Published in Trials on March 27, 2013
Sequential treatment assignment with balancing for prognostic factors in the controlled clinical trial. Biometrics (1975) 18.25
ICH Harmonised Tripartite Guideline. Statistical principles for clinical trials. International Conference on Harmonisation E9 Expert Working Group. Stat Med (1999) 7.32
Minimisation: the platinum standard for trials?. Randomisation doesn't guarantee similarity of groups; minimisation does. BMJ (1998) 7.31
Minimization: a new method of assigning patients to treatment and control groups. Clin Pharmacol Ther (1974) 7.08
Allocation of patients to treatment groups in a controlled clinical study. Br J Cancer (1978) 5.25
Bias in treatment assignment in controlled clinical trials. N Engl J Med (1983) 4.78
Effect of low-dose mobile versus traditional epidural techniques on mode of delivery: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2001) 4.03
Treatment allocation by minimisation. BMJ (2005) 3.55
Findings from the reanalysis of the NINDS tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke treatment trial. Stroke (2004) 3.19
The use of minimization in clinical trials. Contemp Clin Trials (2010) 1.84
Minimization--reducing predictability for multi-centre trials whilst retaining balance within centre. Stat Med (2005) 1.29
Is restricted randomisation necessary? BMJ (2006) 1.17
Balancing treatment allocations by clinician or center in randomized trials allows unacceptable levels of treatment prediction. J Evid Based Med (2009) 0.88
Use of simulation to compare the performance of minimization with stratified blocked randomization. Pharm Stat (2009) 0.80
CONSORT statement: extension to cluster randomised trials. BMJ (2004) 16.50
Reporting of noninferiority and equivalence randomized trials: an extension of the CONSORT statement. JAMA (2006) 11.87
Consort 2010 statement: extension to cluster randomised trials. BMJ (2012) 7.47
What influences recruitment to randomised controlled trials? A review of trials funded by two UK funding agencies. Trials (2006) 7.32
Reporting of noninferiority and equivalence randomized trials: extension of the CONSORT 2010 statement. JAMA (2012) 4.73
The method of minimization for allocation to clinical trials. a review. Control Clin Trials (2002) 4.23
Nutritional associations with bone loss during the menopausal transition: evidence of a beneficial effect of calcium, alcohol, and fruit and vegetable nutrients and of a detrimental effect of fatty acids. Am J Clin Nutr (2004) 2.83
Reasons for participating in randomised controlled trials: conditional altruism and considerations for self. Trials (2010) 2.25
A randomized trial comparing treatments for varicose veins. N Engl J Med (2014) 2.20
Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: UK collaborative randomised trial. BMJ (2008) 2.18
An integrated approach to consumer representation and involvement in a multicentre randomized controlled trial. Clin Trials (2005) 2.07
Intracluster correlation coefficients in cluster randomized trials: empirical insights into how should they be reported. BMC Med Res Methodol (2004) 1.81
Opportunities and challenges for improving the quality of reporting clinical research: CONSORT and beyond. CMAJ (2004) 1.77
Randomized trial of intensive bisphosphonate treatment versus symptomatic management in Paget's disease of bone. J Bone Miner Res (2010) 1.73
Lower estimates of net endogenous non-carbonic acid production are positively associated with indexes of bone health in premenopausal and perimenopausal women. Am J Clin Nutr (2004) 1.67
Randomised trial of glutamine, selenium, or both, to supplement parenteral nutrition for critically ill patients. BMJ (2011) 1.58
Long-term follow-up for mortality and cancer in a randomized placebo-controlled trial of vitamin D(3) and/or calcium (RECORD trial). J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2011) 1.52
Clinical stakeholders' opinions on the use of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in critically ill patients in intensive care units: an international Delphi study. Crit Care (2013) 1.39
Low back pain: influence of early MR imaging or CT on treatment and outcome--multicenter randomized trial. Radiology (2004) 1.38
Low dietary potassium intakes and high dietary estimates of net endogenous acid production are associated with low bone mineral density in premenopausal women and increased markers of bone resorption in postmenopausal women. Am J Clin Nutr (2005) 1.30
Promoting public awareness of randomised clinical trials using the media: the 'Get Randomised' campaign. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2010) 1.26
