Shaun Treweek
@streweek.bsky.social
Professor of Health Services Research, Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen; trying to make trials more efficient http://trialforge.org
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
5/5 We are long over due it being time to act to answer Doug Altman's call from 31 years ago for "less research, better research, and research done for the right reasons".
www.bmj.com/content/308/...
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@streweek.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/308/...
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@streweek.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
5/5 We are long over due it being time to act to answer Doug Altman's call from 31 years ago for "less research, better research, and research done for the right reasons".
www.bmj.com/content/308/...
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@streweek.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/308/...
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@streweek.bsky.social
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
Don't miss out on your chance to attend this years #Edinburgh #ClinicalTrial Management Course on 06 & 07 Nov 2025- Register here edin.ac/3RGb0mB #ECTMC25 @streweek.bsky.social @bleedingstroke.bsky.social @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social @merrij.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Don't miss out on your chance to attend this years #Edinburgh #ClinicalTrial Management Course on 06 & 07 Nov 2025- Register here edin.ac/3RGb0mB #ECTMC25 @streweek.bsky.social @bleedingstroke.bsky.social @ace-aberdeen.bsky.social @merrij.bsky.social
From 1st Jan 2026 the journal Trials will mandate that authors present information about the age, sex, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and geographical location of expected and actual participants in their protocols and trial results.
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Who is in your trial? Improving the reporting of participant characteristics in trial protocols and results - Trials
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October 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
From 1st Jan 2026 the journal Trials will mandate that authors present information about the age, sex, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and geographical location of expected and actual participants in their protocols and trial results.
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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📣 Our @streweek.bsky.social is lead author on an editorial in #Trials outlining a new mandate in the journal - mandating the reporting of six key participant characteristics in any protocol/trial report submitted to Trials on or after 1st Jan 2026. 1/2
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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September 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
📣 Our @streweek.bsky.social is lead author on an editorial in #Trials outlining a new mandate in the journal - mandating the reporting of six key participant characteristics in any protocol/trial report submitted to Trials on or after 1st Jan 2026. 1/2
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
From 1st Jan 2026, the journal Trials will mandate reporting of (at least) six participant characteristics for both protocols and reports of trial results. Read more in the editorial:
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @ecrin.bsky.social
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@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @ecrin.bsky.social
Who is in your trial? Improving the reporting of participant characteristics in trial protocols and results - Trials
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
From 1st Jan 2026, the journal Trials will mandate reporting of (at least) six participant characteristics for both protocols and reports of trial results. Read more in the editorial:
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @ecrin.bsky.social
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@ukcrc-ctu.org.uk @ecrin.bsky.social
It's Red4Research Day today!
Thanks to everyone – research participants, patients, professionals, volunteers and regulatory bodies – working together to do health and social care research.
rdforum.nhs.uk/red4research...
#Red4Research
Thanks to everyone – research participants, patients, professionals, volunteers and regulatory bodies – working together to do health and social care research.
rdforum.nhs.uk/red4research...
#Red4Research
June 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It's Red4Research Day today!
Thanks to everyone – research participants, patients, professionals, volunteers and regulatory bodies – working together to do health and social care research.
rdforum.nhs.uk/red4research...
#Red4Research
Thanks to everyone – research participants, patients, professionals, volunteers and regulatory bodies – working together to do health and social care research.
rdforum.nhs.uk/red4research...
#Red4Research
A couple of Studies Within A Trial (SWATs), one results, one a protocol, just out in the journal Trials:
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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June 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A couple of Studies Within A Trial (SWATs), one results, one a protocol, just out in the journal Trials:
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
🎉 Stage 2 is LIVE - where YOU get to decide the People's favourite question!
➡️ If you're joining The People's Review for the first time sign-up here: buff.ly/kAuYITA
➡️ If joined us for Stage 1 you can login in directly to Cochrane Crowd here: buff.ly/q0WudTM
➡️ If you're joining The People's Review for the first time sign-up here: buff.ly/kAuYITA
➡️ If joined us for Stage 1 you can login in directly to Cochrane Crowd here: buff.ly/q0WudTM
May 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🎉 Stage 2 is LIVE - where YOU get to decide the People's favourite question!
