Projects

We have clients from all continents.

 

Australia

Canada

Denmark

France

Germany

                  

Italy

Japan

United Kingdom

              

            

     

United States

       

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Projects

German Medical Societies, Germany, 2021-2022

Project

Germany’s National Clinical Practice Guideline for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Publications

1. Long Version of the Guideline “Diagnosis and Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome” (PDF)
2. Guideline Report (PDF)
3. Evidence Report (PDF)

University of Oxford and Ashmolean Museum, UK, 2020-2022

Projects

1. Active community engagement for anxiety and depression in adults and young people (aged 16 and over)
2. Depressive symptoms and risk-taking among adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries

Publications

1. Trials 2021; 22: 482.
2. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022; 61: 225-76.
3. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2022; InPress.

The Fatherhood Institute, UK, 2020-2021

Project

1. The Myth of Invisible Men: Fathers who kill or injure their babies

Publications

1. Government Press Release: New review investigates babies harmed by fathers and stepfathers
2. The Institute’s Press Relase: The Myth of Invisible Men: fathers who kill or injure their babies
3. Review Report: Non-accidental injury of infants by fathers, father-figures and other informal male caregivers: a rapid review of evidence (Microsoft Word DOCX)

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, 2021-2022

Project

Goal setting and tracking with young people as an effective element of the therapeutic relationship

Publications

1. BMC Psychology 2022; 10: 171.
2. Inforgraphic
3. Blog 1: What do young people and professionals around the world think about active ingredients for preventing and supporting depression and anxiety?
4. Blog 2: Collaborative goal setting: what works for whom in therapeutic relationships?
5. Video 1: Goal setting for young people with anxiety and/or depression: what does and doesn’t work?
6. Video 2: Active Ingredients for preventing and supporting young people with depression and anxiety
7. Video 3: Reviewing ‘Active Ingredients’ of prevention, treatments and approaches to anxiety and depression
   Poster: Goal setting for young people experiencing anxiety and/or depression: what does and doesn’t work?
8. Slides: Collaborative goal setting: what works for whom in the therapeutic relationship

Monash University, Australia, 2020-2022

Projects

1. Non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural problems in adults after non-progressive acquired brain injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
2. The effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for managing agitation during post-traumatic amnesia following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis
3. Agitated behaviours following traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence by post-traumatic amnesia status, hospital setting and agitated behaviour type
4. Pathophysiology of Post-Traumatic Amnesia: a Systematic Review

Publications

1. JBI Evidence Synthesis 2021;19(2):499-512.
2. Journal of Neurotrauma 2021; 3047-3067.
3. Neuropsychology Review 2022; InPress.
4. Neuropsychology Review 2022; InPress.
5. medRxiv 2023.

University of Nottingham, UK, 2019-2022

Projects

1. NotFAST2 – Nottingham Fatigue study: developing a fatigue intervention
2. OPTIMISM: Psychological, Educational and Social Support for People after TIA and Minor Stroke
3. Neuropsychological difficulties after stroke and transient ischaemic attack: protocol for an umbrella review of systematic reviews of psychological interventions

Publications

1. F1000Research 2020;9:242.
2. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2020; 28(5): 390-400.
3. PhD Thesis.
4. Frontiers in Psychology 2021; 12: 616637.
5. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2021; 28: 1-23.
6. Disability and Rehabilitation 2022; InPress.

European ADHD Guidelines Group, Europe, 2014-2018

Project

Comparative efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Publications

1. BMJ Open 2017;7:e013967.
2. Lancet Psychiatry 2018; 5(9):727-38.

University of Melbourne, Australia, 2016-2022

Projects

1. Pharmacotherapy for neurobehavioral symptoms in people with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of non-randomized studies
2. Pharmacotherapy for Depression after Traumatic Brain Injury: An Umbrella Review Protocol

Publications

1. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 2017; 15(9):2270-86.
2. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 2017; 15(12):2890-912.
3. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 2018; 16(9):1739-57.
4. Journal of Neurotrauma 2018;35(23):2755-75.
5. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 2019;31(1):6-16.
6. Frontiers in Neurology 2019;10:1169.
7. Journal of Neurotrauma 2019;36(13):2053-64.
8. Neuropsychology Review 2020;30:28-50.
9. Journal of Neurotrauma 2021;48(5):519-28.
10. JBI Evidence Synthesis 2021; 19(7):1720-34.

The Stanley Medical Research Institute, USA, 2017-2019

Project

Estrogen patch versus placebo patch in the treatment of schizophrenia symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Publication

JAMA Psychiatry 2019;76(10):1009-17.

