selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- Design, analysis and reporting of multi-arm trials and strategies to address multiple testing. International Journal of Epidemiology. 968-978. 2020
- The Khorana score for the prediction of venous thromboembolism in patients with solid cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2017
- Cerebrovascular reactivity predicts stroke in high-grade carotid artery disease: An individual patient data meta-analysis. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 20-20. 2014
- BARIATRIC SURGERY VERSUS NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR OBESITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS. Cardiology. 461-461. 2013
- Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors May Reduce the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and All-cause Mortality In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Meta-analyses Oof Randomized Controlled Trials. Circulation. 2012
- First-Line Treatment and Outcome of Elderly Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL) – A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. Blood. 3655-3655. 2012
- Somatostatin-based Radiopeptide Therapy with [Lu-177-DOTA]-TOC versus [Y-90-DOTA]-TOC in Neuroendocrine Tumors. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. S232-S232. 2012
- Somatostatin-based Radiotherapy with [Y-90-DOTA]-TOC in Neuroendocrine Tumors: Long-Term Outcome of a Phase I Dose Escalation Study. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. S231-S232. 2012
- Response, Survival and Long-Term Toxicity of [90Yttrium-DOTA]-TOC in Metastasized Neuroendocrine Cancers. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. S155-S155. 2011
- [90Yttrium-DOTA]-TOC vs. [90Yttrium-DOTA]-TOC plus [177Lutetium-DOTA]-TOC in Metastasized Neuroendocrine Cancers. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. S155-S155. 2011
- Systematic review of reviews of preclinical studies on therapeutic interventions for sepsis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2010
- PCV53 DRUG-ELUTING STENTS FROM A MEDICARE PAYER PERSPECTIVE: COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS WITH 4-YEAR CLINICAL META-ANALYSIS DATA. Value in Health. A202-A202. 2008
- Impact of Change in High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol on Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity and Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis. Circulation. 2008
- Cost-effectiveness of drug eluting stents in a US setting: cost-utility analysis with a decision analytic model using meta-analysis data with 3 year follow-up. European Heart Journal. 508-509. 2007
- The pylorus: Take it or leave it? A systematic review and meta-analysis of pylorus-preserving versus standard whipple pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 53-53. 2007
- PCV55 ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF DRUG ELUTING STENTS: COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS. Value in Health. A354-A354. 2006
- Effects of early treatment with statins on short-term clinical outcomes in acute coronary syndromes: a systematic review and collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials. European Heart Journal. 856-856. 2006
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journal articles
- Antibody and T-Cell Response to Bivalent Booster SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in People With Compromised Immune Function: COVERALL-3 Study. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 230:e847-e859. 2024
- Characteristics, consent patterns, and challenges of randomized trials using the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design - A scoping review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 174:111469-111469. 2024
- Resource use and costs of investigator-sponsored randomized clinical trials in Switzerland, Germany, and the United Kingdom: a metaresearch study.. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 176:111536. 2024
- Methods proposed for monitoring the implementation of evidence-based research: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 168:111247-111247. 2024
- Bridging the gap: identifying factors impacting mRNA severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine booster response in people with HIV-1. AIDS. 38:217-222. 2024
- Searching a methods topic: practical challenges and implications for search design. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 166:111201-111201. 2024
- Compelling evidence from meta-epidemiological studies demonstrates overestimation of effects in randomized trials that fail to optimize randomization and blind patients and outcome assessors. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 165:111211-111211. 2024
- Adjunct prednisone in community-acquired pneumonia: 180-day outcome of a multicentre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 23:500. 2023
- Antibody Response After the Third SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and People Living With HIV (COVERALL-2). Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10:ofad536. 2023
- Guidance needed: where should randomized studies which do not assess a health outcome be registered?. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 161:183-184. 2023
- Evaluating the impact of including non-randomised studies of interventions in meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials: a protocol for a meta-epidemiological study. BMJ Open. 13:e073232-e073232. 2023
- GRADE guidance 36: updates to GRADE's approach to addressing inconsistency. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 158:70-83. 2023
