis  Obesity Facts 2019;12:PO2.232.

Wyke, S, Bunn, C, Andersen, E, Silva, M, van Nassau, F, McSkimming, P, Kolovos, S, Gill, JM, Gray, C, Hunt, K, Anderson, A, Bosmans, JE, Jelsma, J, Kean, S, Louden, D, Macaulay, L, Maxwell, DJ, McConnachie, A, Mutrie, N, Nijhuis-van der Sanden, R, Pereira, HV, Philpott, M, Roberts, GC, Rooksby, J, Roynesdal, O, Sattar, N, Sorensen, M, Teixeira, PJ, Treweek, S, van Achterberg, T, van de Glind, I, van Mechelen, W,van der Ploeg, H. The effect of a programme to improve men’s sedentary time and physical activity: The European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) randomised controlled trial. PLoS Med 2019;16(2).

Bolland, M, Grey, A,Avenell, A. Effects of vitamin D supplementation on musculoskeletal health: systematic review, meta-analyses, and trial-sequential analyses. Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology 2018;6:847-58.

Jansen, JO, Moore, EE, Wang, H, Morrison, JJ, Hutchison, JD, Campbell, MK,Sauaia, A. Maximizing geographical efficiency: An analysis of the configuration of Colorado's trauma system. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2018;84(5):762-70.

Banister, K, Ramsay, C, Azuara-Blanco, A, Cook, J, Boachie, C, Burr, J, Kumarasamy, M,Bourne, R. Challenges in dealing with suspected disease in glaucoma diagnostic accuracy studies [abstract]. Diagnostic & Prognostic Research 2017;1((Suppl 1):7):28.

Breeman, S, Wood, J, Maclennan, G,Hudson, J. Record Linkage of Trial Datasets to Hospital Admission Records: A Trial Manager’s Experience.[abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):221-22.

Brooks, C, Constable, L,Cotton, S. Why do trials get suspended?  A review of data from ClinicalTrials.gov and ISRCTN [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):88.

Cochran, C, Banister, K, Chakravarthy, PD,Ramsay, C. Networked for success: the establishment and maturation of a trainee research network within a UK based ophthalmology study [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1 ):P187.

Cotton, S, Duncan, A, Shearer, K, Bruhn, H,Treweek, S. Can trial managers predict whether sites will recruit to target or not?  Results from the Estimating Site Performance (ESP) study. [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):164.

Cotton, S, Innes, K, Kaniewska, J, Forrest, M,Deveraux, G. Efficiencies in multi-centre RCTs – what lessons can be learned from a trial with more than 100 recruitment sites? [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):87.

Duncan, A, Goulao, B, Fee, P, McLaren-Neil, F, Floate, R, Ord, F, Braid, H, Bonair, A, Clarkson, JE,Ramsay, C. When is enough enough? Replication of behaviour change interventions to minimise attrition of follow up questionnaires [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):P428.

Fernie, G, Banister, K, Breeman, S, Constable, L, Duncan, A, Gardner, H, Goodman, K, Lanz, D, McDonald, A, Ogburn, E, Stevens, N, Valente, M,Treweek, S. A good use of time and money?  How trial data collection effort is distributed across different categories of data. [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):P239.

Gardner, H, Gillies, K,Treweek, S. Perceptions and experiences of participant recruitment: a qualitative interview study with trial stakeholders [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):P420.

Gillies, K, Duthie, A,Campbell, MK. A systematic review of measures of informed consent for randomised controlled trials. [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):O63.

Gillies, K,Treweek, S. Retention in randomised trials: What matters to Trial Managers? [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):P436.

Goulao, B, MacLennan, G,Ramsay, C. Split-plot designs: sample size considerations [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):P85.

Hudson, J, Wood, J, Watson, A,Cook, J. 'The impact of methodological and temporal variation on infarct size quantification in acute myocardial infarction with late enhancement CMR [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):24.

Innes, K, Gillies, K, Cotton, S,Campbell, MK. The importance of informational items in a Randomised Controlled Trial Participant Information Leaflet: A mixed method study [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):P63.

