Rapid qualitative analysis of recruitment obstacles in the FORVAD (Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy surgery versus Anterior Cervical Discectomy surgery in the …

R Talbot, R Higham, J Croft, G Ainsworth, S Brown… - Trials, 2024 - Springer
Background The number of surgical trials is increasing but such trials can be complex to
deliver and pose specific challenges. A multi-centre, Phase III, RCT comparing Posterior …

Radiological cervical foraminal stenosis severity and morphology as a predictor of pre-operative function and functional surgical outcome

J Meacock, A Smedley, P Sinha, M Igra… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Cervical foraminal stenosis on MRI may be assessed using the Kim, modified
Kim or Siller methods. This study aimed to investigate which morphological features of …

The challenge of completing a randomised clinical trial

S Thomson - British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Large randomised clinical trials (RCTs) can provide high quality evidence to support clinical
decisions and are generally considered more reliable than quasi experimental, qualitative or …