- Effects of remdesivir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 a systematic review and individual patient data meta- analysis of randomised controlled trials. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 11:453-464. 2023
- Effects of remdesivir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 11:453-464. 2023
- Antibody Response After Third Vaccination With mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2: Extension of a Randomized Controlled SARS-CoV-2 Noninferiority Vaccine Trial in Patients With Different Levels of Immunosuppression (COVERALL-2). Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10:ofad150. 2023
- A call for error management in academic clinical research. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 154:208-211. 2023
- Introducing the Library of Guidance for Health Scientists (LIGHTS). JAMA network open. 6:e2253198-e2253198. 2023
- Towards full clinical trial registration and results publication: longitudinal meta-research study in Northwestern and Central Switzerland. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 23:27. 2023
- Efficacy and safety of baricitinib in hospitalized adults with severe or critical COVID-19 (Bari-SolidAct): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. Critical Care. 27:9. 2023
- Factors associated with health-related quality of life among home-dwelling older adults aged 75 or older in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 20:166. 2022
- Predicting neurological outcome in adult patients with cardiac arrest: systematic review and meta-analysis of prediction model performance. Critical Care. 26:382. 2022
- A longitudinal assessment of trial protocols approved by research ethics committees: The Adherance to SPIrit REcommendations in the UK (ASPIRE-UK) study. Trials. 23:601. 2022
- Developing and testing a Corona VaccinE tRiAL pLatform (COVERALL) to study Covid-19 vaccine response in immunocompromised patients. BMC Infectious Diseases. 22:654. 2022
- Instruments assessing risk of bias of randomized trials frequently included items that are not addressing risk of bias issues. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 152:218-225. 2022
- Scoping review and characteristics of publicly available checklists for assessing clinical trial feasibility. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 22:142. 2022
- Development of a Risk-tailored Approach and Dashboard for Efficient Management and Monitoring of Investigator-Initiated Trials 2022
- A systematic review of meta-research studies finds substantial methodological heterogeneity in citation analyses to monitor evidence-based research. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 150:126-141. 2022
- A meta-research study of randomized controlled trials found infrequent and delayed availability of protocols. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 149:45-52. 2022
- A systematic survey of methods guidance suggests areas for improvement regarding access, development, and transparency. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 149:217-226. 2022
- Antibody Response in Immunocompromised Patients After the Administration of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Vaccine BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 75:e585-e593. 2022
- Determinants of antibody response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 mRNA vaccines in people with HIV. AIDS. 36:1465-1468. 2022
- Towards full clinical trial registration and results publication: longitudinal meta- research study in Northwestern and Central Switzerland 2022
- Reporting quality of clinical trial protocols: a repeated cross-sectional study about the Adherence to SPIrit Recommendations in Switzerland, CAnada and GErmany (ASPIRE-SCAGE). BMJ Open. 12:e053417-e053417. 2022
- Nonregistration, discontinuation, and nonpublication of randomized trials: A repeated metaresearch analysis. PLoS Medicine. 19:e1003980-e1003980. 2022
- Accelerating clinical trial implementation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges, lessons learned and recommendations from DisCoVeRy and the EU-SolidAct EU response group. Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI). 28:1-5. 2022
- Effects of Remdesivir in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2022
- Efficacy and Safety of Baricitinib for the Treatment of Hospitalized Adults with Severe or Critical COVID-19 (Bari-SolidAct): A Randomised, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Trial. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2022
- Investigational medicinal products, related costs and hospital pharmacy services for investigator-initiated trials: A mixed-methods study. PLoS ONE. 17:e0264427-e0264427. 2022
- Protocol for a mixed methods feasibility and implementation study of a community-based integrated care model for home-dwelling older adults: The INSPIRE project. PLoS ONE. 17:e0278767-e0278767. 2022
- Monitoring strategies for clinical intervention studies. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2022:MR000051. 2021
- A trial platform to assess approved SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in immunocompromised patients: first sub-protocol for a pilot trial comparing the mRNA vaccines Comirnaty® and COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Moderna®. Trials. 22:724. 2021
- Exploring reasons for recruitment failure in clinical trials: a qualitative study with clinical trial stakeholders in Switzerland, Germany, and Canada. Trials. 22:844. 2021
- The INSPIRE Population Survey: development, dissemination and respondent characteristics. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 21:131. 2021
- Treatment for gastrointestinal and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: a network meta-analysis. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2021:CD013700. 2021
