Alison Avenell

Research output

Research output per year 1994 2004 2005 2010 2011 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

• 164 Article
• 24 Letter
• 6 Comment/debate
• 6 Review article
• 14 More
  • 5 Abstract
  • 3 Editorial
  • 2 Poster
  • 1 Chapter
  • 1 Literature review
  • 1 Preprint
  • 1 Working paper

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  Statistical Techniques to Assess Publication Integrity in Groups of Randomised Trials: A Narrative Review

  Bolland, M. J. & Avenell, A., 9 Apr 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Letter to the editor concerning "characteristics of baseline frequency data in spinal RCTs do not suggest widespread non-random allocation" by MMS Levayer, et al. (Eur Spine J; 2023; 32: 3009-3014)

  Bolland, M. J., Avenell, A. & Grey, A., 27 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Spine Journal.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

  • Publications 100%
  • Spine 92%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 81%
  • Fraud 61%
  • Datasets 31%

• Protocol for the development of a tool (INSPECT-SR) to identify problematic randomised controlled trials in systematic reviews of health interventions

  Wilkinson, J., Heal, C., Antoniou, G. A., Flemyng, E., Alfirevic, Z., Avenell, A., Barbour, V., Brown, N. J. L., Carlisle, J., Clarke, M., Dicker, P., Dumville, J., Grey, A., Grohmann, S., Gurrin, L. C., Hayden, J. A., Heathers, J., Hunter, K. E., Lasserson, T., Lam, E., & 18 othersLensen, S., Li, T., Li, W., Loder, E., Lundh, A., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Mol, B. W., O’Connell, N. E., Parker, L., Redman, B. K., Seidler, A. L., Sheldrick, K. A., Sydenham, E., Torgerson, D. J., Wely, M. V., Wang, R., Bero, L. & Kirkham, J. J., 30 Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: BMJ Open.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Systematic Reviews 100%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 91%
  • Health 66%
  • Delivery of Health Care 35%
  • Research Personnel 13%

• A randomized trial alerting authors, with or without co-authors or editors, that research they cited in systematic reviews and guidelines has been retracted

  Avenell, A., Bolland, M. J., Gamble, G. D. & Grey, A., 1 Jan 2024, In: Accountability in Research. 31, 1, p. 14-37 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • editor 100%
  • clinical guidelines 47%
  • e-mail 33%
  • contact 23%
  • corrective action 21%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Designing financial incentives for health behaviour change: a mixed-methods case study of weight loss in men with obesity

  van der Pol, M., Mcdonald, M., Collacott, H. E., Dombrowski, S., Harris, F., Kee, F., Avenell, A., Gray, C., Skinner, R. & Hoddinott, P., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Public Health. 32, 1, p. 65-77 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • health behavior 100%
  • Health Behavior 99%
  • Weight Loss 79%
  • Motivation 77%
  • incentive 73%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  2 Downloads (Pure)
• 2023

  Ten years later: assessments of the integrity of publications from one research group with multiple retractions

  Grey, A., Bolland, M. J. & Avenell, A., 20 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Accountability in Research. 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • integrity 100%
  • Group 34%
  • notifications 21%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Effectiveness of conservative management versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the prevention of recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstone disease (C-GALL trial): pragmatic, multicentre randomised controlled trial

  Ahmed, I., Hudson, J., Innes, K., Hernández, R., Gillies, K., Bruce, R., Bell, V., Avenell, A., Blazeby, J., Brazzelli, M., Cotton, S., Croal, B., Forrest, M., MacLennan, G., Murchie, P., Wileman, S. & Ramsay, C., 6 Dec 2023, In: BMJ. 383, 12 p., e075383.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Pragmatic Clinical Trials 100%
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 80%
  • Gallstones 79%
  • Conservative Treatment 63%
  • Multicenter Studies 61%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  2 Downloads (Pure)

• Letter to the editor: Validity of tests for publication integrity

  Bolland, M. J., Avenell, A. & Grey, A., Dec 2023, In: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 163, 3, p. 1043-1044 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  • Scientific Misconduct 100%
  • Publications 47%
  • Datasets 45%
  • Research Personnel 40%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 38%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Activin type I receptor polymorphisms and body composition in older individuals with sarcopenia – analyses from the LACE randomised controlled trial

