Dr Rhiannon C Macefield

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• 2022

  Identification of outcomes to inform the development of a core outcome set for surgical innovation: a targeted review of case studies of novel surgical devices

  Wilson, N. M., Macefield, R. C., Hoffmann, C., Edmondson, M., Miller, R., Kirkham, E., Blencowe, N. S., McNair, A. G. K., Main, B. G. J., Blazeby, J., Avery, K. N. L. & Potter, S., 29 Apr 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 4, p. e056003 9 p., e056003.

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  • Equipment and Supplies 100%
  • Publications 39%
  • Information Storage and Retrieval 21%
  • PubMed 19%
  • Surgeons 17%
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• Patient Reported Outcome Measures for Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity: a systematic review following COSMIN guidelines

  Pickles, T., Macefield, R. C., Aiyegbusi, O. L., Beecher, C., Christensen, K., Horton, M., Phillips, R., Gillespie, D. & Choy, E., 29 Mar 2022, In: RMD Open. 8, 1

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• 2021

  A core outcome set for seamless, standardized evaluation of innovative surgical procedures and devices (COHESIVE): a patient and professional stakeholder consensus study

  Avery, K. N. L., Wilson, N. M., Macefield, R. C., Mcnair, A. G. K., Hoffmann, C., Blazeby, J. M. & Potter, S., 7 Jun 2021, In: Annals of Surgery.

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  • Equipment and Supplies 100%
  • Surgeons 89%
  • Patient Harm 55%
  • Health Care Outcome Assessment 54%
  • Patient Advocacy 54%
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• A review of the Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register reveals inconsistency in the choice and measurement of SARS-CoV-2 infection outcomes in prevention trials

  Dodd, S., Gorst, S., Avery, K. N. L., Harman, N. L., Macefield, R. C., Williamson, P. R. & Blazeby, J. M., 28 May 2021, In: F1000Research. 10, 19 p., 426.

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  • SARS Virus 100%
  • Transparency 67%
  • Heterogeneity 62%
  • Safety 57%
  • Drug 35%
  31 Downloads (Pure)

• Artificial intelligence as a diagnostic aid in cross-sectional radiological imaging of the abdominopelvic cavity: a protocol for a systematic review

  Fowler, G. E., Macefield, R. C., Hardacre, C., Callaway, M. P., Smart, N. J. & Blencowe, N. S., 20 Oct 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 10, 27 p., 054411.

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  • Artificial Intelligence 100%
  • Systematic Reviews 55%
  • Technology 19%
  • Social Media 18%
  • Ethics 15%
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• Feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of Telephone Administration of an adapted wound heaLing QuestiONnaire for assessment for surgical site infection following abdominal surgery in low and middle-income countries (TALON): protocol for a study within a trial (SWAT)

  NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, 21 Jul 2021, In: Trials. 22, 11 p., 471 (2021).

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  • Surgical Wound Infection 100%
  • Telephone 85%
  • Wound Healing 77%
  • Income 72%
  • Practice Guidelines 41%
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• Negative pressure wound therapy versus usual care for Surgical Wounds Healing by Secondary Intention (SWHSI-2 Trial): study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, cross surgical specialty, randomised controlled trial

  SWHSI-2 Trial Investigators & Chetter, I., 25 Oct 2021, In: BMC Trials. 22, 14 p., 739.

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  • Surgical Specialties 100%
  • Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy 98%
  • Surgical Wound 87%
  • Intention 67%
  • Wound Healing 64%
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• Patient-reported outcome measures for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction: A systematic review of development and measurement properties

  Davies, C. F., Macefield, R. C., Avery, K. N. L., Blazeby, J. M. & Potter, S., 1 Jan 2021, In: Annals of Surgical Oncology. 28, 1, p. 386-404 19 p.

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  • Mammaplasty 100%
  • Mastectomy 94%
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures 94%
  • Systematic Reviews 63%
  • GRADE Approach 18%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

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• Reporting Modifications in Surgical Innovation: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol

  Hoffmann, C., Hossaini, S., Cousins, S., Blencowe, N., McNair, A. G. K., Blazeby, J. M., Avery, K. N. L., Potter, S. & Macefield, R., 12 Nov 2021, In: International Journal of Surgery Protocols. 25, 1, p. 250–6 7 p.

