![Professor Shaun Treweek Professor Shaun Treweek](/img/200x200/staffpages/uploads/s07st2/ST.jpg)
PhD, BSc (Hons)
Chair in Health Services Research
- About
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- Email Address
- s.treweek@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 438145
- Office Address
Health Services Research Unit University of Aberdeen Health Sciences Building Foresterhill Aberdeen AB25 2ZD UK
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Shaun is a professor and joined the Unit in 2013 via a meandering path to health services research. He trained as a physicist and then did a bioengineering PhD involving lasers, blood and bits of skin. Then came health informatics, amputee rehabilitation and a move to Oslo, followed by eight years at the University of Dundee, three of which as Assistant Director of the Tayside Clinical Trials Unit.
Shaun is active in the field of efficient trial design, particularly pragmatic trial design, improved recruitment and retention interventions for trials, the design of complex interventions and the effective presentation of research evidence. He is leading an initiative called Trial Forge (http://www.trialforge.org) that aims to be more systematic about how we generate and use research evidence in making trial design, conduct, analysis and reporting decisions.
He is, or has been, involved in a range of trials, including an EC FP7 trial of treatments for a rare neuromuscular condition, a trial of a lifestyle intervention for women after pregnancy, a lifestyle change trial run through football clubs and the Scottish Premier League, a trial of nerve stilumation to improve continence among residents in care homes, a lifestyle change trial run through the Scottish breast screening program and a lung cancer screening trial. Finally, he coordinated DECIDE, a 5-year, EC-funded project that aimed to improve the way guideline information is communicated to health professionals, patients and the public, policymakers and others.
Best email for contact is streweek@mac.com.
Qualifications
- PhD Bioengineering1994 - University of Strathclyde
- BSc Applied Physics1990 - Brunel University
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead for the Institute of Applied Health Sciences.
- Member, Institute for Applied Health Sciences Executive Group.
- External Memberships
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Committees/editorial board
- Chair, Health Improvement, Protection and Services Committee, Chief Scientist Office, 2017 (member since 2012) - 2021
- Co-lead, MRC-NIHR Trial Methodology Research Partnership Inclusivity Subgroup, 2020 - 2022.
- Member, Clinical Guidelines Methodology Subgroup of Ireland’s National Clinical Effectiveness Committee, 2016 - present.
- Member, Cross-border Healthcare Intervention Trials in Ireland Network (CHITIN) Evaluation Panel, 2018.
- Editor in Chief for Trials
- Chair, Steering Committee for NIHR funded study ‘Snacktivity’ to promote physical activity and reduce future risk of disease in the population (2019 – present).
- Chair, Trial Steering Committee for MRC-NPRI funded trial ‘Development and stage 2 RCT with internal pilot of a weight loss maintenance intervention for initially obese adults after clinically significant weight loss’
- Chair, Data Monitoring Committee for NIHR trial ‘Determining the Impact of Smoking Point of Sale Legislation Among Youth (DISPLAY) Study.
- Member, Data & Digital Working Group SubGroup, Strategic Restart Advisory Group, Chief Scientist Office (2021 – present).
- Member, European Research and Preparedness Network for Pandemics and Emerging Infectious Diseases (EU-RESPONSE) Independent Scientific and Ethics Advisory Board.
- Member, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East North Cumbria Scientific Advisory Committee.
- Member, Wessex Institute Research on Research Registry and Hub Scientific Advisory Committee.
- Member, Trial Steering Committee, HALT (Hernia Active Living Trial): protocol for a feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention to improve quality of life in people with bowel stoma with a bulge/ parastomal hernia.