  Bashir, T., Achison, M., Adamson, S., Akpan, A., Aspray, T. J., Avenell, A., Burton, L. A., Cvoro, V., Donnan, P. T., Duncan, G. W., George, J., Gordon, A. L., Gregson, C. L., Hapca, A., Hume, C. L., Jackson, T., Kerr, S., Kilgour, A. H. M., Masud, T., McKenzie, A., & 14 othersMcKenzie, E., Patel, H., Pilvinyte, K., Roberts, H. C., Rossios, C., Sayer, A. A., Smith, K. T., Soiza, R., Steves, C. J., Struthers, A. D., Tiwari, D., Whitney, J., Witham, M. D. & Kemp, P. R., 14 Nov 2023, In: PloS ONE. 18, 11 November, 18 p., e0294330.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Type I Activin Receptors 100%
  • Sarcopenia 70%
  • Body Composition 55%
  • Fats 42%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 37%

• ACE I/D genotype associates with strength in sarcopenic men but not with response to ACE inhibitor therapy in older adults with sarcopenia: Results from the LACE trial

  Rossios, C., Bashir, T., Adamson, S., Adamson, S., Akpan, A., Aspray, T. J., Avenell, A., Band, M. M., Burton, L. A., Cvoro, V., Donnan, P. T., Duncan, G. W., George, J., Gordon, A. L., Gregson, C. L., Hapca, A., Hume, C. L., Jackson, T. A., Kerr, S., Kilgour, A. H. M., & 15 othersMasud, T., McKenzie, A., McKenzie, E., Patel, H., Pilvinyte, K., Roberts, H. C., Sayer, A. A., Smith, K. T., Soiza, R., Steves, C. J., Struthers, A. D., Tiwari, D., Whitney, J., Witham, M. D. & Kemp, P. R., 20 Oct 2023, In: PloS ONE. 18, 10, 17 p., e0292402.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Enzyme Therapy 100%
  • Sarcopenia 89%
  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A 79%
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors 71%
  • Genotype 51%

• Protocol for the development of a tool (INSPECT-SR) to identify problematic randomised controlled trials in systematic reviews of health interventions

  Wilkinson, J., Heal, C., Antoniou, G. A., Flemyng, E., Alfirevic, Z., Avenell, A., Barbour, V., Brown, N. J. L., Carlisle, J., Clarke, M., Dicker, P., Dumville, J., Grey, A., Gurrin, L. C., Hayden, J. A., Heathers, J., Hunter, K. E., Lasserson, T., Lensen, S., Li, T., & 17 othersLi, W., Loder, E., Lundh, A., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Mol, B. W., O' Connell, N. E., Parker, L., Redman, B. K., Seidler, A. L., Sheldrick, K. A., Sydenham, E., Torgerson, D. J., van Wely, M., Wang, R., Bero, L., Kirkham, J. J. & Lam, E., 10 Oct 2023, MedRxiv, 16 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Preprint

  Open Access

  • Systematic Reviews 100%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 91%
  • Health 66%
  • Delivery of Health Care 35%
  • Research Personnel 13%

• Responses to concerns raised about publications don’t address the concerns raised

  Bolland, M. J., Avenell, A. & Grey, A., Oct 2023, In: British Journal of Pain. 17, 5, p. 426-427 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Random Allocation 100%
  • Publications 84%

• The effect of weight loss interventions for obesity on fertility and pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Boyle, B. R., Ablett, A. D., Ochi, C., Hudson, J., Watson, L., Rauh, D. & Avenell, A., May 2023, In: International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 161, 2, p. 335-342 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Pregnancy Outcome 100%
  • Fertility 93%
  • Weight Loss 81%
  • Meta-Analysis 74%
  • Systematic Reviews 73%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus conservative management for adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones: the C-GALL RCT

  Innes, K., Ahmed, I., Hudson, J., Hernández, R. A., Gillies, K., Bruce, R., Bell, V., Avenell, A., Blazeby, J. M., Brazzelli, M., Cotton, S., Croal, B., Forrest, M., MacLennan, G., Murchie, P., Wileman, S. & Ramsay, C., 14 Feb 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Health and Social Care Delivery Research.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 100%
  • Gallstones 98%
  • Conservative Treatment 78%
  • Observation 62%
  • Cholecystectomy 59%

