Diana Elbourne

Publication List Details

Period

2002 - 2009

Number

52

Co-Authors

The EPICS Trial: Enabling Parents to Increase Child Survival through the introduction of community-based health interventions in rural Guinea Bissau (2009)

Mann, Vera, Fazzio, Ila, King, Rebecca, Walker, Polly, Dos Santos, Albino, Carlos De Sa, Jose, ...

Abstract Background Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa with a population of 1.7 million. The WHO and UNICEF reported an under-five child mortality of 203 per 1000, the 10 th highest...

Methods for economic evaluation of a factorial-design cluster randomised controlled trial of a nutrition supplement and an exercise programme among healthy older people living in Santiago, Chile: the CENEX study (2009)

Walker, Damian G, Aedo, Cristian, Albala, Cecilia, Allen, Elizabeth, Dangour, Alan D, Elbourne, Diana, ...

Abstract Background In an effort to promote healthy ageing and preserve health and function, the government of Chile has formulated a package of actions into the Programme for Complementary Food in...

Active management of the third stage of labour without controlled cord traction: a randomized non-inferiority controlled trial (2009)

Gülmezoglu, A Metin, Widmer, Mariana, Merialdi, Mario, Qureshi, Zahida, Piaggio, Gilda, Elbourne, Diana, ...

Abstract Background The third stage of labour refers to the period between birth of the baby and complete expulsion of the placenta. Some degree of blood loss occurs after the birth of the baby due...

The HIM (Health for Izhevsk Men) trial protocol (2008)

Tomkins, Susannah, Allen, Elizabeth, Savenko, Olga, McCambridge, Jim, Saburova, Lyudmila, Kiryanov, Nikolay, ...

Abstract Background Russia is one of the very few industrialised countries in the world where life expectancy has been declining. Alcohol has been implicated as a major contributor to the rapid...

In the Era of Systematic Reviews, Does the Size of an Individual Trial Still Matter? (2008)

Gordon H. Guyatt, Edward J. Mills, Diana Elbourne

Background to the debate: Systematic reviews that combine high-quality evidence from several trials are now widely considered to be at the top of the hierarchy of clinical evidence. Given the primacy...

The BLISS cluster randomised controlled trial of the effect of 'active dissemination of information' on standards of care for premature babies in England (BEADI) study protocol [ISRCTN89683698] (2007)

Acolet, Dominique, Jelphs, Kim, Davidson, Deborah, Peck, Edward, Clemens, Felicity, Houston, Rosie, ...

Abstract Background Gaps between research knowledge and practice have been consistently reported. Traditional ways of communicating information have limited impact on practice changes. Strategies to...

Community health and medical provision: impact on neonates (the CHAMPION trial) (2007)

Boone, Peter, Mann, Vera, Eble, Alexander, Mendiratta, Tarana, Mukherjee, Rohini, Figueiredo, Ryan, ...

Abstract Background The trial aims to evaluate whether neonatal mortality can be reduced through systemic changes to the provision and promotion of healthcare. Neonatal mortality rates in India are...

CESAR: conventional ventilatory support vs extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe adult respiratory failure (2006)

Peek, Giles J, Clemens, Felicity, Elbourne, Diana, Firmin, Richard, Hardy, Pollyanna, Hibbert, Clare, ...

Abstract Background An estimated 350 adults develop severe, but potentially reversible respiratory failure in the UK annually. Current management uses intermittent positive pressure ventilation, but...

Assessing subgroup effects with binary data: can the use of different effect measures lead to different conclusions? (2005)

White, Ian R, Elbourne, Diana

Abstract Background In order to use the results of a randomised trial, it is necessary to understand whether the overall observed benefit or harm applies to all individuals, or whether some subgroups...

AUTHORS (2004)

Diana Elbourne, Jo Garcia

The effect of grammar teaching (syntax) in English on 5 to 16 year olds’ accuracy and quality in written composition Review conducted by the English Review Group

The reporting of methods for reducing and detecting bias: an example from the WHO Misoprostol Third Stage of Labour equivalence randomised controlled trial (2003)

Piaggio, Gilda, Elbourne, Diana, Schulz, Kenneth F, Villar, José, Pinol, Alain PY, Gülmezoglu, A, ...

Abstract Background The aim of this article is to explore ways in which selection bias and ascertainment bias can be reduced and investigated in trials, by using the example of a drug trial carried...

Ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of developmental hip dysplasia (UK Hip Trial): clinical and economic results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2002)

Elbourne, Diana, Dezateux, Carol, Arthur, Rosemary, Clarke, N.M.P., Gray, Alastair, King, Andy, ...

Background Clinical screening aims to identify and treat neonatal hip instability associated with increased risk of hip displacement, but risks failures of diagnosis and treatment (abduction...

Reactions of participants to the results of a randomised controlled trial: exploratory study

Snowdon, Claire, Garcia, Jo, Elbourne, Diana

Objectives: To assess views of parents of babies who participated in a neonatal trial, about feedback of trial results.

Reactions of participants to the results of a randomised controlled trial: exploratory study

Snowdon, Claire, Garcia, Jo, Elbourne, Diana

Objectives: To assess views of parents of babies who participated in a neonatal trial, about feedback of trial results.

Standards of Reporting of Randomized Controlled Trials in General Surgery: Can We Do Better?

Balasubramanian, Sabapathy P., Wiener, Martin, Alshameeri, Zeiad, Tiruvoipati, Ravindranath, Elbourne, Diana, Reed, Malcolm W.

We evaluated the reporting quality of surgical randomized controlled trials published in general surgical and medical journals. We show suboptimal quality of reporting as assessed by standard quality...

In the Era of Systematic Reviews, Does the Size of an Individual Trial Still Matter

Guyatt, Gordon H, Mills, Edward J, Elbourne, Diana

Background to the debate: Systematic reviews that combine high-quality evidence from several trials are now widely considered to be at the top of the hierarchy of clinical evidence. Given the primacy...