2022
Diet- and Lifestyle‐Based Prediction Models to Estimate Cancer Recurrence and Death in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer (CALGB 89803/Alliance)
Cheng E, Ou FS, Ma C, Spiegelman D, Zhang S, Zhou X, Bainter TM, Saltz LB, Niedzwiecki D, Mayer RJ, Whittom R, Hantel A, Benson A, Atienza D, Messino M, Kindler H, Giovannucci EL, Van Blarigan EL, Brown JC, Ng K, Gross CP, Meyerhardt JA, Fuchs CS. Diet- and Lifestyle‐Based Prediction Models to Estimate Cancer Recurrence and Death in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer (CALGB 89803/Alliance). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 740-751. PMID: 34995084, PMCID: PMC8887946, DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.01784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemotherapy, AdjuvantColonic NeoplasmsDietFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedModels, StatisticalMulticenter Studies as TopicNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNomogramsPrognosisRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsSurvival RateConceptsStage III colon cancerDisease-free survivalLifestyle factorsSelf-reported dietPathologic featuresColon cancerPathologic characteristicsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCox proportional hazards regressionAdjuvant chemotherapy trialsProportional hazards regressionPredictive survivalChemotherapy trialsDFS eventsOverall survivalSurvival prediction modelHazards regressionSurvival outcomesVisual nomogramLifestyle habitsPatient outcomesCancer recurrenceLifestyle exposuresPatientsCancer
2021
swdpwr: A SAS macro and an R package for power calculations in stepped wedge cluster randomized trials
Chen J, Zhou X, Li F, Spiegelman D. swdpwr: A SAS macro and an R package for power calculations in stepped wedge cluster randomized trials. Computer Methods And Programs In Biomedicine 2021, 213: 106522. PMID: 34818620, PMCID: PMC8665077, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCluster AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSample SizeConceptsWedge clusterIntracluster correlation coefficientContinuous outcomesCross-sectional cohortBinary outcomesExchangeable correlation structureWedge designPublic health intervention evaluationsHealth services researchClosed cohort designPower calculationCohort designClosed cohortStudy designIntracluster correlationIntervention evaluationNeeds of investigatorsOutcomesTrialsCohortServices researchInvestigatorsPrevious studiesSWDDigital training for non-specialist health workers to deliver a brief psychological treatment for depression in India: Protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial
Naslund JA, Tugnawat D, Anand A, Cooper Z, Dimidjian S, Fairburn CG, Hollon SD, Joshi U, Khan A, Lu C, Mitchell LM, Muke S, Nadkarni A, Ramaswamy R, Restivo JL, Shrivastava R, Singh A, Singla DR, Spiegelman D, Bhan A, Patel V. Digital training for non-specialist health workers to deliver a brief psychological treatment for depression in India: Protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 102: 106267. PMID: 33421650, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDepressionHealth PersonnelHealth WorkforceHumansIndiaPrimary Health CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeConceptsEvidence-based psychological treatmentsHealthy Activity ProgramNon-specialist health workersPsychological treatmentMental health knowledgeDigital trainingBrief psychological treatmentFace training programFace trainingTraining programChange of competenceJob satisfactionManualized psychotherapyConventional faceWorker motivationHealth worker motivationCompetency measuresCoaching supportTrainingDepressionActivity programPrimary careOutcome variablesHealth workersThree-arm
2020
Worksite intervention study to prevent diabetes in Nepal: a randomised trial protocol
Pyakurel P, Shrestha A, Karmacharya BM, Budhathoki SS, Chaudhari RK, Tamrakar D, Shrestha A, Karmacharya RM, Shrestha A, Sharma S, Sharma SK, Spiegelman D. Worksite intervention study to prevent diabetes in Nepal: a randomised trial protocol. Open Heart 2020, 7: e001236. PMID: 32847993, PMCID: PMC7451278, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2019-001236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersBlood GlucoseDiabetes MellitusGlycated HemoglobinHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthy LifestyleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicNepalOccupational Health ServicesPatient Education as TopicPrediabetic StatePrimary PreventionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk Reduction BehaviorTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsBehavioral interventionsControl periodDiabetes risk reductionMonth control periodNepal Health Research CouncilBehavioral intervention groupWorksite intervention studiesT-testHealth Research CouncilInstitutional review boardTwo-sample t-testBlood sugarTrial protocolIntervention groupEthical approvalControl groupIntervention studiesType 2More monthsReview boardInterventionDiabetesParticipant changesPublic healthRisk reduction
2007
Calcium intake and hip fracture risk in men and women: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials 1
Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dawson-Hughes B, Baron JA, Burckhardt P, Li R, Spiegelman D, Specker B, Orav JE, Wong JB, Staehelin HB, O’Reilly E, Kiel DP, Willett WC. Calcium intake and hip fracture risk in men and women: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials 1. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2007, 86: 1780-1790. PMID: 18065599, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.5.1780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCalcium, DietaryCohort StudiesFemaleHip FracturesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicVitamin DConceptsHip fracture riskProspective cohort studyTotal calcium intakeCalcium intakeFracture riskNonvertebral fracturesCohort studyClinical trialsHip fractureCalcium supplementationCa/dPooled RRRandomized trialsSmall trialsIntakeTrialsTrial 1PlaceboWomenRiskMenSupplementationNeutral effectFracturesRR
2004
Estimating treatment effects in studies of perinatal transmission of HIV
Bang H, Spiegelman D. Estimating treatment effects in studies of perinatal transmission of HIV. Biostatistics 2004, 5: 31-43. PMID: 14744826, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/5.1.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleFetal DeathHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalLikelihood FunctionsPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTanzaniaVitamin A
2001
Determinants of low birth weight among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania 1 , 2 , 3
Dreyfuss M, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Hunter D, Urassa E, Hertzmark E, Fawzi W. Determinants of low birth weight among HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2001, 74: 814-826. PMID: 11722965, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/74.6.814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBirth WeightCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Small for Gestational AgeInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalLymphocyte CountMalariaMaternal WelfareMiddle AgedOdds RatioParasitic DiseasesPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy OutcomeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsTanzaniaConceptsLow birth weightInfant HIV infectionBirth weightHIV infectionMaternal weightRisk factorsIncidence of LBWLow serum vitamin E concentrationsPredictors of LBWCell countAdvanced stage HIV diseaseLower CD8 cell countsMultivariate-adjusted linear regression modelsSerum vitamin E concentrationsInfant risk factorsCD4 cell countCD8 cell countsGestational age statusHIV disease progressionIntestinal parasitic infectionsMean birth weightPlasmodium falciparum malariaHIV-positive womenMidupper arm circumferencePrenatal care clinics
1997
Adverse outcomes of underuse of beta-blockers in elderly survivors of acute myocardial infarction.
Soumerai SB, McLaughlin TJ, Spiegelman D, Hertzmark E, Thibault G, Goldman L. Adverse outcomes of underuse of beta-blockers in elderly survivors of acute myocardial infarction. JAMA 1997, 277: 115-21. PMID: 8990335, DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.2.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium channel blockersCalcium channel blocker useAdverse outcomesChannel blockersBlocker useEligible patientsMyocardial infarctionRelative riskMortality rateAcute myocardial infarction survivorsBaseline risk variablesCardiac hospital readmissionsElderly AMI survivorsBeta-blocker therapyBeta-blocker usePredictors of survivalRisk of deathRetrospective cohort designAcute myocardial infarctionDemonstrable adverse effectsMyocardial infarction survivorsPrescription drug coverageMeasurable adverse outcomesBeta blockersElderly patients