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  • Systematic Reviews 100%
  • Equipment and Supplies 50%
  • Drive 17%
  • Internet 16%
  • Information Storage and Retrieval 15%
  11 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  A systematic review and in‐depth analysis of outcome reporting in early phase studies of colorectal cancer surgical innovation

  Hoffmann, C., Macefield, R. C., Wilson, N., Blazeby, J. M., Avery, K. N. L., Potter, S. & McNair, A. G. K., 29 Dec 2020, In: Colorectal Disease. 22, 12, p. 1862-1873 12 p.

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  • Colorectal Surgery 100%
  • Colorectal Neoplasms 65%
  • Systematic Reviews 60%
  • Adenocarcinoma 32%
  • Surgeons 29%
  28 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing a Core Outcome Set for COVID-19 prevention interventions: the COS COVID-P study

  Avery, K., Macefield, R., Gorst, S., Harman, N., Dodd, S., Clarke, M., Williamson, P. & Blazeby, J., 19 Oct 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

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• Outcome selection, measurement and reporting for new surgical procedures and devices: a systematic review of IDEAL/IDEAL-D studies to inform development of a core outcome set

  Macefield, R. C., Wilson, N. M., Hoffmann, C., Blazeby, J. M., Mcnair, A. G. K., Avery, K. N. L. & Potter, S., 4 Oct 2020, In: BJS Open. 13 p.

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  • Systematic Reviews 100%
  • Equipment and Supplies 81%
  • Surgeons 16%
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• Understanding and optimising patient and public involvement in trial oversight: an ethnographic study of eight clinical trials

  Coulman, K., Nicholson, A., Shaw, A. R. G., Daykin, A., Selman, L., Macefield, R., Shorter, G., Cramer, H., Sydes, M., Gamble, C., Pick, M., Taylor, G. & Lane, J. A., 18 Jun 2020, In: Trials. 21, 15 p., 543 (2020) .

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  • Patient Participation 100%
  • Clinical Trials 57%
  • Interviews 5%
  • Patient Advocacy 5%
  • Group Processes 5%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

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• 2019

  Clinical and practical issues around dressing use in primary abdominal wounds: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals' and patients' views

  McMullan, C., Blazeby, J. M., Donovan, J. L., Rooshenas, L., Elliott, D., Mathers, J., Blencowe, N. S., Reeves, B. C. & Macefield, R. C., 12 Nov 2019, In: British Journal of Nursing. 28, 20

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  • Bandages 100%
  • Delivery of Health Care 57%
  • Wounds and Injuries 46%
  • Surgical Wound 22%
  • Wound Infection 9%
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• Development of a core information set for colorectal cancer surgery: a consensus study

  McNair, A. G. K., Whistance, R. N., Main, B., Forsythe, R., Macefield, R., Rees, J., Pullyblank, A., Avery, K., Brookes, S., Thomas, M. G., Sylvester, P. A., Russell, A., Oliver, A., Morton, D., Kennedy, R., Jayne, D., Huxtable, R., Hackett, R., Dutton, S., Coleman, M. G. & 3 others, Card, M., Brown, J. & Blazeby, J., 14 Nov 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 11, p. e028623

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  • Colorectal Surgery 100%
  • Colorectal Neoplasms 65%
  • Sex Ratio 8%
  • Rectal Neoplasms 7%
  • Information Storage and Retrieval 6%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Development of a 'universal-reporter' outcome measure (UROM) for patient and healthcare professional completion: a mixed methods study demonstrating a novel concept for optimal questionnaire design

  Macefield, R., Brookes, S., Blazeby, J. & Avery, K., 24 Aug 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 9 p., e029741.

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  • Health Care Outcome Assessment 100%
  • Delivery of Health Care 92%
  • Terminology 87%
  • Language 69%
  • Surgical Wound 52%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

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• Development of reporting guidance and core outcome sets for seamless, standardised evaluation of innovative surgical procedures and devices: A study protocol for content generation and a Delphi consensus process (COHESIVE study)

  Avery, K., Blazeby, J., Wilson, N., Macefield, R., Cousins, S., Main, B., Blencowe, N. S., Zahra, J., Elliott, D., Hinchliffe, R. & Potter, S., 12 Sep 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 9, 7 p., e029574.

