The stepped wedge cluster randomised trial: rationale, design, analysis, and reporting

K Hemming, TP Haines, PJ Chilton, AJ Girling… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
The stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial is a relatively new study design that
is increasing in popularity. It is an alternative to parallel cluster trial designs, which are …

The systemic immune response to trauma: an overview of pathophysiology and treatment

JM Lord, MJ Midwinter, YF Chen, A Belli, K Brohi… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Improvements in the control of haemorrhage after trauma have resulted in the survival of
many people who would otherwise have died from the initial loss of blood. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] The stepped wedge trial design: a systematic review

CA Brown, RJ Lilford - BMC medical research methodology, 2006 - Springer
Background Stepped wedge randomised trial designs involve sequential roll-out of an
intervention to participants (individuals or clusters) over a number of time periods. By the …

The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums

A Ezeh, O Oyebode, D Satterthwaite, YF Chen… - The lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Massive slums have become major features of cities in many low-income and middle-
income countries. Here, in the first in a Series of two papers, we discuss why slums are …

Impact of the societal response to COVID-19 on access to healthcare for non-COVID-19 health issues in slum communities of Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and …

SAKS Ahmed, M Ajisola, K Azeem, P Bakibinga… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction With COVID-19, there is urgency for policymakers to understand and respond to
the health needs of slum communities. Lockdowns for pandemic control have health, social …

Are randomized clinical trials good for us (in the short term)? Evidence for a “trial effect”

DA Braunholtz, SJL Edwards, RJ Lilford - Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: To assess whether there is evidence that randomized controlled trials are
systematically beneficial, or harmful, for patients. In other words, is there a “trial effect”? If so …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of tests of empathy in medicine

JM Hemmerdinger, SDR Stoddart, RJ Lilford - BMC medical education, 2007 - Springer
Background Empathy is frequently cited as an important attribute in physicians and some
groups have expressed a desire to measure empathy either at selection for medical school …

[HTML][HTML] Presence and severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a large prospective primary care cohort

MJ Armstrong, DD Houlihan, L Bentham, JC Shaw… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common cause of
abnormal LFTs in primary care, but there are no data defining its contribution nor reporting …

Use of traditional medicine in middle-income countries: a WHO-SAGE study

O Oyebode, NB Kandala, PJ Chilton… - Health policy and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
It is frequently stated in the scientific literature, official reports and the press that 80% of
Asian and African populations use traditional medicine (TM) to meet their healthcare needs; …

Reporting of stepped wedge cluster randomised trials: extension of the CONSORT 2010 statement with explanation and elaboration

K Hemming, M Taljaard, JE McKenzie, R Hooper… - bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
This report presents the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) extension
for the stepped wedge cluster randomised trial (SW-CRT). The SW-CRT involves …