• Analysis of cluster randomised trials as if they were individually randomised

  Bolland, M. J., Avenell, A. & Grey, A., 1 Feb 2023, In: The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology. 11, 2, p. 75 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Distributions of baseline categorical variables were different from the expected distributions in randomized trials with integrity concerns

  Bolland, M. J., Gamble, G. D., Avenell, A., Cooper, D. J. & Grey, A., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 154, p. 117-124 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Publications 100%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 65%
  • Binomial Distribution 37%
  • Datasets 19%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2022

  A Systematic Review of the evidence for Non-surgical weight management for adults with severe obesity: What is cost effective and what are the implications for the Design of health Services?

  Jacobsen, E., Boyers, D., Manson, P. & Avenell, A., 1 Dec 2022, In: Current Obesity Reports. 11, 4, p. 356-385 30 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Morbid Obesity 100%
  • Health Services 76%
  • Systematic Reviews 63%
  • Weights and Measures 55%
  • Costs and Cost Analysis 54%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  3 Downloads (Pure)

• Are individual or group interventions more effective for long-term weight loss in adults with obesity? A systematic review

  Street, S. & Avenell, A., 1 Oct 2022, In: Clinical Obesity. 12, 5, 11 p., e12539.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Weight Loss 100%
  • Systematic Reviews 89%
  • Obesity 84%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 54%
  • Odds Ratio 52%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  6 Downloads (Pure)

• Procrastination and inconsistency: expressions of concern for publications with compromised integrity

  Grey, A., Avenell, A. & Bolland, M. J., 18 Aug 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Accountability in Research. 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • integrity 100%
  • letters to the editor 28%
  • notifications 21%
  • Clinical Trials 20%
  • time 13%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Leucine and perindopril to improve physical performance in people over 70 years with sarcopenia: the LACE factorial RCT

  Witham, M. D., Adamson, S., Avenell, A., Band, M. M., Bashir, T., Donnan, P. T., George, J., Hapca, A., Hume, C., Kemp, P., McKenzie, E., Pilvinyte, K., Rossios, C., Smith, K., Struthers, A. D. & Sumukadas, D., 1 Aug 2022, In: Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation. 9, 8

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Perindopril 100%
  • Sarcopenia 86%
  • Physical Functional Performance 76%
  • Leucine 71%
  • Placebos 26%
  2 Downloads (Pure)

• Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of text messages with or without endowment incentives for weight management in men with obesity (Game of Stones): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

  Macaulay, L., O’Dolan, C., Avenell, A., Carroll, P., Cotton, S., Dombrowski, S., Elders, A., Goulao, B., Gray, C., Harris, F. M., Hunt, K., Kee, F., MacLennan, G., McDonald, M. D., McKinley, M., Skinner, R., Torrens, C., Tod, M., Turner, K., van der Pol, M., & 1 othersHoddinott, P., 22 Jul 2022, In: Trials. 23, 1, 19 p., 582.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Text Messaging 100%
  • Financial Management 87%
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis 65%
  • Weight Loss 62%
  • Motivation 61%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  13 Downloads (Pure)

• A Systematic Review Examining Socioeconomic Factors in Trials of Interventions for Men that Report Weight as an Outcome

  Mcdonald, M. D., Hunt, K., Sivaramakrishnan, H., Moullin, J., Avenell, A., Kerr, D. A., Birch, J. M., Ntoumanis, N. & Quested, E., 1 Jul 2022, In: Obesity Reviews. 23, 7, 15 p., e13436.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • socioeconomic factors 100%
  • Systematic Reviews 69%
  • Weights and Measures 59%
  • Public Policy 26%
  • Health Policy 23%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  3 Downloads (Pure)

• Does weight management research for adults with severe obesity represent them? Analysis of systematic review data

  Robertson, C., Aceves-Martins, M., Cruickshank, M., Imamura, M. & Avenell, A., 31 May 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Open. 12, 5, e054459.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Morbid Obesity 100%
  • Social Class 82%
  • Systematic Reviews 63%
  • Weights and Measures 55%
  • Social Capital 41%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  2 Downloads (Pure)

• Effect of perindopril or leucine on physical performance in older people with sarcopenia: the LACE randomized controlled trial

