Search Results - "Bonnie, Cundill"
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A Cluster Randomised Trial Introducing Rapid Diagnostic Tests into Registered Drug Shops in Uganda: Impact on Appropriate Treatment of Malaria
Published in PloS one (22-07-2015)“…Inappropriate treatment of malaria is widely reported particularly in areas where there is poor access to health facilities and self-treatment of fevers with…”
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Implementing a Medicines at Transitions Intervention (MaTI) for patients with heart failure: a process evaluation of the Improving the Safety and Continuity Of Medicines management at Transitions of care (ISCOMAT) cluster randomised controlled trial
Published in BMC health services research (09-10-2024)“…Heart failure is a major global health challenge incurring a high rate of mortality, morbidity and hospitalisation. Effective medicines management at the time…”
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Effectiveness of Provider and Community Interventions to Improve Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Nigeria: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Published in PloS one (26-08-2015)“…The World Health Organization recommends that malaria be confirmed by parasitological diagnosis before treatment using Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy…”
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Implementing personalised care planning for older people with frailty: a process evaluation of the PROSPER feasibility trial
Published in BMC geriatrics (16-09-2022)“…Abstract Background Personalised Care Planning (PCP) is a collaborative approach used in the management of chronic conditions. Core components of PCP are…”
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Home-based Extended Rehabilitation for Older people (HERO): study protocol for an individually randomised controlled multi-centre trial to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a home-based exercise intervention for older people with frailty as extended rehabilitation following acute illness or injury, including embedded process evaluation
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (08-11-2021)“…Abstract Background The majority of older people (> 65 years) in hospital have frailty and are at increased risk of readmission or death following discharge…”
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Using routine healthcare data to evaluate the impact of the Medicines at Transitions Intervention (MaTI) on clinical outcomes of patients hospitalised with heart failure: protocol for the Improving the Safety and Continuity Of Medicines management at Transitions of care (ISCOMAT) cluster randomised controlled trial with embedded process evaluation, health economics evaluation and internal pilot
Published in BMJ open (29-04-2022)“…IntroductionHeart failure affects 26 million people globally, approximately 900 thousand people in the UK, and is increasing in incidence. Appropriate…”
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Effect of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on health and education in schoolchildren: a cluster-randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Published in Lancet (12-07-2008)“…Summary Background Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in early childhood, yet its consequences for health and education during the school-age…”
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No frugal innovation without frugal evaluation: the Global IDEAL Sub-Framework
Published in BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies (01-06-2024)“…ObjectiveThe Global IDEAL Sub-Framework Study aimed to combine the intended effects of the 2009/2019 IDEAL (Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment,…”
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Basic or enhanced clinician training to improve adherence to malaria treatment guidelines: a cluster-randomised trial in two areas of Cameroon
Published in The Lancet global health (01-06-2014)“…Summary Background The scale-up of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) is intended to improve case management of fever and targeting of artemisinin-based…”
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Recruiting care homes to a randomised controlled trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (03-10-2018)“…There are more than a quarter of a million individuals aged ≥ 65 years who are resident in care homes in England and Wales. Care home residents have high…”
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Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of three regimens for prevention of malaria: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in Ugandan schoolchildren
Published in PloS one (19-10-2010)“…Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) is a promising malaria control strategy; however, the optimal regimen remains unclear. We conducted a randomized,…”
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Research Exploring Physical Activity in Care Homes (REACH): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (19-04-2017)“…As life expectancy increases and the number of older people, particularly those aged 85 years and over, expands there is an increase in demand for long-term…”
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PATCH: posture and mobility training for care staff versus usual care in care homes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (24-09-2018)“…Residents of care homes have high levels of disability and poor mobility, but the promotion of health and wellbeing within care homes is poorly realised…”
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Treatment of uncomplicated malaria at public health facilities and medicine retailers in south-eastern Nigeria
Published in Malaria journal (08-06-2011)“…At primary care facilities in Nigeria, national treatment guidelines state that malaria should be symptomatically diagnosed and treated with artemisinin-based…”
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Use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests by community health workers in Afghanistan: cluster randomised trial
Published in BMC medicine (07-07-2017)“…The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends parasitological diagnosis of malaria before treatment, but use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) by…”
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Economic Evaluation of a Cluster Randomized Trial of Interventions to Improve Health Workers’ Practice in Diagnosing and Treating Uncomplicated Malaria in Cameroon
Published in Value in health (01-12-2014)“…Abstract Background Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are a valid alternative to malaria testing with microscopy and are recommended for the testing of…”
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Study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial evaluating personalised care planning for older people with frailty: PROSPER V2 27/11/18
Published in Pilot and feasibility studies (28-04-2020)“…Frailty is characterised by increased vulnerability to falls, disability, hospitalisation and care home admission. However, it is relatively reversible in the…”
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Performance of three multi-species rapid diagnostic tests for diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Published in Malaria journal (27-10-2010)“…Malaria transmission in Ethiopia is unstable and variable, caused by both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) is…”
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Necator americanus and helminth co-infections: further down-modulation of hookworm-specific type 1 immune responses
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-09-2011)“…Helminth co-infection in humans is common in tropical regions of the world where transmission of soil-transmitted helminths such as Ascaris lumbricoides,…”
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Human helminth co-infection: analysis of spatial patterns and risk factors in a Brazilian community
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2008)“…Individuals living in areas endemic for helminths are commonly infected with multiple species. Despite increasing emphasis given to the potential health…”
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