Background: When healthcare professionals or other involved parties prevent eligible
patients from entering a trial as a research subject, they are gatekeeping. This phenomenon …

Background Randomised trials (also referred to as 'randomised controlled trials' or 'trials')
are the optimal way to minimise bias in evaluating the effects of competing treatments …

Background Recruiting and retaining participants in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is
challenging. Digital tools, such as social media, data mining, email or text-messaging, could …

Background Involving adults lacking capacity (ALC) in research on end of life care (EoLC) or
serious illness is important, but often omitted. We aimed to develop evidence-based …

Introduction Translational research is central to international health policy, research and
funding initiatives. Despite increasing use of the term, the translation of basic science …

Background: Despite a fast-paced environment, the emergency clinician has a duty to meet
the palliative patient's needs. Despite suggested models and interventions, this remains …

Abstract Context Psychosocial behavioral interventions (PBIs) that target patients with
cancer and their caregivers face challenges in participant enrollment and retention …

Background Newborn screening (NBS) occupies a unique space at the intersection of
translational science and public health. As the only truly population-based public health …

Context The handheld fan is an inexpensive and safe way to provide facial airflow, which
may reduce the sensation of chronic refractory breathlessness, a frequently encountered …

Background: Effective recruitment to randomised controlled trials is critically important for a
robust, trustworthy evidence base in palliative care. Many trials fail to achieve recruitment …