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  • Equipment and Supplies 100%
  • Consensus 63%
  • Documentation 62%
  • Social Identification 45%
  • Patient Harm 44%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

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• Three wound-dressing strategies to reduce surgical site infection after abdominal surgery: the Bluebelle feasibility study and pilot RCT

  Reeves, B., Rooshenas, L., Macefield, R., Woodward, M., Welton, N., Waterhouse, B., Torrance, A., Strong, S., Siassakos, D., Seligman, W., Rogers, C., Rickard, L., Pullybank, A., Pope, C., Pinkey, T., Pathak, S., Owais, A., Callaghan, J., O'brien, S., Nepogodiev, D. & 44 others, Nadi, K., Murkin, C., Munder, T., Milne, T., Messenger, D., McMullan, C., Mathers, J., Mason, M., Marshall, M., Lovegrove, R., Longman, R., Lloyd, J., Lee, K., Korwar, V., Hughes, D., Hill, G., Harris, R., Hamdan, M. F., Gould Brown, H., Gooberman-Hill, R., Glasbey, J., Fryer, C., Ellis, L., Elliott, D., Dumville, J. C., Draycott, T., Donovan, J., Cotton, D., Coast, J., Clout, M., Calvert, M., Byrne, B., Brown, O., Blencowe, N., Bera, K., Bennett, J., Bamford, R., Bakhbakhi, D., Atif, M., Ashton, K., Armstrong, E., Andronis, L., Ananthavarathan, P. & Blazeby, J., 1 Aug 2019, In: Health Technology Assessment. 23, 39, 204 p.

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  • Surgical Wound Infection 100%
  • Bandages 93%
  • Feasibility Studies 92%
  • surgery 91%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 59%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

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• Validation of the Bluebelle Wound Healing Questionnaire for assessment of surgical-site infection in closed primary wounds after hospital discharge

  The Bluebelle Study Group, Feb 2019, In: British Journal of Surgery. 106, 3, p. 226-235 10 p.

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  • Surgical Wound Infection 100%
  • Wound Healing 77%
  • Wounds and Injuries 43%
  • Self-Assessment 28%
  • Sensitivity and Specificity 18%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

  379 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  ProDiet: A Phase II Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Green Tea Catechins and Lycopene in Men at Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer

  Lane, J. A., Er, V., Avery, K., Horwood, J., Cantwell, M., Caro, G. P., crozier, A., Davey Smith, G., Donovan, J., Down, E., Hamdy, F. C., Gillatt, D., Holly, J. M. P., Macefield, R., Moody, H., Neal, D. E., Walsh, E., Martin, R. & Metcalfe, C., Nov 2018, In: Cancer Prevention Research. 11, 11, p. 687-697 11 p.

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  • Lycopene 100%
  • Catechin 93%
  • Tea 80%
  • Capsules 65%
  • Prostatic Neoplasms 58%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

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• 2017

  A mixed-methods feasibility and external pilot study to inform a large pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effects of surgical wound dressing strategies on surgical site infections (Bluebelle Phase B): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

  Reeves, B., Andronis, L., Blazeby, J., Blencowe, N., Calvert, M., Coast, J., Draycott, T., Donovan, J., Gooberman-Hill, R., Longman, RJ., Magill, L., Mathers, J., Magill, L., Pinkney, T., Rogers, C., Rooshenas, L., Torrance, A., Welton, N., Woodward, M., Ashton, K. & 13 others, Bera, K., Clayton, G., Culliford, L., Dumville, J. C., Elliott, D., Ellis, L., Gould Brown, H., Macefield, R., McMullan, C., Pope, C., Siassakos, D., Strong, S. & Talbot, H., 29 Aug 2017, In: Trials. 18, 12 p., 401.

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  • Surgical Wound 100%
  • Surgical Wound Infection 94%
  • Bandages 88%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 56%
  • Wounds and Injuries 22%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  340 Downloads (Pure)

• Developing outcome measures assessing wound management and patient experience: a mixed methods study

  Elliott, D., Andronis, L., Blazeby, J., Blencowe, N., Calvert, M., Coast, J., Draycott, T., Donovan, J., Gooberman-Hill, R., Longman, R., Magill, L., Mathers, J., Pinkney, T., Reeves, B., Rogers, C., Rooshenas, L., Torrance, A., Welton, N., Woodward, M., Young, T. & 8 others, Dumville, J. C., Flintoff, L., Macefield, R., Messenger, D., McMullan, C., Murkin, C., Van Der Nelson, H. & The Bluebelle Study Group, Nov 2017, In: BMJ Open. 7, 11, 8 p., e016155.

