The York Research Database

Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial (SWIFFT): a randomised controlled trial, economic evaluation and nested qualitative study of cast versus surgical fixation for the treatment of adult patients with a bi-cortical fracture of the scaphoid waist

Dias, J., Brealey, S. D., Cook, E., Fairhurst, C. M., Hinde, S., Leighton, P., Choudhary, S., Costa, M., Hewitt, C. E., Hodgson, S., Jefferson, L. A., Jeyapalan, K., Keding, A., Northgraves, M., Palmer, J., Rangan, A., Richardson, G. A., Taub, N., Tew, G. A., Thompson, J. & 1 others, Torgerson, D. J., Oct 2020

Article in Health technology assessment

Surgery versus cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist (SWIFFT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial

Dias, J., Brealey, S. D., Fairhurst, C. M., Amirfeyz, R., Bhowal, B., Blewitt, N., Brewster, M., Brown, D., Choudhary, S., Coapes, C., Cook, L., Costa, M., Davis, T., DisMascio, L., Giddins, G., Hedley, H., Hewitt, C. E., Hinde, S., Jonathan, H., Hodgson, S. & 26 others, Jefferson, L. A., Jeyapalan, K., Johnston, P., Jones, J., Keding, A., Leighton, P., Logan, A., Mason, W., McAndrew, A., McNab, I., Muir, L., Nicholl, J., Northgraves, M., Palmer, J., Poulter, R., Rahimtoola, Z., Rangan, A., Richards, S., Richardson, G., Stuart, P., Taub, N., Tavakkolizadeh, A., Tew, G. A., Thompson, J., Torgerson, D. J. & Warwick, D., 6 Aug 2020

Article in The Lancet

An embedded randomised controlled retention trial of personalised text messages compared to non-personalised text messages in an orthopaedic setting [version 1; peer review: 1 approved]

Mitchell, A. S., Cook, L., Dean, A., Fairhurst, C. M., Northgraves, M., Torgerson, D. J. & Reed, M., 11 Jun 2020

Article in F1000research

Using pens as an incentive for questionnaire return in an orthopaedic trial: an embedded randomised controlled retention trial

Mitchell, A. S., Cook, L., Dean, A., Fairhurst, C. M., Northgraves, M., Torgerson, D. J. & Reed, M., 4 May 2020

Article in F1000research

Pragmatic Randomised Evaluation of Stable Thoracolumbar fracture treatment Outcomes (PRESTO): Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial combined with a qualitative study and survey

Cook, L., Booth, A., Coleman, E., Scantlebury, A. L., McDaid, C. M., Hewitt, C. E., Corbacho Martín, B., Rangan, A., Adamson, J. A., Ranganathan, A., Khan, A., Ahuja, S., Turner, E., May, P., Hilton, C. & Torgerson, D. J., 13 Mar 2020

Article in Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Frequency of anxiety after stroke: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Knapp, P., Dunn-Roberts, A., Sahib, N., Cook, L., Astin, F., Kontou, E. & Thomas, S. A., 24 Jan 2020

Article in International Journal of Stroke

Reporting of placebo medication descriptors in randomised controlled trials: a review of three medical journals

Watson, M. S., Arundel, C. E., Clark, L. K., Cook, L. & Sbizzera, I., 2020

Article in Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences

Aspirin versus placebo for the treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers – a phase II, pilot, Randomised Trial (AVURT)

Tilbrook, H. E., Cook, E., Clark, L. K., Sbizerra, I., Bland, J. M., Hannah, B., Chetter, I., Dumville, J., Fenner, C., Forsythe, R., Gabe, R., Harding, K., Lindsay, E., McDaid, C. M., Moffatt, C., Rolfe, D., Stansby, G., Torgerson, D. J., Vowden, P., Williams, L. & 1 others, Hinchliffe, R., 26 Jul 2019

Article in Trials

Knee Replacement Bandaging Study (KReBS) Evaluating the effect of a Two-layer Compression Bandage System on Knee Function following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial

Cook, E., Northgraves, M., Fairhurst, C. M., Ronaldson, S. J., Torgerson, D. J., Kent, J. & Reed, M., 8 May 2019

Article in Trials

AVURT: aspirin versus placebo for the treatment of venous leg ulcers a Phase II pilot randomised controlled trial

Tilbrook, H. E., Clark, L. K., Cook, E., Bland, J. M., Buckley, H., Chetter, I. C., Dumville, J. C., Fenner, C., Forsythe, R. O., Gabe, R., Harding, K., Layton, A., Lindsay, E., McDaid, C. M., Moffatt, C., Rolfe, D., Sbizzera, I., Stansby, G., Torgerson, D. J., Vowden, P. & 2 others, Williams, L. & Hinchliffe, R. J., 16 Oct 2018

Article in Health technology assessment

Remote or on-site visits were feasible for the initial setup meetings with hospitals in a multicenter surgical trial: an embedded randomized trial

