Featured Publications
Optimising weight-loss interventions in cancer patients—A systematic review and network meta-analysis
LeVasseur N, Cheng W, Mazzarello S, Clemons M, Vandermeer L, Jones L, Joy AA, Barbeau P, Wolfe D, Ahmadzai N, Hersi M, Stober C, Shorr R, Hilton J, Hutton B. Optimising weight-loss interventions in cancer patients—A systematic review and network meta-analysis. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0245794. PMID: 33539414, PMCID: PMC7861370, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexStandard careCancer patientsDietary interventionAnthropometric measuresLifestyle interventionWaist circumferenceWeight lossSystematic reviewCochrane Trial RegistryEffective lifestyle interventionsGreater BMI reductionMedian intervention durationOptimal lifestyle interventionCombination strategiesAdult cancer patientsWeight loss interventionEffects of exerciseEarly-stage cancerOutcomes of interestMore weight lossBMI reductionAdult patientsExercise interventionTrials Registry
2018
A protocol for a network meta-analysis of interventions to treat patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Ahmadzai N, Kilty S, Wolfe D, Bonaparte J, Schramm D, Fitzpatrick E, Lin V, Cheng W, Skidmore B, Moher D, Hutton B. A protocol for a network meta-analysis of interventions to treat patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Systematic Reviews 2018, 7: 74. PMID: 29769117, PMCID: PMC5956787, DOI: 10.1186/s13643-018-0736-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden sensorineural hearing lossIdiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing lossSensorineural hearing lossQuality of lifeHearing lossSystematic reviewExperienced medical information specialistPoor functional statusClinical Trials RegistryPre-specified eligibility criteriaIncidence of harmsCause of disabilityMeasurable hearing lossRisk of anxietyClinical treatment strategiesPlanned systematic reviewOptimal clinical treatment strategiesMajority of casesMedical information specialistBackgroundHearing lossCochrane riskHearing recoveryBias toolTrials RegistryTherapeutic options