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Journal articles
2022, 'Triple Therapy Prevention of Recurrent Intracerebral Disease Events Trial: Rationale, design and progress', International Journal of Stroke, 17, pp. 1156 - 1162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17474930211068671
,2021, 'A Targeted Approach to Improve Asthma Control Using Community Pharmacists', Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.798263
,2021, 'An integrated community and primary healthcare worker intervention to reduce stigma and improve management of common mental disorders in rural India: protocol for the SMART Mental Health programme', Trials, 22, pp. 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05136-5
,2021, 'INTEnsive ambulance-delivered blood pressure Reduction in hyper-ACute stroke Trial (INTERACT4): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial', Trials, 22, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05860-y
,2021, 'INTEnsive care bundle with blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral hemorrhage trial (INTERACT3): study protocol for a pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized controlled trial', Trials, 22, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05881-7
,2021, 'The Therapeutic Evaluation of Steroids in IgA Nephropathy Global (TESTING) Study: Trial Design and Baseline Characteristics', American Journal of Nephrology, 52, pp. 827 - 836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000519812
,2021, 'Sodium chloride or Plasmalyte-148 evaluation in severe diabetic ketoacidosis (SCOPE-DKA): a cluster, crossover, randomized, controlled trial', Intensive Care Medicine, 47, pp. 1248 - 1257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-021-06480-5
,2021, 'Effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention to improve emergency department care of low back pain: A stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial', BMJ Quality and Safety, 30, pp. 825 - 835, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012337
,2021, 'Protocol for the Stimulating β 3 -Adrenergic Receptors for Peripheral Artery Disease (STAR-PAD) trial: A double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled study evaluating the effects of mirabegron on functional performance in patients with peripheral arterial disease', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049858
,2021, 'Initial treatment with a single pill containing quadruple combination of quarter doses of blood pressure medicines versus standard dose monotherapy in patients with hypertension (QUARTET): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, active-controlled trial', The Lancet, 398, pp. 1043 - 1052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01922-X
,2021, 'Statistical analysis plan for the BLING III study: A phase 3 multicentre randomised controlled trial of continuous versus intermittent β-lactam antibiotic infusion in critically ill patients with sepsis', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 23, pp. 273 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.51893/2021.3.oa4
,2021, 'Oxygen desaturation and adverse outcomes in acute stroke: Secondary analysis of the HeadPoST study', Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 207, pp. 106796, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106796
,2021, 'The cost of providing a community-based model of care to people with spinal cord injury, and the healthcare costs and economic burden to households of spinal cord injury in Bangladesh', Spinal Cord, 59, pp. 833 - 841, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41393-020-00600-6
,2021, 'An evaluation of factors that may influence clinicians’ decisions not to enroll eligible patients into randomized trials in critical care', PLoS ONE, 16, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255361
,2021, 'A community-based intervention to prevent serious complications and death 2 years after discharge in people with spinal cord injury in Bangladesh (CIVIC): a randomised trial', Spinal Cord, 59, pp. 649 - 658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41393-020-00546-9
,2021, 'Assessment of assumptions of statistical analysis methods in randomised clinical trials: The what and how', BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 26, pp. 121 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111268
,2021, 'Protocol summary and statistical analysis plan for the Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract in Intensive Care Unit Patients (SuDDICU) crossover, cluster randomized controlled trial', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 23, pp. 183 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.51893/2021.2.oa5
,2021, 'Healthcare expenditure and its predictors in a cohort of Australians living with sciatica', European Spine Journal, 30, pp. 878 - 885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06605-2
,2021, 'Statistical Analysis Plan for the Lifestyle InterVention IN Gestational Diabetes (LIVING) trial', , http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/gu3qp
,2021, 'Statistical Analysis Plan for the HydrOxychloroquine Prophylaxis Evaluation (HOPE) trial', , http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/uw3ed
,2021, 'The plasma-lyte 148 versus saline (PLUS) statistical analysis plan: A multicentre, randomised controlled trial of the effect of intensive care fluid therapy on mortality', Critical Care and Resuscitation, 23, pp. 24 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.51893/2021.1.oa2
,2021, 'Influence of including Patients with Premorbid Disability in Acute Stroke Trials: The HeadPoST Experience', Cerebrovascular Diseases, 50, pp. 78 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000512608
,2021, 'Lowblood pressure and adverse outcomes in acute stroke:HeadPoSTstudy explanations', Journal of Hypertension, 39, pp. 273 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000002649
,2021, 'Prognostic significance of early urinary catheterization after acute stroke: Secondary analyses of the international HeadPoST trial', International Journal of Stroke, 16, pp. 200 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747493020908140
,2021, 'SuDDICU Protocol', , http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/324me