Jefferson, L. A., Fairhurst, C. M., Brealey, S. D., Coleman, I., Cook, E., Hewitt, C. E., Keding, A., Northgraves, M., Rangan, A., Tew, G., Torgerson, D. J. & Dias, J., 1 Aug 2018

Article in Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Unloading shoes for intermittent claudication: a randomised crossover trial

Tew, G. A., Shalan, A., Jordan, A. R., Cook, L., Coleman, E. S., Fairhurst, C., Hewitt, C., Hutchins, S. W. & Thompson, A., 28 Nov 2017

Article in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Smoking cessation in severe mental ill health: what works? an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Peckham, E., Brabyn, S., Cook, L., Tew, G. & Gilbody, S., 14 Jul 2017

Article in BMC Psychiatry

A third generation vaccine for human visceral leishmaniasis and post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis: First-in-human trial of ChAd63-KH

Osman, M., Mistry, A., Keding, A., Gabe, R., Cook, E., Forrester, S., Wiggins, R., Di Marco, S., Colloca, S., Siani, L., Cortese, R., Smith, D. F., Aebischer, T., Kaye, P. M. & Lacey, C. J., 12 May 2017

Article in PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

No difference found in time to publication by statistical significance of trial results: a methodological review

Jefferson, L. A., Fairhurst, C. M., Cooper, E., Hewitt, C. E., Torgerson, T., Cook, E., Tharmanathan, P., Cockayne, E. S. & Torgerson, D. J., 5 Oct 2016

Article in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Social stories in mainstream schools for children with autism spectrum disorder: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

Marshall, D., Wright, B., Allgar, V., Adamson, J., Williams, C., Ainsworth, H., Cook, L., Varley, D., Hackney, L., Dempster, P., Ali, S., Trepel, D., Collingridge Moore, D., Littlewood, E. & McMillan, D., 11 Aug 2016

Article in BMJ Open

Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial (SWIFFT) protocol: a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of cast treatment versus surgical fixation for the treatment of bi-cortical, minimally displaced fractures of the scaphoid waist in adults

Dias, J., Brealey, S., Choudhary, S., Cook, L., Costa, M., Fairhurst, C., Hewitt, C., Hodgson, S., Jefferson, L., Jeyapalan, K., Keding, A., Leighton, P., Rangan, A., Richardson, G., Rothery, C., Taub, N., Thompson, J. & Torgerson, D., 4 Jun 2016

Article in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

The Completeness of Intervention Descriptions in Randomised Trials of Supervised Exercise Training in Peripheral Arterial Disease

Tew, G. A., Brabyn, S., Cook, L. & Peckham, E., 3 Mar 2016

Article in PLoS ONE

'Away Days' in multi-centre randomised controlled trials: a questionnaire survey of their use and a case study on the effect of one Away Day on patient recruitment

Jefferson, L., Cook, L., Keding, A., Brealey, S., Handoll, H. & Rangan, A., 1 Feb 2016

Article in Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Social Stories™ to alleviate challenging behaviour and social difficulties exhibited by children with autism spectrum disorder in mainstream schools: design of a manualised training toolkit and feasibility study for a cluster randomised controlled trial with nested qualitative and cost-effectiveness components

Wright, B., Marshall, D., Adamson, J., Ainsworth, H., Ali, S., Allgar, V., Collingridge Moore, D., Cook, E., Dempster, P., Hackney, L., McMillan, D., Trepél, D. & Williams, C., 1 Jan 2016

Article in Health technology assessment

The use of unequal randomisation in clinical trials - an update

Peckham, E., Brabyn, S., Cook, L., Devlin, T., Dumville, J. & Torgerson, D. J., Nov 2015

Article in Contemporary Clinical Trials

Important outcome predictors showed greater baseline heterogeneity than age in two systematic reviews

Clark, L., Fairhurst, C., Cook, E. & Torgerson, D. J., Feb 2015

Article in Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Aspirin for Venous Ulcers: Randomised Trial (AVURT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Tilbrook, H., Forsythe, R. O., Rolfe, D., Clark, L., Bland, M., Buckley, H., Chetter, I., Cook, L., Dumville, J., Gabe, R., Harding, K., Layton, A., Lindsay, E., McDaid, C., Moffatt, C., Phillips, C., Stansby, G., Vowden, P., Williams, L., Torgerson, D. & 1 others, Hinchliffe, R. J., 2015

Article in Trials

Clinical Trial Networks in Orthopaedic Surgery

Rangan, A., Jefferson, L. A., Baker, P. & Cook, L., May 2014

Article in Bone & Joint Research

Autism Spectrum Social Stories In Schools Trial (ASSSIST): study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial analysing clinical and cost-effectiveness of Social Stories in mainstream schools

Wright, B. J. D., Marshall, D., Collingridge Moore, D., Ainsworth, H., Hackney, L., Adamson, J., Ali, S., Allgar, V., Cook, L., Dyson, L., Littlewood, E., Hargate, R., McLaren, A., McMillan, D., Trépel, D., Whitehead, J. & Williams, C., 2014

Article in BMJ Open