Browsing Research Publications and Outputs by subject "11 Medical and Health Sciences"
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1477The landscape of COVID-19 trials in Australia
Published 2021Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has seen a large number of clinical trials launched at unprecedented speed. We aimed to explore the landscape of COVID-19 trials in Australia, and to ...Article -
Association between aircraft, road and railway traffic noise and depression in a large case-control study based on secondary data
Published 2017Background: Few studies have examined the relationship between traffic noise and depression providing inconclusive results. This large case-control study is the first to assess and directly compare depression risks by ...Open AccessArticle -
The association between socioeconomic status and cognitive development in children is partly mediated by a chaotic home atmosphere.
Published 2018There are socioeconomic-status (SES) differences in cognitive development. Various factors have been proposed that might explain this association, and one of these factors is the home environment. The present study examined ...Open AccessArticle -
The clinical trials landscape in Australia 2006-2015
Published 2017ANZCTR staff are delighted to share with you our recently published report entitled: "The clinical trials landscape in Australia 2006-2015"Open AccessReport, Research -
Delayed vs early umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published 2017Background: The effects of delayed cord clamping of the umbilical cord in preterm infants are unclear. Objective: We sought to compare the effects of delayed vs early cord clamping on hospital mortality (primary outcome) ...Open AccessArticle -
Health utilities for chronic low back pain
Published 2017Background: Chronic low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem, with a large potential for primary prevention. Health utilities (HU) reflect which proportion of their expected remaining life time individuals would ...Open AccessArticle -
Immediate Delivery Compared With Expectant Management in Late Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis
Published 2018OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of immediate delivery an expectant management among women whose pregnancies were complicated by preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) in the late preterm period (from 34 0/7 weeks ...Open AccessArticle -
Interval breast cancer rates for digital breast tomosynthesis versus digital mammography population screening: An individual participant data meta-analysis
Published 2021Background: Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) improves breast cancer (BC) detection compared to mammography, however, it is unknown whether this reduces interval cancer rate (ICR) at follow-up. Methods: Using individual ...Open AccessArticle -
Is the Whole More Than the Sum of Its Parts? Health Effects of Different Types of Traffic Noise Combined
Published 2019Many epidemiological studies find that people exposed to aircraft, road or railway traffic noise are at increased risk of illness, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and depression. It is unclear how the combined ...Open AccessArticle -
Optimal aspirin dosing for preeclampsia prevention
Published 2018Aspirin prophylaxis is recommended for women at higher risk of preeclampsia; yet, there is no consensus about the optimal dose., Moreover, in North America, aspirin is routinely only available in 81 mg and 325 mg tablets. ...Open AccessArticle -
Prevalence of trial registration varies by study characteristics and risk of bias
Published 2019Objectives The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of trial registration in health research, whether trial registration status and timing vary depending on trial characteristics, and the relationship ...Open AccessArticle -
Prospective registration trends, reasons for retrospective registration and mechanisms to increase prospective registration compliance: descriptive analysis and survey
Published 2018Objectives To analyse prospective versus retrospective trial registration trends on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) and to evaluate the reasons for non-compliance with prospective registration. ...Open AccessArticle -
Protocol for the Controlled evaLuation of Angiotensin Receptor blockers for COVID-19 respIraTorY disease (CLARITY): a randomised controlled trial
Published 2021BackgroundSARS-CoV-2 binds to membrane-bound angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) which may result in downregulation of membrane-bound ACE2. ACE2 is a key regulator of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and is responsible ...Article -
Research issues in Elderly patients: gaps in knowledge and suggested directions.
Published 2013There has been an increase of over 400% in the number of elderly and very elderly patients on dialysis in Australia and New Zealand over the past 2 decades (1). This rapid increase has generated considerable debate ...Open AccessArticle -
Shared care in the follow-up of early-stage melanoma: qualitative study of melanoma clinicians' perspectives and models of care.
Published 2012Patients with early stage melanoma have high survival rates but require long-term follow-up to detect recurrences and/or new primary tumours. Shared care between melanoma specialists and general practitioners is an ...Open AccessArticle -
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire (NOSQ-2002) to German
Published 2014Background Occupational skin diseases are among the most prevalent work-related diseases. The Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire (NOSQ-2002) is a useful standardized epidemiological tool which enables screening of ...Open AccessArticle