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  • Bandages 100%
  • Surgical Wound 68%
  • Interviews 63%
  • Health Care Outcome Assessment 62%
  • Delivery of Health Care 57%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  327 Downloads (Pure)

• Development of a single, practical measure of surgical site infection (SSI) for patient report or observer completion

  Macefield, R., Reeves, B., Milne, T., Nicholson, A., Blencowe, N., Calvert, M., Avery, K., Messenger, D., Bamford, R., Pinkney, T. & Blazeby, J., 1 Jul 2017, In: Journal of Infection Prevention. 18, 4, p. 170-179 10 p.

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  • Surgical Wound Infection 100%
  • hospital discharge 87%
  • surveillance 51%
  • Healthcare 45%
  • interview 37%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

  334 Downloads (Pure)

• 'We all want to succeed, but we've also got to be realistic about what is happening': an ethnographic study of relationships in trial oversight and their impact

  Daykin, A., Selman, L., Cramer, H., McCann, S., Shorter, G., Sydes, M., Gamble, C., Macefield, R., Lane, J. A. & Shaw, A. R. G., 22 Dec 2017, In: Trials. 18, 16 p., 612 (2017).

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  • Psychological Power 100%
  • Social Responsibility 93%
  • Communication 59%
  • Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees 40%
  • Interviews 35%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  236 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Bluebelle study (phase A): a mixed-methods feasibility study to inform an RCT of surgical wound dressing strategies

  Bluebelle Study Group, the Severn and Peninsula Audit and Research Collaborative for Surgeons, and the West Midlands Research Collaborative, Rooshenas, L., Andronis, L., Bamford, R. F., Blazeby, J., Blencowe, N., Calvert, M., Clayton, G., Coast, J., Donovan, J., Draycott, T., Dumville, J. C., Elliott, D., Ellis, L., Gooberman-Hill, R., Griffiths, S., Longman, R. J., Macefield, R., Magill, L., Main, B. & 13 others, Mathers, J., McMullan, C., Milne, T., Pinkney, T., Reeves, B., Rogers, C., Siassakos, D., Talbot, H. J., Torrance, A., Van Der Nelson, H., Winter, C., Woodward, M. & Young, T., Sep 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 9, 12 p., e012635.

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  • Surgical Wound 100%
  • Bandages 88%
  • Feasibility Studies 87%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 56%
  • Adhesives 26%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  326 Downloads (Pure)

• Core Outcomes for Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Consensus Study

  McNair, A. G. K., Whistance, R. N., Forsythe, R. O., Macefield, R., Rees, J., Pullyblank, A. M., Avery, K. N. L., Brookes, S. T., Thomas, M. G., Sylvester, P. A., Russell, A., Oliver, A., Morton, D., Kennedy, R., Jayne, D. G., Huxtable, R., Hackett, R., Dutton, S. J., Coleman, M. G., Card, M. & 2 others, Brown, J. & Blazeby, J. M., 9 Aug 2016, In: PLoS Medicine. 13, 8, e1002071.

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  • Colorectal Surgery 100%
  • Colorectal Neoplasms 65%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 18%
  • Fecal Incontinence 16%
  • Anastomotic Leak 16%
  56 Citations (Scopus)

  308 Downloads (Pure)

• Do dressings prevent infection of closed primary wounds after surgery?

  Blazeby, J., Andronis, L., Blencowe, N., Calvert, M., Coast, J., Draycott, T., Donovan, J. L., Gooberman-Hill, R., Longman, R., Magill, L., Mathers, J., Pinkney, T., Reeves, B., Rogers, C. A., Torrance, A., Young, T., Woodward, M., Clayton, G., Dumville, J., Ellis, L. & 10 others, Macefield, R., McMullan, C., Milne, T., Van Der Nelson, H., Nicholson, A., Rooshenas, L., Siassakos, D., Strong, S., Townsend, D. & Winter, C., 24 May 2016, In: BMJ. 353, 4 p., i2270.

