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Using re-randomisation designs to increase the efficiency and applicability of retention studies within trials: a case study

Poor retention in randomised trials can lead to serious consequences to their validity. Studies within trials (SWATs) are used to identify the most effective interventions to increase retention. Many intervent...

Beatriz Goulao, Anne Duncan, Karen Innes, Craig R. Ramsay, Brennan C. Kahan in Trials (2023)

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Correction to: Pulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study

Jan E. Clarkson, Craig R. Ramsay, Francesco Mannocci… in Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2022)

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Pulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study

Progression of dental caries can result in irreversible pulpal damage. Partial irreversible pulpitis is the initial stage of this damage, confined to the coronal pulp whilst the radicular pulp shows little or ...

Jan E. Clarkson, Craig R. Ramsay, Francesco Mannocci… in Pilot and Feasibility Studies (2022)

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Examining the impact of oral hygiene advice and/or scale and polish on periodontal disease: the IQuaD cluster factorial randomised controlled trial

Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness and cost benefit of different frequencies of scale and polish (S&P) treatments in combination with different types of oral hygiene advice (OHA).

Jan Clarkson, Craig Ramsay, Thomas Lamont, Beatriz Goulao… in British Dental Journal (2021)

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Using systematic data categorisation to quantify the types of data collected in clinical trials: the DataCat project

Data collection consumes a large proportion of clinical trial resources. Each data item requires time and effort for collection, processing and quality control procedures. In general, more data equals a heavie...

Evelyn Crowley, Shaun Treweek, Katie Banister, Suzanne Breeman, Lynda Constable… in Trials (2020)

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Verifying participant-reported clinical outcomes: challenges and implications

Researchers often rely on trial participants to self-report clinical outcomes (for example, fractures, re-operations). Little information exists as to the ‘accuracy’ of participant-reported clinical outcomes, ...

Suzanne Breeman, Lynda Constable, Anne Duncan, Kath Starr, Alison McDonald… in Trials (2020)

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Estimating Site Performance (ESP): can trial managers predict recruitment success at trial sites? An exploratory study

Multicentre randomised trials provide some of the key evidence underpinning healthcare practice around the world. They are also hard work and generally expensive. Some of this work and expense are devoted to s...

Hanne Bruhn, Shaun Treweek, Anne Duncan, Kirsty Shearer, Sarah Cameron… in Trials (2019)

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Do trial managers know when sites will fail to recruit? Preliminary results from the estimating site performance (ESP) study

Kirsty Shearer, Hanne Bruhn, Anne Duncan, Seonaidh Cotton, Shaun Treweek in Trials (2015)

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Improving trial questionnaire response rates using behaviour change theory

Anne Duncan, Debbie Bonetti, Jan Clarkson, Craig Ramsay in Trials (2015)

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Trials recruiting patients in the acute NHS setting: trial management challenges

Seonaidh Cotton, Ruth Thomas, Sarah Cameron, Anne Duncan, Tracey Davidson… in Trials (2015)

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We did it their way, flexible and robust patient recruitment to the IQuaD trial

Anne Duncan, Thomas Lamont, Jan Clarkson, Craig Ramsay in Trials (2013)

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IQuaD dental trial; improving the quality of dentistry: a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing oral hygiene advice and periodontal instrumentation for the prevention and management of periodontal disease in dentate adults attending dental primary care

Periodontal disease is the most common oral disease affecting adults, and although it is largely preventable it remains the major cause of poor oral health worldwide. Accumulation of microbial dental plaque is...

Jan E Clarkson, Craig R Ramsay, Paul Averley, Debbie Bonetti… in BMC Oral Health (2013)