- Barriers and Facilitating Factors for Conducting Systematic Evidence Assessments in Academic Clinical Trials. JAMA network open. 4:e2136577-e2136577. 2021
- Influence of Prednisone on Inflammatory Biomarkers in Community‐Acquired Pneumonia: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 61:1406-1414. 2021
- Reliability of Trial Information Across Registries for Trials With Multiple Registrations. JAMA network open. 4:e2128898-e2128898. 2021
- Reporting quality of trial protocols improved for non-regulated interventions but not regulated interventions: A repeated cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 139:340-349. 2021
- Evaluation of Planned Subgroup Analysis in Protocols of Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA network open. 4:e2131503-e2131503. 2021
- Duration of antibiotic treatment using procalcitonin-guided treatment algorithms in older patients: a patient-level meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials. Age and Ageing. 50:1546-1556. 2021
- A trial platform to assess approved SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in immunocompromised patients: First sub-protocol for a pilot trial comparing the mRNA vaccines Comirnaty® and Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine Moderna® 2021
- Higher PEEP for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a Bayesian meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 23:171-182. 2021
- Practices and Attitudes of Swiss Stakeholders Regarding Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial Funding Acquisition and Cost Management. JAMA network open. 4:e2111847-e2111847. 2021
- A Contextual Analysis and Logic Model for Integrated Care for Frail Older Adults Living at Home: The INSPIRE Project. International Journal of Integrated Care. 21:9-9. 2021
- A meta-research study revealed several challenges in obtaining placebos for investigator-initiated drug trials. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 131:70-78. 2021
- Association of Supporting Trial Evidence and Reimbursement for Off-Label Use of Cancer Drugs. JAMA network open. 4:e210380-e210380. 2021
- Clinical trial research on COVID-19 in Germany - a systematic analysis.. F1000Research. 10:913. 2021
- Clinical trial research on COVID-19 in Germany – a systematic analysis. F1000Research. 10:913-913. 2021
- Surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2021. 2021
- A systematic survey of randomised trials that stopped early for reasons of futility. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 20:10. 2020
- COVID-19 randomised trial protocols: rapid publication without barriers. Trials. 21:327. 2020
- Digital tools for trial recruitment and retention—plenty of tools but rigorous evaluation is in short supply. Trials. 21:476. 2020
- Introduction to statistical simulations in health research. BMJ Open. 10:e039921-e039921. 2020
- Obtaining and managing data sets for individual participant data meta-analysis: scoping review and practical guide. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 20:113. 2020
- Prediction of RECRUITment In randomized clinical Trials (RECRUIT-IT)—rationale and design for an international collaborative study. Trials. 21:731. 2020
- Rationale and design of repeated cross-sectional studies to evaluate the reporting quality of trial protocols: the Adherence to SPIrit REcommendations (ASPIRE) study and associated projects. Trials. 21:896. 2020
- Reporting of methodological studies in health research: a protocol for the development of the MethodologIcal STudy reportIng Checklist (MISTIC). BMJ Open. 10:e040478-e040478. 2020
- Trial Forge Guidance 2: how to decide if a further Study Within A Trial (SWAT) is needed. Trials. 21:33. 2020
- Clinical Trial Evidence Supporting US Food and Drug Administration Approval of Novel Cancer Therapies Between 2000 and 2016. JAMA network open. 3:e2024406-e2024406. 2020
- Evaluating prophylactic heparin in ambulatory patients with solid tumours: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Haematology. 7:e746-e755. 2020
- Working Through Ethics Review of Big Data Research Projects: An Investigation into the Experiences of Swiss and American Researchers. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics. 15:339-354. 2020
- Treatment for gastrointestinal and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: a network meta-analysis. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2020. 2020
- Development of the Instrument to assess the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) in randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 192:E901-E906. 2020
- Uncertainties about the need for ethics approval in Switzerland: a mixed-methods study. Swiss Medical Weekly. 150:w20318-w20318. 2020
- The fragility of trial results involves more than statistical significance alone. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 124:34-41. 2020
- Erratum to “A systematic survey identified 36 criteria for assessing effect modification claims in randomized trials or meta-analyses” [J Clin Epidemiol. 2019;113:159-67]. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 123:189-189. 2020
- Characteristics and interpretation of subgroup analyses based on tumour characteristics in randomised trials testing target-specific anticancer drugs: design of a systematic survey. BMJ Open. 10:e034565-e034565. 2020
- Core components and impact of nurse-led integrated care models for home-dwelling older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 105:103552-103552. 2020
- Impact of a short version of the CONSORT checklist for peer reviewers to improve the reporting of randomised controlled trials published in biomedical journals: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 10:e035114-e035114. 2020
