Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Quantifying the advantages of conducting a prospective meta-analysis (PMA): a case study of early childhood obesity prevention
Published 2021BackgroundFor prospective meta-analyses (PMAs), eligible studies are identified, and the PMA hypotheses, selection criteria, and analysis methods are pre-specified before the results of any of the studies are known. This ...Open AccessArticle -
A Review of Registered Randomized Controlled Trials for the Prevention of Obesity in Infancy
Published 2021Childhood overweight and obesity is a worldwide public health issue. Our objective was to describe planned, ongoing and completed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) designed for the prevention of obesity in early childhood. ...Open AccessArticle -
Data sharing - trialists' plans at registration, attitudes, barriers and facilitators: A cohort study and cross-sectional survey
Published 2021Abstract Data unavailability impedes research transparency and is a major problem for individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses as it reduces statistical power, increases risk of bias, and may even preclude completion. ...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 -
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