Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions

    • Electronic and animal noses for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection 

      Bell, Katy J.L.; Leeflang, Mariska MG; Deeks, Jonathan J; Dinnes, Jacqueline; Doust, Jenny; Korevaar, Daniel A; Lord, Sarah J; Spijker, Rene
      Published 2021
      This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (diagnostic). The objectives are as follows: To assess the diagnostic test accuracy of eNoses to screen for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection ...
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    • The landscape of COVID-19 trials in Australia 

      Seidler, Anna Lene; Aberoumand, Mason; Williams, Jonathan G; Tan, Aidan; Hunter, Kylie E; Webster, Angela
      Published 2021
      This perspective explores the landscape of COVID-19 trials recruiting in Australia using trial registry data. We identified 56 trials addressing treatment and prevention of COVID-19, and 12 trials addressing indirect effects ...
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    • The AEDUCATE Collaboration. Comprehensive antenatal education birth preparation programmes to reduce the rates of caesarean section in nulliparous women. Protocol for an individual participant data prospective meta-analysis 

      Levett, Kate M; Lord, Sarah J; Dahlen, Hannah G; Smith, Caroline A; Girosi, Federico; Downe, Soo; Finlayson, Kenneth William; Fleet, Julie; Steen, Mary; Davey, Mary-Ann; Newnham, Elizabeth; Werner, Anette; Arnott, Leslie; Sutcliffe, Kerry; Seidler, Anna Lene; Hunter, Kylie Elizabeth; Askie, Lisa
      Published 2020
      Introduction Rates of medical interventions in normal labour and birth are increasing. This prospective meta-analysis (PMA) proposes to assess whether the addition of a comprehensive multicomponent birth preparation programme ...
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    • Unpacking the behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions in the TOPCHILD Collaboration: a systematic review and intervention coding protocol 

      Johnson, Brittany J; Hunter, Kylie E; Golley, Rebecca K; Chadwick, Paul; Barba, Angie; Aberoumand, Mason; Libesman, Sol; Askie, Lisa; Taylor, Rachael W; Robledo, Kristy P; Mihrshahi, Seema; O'Connor, Denise A; Hayes, Alison J; Wolfenden, Luke; Wood, Charles T; Baur, Louise; Rissel, Chris; Staub, Lukas P; Taki, Sarah; Smith, Wendy A; Sue-See, Michelle; Marschner, Ian C; Espinoza, David; Thomson, Jessica L; Larsen, Junilla K; Verbestel, Vera; Odar Stough, Cathleen; Salvy, Sarah-Jeanne; O'Reilly, Sharleen L; Karssen, Levie T; Rasmussen, Finn E; Messito, Mary Jo; Gross, Rachel S; Bryant, Maria; Paul, Ian M; Wen, Li Ming; Hesketh, Kylie D; González Acero, Carolina; Campbell, Karen; øverby, Nina Cecilie; Linares, Ana M; Wasser, Heather M; Joshipura, Kaumudi J; Palacios, Cristina; Maffeis, Claudio; Thompson, Amanda L; Ghaderi, Ata; Lakshman, Rajalakshmi; Banna, Jinan C; Oken, Emily; Campos Rivera, Maribel; Perez-Exposito, Ana B; Taylor, Barry J; Savage, Jennifer S; Røed, Margrethe; Goran, Michael; de la Haye, Kayla; Anzman-Frasca, Stephanie; Seidler, Anna Lene
      Published 2020
      Introduction Little is known about how early (e.g., commencing antenatally or in the first 12 months after birth) obesity prevention interventions seek to change behaviour and which components are or are not effective. ...
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    • Quantifying the advantages of conducting a prospective meta-analysis (PMA): a case study of early childhood obesity prevention 

      Seidler, AL; Hunter, KE; Espinoza, D; Mihrshahi, S; Askie, LM
      Published 2021
      BackgroundFor 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 ...
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