  Achison, M., Adamson, S., Akpan, A., Aspray, T., Avenell, A., Band, M. M., Bashir, T., Burton, L. A., Cvoro, V., Donnan, P. T., Duncan, G. W., George, J., Gordon, A. L., Gregson, C. L., Hapca, A., Henderson, E., Hume, C., Jackson, T. A., Kemp, P., Kerr, S., & 19 othersKilgour, A., Lyell, V., Masud, T., McKenzie, A., McKenzie, E., Patel, H., Pilvinyte, K., Roberts, H. C., Rossios, C., Sayer, A. A., Smith, K. T., Soiza, R. L., Steves, C. J., Struthers, A. D., Sumukadas, D., Tiwari, D., Whitney, J., Witham, M. D. & LACE study group, 1 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 13, 2, p. 858-871 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Perindopril 100%
  • Sarcopenia 86%
  • Physical Functional Performance 76%
  • Leucine 71%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 46%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  4 Downloads (Pure)

• Conversations about financial hardship should not be off limits

  Douglas, F. C., Avenell, A. & Mohamed, S., 9 Mar 2022, In: BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 376, o577.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• EFFECT OF LEUCINE SUPPLEMENTATION ON PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE, MUSCLE MASS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH SARCOPENIA

  Witham, M. D., Adamson, S., Avenell, A., Band, M. M., Donnan, P. T., George, J., Hapca, A., Hume, C., Kemp, P., McKenzie, E., Pilvinyte, K., Smith, K., Struthers, A. D., Sumukadas, D. & LACE Study Grp, 8 Mar 2022, In: Age and Ageing. 51, S1, 1 p., 667.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review

  • Sarcopenia 100%
  • Physical Functional Performance 88%
  • Leucine 82%
  • Quality of Life 51%
  • Muscles 48%

• EFFECT OF PERINDOPRIL ON PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE, MUSCLE MASS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH SARCOPENIA: RESULTS: FROM THE

  Witham, M. D., Adamson, S., Avenell, A., Band, M. M., Donnan, P. T., George, J., Hapca, A., Hume, C., Kemp, P., McKenzie, E., Pilvinyte, K., Smith, K., Struthers, A. D., Sumukadas, D. & LACE Study Grp, 8 Mar 2022, In: Age and Ageing. 51, S1, 1 p., 666.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review

  • Perindopril 100%
  • Sarcopenia 86%
  • Physical Functional Performance 76%
  • Quality of Life 44%
  • Muscles 41%

• Timeliness and content of retraction notices for publications by a single research group

  Grey, A., Avenell, A. & Bolland, M., 1 Jan 2022, In: Accountability in Research. 29, 6, p. 347-378 32 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • integrity 100%
  • Group 92%
  • transparency 33%
  • moral philosophy 28%
  • efficiency 27%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  2 Downloads (Pure)

• Citation of retracted publications: A challenging problem

  Bolland, M. J., Grey, A. & Avenell, A., 2022, In: Accountability in Research. 29, 1, p. 18-25 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • integrity 100%
  • Group 5%
  27 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  The effectiveness of weight-loss lifestyle interventions for improving fertility in women and men with overweight or obesity and infertility: A systematic review update of evidence from randomized controlled trials

  Hunter, E., Avenell, A., Maheshwari, A., Stadler, G. & Best, D., 1 Dec 2021, In: Obesity Reviews. 22, 12, 11 p., e13325.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Fertility 100%
  • Infertility 98%
  • Overweight 94%
  • fertility 88%
  • Weight Loss 87%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• Cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery and non-surgical weight management programmes for adults with severe obesity: a decision analysis model

  Boyers, D., Retat, L., Jacobsen, E., Avenell, A., Aveyard, P., Corbould, E., Jaccard, A., Cooper, D., Robertson, C., Acevez-Martins, M., Xu, B., Skea, Z., de Bruin, M. & REBALANCE team, 31 Oct 2021, In: International Journal of Obesity. 45, 10, p. 2179-2190 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Decision Support Techniques 100%
  • Morbid Obesity 97%
  • Bariatric Surgery 94%
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis 73%
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years 58%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  12 Downloads (Pure)

• Associations between Frailty, Physical Performance, and Renal Biomarkers in Older People with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

  Smith, G., Avenell, A., Band, M. M., Hampson, G., Lamb, E. J., Littleford, R. C., McNamee, P., Soiza, R., Sumukadas, D. & Witham, M. D., Oct 2021, In: European Geriatric Medicine. 12, p. 943–952 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Frailty 100%
  • Physical Functional Performance 95%
  • Chronic Renal Insufficiency 80%
  • Biomarkers 56%
  • Kidney 46%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  3 Downloads (Pure)

• Vitamin D deficiency, supplementation and testing: have we got it right in New Zealand?