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  • Bandages 100%
  • Wounds and Injuries 46%
  • Infections 45%
  • Surgical Wound 37%
  • Surgical Wound Infection 35%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  420 Downloads (Pure)

• Feasibility work to inform the design of a randomized clinical trial of wound dressings in elective and unplanned abdominal surgery

  Severn and Peninsula Audit and Research Collaborative for Surgeons (SPARCS), West Midlands Research Collaborative (WMRC), The Bluebelle Study Group, Blencowe, N., Blazeby, J., Donovan, J., Rooshenas, L., Elliott, D., Macefield, R., Rogers, C., Van Der Nelson, H., Woodward, M., Clayton, G., Ellis, L., Longman, R., Coast, J., Strong, S., Siassakos, D., Winter, C., Draycott, T. & 3 others, Gooberman-Hill, R., Reeves, B. & Talbot, H., 1 Nov 2016, In: British Journal of Surgery. 103, 12, p. 1738-1744 7 p.

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  • Bandages 100%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 64%
  • Wounds and Injuries 46%
  • Tissue Adhesives 34%
  • Uncertainty 10%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  509 Downloads (Pure)

• Three nested randomized controlled trials of peer only or multiple stakeholder group feedback within Delphi surveys during core outcome and information set development

  Brookes, S. T., Macefield, R. C., Williamson, P. R., McNair, A. G., Potter, S., Blencowe, N. S., Strong, S. & Blazeby, J. M., 17 Aug 2016, In: Trials. 17, 14 p., 409.

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  • Randomized Controlled Trials 100%
  • Peer Group 30%
  • Consensus 21%
  • Delphi Technique 15%
  • Patient Health Questionnaire 14%
  49 Citations (Scopus)

  285 Downloads (Pure)

• 'Trial Exegesis': Methods for Synthesizing Clinical and Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) Data in Trials to Inform Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review

  McNair, A. G. K., Macefield, R. C., Blencowe, N. S., Brookes, S. T. & Blazeby, J. M., 29 Aug 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 8, 20 p., e0160998.

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  • systematic review 100%
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures 84%
  • Systematic Reviews 56%
  • gastrointestinal neoplasms 22%
  • methodology 20%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  320 Downloads (Pure)

• Trial outcomes and information for clinical decision-making: a comparative study of opinions of health professionals

  McNair, A. G. K., Brookes, S. T., Whistance, R. N., Forsythe, R. O., Macefield, R. C., Rees, J. R. E., Jones, J., Smith, G., Pullyblank, A. M., Avery, K. N. L., Thomas, M. G., Sylvester, P. A., Russell, A., Oliver, A., Morton, D., Kennedy, R., Jayne, D. G., Huxtable, R., Hackett, R., Dutton, S. & 5 others, Coleman, M., Card, M., Brown, J., Blazeby, J. M. & CONSENSUS-CRC Working Group, 25 Jul 2016, In: Trials. 17, 9 p., 344.

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  • Clinical Decision-Making 100%
  • Decision Making 46%
  • Health 46%
  • Colorectal Surgery 46%
  • Colorectal Neoplasms 45%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  319 Downloads (Pure)

• What are the roles and valued attributes of a Trial Steering Committee? Ethnographic study of eight clinical trials facing challenges

  Daykin, A., Selman, L., Cramer, H., McCann, S., Shorter, G., Sydes, M., Gamble, C., Macefield, R., Lane, A. & Shaw, A., 1 Jul 2016, In: Trials. 17, 13 p., 307.

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  • Committee Membership 100%
  • Clinical Trials 45%
  • Patient Advocacy 36%
  • Group Processes 35%
  • Aptitude 19%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  384 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  A systematic review of patient reported outcomes in randomized controlled trials of unplanned general surgery

  Stevens, D., Blencowe, N., McElnay, P., Macefield, R., Savovic, J., Avery, K. & Blazeby, J., 2015, In: World Journal of Surgery.

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  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Core information set for oesophageal cancer surgery

  Blazeby, J. M., Macefield, R., Blencowe, N. S., Jacobs, M., McNair, A. G. K., Sprangers, M., Brookes, S. T. & Research and Consensus Groups of the Core Outcomes and iNformation SEts iN SUrgical Studies - Oesophageal Cancer, Jul 2015, In: British Journal of Surgery. 102, 8, p. 936-943 8 p.

