Volume 7, issue 1, December 2021
221 articles in this issue
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Testing a breast cancer prevention and a multiple disease prevention weight loss programme amongst women within the UK NHS breast screening programme—a randomised feasibility study
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Michelle Harvie
- David P. French
- D. Gareth Evans
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2021
- Article: 220
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Lactation counseling for maintaining exclusive breastfeeding in adolescent mothers: a trial protocol
Authors
- Iliana Milena Ulloa Sabogal
- Claudia Consuelo DomÃnguez Nariño
- Mary Alejandra Mendoza Monsalve
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2021
- Article: 219
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A mobile cesarean birth center as a solution to improve access to surgical birth in rural Ethiopia: a mixed methods research protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Margo S. Harrison
- Teklemariam Yarinbab
- Margaret Muldrow
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2021
- Article: 218
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Is greater public transport use associated with higher levels of physical activity in a regional setting? Findings from a pilot study
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Bruna S. Ragaini
- Melanie J. Sharman
- Verity J. Cleland
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2021
- Article: 217
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A pilot feasibility study of Exercising Together© during radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a dyadic approach for patients and spouses
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kerri M. Winters-Stone
- Karen S. Lyons
- Arthur Hung
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2021
- Article: 216
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High-intensity treadmill training and self-management for stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation: a feasibility study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sandra G. Brauer
- Suzanne S. Kuys
- Louise Ada
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2021
- Article: 215
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Harnessing technology to enable all women mobility in labour and birth: feasibility of implementing beltless non-invasive fetal ECG applying the NASSS framework
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Deborah Fox
- Rebecca Coddington
- Jane Sandall
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2021
- Article: 214
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Feasibility and acceptability of transcranial stimulation in obsessive–compulsive symptoms (FEATSOCS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)
Authors (first, second and last of 23)
- Eduardo Cinosi
- David Adam
- Naomi A. Fineberg
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2021
- Article: 213
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Enhancing Early Engagement (E3) in mental health services training for children’s advocacy center’s victim advocates: feasibility protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Erin K. Taylor
- Alex R. Dopp
- Jane F. Silovsky
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2021
- Article: 212
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Design, analysis, and reporting of pilot studies in HIV: a systematic review and methodological study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Hussein Ali El-Khechen
- Mohammed Inam Ullah Khan
- Lawrence Mbuagbaw
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2021
- Article: 211
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Potential efficacy of parent-infant psychotherapy with mothers and their infants from a high-risk population: a randomized controlled pilot trial
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- J. Mattheß
- M. Eckert
- L. Kuchinke
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2021
- Article: 210
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Examining medication adherence and preferences for a lifestyle intervention among Black and Latinx adults with hypertension: a feasibility study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Emily C. Dougherty
- Natasha Burse
- Yendelela L. Cuffee
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 November 2021
- Article: 209
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Rectal specimen self-collection for chlamydia and gonorrhea screening: a cross-sectional feasibility study at a community health center
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Marwan S. Haddad
- Lauren Bifulco
- Meghan Mc Clain Garcia
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2021
- Article: 208
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Robotic-based ACTive somatoSENSory (Act.Sens) retraining on upper limb functions with chronic stroke survivors: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ananda Sidarta
- Yu Chin Lim
- Wei Tech Ang
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2021
- Article: 207
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Individual nutritional intervention for prevention of readmission among geriatric patients—a randomized controlled pilot trial
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mai Østerø Cramon
- Ines Raben
- Jens Rikardt Andersen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2021
- Article: 206
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A study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial of an intervention to increase activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with severe mental illness: Walking fOR Health (WORtH) Study
Authors (first, second and last of 16)
- Suzanne M. McDonough
- Sarah C. Howes
- Catherine M. McDonough
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2021
- Article: 205
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Protocol for the RELATE trial: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial of a low-intensity group intervention for young people in care with elevated posttraumatic stress symptoms
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Rachel M. Hiller
- Rebecca S. Davis
- Stephanie MacNeill
