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Evaluation of system based psychological first aid training on the mental health proficiency of emergency medical first responders to natural disasters in China: a cluster randomised controlled trial by Peng, Min, Xiao, Tao, Carter, Ben, Shearer, James

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a system based psychological first aid (PFA) training programme for emergency medical first responders in…”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of psychological first aid (PFA) system based training for frontline health workers in emergency health services in China a study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial by Peng, Min, Xiao, Tao, Carter, Ben, Chen, Pan, Shearer, James

“…There is insufficient evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of psychological interventions to enhance frontline responders' mental health…”
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The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Universal Digital Parenting Intervention Designed and Implemented During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From a Rapid-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial Within a Cohort by Palmer, Melanie, Beckley-Hoelscher, Nicholas, Shearer, James, Kostyrka-Allchorne, Katarzyna, Robertson, Olly, Koch, Marta, Pearson, Oliver, Slovak, Petr, Day, Crispin, Byford, Sarah, Goldsmith, Kimberley, Waite, Polly, Creswell, Cathy, Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J S

“…Children's conduct and emotional problems increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We tested whether a smartphone parenting support app, Parent Positive,…”
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Adjunctive Medication Management and Contingency Management to enhance adherence to acamprosate for alcohol dependence: the ADAM trial RCT by Donoghue, Kim, Boniface, Sadie, Brobbin, Eileen, Byford, Sarah, Coleman, Rachel, Coulton, Simon, Day, Edward, Dhital, Ranjita, Farid, Anum, Hermann, Laura, Jordan, Amy, Kimergård, Andreas, Koutsou, Maria-Leoni, Lingford-Hughes, Anne, Marsden, John, Neale, Joanne, O'Neill, Aimee, Phillips, Thomas, Shearer, James, Sinclair, Julia, Smith, Joanna, Strang, John, Weinman, John, Whittlesea, Cate, Widyaratna, Kideshini, Drummond, Colin

“…Acamprosate is an effective and cost-effective medication for alcohol relapse prevention but poor adherence can limit its full benefit. Effective interventions…”
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A modified video-feedback intervention for carers of foster children aged 6 years and under with reactive attachment disorder: a feasibility study and pilot RCT by Oliveira, Paula, Stevens, Eloise, Barge, Lydia, Comyn, Julie, Langley, Kirsty, Ramchandani, Paul, Wright, Barry, Woolgar, Matt, Kennedy, Eilis, Byford, Sarah, Shearer, James, Scott, Stephen, Barlow, Jane, Glaser, Danya, Senior, Rob, Fonagy, Peter, Fearon, Pasco

“…Background Looked-after children are at risk of suboptimal attachment patterns and reactive attachment disorder. However, access to interventions varies widely…”
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The Cannabinoid Use in Progressive Inflammatory brain Disease (CUPID) trial: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled parallel-group multicentre trial and economic evaluation of cannabinoids to slow progression in multiple sclerosis by Ball, Susan, Vickery, Jane, Hobart, Jeremy, Wright, Dave, Green, Colin, Shearer, James, Nunn, Andrew, Cano, Mayam Gomez, MacManus, David, Miller, David, Mallik, Shahrukh, Zajicek, John

“…The Cannabinoid Use in Progressive Inflammatory brain Disease (CUPID) trial aimed to determine whether or not oral Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ(9)-THC) slowed…”
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A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of modafinil (200 mg/day) for methamphetamine dependence by Shearer, James, Darke, Shane, Rodgers, Craig, Slade, Tim, Van Beek, Ingrid, Lewis, John, Brady, Donna, McKetin, Rebecca, Mattick, Richard P., Wodak, Alex

“…ABSTRACT Aim  To examine the safety and efficacy of modafinil (200 mg/day) compared to placebo in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence and to examine…”
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Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST): protocol for a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial of open-access psychological workshop programme for 16–18-year-olds by Lisk, Stephen, Carter, Ben, James, Kirsty, Stallard, Paul, Deighton, Jessica, Yarrum, Jynna, Fonagy, Peter, Day, Crispin, Byford, Sarah, Shearer, James, Weaver, Timothy, Sclare, Irene, Evans, Claire, Farrelly, Maria, Ho, Pin-Cheng, Brown, June