Morgan, HM, Bruce, DM, Fernie, G, Gardner, H, Goulao, B, Kaniewska, J, Robertson, C, Wren, S,Gillies, K. Is that it? Using 'explorachoc' to engage the public with clinical trials and health services research [abstract]. Trials 2017;18(Suppl 1):P158.

Keenan, KF, McKee, L,Miedzybrodzka, Z. How to improve parents’ and children’s experience of predictive testing for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia [abstract]. Eur J Hum Genet 2016;24(1):394.

Keenan, KF, Mckee, L,Miedzybrodzka, Z. Professionals’ views and experiences of facilitating family communication about genetics: Findings from a qualitative study [abstract]. Eur J Hum Genet 2016;24(1).

Keenan, KF, McKee, L,Miedzybrodzka, Z. Sharing information with children and young people about adult-onset inherited conditions: Using evidence to improve services for parents and their children [abstract]. Eur J Hum Genet 2015;23(1):37.

Crossland, N, Thomson , G, Morgan, HM, Dykes, F,Hoddinott, P. Breast pumps as an incentive for breastfeeding: a mixed methods investigation. [abstract]. Matern Child Nutr 2015;19(Supplement 2):38.

Hoddinott, P, Thomson, G, Morgan, HM, Crossland, N, Maclennan, G, Dykes, F, Stewart, F, Bauld, L,Campbell, M. Perspectives on financial incentives to health service providers for increasing breastfeeding and smoking quit rates during pregnancy: a mixed methods study.[abstract]  Matern Child Nutr 2015;19(Suppl 3):113.

Hoddinott, P, Morgan, HM, Thomson , G, Crossland, N,Dombrowski, S. A ladder logic model to inform the design of incentive interventions for breastfeeding [abstract]. Maternal and Child Nutrition 2015;19(Supplement 2):65.

Constable, L, Davidson, T, Wileman, S, McCormack, K, Thomas, R, McDonald, A, Glazener, C,Norrie , J.Overcoming a Trial ‘Adverse Event’: impact and experiences of a temporary suspension of a clinical trial [abstract]. Trials 2015;16(Suppl 2):P178.

Forrest Keenan, K, McKee, L,Miedzybrodzka, Z. How to improve young people's experience of predictive testing for Huntingdon's disease [abstract]. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2014;85(S1):A79.

Hoddinott P, Morgan H, MacLennan GS, Sewel K, Thomson G, Bauld L, Yi D, Ludbrook A, Campbell M.Public acceptability of financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy and breastfeeding [abstract]. Int J Behav Med 2014;21(Suppl.):S61.

Hoddinott P, Morgan H, Thomson G, Crossland N, Dombrowski S. A ladder logic model to inform the design of incentive trials for women around childbirth [abstract]. Int J Behav Med 2014;21(Suppl.):S139.

Hoddinott P, Morgan H, Thomson G, Crossland N, Farrar S, Yi D, Hislop J, MacLennan G, Rothnie K, Stewart F, Campbell MK. The push me, pull you of financial incentives and health inequalities: a mixed methods study [abstract]. Lancet 2014;384(Suppl 2):S37.

Kolehmainen N, Ramsay C, Owen C, McKee L, Francis J. Improving physical play in children with disabilities: identifying modifiable, clinically meaningful targets for interventions [abstract].  Int J Behav Med 2014;21 (Suppl.):p.61.

McClurg D, Hagen S, Harris F, Emmanuel A, Norton C, Treweek S, Norrie J, Donnan P, Coggrave M.Abdominal massage for neurogenic bowel dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis - the AMBER trial - Abdominal Massage for Bowel dysfunction Effectiveness Research [abstract].Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2014;20(7):977-978.

Thomson, G., Morgan, H., Crossland, N., and Hoddinott, P.  The Unintended Consequences of Incentive Provision [abstract]. 11th International Conference on Urban Health, Manchester, 4-7 March 2014.

Young L, Ramsay C, Prior M, Forbes G, Templeton A, Clarkson J. A framework for knowledge translation linked to a national clinical guidance initiative [abstract]. BMC Health Serv Res [serial on the Internet] 2014;14 (Suppl.2):P142.