- Content Editor, Cochrane Collaboration Incontinence Review Group
Latest Publications
Recruitment, retention, and reporting of variables related to ethnic diversity in randomised controlled trials: An umbrella review
BMJ Open, vol. 14, no. 8, e084889Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTrial participants’ self-reported understanding of randomisation phrases in participation information leaflets can be high, but acceptability of some descriptions is low, especially those linked to gambling and luck
Trials, vol. 25, no. 1, 391Contributions to Journals: Articles"We are not invited": Australian focus group results on how to improve ethnic diversity in trials.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 170, 111366Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAssessment of depth of sedation using Bispectral Index™ monitoring in patients with severe traumatic brain injury in UK intensive care units
BJA Open, vol. 10, 100287Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEquity in evidence synthesis: you can’t play on broken strings
Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods, vol. 2, no. 6, e12091Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
Prizes and Awards
Trial Forge won the 2019 Cochrane-REWARD Prize for reducing research waste (https://www.cochrane.org/news/2019-cochrane-reward-prize-winners-announced)
- Research
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Research Overview
Randomised trials; Trial methodology; Trial efficiency; Inclusion in trials; Recruitment; Retention; Communicating research
Research Areas
Current Research
Some of the projects I’m involved with include:
- Trial Forge (http://trialforge.org). A systematic approach to improving trial efficiency.
- ActWELL: a lifestyle change trial involving women attending routine breast screening in Scotland (http://www.actwellstudy.org).
- STEER: Systematic Techniques to Enhance Retention in RCTs. Developing theory-informed ways to reduce loss-to-follow-up in trials.
- Making clinical trials more efficient: consolidating, communicating and improving knowledge of patient recruitment interventions.
- The DECIDE project (http://www.decide-collaboration.eu). Improving the way guidelines are presented to users.
- Making clinical trials more relevant: improving and validating the PRECIS tool for matching trial design decisions to trial purpose - see PRECIS-2 elaboration paper and protocol.
- OPTIMISTIC - Observational Prolonged Trial In Myotonic dystrophy type 1 to Improve Stamina, a Target Identification Collaboration (http://optimistic-dm.eu)
- EuroFIT - improving men's health through healthy living programs delivered through football clubs (http://eurofitfp7.eu).
- The ECLS trial (http://www.eclsstudy.org): a trial evaluating the EarlyCDT-Lung blood test, which is designed to pick up lung cancer earlier, as part of a potential lung cancer screening program.
- The use of cardiac rehabilitation services to aid the recovery of colorectal cancer patients: A pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded feasibility study - see protocol.
- Improving the normalisation of complex interventions: Developing quantitative measures for users based on Normalisation Process Theory (http://www.normalizationprocess.org)
- Systematic Techniques for Assessing Recruitment to Trials (START): a programme to test recruitment interventions (http://www.population-health.manchester.ac.uk/mrcstart/)
- A web-based platform to support the development-evaluation-implementation process of the 2008 MRC framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions(see protocol)
- Supporting the Use of Research Evidence (SURE) for Policy in African Health Systems (http://www.who.int/evidence/sure/en/)
- Football Fans in Training (FFIT): a randomized controlled trial of a gender-sensitive weight loss and healthy living programme delivered to men aged 35-60 by Scottish Premier League (SPL) football clubs (http://www.spl-ffit.co.uk/)
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Applied Health Sciences.
Current PhDs:
- ‘Making it easier for trial teams to design inclusive trials'– Primary supervisor.
- ‘Evaluating colon capsule endoscopy use in Scotland and the implications for patients and the NHS’ – Second supervisor.
Current MDs:
- ‘Use of BIS-targeted sedation in patients with severe Traumatic Brain Injury’ – Co-primary supervisor.
I have seen seven PhD students through to completion and have been an external examiner for seven PhDs and one MPhil, and internal examiner for one PhD and a convener for another. I have supervised eight MSc students through to completion.
Funding and Grants
Selected grants
July 2022 (1/10/2022 - 30/9/2025)
531,674 CAD awarded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to Weijer, C, Taljaard M, Althabe F, Binik A, Brehaut J, Eldridge S, Ferrand R, Gillies K, Giraudeau B, Goldstein C, Grimshaw J, Hemkens L, Hemming K, Johri, Kim S, Largent E, Leese J, London A, Magwood O, Marlin S, Mbuagbaw L, Mitchell S, Nicholls S, Petkovic J, Treweek S, Tugwell P, Welch V, van der Graaf R. for a project called ‘Ethical issues in cluster randomized trials: using stakeholder and patient engagement to generate guidance for the ethical design and conduct of trials evaluating clinical, health policy, health systems, and public health interventions.’