“…Abstract Anxiety and depression are increasingly prevalent in adolescents, often causing daily distress and negative long-term outcomes. Despite the…”
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Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST trial), a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial of the DISCOVER workshop for 16-18-year-olds: recruitment and baseline characteristics by James, Kirsty, Lisk, Stephen, Payne-Cook, Chloe, Farishta, Zamena, Farrelly, Maria, Sheikh, Ayesha, Slusarczyk, Monika, Byford, Sarah, Day, Crispin, Deighton, Jessica, Evans, Claire, Fonagy, Peter, Saunders, David, Sclare, Irene, Shearer, James, Stallard, Paul, Weaver, Timothy, Yarrum, Jynna, Carter, Ben, Brown, June S L

“…The Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST) is an England-wide school-based cluster randomised controlled trial assessing the clinical…”
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Online Parent Training for The Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA): the protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a digital parenting intervention implemented to support parents and children on a treatment waitlist by Kostyrka-Allchorne, Katarzyna, Ballard, Claire, Byford, Sarah, Cortese, Samuele, Daley, David, Downs, Johnny, French, Blandine, Glazebrook, Cristine, Goldsmith, Kimberley, Hall, Charlotte L, Hedstrom, Ellen, Kovshoff, Hanna, Kreppner, Jana, Lean, Nancy, Sayal, Kapil, Shearer, James, Simonoff, Emily, Thompson, Margaret, Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J S

“…Children referred for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often present with a broader pattern of conduct problems including oppositionality and…”
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Supporting Parents & Kids Through Lockdown Experiences (SPARKLE): A digital parenting support app implemented in an ongoing general population cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Kostyrka-Allchorne, Katarzyna, Creswell, Cathy, Byford, Sarah, Day, Crispin, Goldsmith, Kimberley, Koch, Marta, Gutierrez, Walter Muruet, Palmer, Melanie, Raw, Jasmine, Robertson, Olly, Shearer, James, Shum, Adrienne, Slovak, Petr, Waite, Polly, Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J S

“…The COVID-19 related lockdowns and distancing measures have presented families with unprecedented challenges. A UK-wide cohort study tracking changes in…”
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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a 'stepping into day treatment' approach versus inpatient treatment as usual for anorexia nervosa in adult specialist eating disorder services (DAISIES trial): a study protocol of a randomised controlled multi-centre open-label parallel group non-inferiority trial by Irish, Madeleine, Dalton, Bethan, Potts, Laura, McCombie, Catherine, Shearer, James, Au, Katie, Kern, Nikola, Clark-Stone, Sam, Connan, Frances, Johnston, A Louise, Lazarova, Stanimira, Macdonald, Shiona, Newell, Ciarán, Pathan, Tayeem, Wales, Jackie, Cashmore, Rebecca, Marshall, Sandra, Arcelus, Jon, Robinson, Paul, Himmerich, Hubertus, Lawrence, Vanessa C, Treasure, Janet, Byford, Sarah, Landau, Sabine, Schmidt, Ulrike

“…Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious and disabling mental disorder with a high disease burden. In a proportion of cases, intensive hospital-based treatments,…”
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Extended-release naltrexone versus standard oral naltrexone versus placebo for opioid use disorder: the NEAT three-arm RCT by Strang, John, Kelleher, Michael, Mayet, Soraya, Day, Ed, Hellier, Jennifer, Byford, Sarah, Murphy, Caroline, McLennan, Blair, Shearer, James, Ryan, Elizabeth, Marsden, John

“…People recovering from heroin addiction need better treatments than are currently offered. The chronic relapsing nature of drug dependence means that helping a…”
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Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST): a cluster randomised controlled trial. Secondary analysis in those with elevated symptoms of depression by Lisk, Stephen, James, Kirsty, Shearer, James, Byford, Sarah, Stallard, Paul, Deighton, Jessica, Saunders, David, Yarrum, Jynna, Fonagy, Peter, Weaver, Timothy, Sclare, Irene, Day, Crispin, Evans, Claire, Carter, Ben, Brown, June