Allan J, Sniehotta F, Johnston M. Good planners can already plan but poor planners benefit from action plans [abstract]. Psychol Health 2013;27 (Suppl.1):3.

Archibald D, Douglas F, Hoddinott P, van Teijlingen E, Robertson C, Stewart F, Avenell A. A qualitative evidence synthesis on the management of male obesity: the ROMEO Project [abstract].Obesity Facts 2013;6(Suppl.1):189.

Boyers D, Stewart F, Avenell A. Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of new interventions in the management and treatment of obesity - lessons for good practice evaluations from the ROMEO Project [abstract]. Obesity Facts 2013;6(Suppl.1):194.

Breeman S, Cotton S, McDonald A, McPherson G, MacLennan G, Bruhn H. Telephone calls to boost response rates in the collection of outcome data [abstract]. Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14(Suppl.1):79P.

Campbell M, Francis JJ, Duncan EM, MacLennan GS, Cuthbertson BH, SuDDICU study group. When is a randomised controlled trial required: the theoretical domains framework approach [abstract]. Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14(Suppl.):O7.

Clement K, Omar MI, Lapitan M, Glazener C. Do we need to perform urodynamics studies before surgery for urinary incontinence in women? Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis [abstract]. Neurourol Urodyn 2013;32(6):523-524.

Constable L, McDonald A, Glazener C. Developing effective and efficient study specific training to enable rapid study start up [abstract]. Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14 (Suppl.1):129.

Crossland N, Thomson G, Morgan H, Hoddinott P, Dykes F. Incentives to stop smoking and start and continue breastfeeding: Service-user insights into barriers and facilitators [abstract].Maternal and Child Nutrition 2013;9 (Suppl.3):10.

Dombrowski S, Araujo-Soares V, Johnston M, Avenell A, Sniehotta F. Developing and testing an intervention for obese adults based on effective behaviour change techniques [abstract].Psychology 2013;27 (Suppl.1):37.

Elouafkaoui P, Elders A, Prior M, Clarkson J, Duncan EM, Ramsay C, Young L, TRiaDS Research Methodology Group. Using linked healthcare data to create a randomised controlled trial: The RAPiD Trial (Reducing Antibiotic Prescribing in Dentistry). Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14(Suppl):O16.

Forrest Keenan, K., McKee, L, and Miedzybrodzka, Z. Help or Hindrance: Young Adults Experiences of Predictive testing for Huntington's disease in the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood [abstract]. Journal of Huntington's Disease 2013.Available from URL: www.iospress.nl/journal/journal-of-huntingtons-disease/

Hoddinott P, Hislop J, Morgan H, Stewart F, Farrar S, Rothnie K, Bauld L, Thomson G. Incentive interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy: a mixed methods evidence synthesis [abstract]. The Lancet 2013;380 (Suppl.3):S48.

Hoddinott P, Morgan H, Thomson G, Crossland N, Craig L, Britten J, Farrar S, Newlands R, Kiezebrink K, Coyne JC. Intervention vignettes as a qualitative tool to refine complex intervention design [abstract]. Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14 (Suppl.):O55.

Gillies K, Skea Z, MacLennan S, Ramsay C, Campbell MK. Determining information for inclusion in a decision support intervention for clinical trial participation: a modified Delphi approach [abstract]. Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14(Suppl.):O64.

Kiezebrink K, Coyle J, Hoddinott P, Witham M, Clarke A, Avenell A. Ways to intervene and support engagement of older adults weight loss study (Wise Owls) ``c mixed methods project developing an intervention [abstract]. Ann Nutr Metab 2013;63 (Suppl. 1):721-722.

Kolehmainen N, MacLennan G, Ternent L, Duncan EAS, Duncan EM, Ryan S, McKee L, Francis J. Multi-level case studies in development of complex interventions: an example of the good goals intervention [abstract]. Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14(Suppl.):P5.

Lenguerrand E, MacLennan G, Siassakos D, Draycott T, Bhattacharya S, Norrie J. The thistle study: a stepped-wedge clustered trial of an intrapartum emergencies training package in Scottish maternity units [abstract]. Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14 (Suppl.1):P142.

