Safety and effectiveness of nurse telephone consultation in out of hours primary care: randomised controlled trial

Objective To determine the safety and effectiveness of nurse telephone consultation in out of hours primary care by investigating adverse events and the management of calls.

Random allocation or allocation at random? Patients’ perspectives of participation in a randomised controlled trial

Objectives To explore trial participants’ understandings of randomisation.

The unpredictability paradox: review of empirical comparisons of randomised and non-randomised clinical trials

Objective To summarise comparisons of randomised clinical trials and non-randomised clinical trials, trials with adequately concealed random allocation versus inadequately concealed random allocation, and high quality trials versus low quality trials where the effect of randomisation could not be separated from the effects of other methodological manoeuvres.

Randomised controlled trial of patient centred care of diabetes in general practice: impact on current wellbeing and future disease risk

Objective To assess the effect of additional training of practice nurses and general practitioners in patient centred care on the lifestyle and psychological and physiological status of patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.