July 2022 (1/4/2023 - 31/3/27)
€370,000 awarded by Health Research Board to Shiely F, Loudon K, Nichol A, Taljaard M, Treweek S, Zwarenstein M for a study called ‘Development, validation and dissemination of the PRECIS-3 tool to support the design of pragmatic randomised controlled trials: Towards making clinical trials part of routine clinical care.’
April 2022
£11,985 awarded by the NHS Grampian Endowment Fund to Gardner H, Treweek S, Wilson P, Thompson L, Rodgers, N, Murray C. for a study called ‘A qualitative interview study with adults living in remote and rural areas of Grampian to explore barriers and facilitators to participation in clinical trials.’
March 2022
£1,625,150 awarded by NIHR to Parker A, Treweek S, Clarke M, Grimshaw J, Torgerson D for a project called ‘Using implementation science and Studies Within A Trial (IMPLEMENT SWATs) to improve evidence-based participant recruitment and retention in randomised controlled trials.’
January 2022
AUS$149,402 awarded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council to Brijnath B, Gardner H, Ghersi D, Treweek S, Chan A-W, Orkin A, Welch V, Owusu-Addo E, Nkrumah K. for a study called ‘Proposal for guidelines to improve the planning and reporting of variables related to ethnic diversity in RCTs, as an extension of the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials.’
December 2021 (1/6/2022 - 31/5/2023)
€10,000 awarded by the Health Research Board Trial Methodology Research Network to Shiely F, Treweek S, Torgerson D, Dahly D, Crowley R, Clarke M, Murphy E, Briel M, Parker A, Gillies K, Weijer C for a project called ‘Trial Forge Guidance 3: Ethical issues in SWATs (Studies within a Trial).’
August 2021 (1/10/2021 - 30/9/2022)
£78,718 awarded by NIHR to Cooper C, Biggs K, Hancock H, Maier R, Shepherd V, Lane A, Torgerson D, Adamson J, Treweek S, Gardner H, Willis A, Isaacs T, Shiely F. for a study called ‘A collaborative study between CTUs and other researchers to identify the activities needed to improve representation of under-served groups in trials and understand their implementation.’
July 2021 (1/10/2021 - 30/9/2022)
£79,820 awarded by NIHR to Eldridge S, Lancaster G, Lawton S, Hopewell S, Treweek S, Gardner H, Jack A, Mohammed A, Jackson T for a study called ‘Promoting INCLUsivity through improving the practice anD utility of Ethnicity Data collection in trials (INCLUDED)’.
June 2021 (1/1/2022 - 31/5/2023)
£188,146 awarded by CSO to Treweek S, Gardner H, Gillies K, Witham M, Devane D, Khunti K, Bower P, Parker A, Oshisanya P, Soulsby I. for a study called ‘Improving ethnic diversity in trials: helping trial teams recruit and retain the ethnic groups essential for results with community-wide relevance and applicability.’
May 2021 (1/10/2021 - 30/9/2026)
€2,999,979 awarded by the Health Research Board to Devane D, Smith V, Dolan P, Shiely F, Toomey E, Treweek S. for a study called ‘HRB-TMRN Phase III Renewal 2021 – 2026’.
April 2021 (17/5/2021 - 16/9/2021
)£79,844 awarded by ESRC UKRI emergency COVID-19 funding to Treweek S, Brazzelli M, Isaacs T, Jack A, Kwaku-Odoi C, Bobat M, Durham C, Forde D, Mistry K, Rishi A. for a study called ‘Working with community groups to understand and reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minority groups in the UK’
February 2021 (1/5/2021 - 30/4/2022)
£9,937 awarded by the MRC-NIHR Trial Methodology Research Partnership to Isaacs T, Treweek S, Finucane E, Gillies K, Noor N, Sydes M, Durand MA, Khunti K, Demjén Z, Burnett E, for a study called ‘Beyond "must speak English": In search of a fairer way to operationalise patient screening for language proficiency in trial recruitment.’