McCann S, Campbell MK, Entwistle VA. Recruitment to trials: insights from a meta-ethnography of qualitative studies [abstract].  Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14(Suppl.):O69.

McCleary N, Francis J, Ramsay C, Campbell MK, Allan J. Using patient scenarios to assess General Practitioners' decision difficulty and quality: A systematic review [abstract]. Psychol Health 2013;28 (Suppl.1):125.

MacLennan G, Campbell M, Norrie J. Methodological challenges designing pragmatic, multi-centre randomised controlled trials in critical care [abstract]. Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14 (Suppl.1):O125.

Meidzybrodzka Z, Forrest Keenan K, Eden J. Adoption and Huntington's disease: Genetics and the Third Sector working together to improve clients' experiences [abstract]. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2013;83 (Suppl.1):A50.

Morgan H, Hoddinott P, Thomson G, Crossland N, Dykes F, McCann S, Campbell MK. Service user groups as co-applicants on a platform study for a trial [abstract]. Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14(Suppl):O35.

Morgan H, Thomson G, Crossland N, Dykes F, Hoddinott P. Mother and baby groups as research grant co-applicants for a study on incentives for breastfeeding: opportunities and challenges [abstract]. Maternal and Child Nutrition 2013;9 (Suppl.3):26.

Palmer AJ, Avenell A. The role of omega-3 supplemented parenteral nutrition in critical illness in adults: a systematic review & meta-analysis [abstract]. Proc Nutr Soc 2013.

Power B, Kiezebrink K, Campbell M, Allan J. Effects of workplace dietary and/or physical activity interventions targeting healthcare professionals: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials [abstracts]. Obesity Facts 2013;6 (Suppl.):191-192.

Robertson C, Avenell A, Stewart F, Archibald D, Douglas F, Hoddinott P, van Teijlingen E. Evidence for effective male weight loss programmes.  A systematic review of long-term weight loss randomised trials for obese men: The ROMEO project [abstract]. Obesity Facts 2013;6(Suppl.1):196.

The SCARLESS Study Group, [Ahmed A], [Krukowski Z], [McCormack K], [Cook JA], [McDonald A], [McPherson G], [MacLennan G], [Malik M], [Pflanz-Sinclair C], [Duncan A], [Collins D]. Single port/incision laparoscopic surgery compared with standard 3 port laparoscopic surgery for appendicectomy - a randomised controlled trial [abstract]. Br J Surg 2013;100(Suppl.7):140.

Wileman S. Streamlining the study start up process [abstract]. Trials [serial on the Internet] 2013;14(Suppl.1):140.

Young L, Stirling D, Elouafkaoui P, Rutherford S, Ramsay C, Clarkson JE. P326 Implementing an Audit and Feedback Intervention to Reduce Antibiotic Prescribing in General Dental Practice [abstract]. BMJ Quality & Safety 2013;22 (Suppl.1):85.

Adewuyi T, Cook J, MacLennan G. Accounting for all randomised cases: handling non-compliance and missing data in surgical trials [abstract]. Gac Sanit 2012;26 (Especial Congreso 2):59.

Breeman S, McDonald A, McPherson G, Norrie J, MacLennan G, Campbell M, Starr K, Cotton S.Challenges and implications of patient reported clinical outcomes for randomised controlled trials [abstract]. Clin Trials 2012;9(4):A87.

Cochran C, Burr J, Azuara-Blanco A, Garden P, Norrie J, McDonald A, McPherson G, EAGLE study group.Shrinking the global village: the challenges of trial management in an international multi-centre trial [abstract]. Clin Trials 2012;9(4):A47.

Cotton S, Brittenden J, Francis J. How effective are patient information leaflets? A framework and methods for evaluation [abstract]. Clin Trials 2012;9(4):A58.

McPherson G, Campbell MK, Elbourne D. Does Using Minimisation Make A Difference? Empirical evidence from three multi-centre studies [abstract]. Clin Trials 2012;9(4):456-457.