| Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
|
Evidence for risk of bias in cluster randomised trials: review of recent trials published in three general medical journals.
|
BMJ
|
2003
|
4.18
|
|
2
|
Cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts (verrucae): a randomised controlled trial.
|
BMJ
|
2011
|
3.60
|
|
3
|
Rethinking pragmatic randomised controlled trials: introducing the "cohort multiple randomised controlled trial" design.
|
BMJ
|
2010
|
3.19
|
|
4
|
Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Trial.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2015
|
2.81
|
|
5
|
Does risk to humans justify high cost of fighting bovine TB?
|
Nature
|
2008
|
2.49
|
|
6
|
Acupuncture and counselling for depression in primary care: a randomised controlled trial.
|
PLoS Med
|
2013
|
1.90
|
|
7
|
Randomised, controlled trial of alternating pressure mattresses compared with alternating pressure overlays for the prevention of pressure ulcers: PRESSURE (pressure relieving support surfaces) trial.
|
BMJ
|
2006
|
1.76
|
|
8
|
Pressure relieving support surfaces (PRESSURE) trial: cost effectiveness analysis.
|
BMJ
|
2006
|
1.75
|
|
9
|
A systematic meta-analytic review of evidence for the effectiveness of the 'Fast ForWord' language intervention program.
|
J Child Psychol Psychiatry
|
2010
|
1.66
|
|
10
|
Differential recruitment in a cluster randomized trial in primary care: the experience of the UK back pain, exercise, active management and manipulation (UK BEAM) feasibility study.
|
Clin Trials
|
2005
|
1.64
|
|
11
|
Educating nursing home staff on fracture prevention: a cluster randomised trial.
|
Age Ageing
|
2007
|
1.54
|
|
12
|
Vitamin D with calcium reduces mortality: patient level pooled analysis of 70,528 patients from eight major vitamin D trials.
|
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
|
2012
|
1.42
|
|
13
|
Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: primary care based pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
|
BMC Gastroenterol
|
2012
|
1.15
|
|
14
|
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 adults.
|
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
|
2009
|
1.13
|
|
15
|
The DAMASK trial protocol: a pragmatic randomised trial to evaluate whether GPs should have direct access to MRI for patients with suspected internal derangement of the knee.
|
BMC Health Serv Res
|
2006
|
1.11
|
|
16
|
Acupuncture, Counseling, and Usual care for Depression (ACUDep): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
|
Trials
|
2012
|
1.07
|
|
17
|
Use of the h-index to measure the quality of the output of health services researchers.
|
J Health Serv Res Policy
|
2014
|
1.06
|
|
18
|
GALA: an international multicentre randomised trial comparing general anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery.
|
Trials
|
2008
|
1.06
|
|
19
|
Exploring the relationship between fear of falling and neuroticism: a cross-sectional study in community-dwelling women over 70.
|
Age Ageing
|
2005
|
1.00
|
|
20
|
A randomised controlled trial of yoga for the treatment of chronic low back pain: results of a pilot study.
|
Complement Ther Clin Pract
|
2010
|
1.00
|
|
21
|
Improving response rates using a monetary incentive for patient completion of questionnaires: an observational study.
|
BMC Med Res Methodol
|
2007
|
0.99
|
|
22
|
Use of weekly, low dose, high frequency ultrasound for hard to heal venous leg ulcers: the VenUS III randomised controlled trial.
|
BMJ
|
2011
|
0.97
|
|
23
|
Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: findings from an economic evaluation conducted alongside a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in primary care.
|
BMC Gastroenterol
|
2012
|
0.96
|
|
24
|
Cluster randomized trials produced similar results to individually randomized trials in a meta-analysis of enhanced care for depression.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2007
|
0.94
|
|
25
|
Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: a protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
|
BMC Gastroenterol
|
2010
|
0.93
|
|
26
|
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership home visiting programme for first time teenage mothers in England: a protocol for the Building Blocks randomised controlled trial.
|
BMC Pediatr
|
2013
|
0.93
|
|
27
|
A randomised evaluation of CollAborative care and active surveillance for Screen-Positive EldeRs with sub-threshold depression (CASPER): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
|
Trials
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
28
|
Systematic techniques for assisting recruitment to trials (START): study protocol for embedded, randomized controlled trials.
|
Trials
|
2014
|
0.91
|
|
29
|
A pragmatic multi-centred randomised controlled trial of yoga for chronic low back pain: trial protocol.
|
Complement Ther Clin Pract
|
2009
|
0.91
|
|
30
|
Bias in recruitment to cluster randomized trials: a review of recent publications.
|
J Eval Clin Pract
|
2011
|
0.89
|
|
31
|
A randomized trial of electronic reminders showed a reduction in the time to respond to postal questionnaires.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2010
|
0.89
|
|
32
|
Using postal randomization to replace telephone randomization had no significant effect on recruitment of patients.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2007
|
0.86
|
|
33
|
Shoulder acute pain in primary health care: is retraining GPs effective? The SAPPHIRE randomized trial: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
|
Rheumatology (Oxford)
|
2009
|
0.85
|
|
34
|
Increasing response rates to postal questionnaires: a randomised trial of variations in design.
|
J Health Serv Res Policy
|
2004
|
0.84
|
|
35
|
Purity, pragmatism and hip protector pads.
|
Age Ageing
|
2002
|
0.82
|
|
36
|
Poor reporting quality of key Randomization and Allocation Concealment details is still prevalent among published RCTs in 2011: a review.
|
J Eval Clin Pract
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
37
|
Muslim communities learning about second-hand smoke (MCLASS): study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.
|
Trials
|
2013
|
0.80
|
|
38
|
A randomised controlled trial of patient led training in medical education: protocol.
|
BMC Med Educ
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
39
|
Benefits of stemming bovine TB need to be demonstrated.
|
Nature
|
2009
|
0.79
|
|
40
|
Patient preference and validity of randomized controlled trials.
|
JAMA
|
2005
|
0.79
|
|
41
|
Assuring the safety and effectiveness of new drugs: rigorous phase IV trials randomizing general practices to delayed access to new drugs.
|
J Health Serv Res Policy
|
2011
|
0.78
|
|
42
|
Developing Interventions for Children's Exercise (DICE): a pilot evaluation of school-based exercise interventions for primary school children aged 7 to 8 years.
|
J Phys Act Health
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
43
|
Randomized clinical trial comparing 2 support surfaces: results of the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Study.
|
Adv Skin Wound Care
|
2003
|
0.77
|
|
44
|
Allocation concealment: a methodological review.
|
J Eval Clin Pract
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
45
|
The effect of patients' preference on outcome in the EVerT cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts (verruca) trial.
|
J Foot Ankle Res
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
46
|
Effectiveness of hip protectors. Results may not be generalisable to the community.
|
BMJ
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
47
|
Alexander Technique Lessons, Acupuncture Sessions or usual care for patients with chronic neck pain (ATLAS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
|
Trials
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
48
|
A feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial of treatment withdrawal in psoriatic arthritis (REmoval of treatment for patients in REmission in psoriatic ArThritis (RETREAT (F)).
|
Clin Rheumatol
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
49
|
Waiting list randomized controlled trial within a case-finding design: methodological considerations.
|
J Eval Clin Pract
|
2014
|
0.75
|