Centre for Health and Justice, Institute of Mental Health, UK, 2017-2018

Project

Effectiveness of current policing related mental health interventions in England and Wales and crisis intervention teams as a future potential model: a systematic review

Publications

1. Systematic Reviews 2017;6:85.
2. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 2018;28(2):108-19.

National Institute for Health Research, UK, 2015-2018

Project

The effectiveness of alternative listening devices to conventional hearing aids for adults with hearing loss

Publications

1. BMJ Open 2016;6:e011683.
2. International Journal of Audiology 2018;57(10):721-9.

National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan, 2015-2022

Projects

1. Non-pharmacological interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus: an overview of systematic reviews
2. Systematic review of the effectiveness of aromatherapy in labor
3. Postnatal thyroid hormones for preterm infants with transient hypothyroxinemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
4. Effect of fentanyl for preterm infants on mechanical ventilation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Publications

1. Diabetology International 2017; 8(2): 160–80.
2. Research Square 2020
3. Journal of Pediatrics and Infants 2021; 4(1): 58-70.

Technische Universität München, Germany, 2016 – 2022

Projects

1. Placebo-controlled pharmacological and dietary supplement trials in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression
2. Antipsychotic drugs versus barbiturates or benzodiazepines as active placebos for schizophrenia
3. Metabolic side effects of antipsychotic drugs in individuals with schizophrenia during medium- to long-term treatment: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
4. Dose response meta-analysis of antipsychotic drugs for relapse prevention in schizophrenia
5. Individual-patient-data (IPD) meta-analysis of the efficacy of clozapine versus second-generation antipsychotic drugs in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia
6. Antipsychotic drugs and their effects on cognitive function: A systematic review, pairwise and network meta-analysis
7. Treatment with antipsychotic drugs in subgroups of schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis of Western and Chinese randomized controlled trials
8. Acute treatment with antipsychotic drugs in schizophrenia: systematic review and network meta-analysis of Western and Chinese randomized controlled trials
9. Maintenance treatment with antipsychotic drugs in schizophrenia: systematic review and network meta-analysis of Western and Chinese randomized controlled trials

Publications

1. Psychological Medicine 2020; 50(15): 2622-33.
2. Systematic Reviews 2021; 10: 214.
3. JAMA Psychiatry 2021; InPress.
4. Schizophrenia Research 2021; 229: 3-11.
5. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2022; InPress.
6. Lancet 2022; 399; 824-836.
7. Molecular Autism 2022; 13: 10.
8. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2022; InPress.
9. The Lancet Psychiatry 2022; InPress.
10. World Psychiatry 2023; 22: 116-28.

McGill University, Canada, 2016 – 2022

Projects

1. Techniques used to detect Fontan-associated liver disease
2. Revisiting the relationship between RAS inhibitors and vasoplegia in CABG/valvular surgery
3. Prevalence, incidence and outcomes of atrial arrhythmia-related complications in patients following the Fontan procedure
4. Risk factors and consequences of aortic insufficiency in patients with left ventricular assist device
5. Sudden cardiac arrest in the HIV population

University of Florida, USA, 2018

Project

The diagnostic values of UCH-L1 in traumatic brain injury: A meta-analysis

Publication

Brain Injury 2018;32(1):1-17.

Region Zealand Psychiatry, Denmark, 2015

Project

Methylphenidate for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: Cochrane systematic review with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses of randomised clinical trials

Publications

1. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015; 11: CD009885.
2. BMJ 2015;351:h5203.

UNICEF, 2021-2022

Project

Child and adolescent mental health and psychosocial support interventions

Publications

1. Campbell Systematic Reviews 2022;18(1):e1221.
2. Evidence and Gap Map
3. Report and Research Brief

UN, 2020-2022

Projects

Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP): Infertility prevalence and the methods of estimation from 1990 to 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Publication

Human Reproduction Open 2022;(4):hoac051.

WHO, 2013-2023

Projects

1. Simplified algorithms versus modified Jones criteria to identify rheumatic fever at health facilities among people with suspected acute rheumatic fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic test accuracy
2. Hand-held echocardiography for diagnosing acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease among the suspected patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy
3. Anti-inflammatory agents in addition to antibiotics for patients with rheumatic fever: a systematic review
4. Penicillin allergy testing for patients who are prescribed intramuscular benzathine penicillin G (BPG) injections for secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease: a systematic review
5. Local anaesthetic to reduce injection pain in patients who are prescribed intramuscular benzathine penicillin G for secondary prevention of rheumatic heart disease
6. Long-term antibiotic treatment for secondary prevention of rheumatic fever recurrence and progression to rheumatic heart disease
7. Support interventions and follow-up programs to improve treatment adherence in patients who are prescribed secondary antibiotic prophylaxis for rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease

Publications

1. Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach, 2nd ed [with Enhance Reviews Ltd.]
2. The American Journal of Psychiatry 2021; 178(5): 424-436.