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Benjamin G Feakins

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Small S, Chan S, Walmsley R, von Fritsch L, Acquah A, Mertes G, et al.
Med Sci Sports Exerc . 2024 May; 56(10):1945-1953. PMID: 38768076
Purpose: Step count is an intuitive measure of physical activity frequently quantified in health-related studies; however, accurate step counting is difficult in the free-living environment, with error routinely above 20%...
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Small S, Chan S, Walmsley R, von Fritsch L, Acquah A, Mertes G, et al.
medRxiv . 2023 May; PMID: 37205346
Background: Step count is an intuitive measure of physical activity frequently quantified in a range of health-related studies; however, accurate quantification of step count can be difficult in the free-living...
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Oke J, Feakins B, Schlackow I, Mihaylova B, Simons C, OCallaghan C, et al.
F1000Res . 2022 Oct; 8:1618. PMID: 36225973
Evidence for kidney function monitoring intervals in primary care is weak, and based mainly on expert opinion. In the absence of trials of monitoring strategies, an approach combining a model...
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Sweeney O, Parepalli S, Mirtorabi N, Loo Yong Kee K, Feakins B, Aronson J, et al.
Pain . 2022 Mar; 163(11):2103-2111. PMID: 35297813
Placebos and their beneficial clinical and psychological effects are well-researched, but nocebo effects receive far less attention, despite being highly undesirable. The aim of this restricted scoping review was to...
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Feakins B, McFadden E, Farmer A, Stevens R
Diagn Progn Res . 2019 May; 2:13. PMID: 31093562
Background: Competing risks occur when populations may experience outcomes that either preclude or alter the probability of experiencing the main study outcome(s). Many standard survival analysis methods do not account...
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Taylor K, Verbakel J, Feakins B, Price C, Perera R, Bankhead C, et al.
BMJ . 2018 May; 361:k1450. PMID: 29785952
Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care natriuretic peptide tests in patients with chronic heart failure, with a focus on the ambulatory care setting. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis....
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Wartolowska K, Gerry S, Feakins B, Collins G, Cook J, Judge A, et al.
Trials . 2017 Jul; 18(1):323. PMID: 28701195
Background: Temporal changes in the placebo arm of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have not been thoroughly investigated, despite the fact that results of RCTs depend on the comparison between arms....
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Wartolowska K, Feakins B, Collins G, Cook J, Judge A, Rombach I, et al.
Trials . 2016 Dec; 17(1):589. PMID: 27955685
Background: Understanding changes in the placebo arm is essential for correct design and interpretation of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). It is assumed that placebo response, defined as the total improvement...
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Hirst J, McLellan J, Price C, English E, Feakins B, Stevens R, et al.
Clin Chem Lab Med . 2016 Sep; 55(2):167-180. PMID: 27658148
Background: Point-of-care (POC) devices could be used to measure hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in the doctors' office, allowing immediate feedback of results to patients. Reports have raised concerns about the analytical...
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Hirst J, Farmer A, Feakins B, Aronson J, Stevens R
Br J Clin Pharmacol . 2014 Nov; 79(5):733-43. PMID: 25377481
Aims: Although there are reports that β-adrenoceptor antagonists (beta-blockers) and diuretics can affect glycaemic control in people with diabetes mellitus, there is no clear information on how blood glucose concentrations...