February 2021 (17/5/2021 - 31/10/2021)
£9,967 awarded by the MRC-NIHR Trial Methodology Research Partnership to Gardner H, Treweek S, Gillies K, Biesty L, Sohanpal R, Coffey T, Kearney A, Headlam I, Sopasay V, Antunes Batista da Silva F, Chaprana A, for a study called ‘Minority ExpeRiences In Trials (MERIT): Understanding why ethnic minority groups are under-represented in trials through a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis, and mapping evidence to find solutions.’
December 2020 (1/4/2021 - 30/11/2022)
£312,832 awarded by the MRC to Howick J, Hood K, Edwards A, Gillies K, Treweek S, Bower P. for a study called ‘Developing and Testing Participant Information Leaflets (PILs) that Inform and do not Cause Harm (PrinciPILs)’
November 2020
€9,997 awarded to Shiely F, Isaacs T, Finucane E, Treweek S, Gillies K, O’Sullivan L for a study called ‘Understanding the language and complexity of informed consent in clinical trials and identifying participant preferences and understanding of key trial processes - randomisation.’
- Publications
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Improving the normalization of complex interventions: part 1 - development of the NoMAD instrument for assessing implementation work based on normalization process theory (NPT)
BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 18, 133Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImproving the normalization of complex interventions: part 2 - validation of the NoMAD instrument for assessing implementation work based on normalization process theory (NPT)
BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 18, 135Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRandomised controlled trial to assess the impact of a lifestyle intervention (ActWELL) in women invited to NHS breast screening
BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 11, e024136Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMake it REAL: Four simple points to increase clinical relevance in sport and exercise medicine research
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 52, no. 22, pp. 1407-1408Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDevelopment of a standardised set of metrics for monitoring site performance in multicentre randomised trials: a Delphi study
Trials, vol. 19, 557Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAbdominal massage plus advice, compared with advice only, for neurogenic bowel dysfunction in MS: a RCT
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 22, no. 58, pp. 1-134Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22580
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11348/1/HTA_Report.pdf
The effect of optimised patient information materials on recruitment in a lung cancer screening trial: an embedded randomised recruitment trial
Trials, vol. 19, 503Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCognitive behavioural therapy with optional graded exercise therapy in patients with severe fatigue with myotonic dystrophy type 1: a multicentre, single-blind, randomised trial
The Lancet neurology, vol. 17, no. 8, pp. 671-680Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSystematic Techniques to Enhance rEtention in Randomised controlled trials: the STEER study protocol
Trials, vol. 19, 197Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIdentifying trial recruitment uncertainties using a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership - The PRioRiTy (Prioritising Recruitment in Randomised Trials) Study
Trials, vol. 19, pp. 1-12Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2544-4
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10123/1/s13063_018_2544_4.pdf
Marcos GRADE de la evidencia a la decisión (EtD): un enfoque sistemático y transparente para tomar decisiones sanitarias bien informadas. 1: Introducción
Gaceta Sanitaria, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 166.e1-166.e10Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMarcos GRADE de la evidencia a la decisión (EtD): un enfoque sistemático y transparente para tomar decisiones sanitarias bien informadas. 2: Guías de práctica clínica
Gaceta Sanitaria, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 167.e1-167.e10Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTrial Forge Guidance 1: What is a Study Within A Trial (SWAT)
Trials, vol. 19, 139Contributions to Journals: Letters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2535-5
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10095/1/s13063_018_2535_5.pdf
Strategies to improve recruitment to randomised trials
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2018, no. 2, MR000013Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA protocol for a systematic review of non-randomised evaluations of strategies to increase participant retention to randomised controlled trials
Systematic reviews , vol. 7, 30Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRoutinely collected data for randomized trials: promises, barriers, and implications
Trials, vol. 19, 29Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2394-5