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  • Esophageal Neoplasms 100%
  • Referral and Consultation 23%
  • Hospital Mortality 15%
  • Reoperation 15%
  • Drinking 14%
  46 Citations (Scopus)

  321 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  Developing core outcomes sets: methods for identifying and including patient-reported outcomes (PROs)

  Macefield, R., Jacobs, M., Korfage, I., Nicklin, J., Whistance, R., Brookes, S., Sprangers, M. & Blazeby, J., 5 Feb 2014, In: Trials. 15, 12 p., 49.

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  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures 100%
  • Names 86%
  • Health 33%
  • Esophageal Neoplasms 23%
  • Terminology 22%
  110 Citations (Scopus)

  233 Downloads (Pure)
• 2013

  A Prospective Study of Patient Reported Outcomes in Pancreatic and Peri-ampullary Malignancy

  Rees, J. R. E., Macefield, R. C., Blencowe, N. S., Alderson, D., Finch-Jones, M. D. & Blazeby, J. M., Oct 2013, In: World Journal of Surgery. 37, 10, p. 2443-2453 11 p.

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  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures 100%
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy 67%
  • Prospective Studies 57%
  • Palliative Care 32%
  • Neoplasms 29%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• A systematic review of on-site monitoring methods for health-care randomised controlled trials

  Macefield, R. C., Beswick, A. D., Blazeby, J. M. & Lane, J. A., Feb 2013, In: Clinical Trials. 10, 1, p. 104-124 21 p.

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  • Practice Guidelines 100%
  • Systematic Reviews 78%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 72%
  • Clinical Trials 69%
  • Delivery of Health Care 65%
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Integration of clinical and patient-reported outcomes in surgical oncology

  Macefield, R. C., Avery, K. N. L. & Blazeby, J. M., 2013, In: British Journal of Surgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Meta-analysis shows clinically relevant and long-lasting deterioration in health-related quality of life after esophageal cancer surgery

  Jacobs, M., Macefield, R. C., Elbers, R., Sitnikova, K., Korfage, I. J., Smets, E. M. A., Henselmans, I., van Berge Henegouwen, M. I., de Haes, J. C. J. M., Blazeby, J. M. & Sprangers, M. A. G., 16 Oct 2013, In: Quality of Life Research.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Publication Bias 100%
  • Esophageal Neoplasms 88%
  • Meta-Analysis 64%
  • Direction compound 62%
  • Quality of Life 55%
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Psychological Impact of Prostate Biopsy: Physical Symptoms, Anxiety, and Depression

  Wade, J., Rosario, D. J., Macefield, R. C., Avery, K. N. L., Salter, C. E., Goodwin, M. L., Blazeby, J. M., Lane, J. A., Metcalfe, C., Neal, D. E., Hamdy, F. C. & Donovan, J. L., 2013, In: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 31, 33, p. 4235-4241

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Prostate 100%
  • Anxiety 85%
  • Psychology 81%
  • Depression 78%
  • Biopsy 72%
  64 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Randomised Surgical Trials: Methods to Improve Recruitment and Study Design.

  Sharples, LD., Macefield, R. C. & Blazeby, J. M., 2012, In: BJU International. Virtual edition

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)

• Systematic review reveals limitations of studies evaluating health-related quality of life after potentially curative treatment for esophageal cancer.

  Jacobs, M., Macefield, R. C., Blazeby, J. M., Korfage, I., van Berge Henegouwen, M., de Haes, H., Smets, E. & Sprangers, M., 2012, In: Quality of Life Research.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Impact of prostate cancer testing: an evaluation of the emotional consequences of a negative biopsy result

  Macefield, RC., Metcalfe, C., Lane, JA., Donovan, JL., Avery, KNL., Blazeby, JM., Down, L., Neal, DE., Hamdy, FC. & Vedhara, K., 27 Apr 2010, In: British Journal of Cancer. 102, 9, p. 1335 - 1340 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review

  • Negative Results 100%
  • Prostatic Neoplasms 74%
  • Biopsy 56%
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen 47%
  • Psychology 21%
  59 Citations (Scopus)
• 2009

  Do the risk factors of age, family history of prostate cancer or a higher PSA level raise anxiety at prostate biopsy?

  Macefield, RC., Lane, JA., Metcalfe, C., Down, L., Donovan, JL., Neal, DE. & Hamdy, FC., Sep 2009, In: European Journal of Cancer. 45, p. 2569 - 2573

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
  15 Citations (Scopus)