- A scoping review shows that several nonvalidated budget planning tools for randomized trials are available. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 117:9-19. 2020
- Monitoring strategies for clinical intervention studies. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2019. 2019
- Comparison of randomized controlled trials discontinued or revised for poor recruitment and completed trials with the same research question: a matched qualitative study. Trials. 20:800. 2019
- Functional aging in health and heart failure: the COmPLETE Study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 19:180. 2019
- A guidance was developed to identify participants with missing outcome data in randomized controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 115:55-63. 2019
- Obtaining and managing data sets for individual participant data meta-analysis: scoping review and practical guide 2019
- Reporting Quality of Journal Abstracts for Surgical Randomized Controlled Trials Before and After the Implementation of the CONSORT Extension for Abstracts. World Journal of Surgery. 43:2371-2378. 2019
- Trial Forge Guidance 2: How to decide if a further Study Within A Trial (SWAT) is needed 2019
- Risk of Hospital Admissions in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 35:1332-1343. 2019
- Single pivotal trials with few corroborating characteristics were used for FDA approval of cancer therapies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 114:49-59. 2019
- A systematic survey identified 36 criteria for assessing effect modification claims in randomized trials or meta-analyses. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 113:159-167. 2019
- Cosyntropin testing does not predict response to glucocorticoids in community‐acquired pneumonia in a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Endocrinology. 91:374-382. 2019
- The sensitivity and specificity of the mannitol bronchial challenge test to identify asthma in different populations: a systematic review. Swiss Medical Weekly. 149:w20100. 2019
- Contrasting Evidence to Reimbursement Reality for Off-label use (OLU) of Drug Treatments in Cancer Care – Rationale and Design of the CEIT-OLU-project 2019
- Randomised trials with provision for early stopping for benefit (or harm): The impact on the estimated treatment effect. Statistics in Medicine. 38:2524-2543. 2019
- Incidence and predictors of atrial fibrillation progression: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Rhythm. 16:502-510. 2019
- Therapeutic Options for Neuroendocrine Tumors. JAMA Oncology. 5:480-480. 2019
- Contrasting evidence to reimbursement reality for off-label use (OLU) of drug treatments in cancer care: rationale and design of the CEIT-OLU project. ESMO Open. 4:e000596-e000596. 2019
- Current use and costs of electronic health records for clinical trial research: a descriptive study. CMAJ open. 7:E23-E32. 2019
- Resource use, costs, and approval times for planning and preparing a randomized clinical trial before and after the implementation of the new Swiss human research legislation. PLoS ONE. 14:e0210669-e0210669. 2019
- Bariatric surgery among patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart. 5:e000910-e000910. 2018
- IMPLEMENTATION OF A NURSE-LED COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN BASELLAND (CH): THE INSPIRE PROJECT. Innovation in Aging. 2:131-132. 2018
- Reply to Stern et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 67:1467-1468. 2018
- Corticosteroid therapy for sepsis: a clinical practice guideline. The BMJ. 362:k3284-k3284. 2018
- Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy algorithms for different types of acute respiratory infections based on previous trials. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy. 16:555-564. 2018
- Academic response to improving value and reducing waste: A comprehensive framework for INcreasing QUality In patient-oriented academic clinical REsearch (INQUIRE). PLoS Medicine. 15:e1002580-e1002580. 2018
- Retrospective assessment of resource use and costs in two investigator-initiated randomized trials exemplified a comprehensive cost item list. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 96:73-83. 2018
- Systematic review on costs and resource use of randomized clinical trials shows a lack of transparent and comprehensive data. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 96:1-11. 2018
- Funding characteristics of randomised clinical trials supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation: a retrospective cohort study. Swiss Medical Weekly. 148:w14587. 2018
- Corticosteroids in Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Metaanalysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 66:346-354. 2018
- Effect of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment on mortality in acute respiratory infections: a patient level meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18:95-107. 2018
- How to Conceptualize and Implement a PhD Program in Health Sciences—The Basel Approach. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development. 5:238212051877136-238212051877136. 2018
- Systematic reviews do not adequately report or address missing outcome data in their analyses: a methodological survey. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 99:14-23. 2018
- Generating evidence on a risk-based monitoring approach in the academic setting – lessons learned. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 17:26. 2017
- Pro-Adrenomedullin predicts 10-year all-cause mortality in community-dwelling patients: a prospective cohort study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 17:178. 2017
