Search Results - "Wilson, Edward C. F."

Screening for breech presentation using universal late-pregnancy ultrasonography: A prospective cohort study and cost effectiveness analysis by Wastlund, David, Moraitis, Alexandros A, Dacey, Alison, Sovio, Ulla, Wilson, Edward C F, Smith, Gordon C S

“…Despite the relative ease with which breech presentation can be identified through ultrasound screening, the assessment of foetal presentation at term is often…”
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the GoActive intervention to increase physical activity among UK adolescents: A cluster randomised controlled trial by Corder, Kirsten, Sharp, Stephen J, Jong, Stephanie T, Foubister, Campbell, Brown, Helen Elizabeth, Wells, Emma K, Armitage, Sofie M, Croxson, Caroline H D, Vignoles, Anna, Wilkinson, Paul O, Wilson, Edward C F, van Sluijs, Esther M F

“…Less than 20% of adolescents globally meet recommended levels of physical activity, and not meeting these recommended levels is associated with social…”
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The school policy, social, and physical environment and change in adolescent physical activity: An exploratory analysis using the LASSO by Foubister, Campbell, van Sluijs, Esther M F, Vignoles, Anna, Wilkinson, Paul, Wilson, Edward C F, Croxson, Caroline H D, Brown, Helen Elizabeth, Corder, Kirsten

“…We examined the association between the school policy, social and physical environment and change in adolescent physical activity (PA) and explored how sex and…”
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A Practical Guide to Value of Information Analysis by Wilson, Edward C. F.

“…Value of information analysis is a quantitative method to estimate the return on investment in proposed research projects. It can be used in a number of ways…”
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DELTA2 guidance on choosing the target difference and undertaking and reporting the sample size calculation for a randomised controlled trial by Cook, Jonathan A., Julious, Steven A., Sones, William, Hampson, Lisa V., Hewitt, Catherine, Berlin, Jesse A., Ashby, Deborah, Emsley, Richard, Fergusson, Dean A., Walters, Stephen J., Wilson, Edward C. F., Maclennan, Graeme, Stallard, Nigel, Rothwell, Joanne C., Bland, Martin, Brown, Louise, Ramsay, Craig R., Cook, Andrew, Armstrong, David, Altman, Doug, Vale, Luke D.

“…Background A key step in the design of a RCT is the estimation of the number of participants needed in the study. The most common approach is to specify a…”
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Treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with the addition of co-trimoxazole: a randomised controlled trial by Shulgina, Ludmila, Cahn, Anthony P, Chilvers, Edwin R, Parfrey, Helen, Clark, Allan B, Wilson, Edward C F, Twentyman, Orion P, Davison, Anthony G, Curtin, John J, Crawford, Michael B, Wilson, Andrew M

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal condition with limited treatment options. However, in a previous small study, co-trimoxazole was found to be…”
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The development and feasibility of a randomised family-based physical activity promotion intervention: the Families Reporting Every Step to Health (FRESH) study by Guagliano, Justin M, Brown, Helen Elizabeth, Coombes, Emma, Hughes, Claire, Jones, Andy P, Morton, Katie L, Wilson, Edward C F, van Sluijs, Esther M F

“…There is a need for high-quality research aiming to increase physical activity in families. This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of FRESH…”
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Cost Effectiveness of Imiquimod 5% Cream Compared with Methyl Aminolevulinate-Based Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Non-Hyperkeratotic, Non-Hypertrophic Actinic (Solar) Keratoses A Decision Tree Model: A Decision Tree Model by Wilson, Edward C. F.

“…Background : Actinic keratosis (AK) is caused by chronic exposure to UV radiation (sunlight). First-line treatments are cryosurgery, topical 5-fluorouracil…”
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Are brief interventions to increase physical activity cost-effective? A systematic review by GC, Vijay, Wilson, Edward C F, Suhrcke, Marc, Hardeman, Wendy, Sutton, Stephen

“…To determine whether brief interventions promoting physical activity are cost-effective in primary care or community settings. Systematic review of economic…”
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The Cost-Effectiveness of a Novel SIAscopic Diagnostic Aid for the Management of Pigmented Skin Lesions in Primary Care: A Decision-Analytic Model by Wilson, Edward C.F, Emery, Jon D, Louise Kinmonth, Ann, Toby Prevost, A, Morris, Helen C, Humphrys, Elka, Hall, Per N, Burrows, Nigel, Bradshaw, Lucy, Walls, Joe, Norris, Paul, Johnson, Margaret, Walter, Fiona M

“…Abstract Objectives Pigmented skin lesions are commonly presented in primary care. Appropriate diagnosis and management is challenging because the vast…”
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Clinical course, costs and predictive factors for response to treatment in carpal tunnel syndrome: the PALMS study protocol by Jerosch-Herold, Christina, Shepstone, Lee, Wilson, Edward C F, Dyer, Tony, Blake, Julian