  Bolland, M. J., Avenell, A. & Grey, A., 3 Sept 2021, In: The New Zealand medical journal. 134, 1541, p. 86-95 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vitamin D Deficiency 100%
  • New Zealand 91%
  • Vitamin D 81%
  • Osteomalacia 77%
  • Rickets 76%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Identical summary statistics were uncommon in randomized trials and cohort studies

  Bolland, M. J., Gamble, G. D., Avenell, A. & Grey, A., 1 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 136, p. 180-188 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Statistics 100%
  • Cohort Studies 88%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 87%
  • Datasets 40%
  • Publications 21%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  5 Downloads (Pure)

• Correcting the scientific record– A broken system?

  Bolland, M. J., Grey, A., Avenell, A. & Klein, A. A., 4 Jul 2021, In: Accountability in Research. 28, 5, p. 265-279 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • integrity 100%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Prevalence of biochemical osteomalacia in adults undergoing vitamin D testing

  Bolland, M. J., Avenell, A. & Grey, A., Jul 2021, In: Clinical Endocrinology. 95, 1, p. 74-83 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Osteomalacia 100%
  • Vitamin D 70%
  • Alkaline Phosphatase 20%
  • Calcium 15%
  • Parathyroid Hormone 15%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  9 Downloads (Pure)

• Recruitment strategies for sarcopenia trials: lessons from the LACE randomised controlled trial

  Witham, M. D., Achison, M., Aspray, T. J., Avenell, A., Band, M. M., Donnan, P. T., George, J., Hapca, A., Hume, C. L., Kemp, P., Pilvinyte, K., Sayer, A. A., Sayer, A. A., Smith, K. T., Struthers, A. & Sumukadas, D., Jul 2021, In: JCSM Rapid Communications. 4, 2, p. 93-102 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Sarcopenia 100%
  • Primary Health Care 63%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 54%
  • Random Allocation 47%
  • Telephone 46%
  5 Downloads (Pure)

• Protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with observation/conservative management for preventing recurrent symptoms and complications in adults with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones (C-Gall trial)

  Ahmed, I., Innes, K., Brazzelli, M., Gillies, K., Newlands, R., Avenell, A., Hernández, R., Blazeby, J., Croal, B., Hudson, J., MacLennan, G., McCormack, K., McDonald, A., Murchie, P. & Ramsay, C., 25 Mar 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 3, 10 p., e039781.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 100%
  • Gallstones 98%
  • Conservative Treatment 78%
  • Random Allocation 71%
  • Observation 62%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  5 Downloads (Pure)

• WHAT ARE THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN RENAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN OLDER PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE? FINDINGS FROM THE BICARB TRIAL COHORT

  Witham, M. D., Lamb, E. J., Sumukadas, D., Band, M. M., Soiza, R. L., Hampson, G., McNamee, P. & Avenell, A., 16 Mar 2021, In: Age and Ageing. 50, Supp 1, 1 p., 47.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract › peer-review

  • Physical Functional Performance 100%
  • Chronic Renal Insufficiency 83%
  • Biochemistry 81%
  • Cystatin C 72%
  • Brain Natriuretic Peptide 50%

• Vitamin D supplementation and testing in the UK: Costly but ineffective?

  Bolland, M. J., Avenell, A., Smith, K., Witham, M. D. & Grey, A., 2 Mar 2021, In: The BMJ. 372, 7 p., n484.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vitamin D 100%
  • Deficiency Diseases 37%
  • Osteomalacia 35%
  • Rickets 35%
  • Literature 28%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Participant withdrawals were unusually distributed in randomized trials with integrity concerns: a statistical investigation

  Bolland, M. J., Gamble, G. D., Avenell, A., Cooper, D. & Grey, A., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 131, p. 22-29 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Randomized Controlled Trials 100%
  • Publications 68%
  • Binomial Distribution 25%
  • Datasets 13%
  • Confidence Intervals 9%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Population vitamin D supplementation in UK adults: too much of nothing?