The effects of an open design on trial participant recruitment, compliance and retention--a randomized controlled trial comparison with a blinded, placebo-controlled design. Clin Trials (2004) 1.26
Using a business model approach and marketing techniques for recruitment to clinical trials. Trials (2011) 1.26
Simple imputation methods were inadequate for missing not at random (MNAR) quality of life data. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2008) 1.20
Marketing and clinical trials: a case study. Trials (2007) 1.17
Financial considerations in the conduct of multi-centre randomised controlled trials: evidence from a qualitative study. Trials (2006) 1.15
Developing the clinical components of a complex intervention for a glaucoma screening trial: a mixed methods study. BMC Med Res Methodol (2011) 1.12
Influence of weight and weight change on bone loss in perimenopausal and early postmenopausal Scottish women. Osteoporos Int (2004) 1.03
Methods of data collection and analysis for the economic evaluation alongside a national, multi-centre trial in the UK: conventional ventilation or ECMO for Severe Adult Respiratory Failure (CESAR). BMC Health Serv Res (2008) 0.95
A surgical safety checklist. N Engl J Med (2009) 0.94
Optimizing trauma system design: the GEOS (Geospatial Evaluation of Systems of Trauma Care) approach. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2014) 0.93
Determining information for inclusion in a decision-support intervention for clinical trial participation: a modified Delphi approach. Clin Trials (2013) 0.92
Feasibility and utility of population-level geospatial injury profiling: prospective, national cohort study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2015) 0.91
[The CONSORT statement for cluster randomised trials]. Med Clin (Barc) (2005) 0.89
Effect of multivitamin and multimineral supplementation on cognitive function in men and women aged 65 years and over: a randomised controlled trial. Nutr J (2007) 0.89
Meta-analyses involving cross-over trials: methodological issues. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 0.82
A pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of fluid loading in high-risk surgical patients undergoing major elective surgery--the FOCCUS study. Crit Care (2011) 0.82
Clinical components and associated behavioural aspects of a complex healthcare intervention: multi-methods study of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in critical care. Aust Crit Care (2013) 0.80
Comparison of four methods for assessing the importance of attitudinal beliefs: an international Delphi study in intensive care settings. Br J Health Psychol (2013) 0.80
A cost-utility analysis of microwave endometrial ablation versus thermal balloon endometrial ablation. Value Health (2010) 0.80
Access to specialist care: Optimizing the geographic configuration of trauma systems. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2015) 0.79
Strengthening the ethical assessment of placebo-controlled surgical trials: three proposals. BMC Med Ethics (2014) 0.79
Developing the specifications of an open angle glaucoma screening intervention in the United Kingdom: a Delphi approach. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 0.79
Protocol for stage 2 of the GaP study (genetic testing acceptability for Paget's disease of bone): a questionnaire study to investigate whether relatives of people with Paget's disease would accept genetic testing and preventive treatment if they were available. BMC Health Serv Res (2008) 0.77
Protocol for stage 1 of the GaP study (Genetic testing acceptability for Paget's disease of bone): an interview study about genetic testing and preventive treatment: would relatives of people with Paget's disease want testing and treatment if they were available? BMC Health Serv Res (2006) 0.77
Use of randomisation in clinical trials: a survey of UK practice. Trials (2012) 0.77
A centralised public information resource for randomised trials: a scoping study to explore desirability and feasibility. BMC Health Serv Res (2005) 0.75
The key role of micronutrients. Clin Nutr (2006) 0.75
Perceived difficulty and appropriateness of decision making by General Practitioners: a systematic review of scenario studies. BMC Health Serv Res (2014) 0.75
Meaning behind measurement: self-comparisons affect responses to health-related quality of life questionnaires. Qual Life Res (2009) 0.75
Importance of behaviour in interventions. BMJ (2008) 0.75
Bayesian clinical trial designs: Another option for trauma trials? J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2017) 0.75
Bayesian clinical trial designs: Another option for trauma trials? J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2017) 0.75