- Effects of procalcitonin testing on antibiotic use and clinical outcomes in patients with upper respiratory tract infections. An individual patient data meta-analysis. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 56:170-177. 2017
- Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2019:CD007498. 2017
- Surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2017. 2017
- Early nutritional therapy for malnourished or nutritionally at-risk adult medical inpatients. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2017. 2017
- Discontinuation and non-publication of randomised clinical trials supported by the main public funding body in Switzerland: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 7:e016216-e016216. 2017
- Niacin for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2017:CD009744. 2017
- Quantifying the bias in the estimated treatment effect in randomized trials having interim analyses and a rule for early stopping for futility. Statistics in Medicine. 36:1506-1518. 2017
- The prognostic and predictive value of sstr2-immunohistochemistry and sstr2-targeted imaging in neuroendocrine tumors. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 44:468-475. 2017
- The natriuretic peptide MR-proANP predicts all-cause mortality and adverse outcome in community patients: a 10-year follow-up study. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 55:1407-1416. 2017
- Comparative effectiveness of tenofovir in HIV-infected treatment-experienced patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. HIV Research and Clinical Practice. 18:17-27. 2017
- Authors seldom report the most patient-important outcomes and absolute effect measures in systematic review abstracts. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 81:3-12. 2017
- GRADE Equity Guidelines 2: Considering health equity in GRADE guideline development: Equity extension of the Guideline Development Checklist. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 90:68-75. 2017
- GRADE equity guidelines 1: considering health equity in GRADE guideline development: introduction and rationale. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 90:59-67. 2017
- GRADE equity guidelines 3: considering health equity in GRADE guideline development: rating the certainty of synthesized evidence. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 90:76-83. 2017
- GRADE equity guidelines 4: considering health equity in GRADE guideline development: evidence to decision process. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 90:84-91. 2017
- GRADE guidelines 17: assessing the risk of bias associated with missing participant outcome data in a body of evidence. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 87:14-22. 2017
- Insufficient recruitment and premature discontinuation of clinical trials in Switzerland: qualitative study with trialists and other stakeholders. Swiss Medical Weekly. 147:w14556. 2017
- Premature discontinuation of pediatric randomized controlled trials: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Pediatrics. 184:209-214. 2017
- Premature trial discontinuation often not accurately reflected in registries: comparison of registry records with publications. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 81:56-63. 2017
- Randomized trials addressing a similar question are commonly published after a trial stopped early for benefit. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 82:12-19. 2017
- Systematic review finds that study data not published in full text articles have unclear impact on meta-analyses results in medical research. PLoS ONE. 12:e0176210-e0176210. 2017
- Towards the development of a comprehensive framework: Qualitative systematic survey of definitions of clinical research quality. PLoS ONE. 12:e0180635-e0180635. 2017
- A systematic review of discontinued trials suggested that most reasons for recruitment failure were preventable. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 80:8-15. 2016
- Infection biomarkers in primary care patients with acute respiratory tract infections–comparison of Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 16:43. 2016
- Methods for detecting, quantifying, and adjusting for dissemination bias in meta-analysis are described. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 80:25-33. 2016
- Fibrates for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease events. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2017:CD009753. 2016
- The reporting of studies using routinely collected health data was often insufficient. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 79:104-111. 2016
- Copeptin predicts 10-year all-cause mortality in community patients: a 10-year prospective cohort study. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 54:1681-1690. 2016
- Pathogen- and antibiotic-specific effects of prednisone in community-acquired pneumonia. European Respiratory Journal. 48:1150-1159. 2016
- Reply: Somatostatin Receptor–Targeted Radiopeptide Therapy in Patients with Progressive Unresectable Meningioma. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 57:1657.2-1658. 2016
- Colchicine and Prevention of Cardiovascular Events. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 316:1106-1106. 2016
- Guideline of guidelines: thromboprophylaxis for urological surgery. BJU International. 118:351-358. 2016
- Multivariable fractional polynomial interaction to investigate continuous effect modifiers in a meta-analysis on higher versus lower PEEP for patients with ARDS. BMJ Open. 6:e011148-e011148. 2016
- In Reply. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 113:559. 2016
- Cochrane corner: early statin therapy in acute coronary syndromes—what is the clinical benefit?. Heart. 102:653-654. 2016
- Cardiovascular effects and safety of long-term colchicine treatment: Cochrane review and meta-analysis. Heart. 102:590-596. 2016
