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Participant’s experiences of taking melatonin for the treatment of nocturia in MS: Qualitative findings from a double blind RCT (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Khan, R., Uren, A., Homewood, J., Inglis, K., Johnson, L., Owen, D., …Cotterill, N. (2017, September). Participant’s experiences of taking melatonin for the treatment of nocturia in MS: Qualitative findings from a double blind RCT

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disorder caused by eventual neurodegeneration within the central nervous system resulting in impaired physical, cognitive and psychological functioning. It is often progressive and can result in many... Read More about Participant’s experiences of taking melatonin for the treatment of nocturia in MS: Qualitative findings from a double blind RCT.

Adapting the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI) to optimise recruitment in an ongoing randomised controlled trial (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Jepson, M., Donovan, J., Khan, R., Cotterill, N., Abrams, P., & Norrie, J. (2017, May). Adapting the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI) to optimise recruitment in an ongoing randomised controlled trial. Presented at International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference 2017, Liverpool, UK

Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) are the most rigorous study design to evaluate healthcare interventions. However, their success relies on patient recruitment. The QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI) aims to address recruitment difficulties an... Read More about Adapting the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI) to optimise recruitment in an ongoing randomised controlled trial.

Consultant outcome publication: Surgeons' opinions of a new mandatory health policy (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, M., Cotterill, N., Drake, M., & Keeley, F. (2017, March). Consultant outcome publication: Surgeons' opinions of a new mandatory health policy. Poster presented at European Association of Urology Annual Meeting 2017, London, UK

Consultant Outcome Publication (COP) regarding outcomes of operations done by individual surgeons was introduced to UK Urology in 2012 with the first publication of the Nephrectomy Outcomes Database. COP was championed as a policy to increase transpa... Read More about Consultant outcome publication: Surgeons' opinions of a new mandatory health policy.