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Shaun Treweek

University of Aberdeen
Verified email at abdn.ac.uk
Cited by 24256

Strategies to improve recruitment to randomised trials

S Treweek, M Pitkethly, J Cook… - Cochrane database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Recruiting participants to trials can be extremely difficult. Identifying strategies
that improve trial recruitment would benefit both trialists and health research. Objectives To …

[HTML][HTML] The GRADE Working Group clarifies the construct of certainty of evidence

M Hultcrantz, D Rind, EA Akl, S Treweek… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To clarify the grading of recommendations assessment, development and
evaluation (GRADE) definition of certainty of evidence and suggest possible approaches to …

Methods to improve recruitment to randomised controlled trials: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

S Treweek, P Lockhart, M Pitkethly, JA Cook… - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
This review is an abridged version of a Cochrane Review previously published in the
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 4, Art. No.: MR000013 DOI …

Improving the reporting of pragmatic trials: an extension of the CONSORT statement

M Zwarenstein, S Treweek, JJ Gagnier, DG Altman… - Bmj, 2008 - bmj.com
Background The CONSORT statement is intended to improve reporting of randomised
controlled trials and focuses on minimising the risk of bias (internal validity). The applicability …

A pragmatic–explanatory continuum indicator summary (PRECIS): a tool to help trial designers

KE Thorpe, M Zwarenstein, AD Oxman… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To propose a tool to assist trialists in making design decisions that are
consistent with their trial's stated purpose. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Randomized …

The PRECIS-2 tool: designing trials that are fit for purpose

K Loudon, S Treweek, F Sullivan, P Donnan… - bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
PRECIS is a tool to help trialists make design decisions consistent with the intended
purpose of their trial. This paper gives guidance on how to use an improved, validated …

GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) frameworks: a systematic and transparent approach to making well informed healthcare choices. 1: Introduction

P Alonso-Coello, HJ Schünemann, J Moberg… - bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
Healthcare decision making is complex. Decision-making processes and the factors
(criteria) that decision makers should consider vary for different types of decisions, including …

[HTML][HTML] Normalisation process theory: a framework for developing, evaluating and implementing complex interventions

E Murray, S Treweek, C Pope, A MacFarlane, L Ballini… - BMC medicine, 2010 - Springer
Background The past decade has seen considerable interest in the development and
evaluation of complex interventions to improve health. Such interventions can only have a …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a theory of implementation and integration: Normalization Process Theory

CR May, F Mair, T Finch, A MacFarlane… - Implementation …, 2009 - Springer
Background Theories are important tools in the social and natural sciences. The methods by
which they are derived are rarely described and discussed. Normalization Process Theory …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the implementation of complex interventions in health care: the normalization process model

C May, T Finch, F Mair, L Ballini, C Dowrick… - BMC health services …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Background The Normalization Process Model is a theoretical model that assists in
explaining the processes by which complex interventions become routinely embedded in …