“…Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common neuropathy of the upper limb and a significant contributor to hand functional impairment and disability…”
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Computing the Expected Value of Sample Information Efficiently: Practical Guidance and Recommendations for Four Model-Based Methods by Kunst, Natalia, Wilson, Edward C.F., Glynn, David, Alarid-Escudero, Fernando, Baio, Gianluca, Brennan, Alan, Fairley, Michael, Goldhaber-Fiebert, Jeremy D., Jackson, Chris, Jalal, Hawre, Menzies, Nicolas A., Strong, Mark, Thom, Howard, Heath, Anna

“…Value of information (VOI) analyses can help policy makers make informed decisions about whether to conduct and how to design future studies. Historically a…”
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Content of Health Economics Analysis Plans (HEAPs) for Trial-Based Economic Evaluations: Expert Delphi Consensus Survey by Thorn, Joanna C., Davies, Charlotte F., Brookes, Sara T., Noble, Sian M., Dritsaki, Melina, Gray, Ewan, Hughes, Dyfrig A., Mihaylova, Borislava, Petrou, Stavros, Ridyard, Colin, Sach, Tracey, Wilson, Edward C.F., Wordsworth, Sarah, Hollingworth, William

“…Health economics analysis plans (HEAPs) currently lack consistency, with uncertainty surrounding appropriate content. We aimed to develop a list of essential…”
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Evaluation of a very brief pedometer-based physical activity intervention delivered in NHS Health Checks in England: The VBI randomised controlled trial by Hardeman, Wendy, Mitchell, Joanna, Pears, Sally, Van Emmenis, Miranda, Theil, Florence, Gc, Vijay S, Vasconcelos, Joana C, Westgate, Kate, Brage, Søren, Suhrcke, Marc, Griffin, Simon J, Kinmonth, Ann Louise, Wilson, Edward C F, Prevost, A Toby, Sutton, Stephen

“…The majority of people do not achieve recommended levels of physical activity. There is a need for effective, scalable interventions to promote activity…”
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Leukotriene Antagonists as First-Line or Add-on Asthma-Controller Therapy by Price, David, Musgrave, Stanley D, Shepstone, Lee, Hillyer, Elizabeth V, Sims, Erika J, Gilbert, Richard F.T, Juniper, Elizabeth F, Ayres, Jon G, Kemp, Linda, Blyth, Annie, Wilson, Edward C.F, Wolfe, Stephanie, Freeman, Daryl, Mugford, H. Miranda, Murdoch, Jamie, Harvey, Ian

“…In this pragmatic trial, patients with asthma who required first-line controller therapy or were already using an inhaled glucocorticoid and needed additional…”
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Late Pregnancy Ultrasound to Screen for and Manage Potential Birth Complications in Nulliparous Women: A Cost-Effectiveness and Value of Information Analysis by Wilson, Edward C.F., Wastlund, David, Moraitis, Alexandros A., Smith, Gordon C.S.

“…Fetal growth restriction is a major risk factor for stillbirth. A routine late-pregnancy ultrasound scan could help detect this, allowing intervention to…”
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A Modeling Study of the Cost-Effectiveness of a Risk-Stratified Surveillance Program for Melanoma in the United Kingdom by Wilson, Edward C.F., Usher-Smith, Juliet A., Emery, Jon, Corrie, Pippa, Walter, Fiona M.

“…Population-wide screening for melanoma is unlikely to be cost-effective. Nevertheless, targeted surveillance of high-risk individuals may be. To estimate the…”
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Economic Evaluation of Transperineal versus Transrectal Devices for Local Anaesthetic Prostate Biopsies by Wilson, Edward C. F., Wreford, Alice, Tamer, Priya, Leonard, Kelly, Brechka, Hannah, Gnanapragasam, Vincent J.

“…Background Biopsy of the prostate for suspected cancer is usually performed transrectally under local anaesthesia in the outpatient clinic setting. As this…”
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Cost-Effectiveness and Value of Information Analysis of Brief Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Primary Care by GC, Vijay Singh, Suhrcke, Marc, Hardeman, Wendy, Sutton, Stephen, Wilson, Edward C.F.

“…Brief interventions (BIs) delivered in primary care have shown potential to increase physical activity levels and may be cost-effective, at least in the…”
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Expert Elicitation of Multinomial Probabilities for Decision-Analytic Modeling: An Application to Rates of Disease Progression in Undiagnosed and Untreated Melanoma by Wilson, Edward C.F., Usher-Smith, Juliet A., Emery, Jon, Corrie, Pippa G., Walter, Fiona M.

“…Expert elicitation is required to inform decision making when relevant “better quality” data either do not exist or cannot be collected. An example of this is…”
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