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Chris Metcalfe

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Richard M Martin
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David Gunnell
William Hollingworth
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Emma L Turner
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Recent Articles
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intEgrating Smoking Cessation treatment As part of usual Psychological care for dEpression and anxiety (ESCAPE): A randomised and controlled, multi-centre, acceptability and feasibility trial with nested qualitative methods
Taylor G, Sawyer K, Jacobsen P, Freeman T, Blackwell A, Daryan S, et al.
Addiction . 2025 Mar; PMID: 40068701
Background And Aim: There is evidence that smoking cessation may improve depression and anxiety symptoms. We assessed the feasibility of implementing and trialling a smoking cessation intervention in services providing...
2.
A school-based intervention to improve mental health outcomes for children with cerebral visual impairment (CVI): feasibility cluster randomised trial
Williams C, Pease A, Goodenough T, Breheny K, Shirkey B, Watanabe R, et al.
Pilot Feasibility Stud . 2025 Mar; 11(1):24. PMID: 40033436
Background: Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) refers to brain-related vision difficulties, which are often undiagnosed and may lead to poor mental health outcomes. We have developed an intervention to improve mental...
3.
Preventing suicide by restricting access to Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs): A systematic review of international evidence since 2017
Rubbo B, Tu C, Barrass L, Chang S, Konradsen F, Gunnell D, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health . 2025 Feb; 5(2):e0003785. PMID: 39899620
Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide. A previous systematic review showed that regulations limiting access to highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) were successful in preventing suicides. As the WHO...
4.
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of guided self-help for depression for autistic adults: the Autism Depression Trial (ADEPT-2) - protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial of a remotely delivered low-intensity intervention
Mckeon H, Cotton L, Aldridge R, Cape A, Clout M, Cooper K, et al.
BMJ Open . 2024 Nov; 14(11):e084729. PMID: 39566935
Introduction: Depression is three to four times more prevalent in autistic people and is related to reduced quality of life. There is a need for empirically supported psychological interventions for...
5.
Comparison of cognitive behaviour therapy versus activity management, both delivered remotely, to treat paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: the UK FITNET-NHS RCT
Crawley E, Anderson E, Cochrane M, Shirkey B, Parslow R, Hollingworth W, et al.
Health Technol Assess . 2024 Nov; 28(70):1-134. PMID: 39485730
Design: Parallel-group randomised controlled trial. Methods: Adolescents aged 11-17 years, diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and with no local specialist treatment centre, were referred to a specialist service in...
6.
PSA Screening and Prostate Cancer Mortality-Reply
Turner E, Metcalfe C, Martin R
JAMA . 2024 Aug; 332(10):843-844. PMID: 39145974
No abstract available.
7.
A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of air filtration to prevent symptomatic winter respiratory infections (including COVID-19) in care homes (AFRI-c) in England: Trial protocol
Brierley R, Taylor J, Turner N, Rees S, Thorn J, Metcalfe C, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 Jul; 19(7):e0304488. PMID: 39042618
Background: Respiratory tract infections are readily transmitted in care homes. Airborne transmission of pathogens causing respiratory tract illness is largely unmitigated. Portable high-efficiency-particulate-air (HEPA) filtration units capture microbial particles from...
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Conservative management versus invasive management of significant traumatic pneumothoraces in the emergency department (the CoMiTED trial): a study protocol for a randomised non-inferiority trial
Blythe N, Coates K, Benger J, Annaw A, Banks J, Clement C, et al.
BMJ Open . 2024 Jun; 14(6):e087464. PMID: 38889939
Introduction: Traumatic pneumothoraces are present in one of five victims of severe trauma. Current guidelines advise chest drain insertion for most traumatic pneumothoraces, although very small pneumothoraces can be managed...
9.
Colonoscopy findings after increasing two-stool faecal immunochemical test (FIT) cut-off: Cross-sectional analysis of the SCREESCO randomized trial
Westerberg M, Eriksson J, Metcalfe C, Lowbeer C, Ekbom A, Steele R, et al.
J Intern Med . 2024 Jun; 296(2):187-199. PMID: 38845164
Background: We determined the impact of an increased two-stool faecal immunochemical test (FIT) cut-off on colonoscopy positivity and relative sensitivity and specificity in the randomized controlled screening trial screening of...
10.
Rapid respiratory microbiological point-of-care-testing and antibiotic prescribing in primary care: Protocol for the RAPID-TEST randomised controlled trial
Abbs S, Armstrong-Buisseret L, Eastwood K, Granier S, Lane A, Lui M, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 May; 19(5):e0302302. PMID: 38768129
Background: Antibiotics are prescribed for over 50% of respiratory tract infections in primary care, despite good evidence of there being no benefit to the patient, and evidence of over prescribing...