“…BackgroundDepression and anxiety are increasingly prevalent in adolescents. The Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial investigated the…”
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Management of chronic headache with referral from primary care to direct access to MRI compared with Neurology services: an observational prospective study in London by Rua, Tiago, Mazumder, Asif, Akande, Yvonne, Margariti, Charikleia, Ochulor, Juliana, Turville, Joanna, Razavi, Reza, Peacock, Janet L, McCrone, Paul, Goh, Vicky, Shearer, James, Afridi, Shazia

“…ObjectivesTo evaluate the cost, accessibility and patient satisfaction implications of two clinical pathways used in the management of chronic…”
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Moderators of the Effects of a Digital Parenting Intervention on Child Conduct and Emotional Problems Implemented During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From a Secondary Analysis of Data From the Supporting Parents and Kids Through Lockdown Experiences (SPARKLE) Randomized Controlled Trial by Pokorna, Nikola, Palmer, Melanie, Pearson, Oliver, Beckley-Hoelscher, Nicholas, Shearer, James, Kostyrka-Allchorne, Katarzyna, Robertson, Olly, Koch, Marta, Slovak, Petr, Day, Crispin, Byford, Sarah, Waite, Polly, Creswell, Cathy, Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J S, Goldsmith, Kimberley

“…A smartphone app, Parent Positive, was developed to help parents manage their children's conduct and emotional problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. A…”
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Using a pragmatically adapted, low-cost contingency management intervention to promote heroin abstinence in individuals undergoing treatment for heroin use disorder in UK drug services (PRAISE): a cluster randomised trial by Metrebian, Nicola, Weaver, Tim, Goldsmith, Kimberley, Pilling, Stephen, Hellier, Jennifer, Pickles, Andrew, Shearer, James, Byford, Sarah, Mitcheson, Luke, Bijral, Prun, Bogdan, Nadine, Bowden-Jones, Owen, Day, Edward, Dunn, John, Glasper, Anthony, Finch, Emily, Forshall, Sam, Akhtar, Shabana, Bajaria, Jalpa, Bennett, Carmel, Bishop, Elizabeth, Charles, Vikki, Davey, Clare, Desai, Roopal, Goodfellow, Claire, Haque, Farjana, Little, Nicholas, McKechnie, Hortencia, Mosler, Franziska, Morris, Jo, Mutz, Julian, Pauli, Ruth, Poovendran, Dilkushi, Phillips, Elizabeth, Strang, John

“…IntroductionMost individuals treated for heroin use disorder receive opioid agonist treatment (OAT)(methadone or buprenorphine). However, OAT is associated…”
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Model-Based Economic Evaluation in Alzheimer's Disease: A Review of the Methods Available to Model Alzheimer's Disease Progression by Green, Colin, PhD, Shearer, James, PhD, Ritchie, Craig W., MBChB, MRCPsych, MSc, DLSHTM, Zajicek, John P., MRCP, FRCP, PhD

“…Abstract Objective To consider the methods available to model Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression over time to inform on the structure and development of…”
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Remote Recruitment Strategy and Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) App: Feasibility and Usability Study by Kostyrka-Allchorne, Katarzyna, Chu, Petrina, Ballard, Claire, Lean, Nancy, French, Blandine, Hedstrom, Ellen, Byford, Sarah, Cortese, Samuele, Daley, David, Downs, Johnny, Glazebrook, Cristine, Goldsmith, Kimberley, Hall, Charlotte L, Kovshoff, Hanna, Kreppner, Jana, Sayal, Kapil, Shearer, James, Simonoff, Emily, Thompson, Margaret, Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J S

“…Background The Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) app provides support for parents of children with elevated hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention, and…”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of the Drinks:Ration Mobile App to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in a Help-Seeking Military Veteran Population: Randomized Controlled Trial by Leightley, Daniel, Williamson, Charlotte, Rona, Roberto J, Carr, Ewan, Shearer, James, Davis, Jordan P, Simms, Amos, Fear, Nicola T, Goodwin, Laura, Murphy, Dominic

“…Alcohol misuse is higher in the UK armed forces (AF) than in the general population. Research demonstrates that alcohol misuse persists after an individual…”
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