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2021
- Article: 204
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Treatment of perioperative swelling by rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE) without and with additional application of negative pressure (RICE+) in patients with a unilateral ankle fracture: study protocol for a monocentric, evaluator-blinded randomized controlled pilot trial
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Dagmar-C Fischer
- Axel Sckell
- Thomas Mittlmeier
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2021
- Article: 203
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Evaluation of a health education program for improving uptake of HIV self-testing by men in Rwanda: a pilot pragmatic randomized control trial
Authors
- Tafadzwa Dzinamarira
- Claude Mambo Muvunyi
- Tivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2021
- Article: 202
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Correction to: Very preterm infants engage in an intervention to train their control of attention: results from the feasibility study of the attention control training (ACT) randomised trial
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Oliver Perra
- Sam Wass
- Fiona Alderdice
- Content type: Correction
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2021
- Article: 201
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Sugammadex, neostigmine and postoperative pulmonary complications: an international randomised feasibility and pilot trial
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Kate Leslie
- Matthew T. V. Chan
- David A. Story
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 November 2021
- Article: 200
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Safety and feasibility study of using polyphosphate (PolyP) in alveolar cleft repair: a pilot study
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Salem A. Alkaabi
- Diandra Sabrina Natsir Kalla
- Muhammad Ruslin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2021
- Article: 199
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Study protocol for a pilot high-intensity interval training intervention in inpatient mental health settings: a two-part study using a randomised controlled trial and naturalistic study design
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Rebecca Martland
- Juliana Onwumere
- Fiona Gaughran
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2021
- Article: 198
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Is an individually tailored programme of intense leg resistance and dynamic exercise acceptable to adults with an acute lateral patellar dislocation? A feasibility study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Colin Forde
- Mark Haddad
- David J. Keene
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2021
- Article: 197
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Quality of life, burden of treatment, safety, and avoidance of future events (QBSAfe) protocol: a pilot study testing an intervention to shift the paradigm of diabetes care
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Jennifer E. Clark
- Kasey R. Boehmer
- Kasia J. Lipska
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2021
- Article: 196
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Are some feasibility studies more feasible than others? A review of the outcomes of feasibility studies on the ISRCTN registry
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ben Morgan
- Jennie Hejdenberg
- Sue Ziebland
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2021
- Article: 195
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Comparing the effect of in-person and virtual childbirth preparation trainings on the fear of childbirth (FOC) and pregnancy experience of pregnant women: protocol for a quasi-experimental feasibility study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Seyedeh Robab Mousavi
- Leila Amiri-Farahani
- Soghra Omrani Saravi
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2021
- Article: 194
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Ergothioneine supplementation in people with metabolic syndrome (ErgMS): protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Xiaoying Tian
- Giorgia Cioccoloni
- J. Bernadette Moore
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2021
- Article: 193
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Feasibility study to assess the delivery of a novel isometric exercise intervention for people with stage 1 hypertension in the NHS: protocol for the IsoFIT-BP study including amendments to mitigate the risk of COVID-19
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Jonathan Wiles
- Melanie Rees-Roberts
- Chris K. Farmer
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2021
- Article: 192
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Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to design an intervention for partner abusive men in drug and alcohol treatment
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Elizabeth Gilchrist
- Amy Johnson
- Gail Gilchrist
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2021
- Article: 191
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Complex lifestyle intervention among inactive older adults with elevated cardiovascular disease risk and obesity: a mixed-method, single-arm feasibility study for RESTART—a randomized controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Trygve S. Deraas
- Laila Hopstock
- Sameline Grimsgaard
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 October 2021
- Article: 190
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Facilitating treatment engagement for early psychosis through peer-delivered decision support: intervention development and protocol for pilot evaluation
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Elizabeth C. Thomas
- John Suarez
- Mark S. Salzer
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2021
- Article: 189
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Adaptability and Resilience in Aging Adults (ARIAA): protocol for a pilot and feasibility study in chronic low back pain
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Paige E. Lysne
- Shreela Palit
- Emily J. Bartley
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 October 2021