  Avenell, A., Bolland, M. J. & Grey, A., 1 Jan 2021, In: Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB). 59, 1, p. 7-12 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vitamin D 100%
  • Population 42%
  • Therapeutics 8%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2020

  Empirically generated reference proportions for baseline p values from rounded summary statistics

  Bolland, M. J., Gamble, G. D., Grey, A. & Avenell, A., Dec 2020, In: Anaesthesia. 75, 12, p. 1685-1687 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Publications 100%
  • Anesthesia 94%
  • Statistics 93%
  • Randomized Controlled Trials 81%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Text messaging and financial incentives to encourage weight loss in men with obesity: the Game of Stones feasibility RCT

  Dombrowski, S. U., Mcdonald, M., van der Pol, M., Grindle, M., Avenell, A., Carroll, P., Calveley, E., Elders, A., Glennie, N., Gray, C. M., Harris, F. M., Hapca, A., Jones, C., Kee, F., McKinley, M. C., Skinner, R., Tod, M. & Hoddinott, P., 1 Sept 2020, In: Public Health Research. 8, 11, p. 1-258 258 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Text Messaging 100%
  • Weight Loss 62%
  • Motivation 61%
  • Obesity 53%
  • Vulnerable Populations 18%
  24 Downloads (Pure)

• Assessing and Raising Concerns About Duplicate Publication, Authorship Transgressions and Data Errors in a Body of Preclinical Research

  Grey, A., Avenell, A., Gamble, G. & Bolland, M., Aug 2020, In: Science and Engineering Ethics. 26, p. 2069-2096 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Duplicate Publications 100%
  • Authorship 80%
  • Transgression 75%
  • Animals 53%
  • Publications 45%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Incorrect and misleading claims regarding vitamin d

  Bolland, M. J. & Avenell, A., 1 Jul 2020, In: Irish Medical Journal. 113, 7, 2 p., P145.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Vitamins 100%

• Sodium bicarbonate to improve physical function in patients over 60 years with advanced chronic kidney disease: the BiCARB RCT

  Witham, M. D., Band, M., Chong, H. Y., Donnan, P. T., Hampson, G., Hu, M. K., Littleford, R. C., Lamb, E., Kalra, P., Kennedy, G., McNamee, P., Plews, D., Rauchhaus, P., Soiza, R. L., Sumukadas, D., Warwick, G. & Avenell, A., 1 Jun 2020, In: Health Technology Assessment. 24, 27, p. 1-120 120 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Sodium Bicarbonate 100%
  • Bicarbonates 86%
  • Chronic Renal Insufficiency 72%
  • costs 38%
  • quality of life 36%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

  3 Downloads (Pure)

• A systematic review of UK based long-term non-surgical interventions for people with severe obesity (BMI ≥35kg/m2)

  Aceves Martins, M., Robertson, C., Cooper, D., Avenell, A., Stewart, F., Aveyard, P., de Bruin, M. & REBALANCE team, Jun 2020, In: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 33, 3, p. 351-372 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Morbid Obesity 100%
  • Systematic Reviews 63%
  • Weights and Measures 55%
  • Formulated Food 17%
  • Secondary Care 15%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  6 Downloads (Pure)

• Concerns About the Integrity of the Yamaguchi Osteoporosis Prevention Study (YOPS) Report: Am J Med. 2004;117:549-555

  Avenell, A., Grey, A., Gamble, G. D. & Bolland, M. J., Jun 2020, In: American Journal of Medicine. 133, 6, p. e311-e314 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  • Endocrinology 100%
  • Congresses 83%
  • Osteoporosis 74%
  • Publications 70%
  • Medicine 61%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Clinical and cost-effectiveness of oral sodium bicarbonate therapy for older patients with chronic kidney disease and low-grade acidosis (BiCARB): a pragmatic randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

  BiCARB Study Group, 9 Apr 2020, In: BMC medicine . 18, 16 p., 91.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Sodium Bicarbonate 100%
  • Bicarbonates 86%
  • Acidosis 81%
  • Chronic Renal Insufficiency 72%
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis 68%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  8 Downloads (Pure)