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9892/1/s13063_017_2394_5.pdf
Trial management– building the evidence base for decision-making
Trials, vol. 19, pp. 1-2Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2322-8
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9875/1/s13063_017_2322_8.pdf
Preparing for what the reporting checklists will not tell you: The PREPARE trial guide for planning clinical research to avoid research waste
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 51, no. 20, pp. 1494-1501Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097527
Understanding the applicability of results from primary care trials: lessons learned from applying PRECIS-2
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 90, pp. 119-126Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe PRECIS-2 tool has good inter-rater reliability and modest discriminant validity
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 88, pp. 113-121Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.06.001
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10568/1/JCE_Manuscript.doc
“It’s trying to manage the work”: A qualitative evaluation of recruitment processes within a UK multi-centre trial
BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 1-8Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016475
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9151/1/e016475.full.pdf
The intervention process in the European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) trial: a mixed method protocol for evaluation
Trials, vol. 18, pp. 1-14Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2095-0
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9035/1/s13063_017_2095_0.pdf
The GRADE Working Group clarifies the construct of certainty of evidence
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 87, pp. 4-13Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFactors that impact on recruitment to randomised trials in health care: a qualitative evidence synthesis (Protocol)
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 5, MR000045Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.MR000045
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/10576/1/Houghton_et_al_2017_.pdf
Reducing patient delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome (RAPiD): Research protocol for a web-based Randomised Controlled Trial examining the effect of a behaviour change intervention
Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 73, no. 5, pp. 1220–1234Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13191
Better guidelines for better care: accounting for multimorbidity in clinical guidelines – structured examination of exemplar guidelines and health economic modelling
National Institute for Health ResearchBooks and Reports: Other Reports- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr05160
PRECIS-2 helps researchers design more applicable RCTs while CONSORT Extension for Pragmatic Trials helps knowledge users decide whether to apply them
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 84, pp. 27-29Contributions to Journals: Comments and DebatesRating of Included Trials on the Efficacy-Effectiveness Spectrum: development of a new tool for systematic reviews
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 84, pp. 95-104Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAbdominal massage for neurogenic bowel dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis (AMBER - Abdominal Massage for Bowel Dysfunction Effectiveness Research)- study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 18, 150Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDetection in blood of autoantibodies to tumour antigens as a case-finding method in lung cancer using the EarlyCDT®-Lung Test (ECLS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BMC Cancer, vol. 17, 187Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSummary of findings tables for communicating key findings of systematic reviews
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 2, MR000044Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInforming efficient randomised controlled trials: Exploration of challenges in developing progression criteria for internal pilot studies
BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 2, e013537Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013537
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
‘Better’ clinical decisions do not necessarily require more time to make
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 82, pp. 173–174Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA primary care Web-based Intervention Modeling Experiment replicated behavior changes seen in earlier paper-based experiment
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 80, pp. 116-122Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHealthcare's dirty little secret: results from many clinical trials are unreliable
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesWhy is so much clinical research ignored and what do we do about it?