- Article: 188
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Strategies for Empowering activities in Everyday life (SEE 1.0): study protocol for a feasibility study of an Internet-based occupational therapy intervention for people with stroke
Authors
- Maria Larsson-Lund
- Eva MÃ¥nsson Lexell
- Anneli Nyman
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 16 October 2021
- Article: 187
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Supporting self-management and clinic attendance in young adults with type 1 diabetes: development of the D1 Now intervention
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Eimear C. Morrissey
- BláthÃn Casey
- Molly Byrne
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2021
- Article: 186
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The impact of a digital wheeze detector on parental disease management of pre-school children suffering from wheezing—a pilot study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Stephanie Dramburg
- Ellen Dellbrügger
- Paolo Maria Matricardi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 October 2021
- Article: 185
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Reaching people soon after a traumatic event: an exploratory observational feasibility study of recruitment in the emergency department to deliver a brief behavioral intervention via smartphone to prevent intrusive memories of trauma
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Marie Kanstrup
- Ann Rudman
- Emily A. Holmes
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2021
- Article: 184
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Entrepreneurship, beekeeping, and health training to decrease community violence in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a pilot study for an intervention trial
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Anne H. Outwater
- Alison G. Abraham
- Japheth Killewo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 October 2021
- Article: 183
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A randomised controlled feasibility trial of music-assisted language telehealth intervention for minimally verbal autistic children—the MAP study protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Tim I. Williams
- Tom Loucas
- Fang Liu
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 01 October 2021
- Article: 182
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Introducing the Needs in Recovery Assessment (NiRA) into clinical practice: protocol for a pilot study investigating the formal and systematic assessment of clinical and social needs experienced by service users at a tertiary, metropolitan mental health service
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Ellen L. Davies
- Andrea L. Gordon
- Gillian Harvey
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 30 September 2021
- Article: 181
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Feasibility, experiences and outcomes of using DIALOG+ in primary care to improve quality of life and mental distress of patients with chronic conditions: an exploratory non-controlled trial in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia and Uganda
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Francois van Loggerenberg
- Michael McGrath
- Stefan Priebe
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 30 September 2021
- Article: 180
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Randomized trial of the feasibility of ED-initiated school-based asthma medication supervision (ED-SAMS)
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Lynn B. Gerald
- Joe K. Gerald
- Kurt Denninghoff
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 September 2021
- Article: 179
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Factors affecting participant recruitment and retention in borderline personality disorder research: a feasibility study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Julia Woo
- Hamnah Shahid
- Zena Samaan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 September 2021
- Article: 178
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Testing an online measure of portion size selection: a pilot study concerned with the measurement of ideal portion size
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Rochelle Embling
- Michelle D. Lee
- Laura L. Wilkinson
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 17 September 2021
- Article: 177
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International study of 24-h movement behaviors of early years (SUNRISE): a pilot study from Bangladesh
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Mohammad Sorowar Hossain
- Iztiba M. Deeba
- Anthony D. Okely
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 September 2021
- Article: 176
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Pre-clinical medical student cardiac point-of-care ultrasound curriculum based on the American Society of Echocardiography recommendations: a pilot and feasibility study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Satoshi Jujo
- Jannet J. Lee-Jayaram
- Benjamin W. Berg
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2021
- Article: 175
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Effects of an e-learning programme on osteopaths’ back pain attitudes: a mixed methods feasibility study
Authors
- Jerry Draper-Rodi
- Steven Vogel
- Annette Bishop
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 September 2021
- Article: 174
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Small studies, big decisions: the role of pilot/feasibility studies in incremental science and premature scale-up of behavioral interventions
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Michael W. Beets
- Lauren von Klinggraeff
- Sarah Burkart
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2021
- Article: 173
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Protocol for a pilot trial to assess the feasibility of the Move More @ Work intervention to encourage employees to take the opportunity to move (be physically active) after every 30 min of sitting
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Elaine A. Hargreaves
- Jillian J. Haszard
- Meredith C. Peddie
- Content type: Study Protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 07 September 2021
- Article: 172