- In reply:. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 67:559-560. 2016
- The Clinical Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 113:139-146. 2016
- Bariatric surgery versus non-surgical treatment for obesity. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50:246-246. 2016
- Colchicine for prevention of cardiovascular events. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2016:CD011047. 2016
- Agreements between industry and academia on publication rights: A retrospective study of protocols and publications of randomized clinical trials. PLoS Medicine. 13:e1002046-e1002046. 2016
- An analysis of protocols and publications suggested that most discontinuations of clinical trials were not based on preplanned interim analyses or stopping rules. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 69:152-160. 2016
- Bias in dissemination of clinical research findings: structured OPEN framework of what, who and why, based on literature review and expert consensus. BMJ Open. 6:e010024-e010024. 2016
- Correction to: Planning and reporting of quality-of-life outcomes in cancer trials. Annals of Oncology. 27:209-209. 2016
- Influence of hospital characteristics on quality of care in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Swiss Medical Weekly. 146:w14337. 2016
- Nutritional Support and Outcomes in Malnourished Medical Inpatients. JAMA Internal Medicine. 176:43-43. 2016
- Premature Discontinuation of Prospective Clinical Studies Approved by a Research Ethics Committee – A Comparison of Randomised and Non-Randomised Studies. PLoS ONE. 11:e0165605-e0165605. 2016
- Premature discontinuation of randomized trials in critical and emergency care: a retrospective cohort study. Critical Care Medicine. 44:130-137. 2016
- Systematic reviews experience major limitations in reporting absolute effects. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 72:16-26. 2016
- Use of heparins in patients with cancer: individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised trials study protocol. BMJ Open. 6:e010569-e010569. 2016
- Prognostic value of procalcitonin in respiratory tract infections across clinical settings. Critical Care. 19:74. 2015
- Corticosteroid Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. ACP journal club. 163:519-528. 2015
- Comparative effectiveness of tenofovir in treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. HIV Research and Clinical Practice. 16:178-189. 2015
- [Instructions for aggregated evidence: About reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses (part 2)].. Medizinische Monatsschrift für Pharmazeuten. 38:401-408. 2015
- Corticosteroid therapy for pneumonia – Author's reply. The Lancet. 386:956-956. 2015
- [Instructions for aggregated evidence: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses (part 1)].. Medizinische Monatsschrift für Pharmazeuten. 38:350-357. 2015
- First-line treatment and outcome of elderly patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL)—a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. Annals of Oncology. 26:1305-1313. 2015
- Prospective analysis of adrenal function in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD: the Reduction in the Use of Corticosteroids in Exacerbated COPD (REDUCE) trial. European Journal of Endocrinology (EJE). 173:19-27. 2015
- Towards tailored radiopeptide therapy. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 42:1231-1237. 2015
- Blood Pressure Targets For Vasopressor Therapy. Shock. 43:530-539. 2015
- [Why bother with regression models?].. Medizinische Monatsschrift für Pharmazeuten. 38:231-234. 2015
- Evidence-informed recommendations to reduce dissemination bias in clinical research: conclusions from the OPEN (Overcome failure to Publish nEgative fiNdings) project based on an international consensus meeting. BMJ Open. 5:e006666-e006666. 2015
- [Painting by number--Survival curves and Kaplan-Meier method].. Medizinische Monatsschrift für Pharmazeuten. 38:186-191. 2015
- Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection. Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2015:CD006150. 2015
- Adjunct prednisone therapy for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet. 385:1511-1518. 2015
- [About the certainty of study results. What p-value and confidence intervalls tell us on it].. Medizinische Monatsschrift für Pharmazeuten. 38:141-144. 2015
- [The number needed to treat (NNT) and the number needed to harm (NNH)].. Medizinische Monatsschrift für Pharmazeuten. 38:103-106. 2015
- Driving Pressure and Survival in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine. 372:747-755. 2015
- Association Between Shortened Leukocyte Telomere Length and Cardiometabolic Outcomes. Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine. 8:82-90. 2015
- Somatostatin Receptor–Targeted Radiopeptide Therapy with 90Y-DOTATOC and 177Lu-DOTATOC in Progressive Meningioma: Long-Term Results of a Phase II Clinical Trial. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 56:171-176. 2015
- [Four numbers and a bit more basic knowledge of mathematics].. Medizinische Monatsschrift für Pharmazeuten. 38:61-64. 2015
- Adjunct prednisone therapy for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized, placebo-controlled multicenter trial. Critical Care. 19:P125-P125. 2015
- Completion and publication rates of randomized controlled trials in surgery: an empirical study. Annals of Surgery. 262:68-73. 2015
- Economic evaluation of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in acute respiratory infections: a US health system perspective. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 53:583-592. 2015
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