December 2016 Transplant Trial Watch now online
The December 2016 edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now available. This month, articles include a trial of fibrin glue to prevent complications after renal transplantation, a meta-analysis of renal outcomes in live kidney donors and the risk of biliary complications following live donor liver transplantation. It also includes an analysis of the HTA […]
Quality and consistency of outcome reporting in transplant clinical trials
Much focus is placed upon the methodological quality of clinical trials, and the impact that it has on the risk of bias at a study level. An often neglected area is the reporting quality of the manuscripts from trials, which can also have a big impact on the interpretation of results. A recent paper in […]
November 2016 Transplant Trial Watch is now available
The November 2016 edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now available on the CET website and via our app for iPhone, iPad and Android. This month, studies include a systematic review of fish oil for kidney transplant recipients, metal vs. plastic stents for benign biliary strictures, and cardiac transplantation after the Norwood procedure.
October 2016 Transplant Trial Watch now available
The October 2016 edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now online. This month includes a trial of Eculizumab for chronic antibody mediated rejection, a review of the impact of multiple renal arteries in renal transplantation and a trial of antibiotic treatment of ex-vivo perfused lungs.
August 2016 Transplant Trial Watch now available
The August 2016 edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now available. This month’s edition includes systematic reviews of pre-emptive renal transplantation and management of ureteric strictures, along with trials of prostaglandin E1 in liver transplant recipients and C1 esterase inhibition in renal transplantation.
June 2016 Transplant Trial Watch is now online
The June 2016 Transplant Trial Watch is now available. This month, the trial watch includes systematic reviews of quality of life reporting in renal transplant trials and extended criteria donors, as well as an analysis of wound complications with everolimus following cardiac transplantation.
May 2016 Transplant Trial Watch now available
The May 2016 Transplant Trial Watch is now available online and via our app for iPhone, iPad and Android. This months new trials include long-term follow-up from the Spare the Nephron trial, methods for promoting organ donation and mobile medical apps for encouraging sun protection behaviour.