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Alginate dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcersJo C Dumville
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2:CD009110. 2012..A clear and current overview of current evidence is required to facilitate decision-making regarding dressing use...
Hydrocolloid dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcersJo C Dumville
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2:CD009099. 2012..There is a range of different hydrocolloids available including fibrous-hydrocolloid and hydrocolloid (matrix) dressings. A clear and current overview of current evidence is required to facilitate decision-making regarding dressing use...
Larval therapy for leg ulcers (VenUS II): randomised controlled trialJo C Dumville
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
BMJ 338:b773. 2009..To compare the clinical effectiveness of larval therapy with a standard debridement technique (hydrogel) for sloughy or necrotic leg ulcers...
How is research evidence used to support claims made in advertisements for wound care products?Jo C Dumville
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
J Clin Nurs 18:1422-9. 2009..To investigate the amount, type and accuracy of citations use in support of product related claims from advertisements of wound care products...
The health-related quality of life of people with peripheral arterial disease in the community: the Edinburgh Artery StudyJo C Dumville
Department of Health Sciences, York, UK
Br J Gen Pract 54:826-31. 2004..The health-related quality of life of people with peripheral arterial disease in the general population is unknown...
When will I see you again? The fate of research findings from international wound care conferences*Jo C Dumville
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
Int Wound J 5:26-33. 2008..001, 95% CIs 1.26-2.55). Few studies presented as conference abstracts at these two wounds conferences were subsequently published. This may be because of the low methodological quality of studies accepted for poster or oral presentation...
Non-cardiac chest pain: a retrospective cohort study of patients who attended a Rapid Access Chest Pain ClinicJ C Dumville
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, and Cardiology Research Department, York District Hospital, York, UK
Fam Pract 24:152-7. 2007..Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics have recently been introduced to assist in the management of primary care patients experiencing suspected cardiac chest pain...
Reporting attrition in randomised controlled trialsJo C Dumville
York Trials Unit, University of York, York YO10 5DD
BMJ 332:969-71. 2006
Can vitamin D supplementation prevent winter-time blues? A randomised trial among older womenJ C Dumville
Area 4, Seebohm Rowntree Building, Dept of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD
J Nutr Health Aging 10:151-3. 2006..A reduction in vitamin D may be linked to SAD. Since vitamin D deficiency has been reported to be common in older people, vitamin D supplementation may be expected to reduce seasonal mood disturbance in this group...
The use of unequal randomisation ratios in clinical trials: a reviewJ C Dumville
Area 4, York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
Contemp Clin Trials 27:1-12. 2006..To examine reasons given for the use of unequal randomisation in randomised controlled trials (RCTs)...
Protocol for the ProFHER (PROximal Fracture of the Humerus: Evaluation by Randomisation) trial: a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of surgical versus non-surgical treatment for proximal fracture of the humerus in adultsHelen Handoll
Centre for Rehabilitation Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Care Institute, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley TS1 3BA, UK
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:140. 2009..In particular it is not clear whether surgery gives better outcomes than non-surgical management. Currently there is much variation in the use of surgery and a lack of good quality evidence to inform this decision...
A new clinical trial of the effect of larval therapyPauline Raynor
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, Heslington
J Tissue Viability 14:104-5. 2004..This paper describes the aims and design of the trial, outlines the eligibility criteria for patients and discusses the nurses' role in the study. This article has not been subject to peer review...
Use of weekly, low dose, high frequency ultrasound for hard to heal venous leg ulcers: the VenUS III randomised controlled trialJudith M Watson
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK
BMJ 342:d1092. 2011..To assess the clinical effectiveness of weekly delivery of low dose, high frequency therapeutic ultrasound in conjunction with standard care for hard to heal venous leg ulcers...
Exploring patient perceptions of larval therapy as a potential treatment for venous leg ulcerationKaren Spilsbury
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
Health Expect 11:148-59. 2008..To explore patient preferences and acceptability of two forms of larval therapy ('bagged' and 'loose')...
Methods to elicit experts' beliefs over uncertain quantities: application to a cost effectiveness transition model of negative pressure wound therapy for severe pressure ulcerationMarta O Soares
Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK
Stat Med 30:2363-80. 2011..This paper demonstrates that it is feasible to collect formally elicited evidence to inform decision models...
An evaluation of methods used in health technology assessments produced for the Medical Services Advisory CommitteeEmily S Petherick
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
Med J Aust 187:289-92. 2007..To examine the methods used in health technology assessments (HTAs) produced for the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) reviewing the effectiveness of a technology or procedure...
VenUS III: a randomised controlled trial of therapeutic ultrasound in the management of venous leg ulcersJ M Watson
Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
Health Technol Assess 15:1-192. 2011..To compare the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of low-dose ultrasound delivered in conjunction with standard care against standard care alone in the treatment of hard-to-heal venous ulcers...
Randomised controlled trial of calcium and supplementation with cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) for prevention of fractures in primary careJill Porthouse
York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD
BMJ 330:1003. 2005..CONCLUSION: We found no evidence that calcium and vitamin D supplementation reduces the risk of clinical fractures in women with one or more risk factors for hip fracture. Registration ISRCTN26118436, controlled trials registry...