,2021, 'An international comparison of the cost of fluid resuscitation therapies', Australian Critical Care, 34, pp. 23 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.06.001
,2021, 'SMARThealth Pregnancy: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Complex Intervention for High-Risk Pregnant Women in Rural India: Protocol for a Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial', Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2021.620759
,2021, 'Twelve-Month Outcomes of the affinity trial of fluoxetine for functional recovery after acute stroke: Affinity trial steering committee on behalf of the AFFINITY Trial Collaboration', Stroke, 52, pp. 2502 - 2509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.033070
,2021, 'Ultra-low-dose quadruple combination blood pressure–lowering therapy in patients with hypertension: The QUARTET randomized controlled trial protocol', American Heart Journal, 231, pp. 56 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2020.09.017
,2021, 'Age-related Differences in the Receipt of Primary Healthcare Services in Managing Contemporary Patients with Cardiovascular Disease in Australia', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. S274 - S274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.399
,2021, 'The Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Deterioration in Glycaemic Status Among South Asian Women with Recent Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomised Control Trial', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3905922
,2020, 'Quantifying regional variations in components of acute stroke unit (ASU) care in the international HeadPoST study', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 419, pp. 117187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117187
,2020, 'Effects of low-dose hydrocortisone and hydrocortisone plus fludrocortisone in adults with septic shock: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data', BMJ Open, 10, pp. e040931, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040931
,2020, 'No benefit of flat head positioning in early moderate-severe acute ischaemic stroke: A HeadPoST study subgroup analysis', Stroke and Vascular Neurology, 5, pp. 406 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/svn-2020-000387
,2020, 'Update to the FOCUS, AFFINITY and EFFECTS trials studying the effect(s) of fluoxetine in patients with a recent stroke: statistical analysis plan for the trials and for the individual patient data meta-analysis', Trials, 21, pp. 971, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04875-1
,2020, 'Association of Low-Dose Triple Combination Therapy with Therapeutic Inertia and Prescribing Patterns in Patients with Hypertension: A Secondary Analysis of the TRIUMPH Trial', JAMA Cardiology, 5, pp. 1219 - 1226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2020.2739
,2020, 'An evaluation of the quality and impact of the global research response to the COVID-19 pandemic', Medical Journal of Australia, 213, pp. 380 - 380.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50790
,2020, 'Health-related quality of life in survivors of septic shock: 6-month follow-up from the ADRENAL trial', Intensive Care Medicine, 46, pp. 1696 - 1706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06169-1
,2020, 'Plasma Cortisol, Aldosterone, and Ascorbic Acid Concentrations in Patients with Septic Shock Do Not Predict Treatment Effect of Hydrocortisone on Mortality A Nested Cohort Study', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 202, pp. 700 - 707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202002-0281OC
,2020, 'Safety and efficacy of fluoxetine on functional outcome after acute stroke (AFFINITY): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial', The Lancet Neurology, 19, pp. 651 - 660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(20)30207-6
,2020, 'Does asymmetry in patient recruitment in large critical care trials follow the Pareto principle?', Trials, 21, pp. 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04279-1
,2020, 'Road to Hierarchical Diabetes Management at Primary Care (ROADMAP) Study in China: Protocol for the Statistical Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial', JMIR Research Protocols, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/18333
,2020, 'Road to Hierarchical Diabetes Management at Primary Care (ROADMAP) Study in China: Protocol for the Statistical Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)', Journal of Medical Internet Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.18333
,2020, 'QUality improvement in primary care to prevent hospitalisations and improve Effectiveness and efficiency of care for people Living with coronary heart disease (QUEL): Protocol for a 24-month cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care', BMC Family Practice, 21, pp. 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01105-0
,2020, 'Pharmacy Trial Program – Asthma and Rhinitis Control (PTP-ARC) trial: Statistical Analysis Plan', , http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/mjzrn
,2020, 'Dysphagia screening and risks of pneumonia and adverse outcomes after acute stroke: An international multicenter study', International Journal of Stroke, 15, pp. 206 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747493019858778
,2020, 'Early development of the Australia and New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials Network', Internal Medicine Journal, 50, pp. 17 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14191
,2020, '732 Gender Comparison in the use of General Practice Management Plans (GPMPs) for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. S365 - S366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.739
,2019, 'Hydrocortisone Compared with Placebo in Patients with Septic Shock Satisfying the Sepsis-3 Diagnostic Criteria and APROCCHSS Study Inclusion Criteria: A Post Hoc Analysis of the ADRENAL Trial', Anesthesiology, 131, pp. 1292 - 1300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000002955
,2019, 'Paracetamol is ineffective for acute low back pain even for patients who comply with treatment: Complier average causal effect analysis of a randomized controlled trial', Pain, 160, pp. 2848 - 2854, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001685
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