British Journal of Hospital Medicine, vol. 77, no. Suppl. 10, pp. 554-555Contributions to Journals: EditorialsThe use of cardiac rehabilitation services to aid the recovery of patients with bowel cancer: a pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded feasibility study
Health Services and Delivery Research, vol. 4, no. 24Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr04240
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7491/1/2016_G.pdf
The feasibility and acceptability of trial procedures for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a structured physical activity intervention for people diagnosed with colorectal cancer: findings from a pilot trial of cardiac rehabilitation versus usual care (no rehabilitation) with an embedded qualitative study
Pilot & Feasibility Studies, vol. 2, pp. 1-15Contributions to Journals: ArticlesData feedback and behavioural change intervention to improve primary care prescribing safety (EFIPPS): multicentre, three arm, cluster-randomised controlled trial
BMJ, vol. 354, i4079Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i4079
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/7366/1/bmj.i4079.full.pdf
A theory-informed approach to developing visually mediated interventions to change behaviour using an asthma and physical activity intervention exemplar
Pilot & Feasibility Studies, vol. 2, pp. 1-17Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA protocol for a systematic review of non-randomised evaluations of strategies to improve participant recruitment to randomised controlled trials
Systematic reviews , vol. 5, 131Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDissemination of Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Content Analysis of Patient Versions
Medical Decision Making, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 697-702Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStudy protocol of European Fans in Training (EuroFIT): a four-country randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle program for men delivered in elite football clubs
BMC Public Health, vol. 16, pp. 1-15Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBillions are spent on clinical research that gets ignored – here’s the answer
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesGRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) frameworks: a systematic and transparent approach to making well informed healthcare choices. 2: Clinical practice guidelines
BMJ, vol. 353, pp. 1-9Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2089
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/6198/1/bmj.i2089.full.pdf
GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) frameworks: A systematic and transparent approach to making well-informed healthcare choices. 1. Introduction
BMJ, vol. 353, pp. 1-10Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2016
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/6177/1/bmj.i2016.full.pdf
Improving GRADE evidence tables part 3: Detailed guidance for explanatory footnotes supports creating and understanding GRADE certainty in the evidence judgments
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, vol. 74, pp. 28-39Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.12.006
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Achieving change in primary care—causes of the evidence to practice gap: systematic reviews of reviews
Implementation Science, vol. 11, 40Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhat do patients and the public know about clinical practice guidelines and what do they want from them?: A qualitative study
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 16, pp. 1-13Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGuidelines for reporting embedded recruitment trials
Trials, vol. 17, no. 1, 27Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-1126-y
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Patient-, organization-, and system-level barriers and facilitators to preventive oral health care: a convergent mixed-methods study in primary dental care
Implementation Science, vol. 11, pp. 1-14Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0366-2
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5539/1/Templeton_2016.pdf
Achieving change in primary care—effectiveness of strategies for improving implementation of complex interventions: Systematic Review of Reviews
BMJ Open, vol. 5, no. 12, e009993Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEvaluation of interventions for informed consent for randomised controlled trials (ELICIT): developing a core outcome set
Contributions to Journals: Conference ArticlesInterventions in randomised controlled trials in surgery: issues to consider during trial design
Trials, vol. 16, 392Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0918-4
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5151/1/Blencowe_2015.pdf
Colorectal adenomas and diabetes: Implications for disease prevention
Colorectal Disease, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 589-594Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.12895
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Making randomised trials more efficient: report of the first meeting to discuss the Trial Forge platform
Trials, vol. 16, 261Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0776-0
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5136/1/s13063_015_0776_0.pdf
Cognitive behaviour therapy plus aerobic exercise training to increase activity in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) compared to usual care (OPTIMISTIC): study protocol for randomised controlled trial
Trials, vol. 16, 224Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0737-7
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4709/1/OPTIMISTIC_2015.pdf
The PRECIS-2 tool: designing trials that are fit for purpose
BMJ (Clinical research ed.), vol. 350, h2147Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h2147
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4593/1/Loudon2015.pdf
Do participants in adjuvant breast cancer trials reflect the breast cancer patient population?
European Journal of Cancer, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 907-914Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2015.01.064
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Addressing issues in recruitment and retention using feasibility and pilot trials
Complex Interventions in Health: An Overview of Research Methods. Richards, D. A., Rahm Hallberg, I. (eds.). Taylor and Francis, pp. 155-165, 11 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersExperiences of recruiting to a pilot trial of Cardiac Rehabilitation In patients with Bowel cancer (CRIB) with an embedded process evaluation: lessons learned to improve recruitment
Pilot & Feasibility Studies, vol. 1, 15Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-015-0009-z
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4592/1/Hubbard2015.pdf
Development of a novel multilayered presentation format for clinical practice guidelines
Chest, vol. 147, no. 3, pp. 754-763Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.14-1366
Drug-disease and drug-drug interactions: systematic examination of recommendations in 12 UK national clinical guidelines
BMJ (Clinical research ed.), vol. 350, h949Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h949
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Football fans in training (FFIT): a randomised controlled trial of a gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for men
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