➡️ If you're joining The People's Review for the first time sign-up here: buff.ly/kAuYITA
➡️ If joined us for Stage 1 you can login in directly to Cochrane Crowd here: buff.ly/q0WudTM
➡️ If you're joining The People's Review for the first time sign-up here: buff.ly/kAuYITA
➡️ If joined us for Stage 1 you can login in directly to Cochrane Crowd here: buff.ly/q0WudTM
The Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management Course, Nov 6th and 7th 2025 in Edinburgh, is now open for bookings:
clinical-research-facility.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-cl...
clinical-research-facility.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-cl...
May 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management Course, Nov 6th and 7th 2025 in Edinburgh, is now open for bookings:
clinical-research-facility.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-cl...
clinical-research-facility.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-cl...
We’re bombarded with health advice 24/7. Systematic reviews help cut through the noise—but most people don’t know what they are.
💥 That’s where #ThePeoplesReview comes in. Learn about systematic reviews, by doing a systematic review
🔗https://www.thepeoplesreview.ie/join-now
💥 That’s where #ThePeoplesReview comes in. Learn about systematic reviews, by doing a systematic review
🔗https://www.thepeoplesreview.ie/join-now
May 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We’re bombarded with health advice 24/7. Systematic reviews help cut through the noise—but most people don’t know what they are.
💥 That’s where #ThePeoplesReview comes in. Learn about systematic reviews, by doing a systematic review
🔗https://www.thepeoplesreview.ie/join-now
💥 That’s where #ThePeoplesReview comes in. Learn about systematic reviews, by doing a systematic review
🔗https://www.thepeoplesreview.ie/join-now
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
To kick off #MethodologyMonday in May, we bring you a poignant article by the Editors in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. They address the “elephant in the room”, the upheaval of the global evidence research eco-systems pursued by the US administration.
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
May 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
To kick off #MethodologyMonday in May, we bring you a poignant article by the Editors in Chief of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. They address the “elephant in the room”, the upheaval of the global evidence research eco-systems pursued by the US administration.
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
We spoke with @streweek.bsky.social about why so much health research still falls short. Shaun argues that big parts of health research is “bad” & does not bring the needed value to the evidence-base. Tune in to learn how we can conduct “good” research for our patients 🎙️!
April 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We spoke with @streweek.bsky.social about why so much health research still falls short. Shaun argues that big parts of health research is “bad” & does not bring the needed value to the evidence-base. Tune in to learn how we can conduct “good” research for our patients 🎙️!
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
💻 Come along to our next Capacity Strengthening Hub webinar with @tghn-news.bsky.social to hear about experts' experience, general principles and a practical framework for communicating #ClinicalTrials results with participants.
🗓️ 2 June
🕙 10:00-11:30 BST
📍 Online
Register now: bit.ly/4k28ALd
🗓️ 2 June
🕙 10:00-11:30 BST
📍 Online
Register now: bit.ly/4k28ALd
May 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
💻 Come along to our next Capacity Strengthening Hub webinar with @tghn-news.bsky.social to hear about experts' experience, general principles and a practical framework for communicating #ClinicalTrials results with participants.
🗓️ 2 June
🕙 10:00-11:30 BST
📍 Online
Register now: bit.ly/4k28ALd
🗓️ 2 June
🕙 10:00-11:30 BST
📍 Online
Register now: bit.ly/4k28ALd
We’re bombarded with health advice 24/7. 😵💫 Systematic reviews help cut through the noise—but most people don’t know what they are.
💥 That’s where #ThePeoplesReview comes in. Learn about systematic reviews, by doing a systematic review
www.thepeoplesreview.ie
💥 That’s where #ThePeoplesReview comes in. Learn about systematic reviews, by doing a systematic review
www.thepeoplesreview.ie
April 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We’re bombarded with health advice 24/7. 😵💫 Systematic reviews help cut through the noise—but most people don’t know what they are.
💥 That’s where #ThePeoplesReview comes in. Learn about systematic reviews, by doing a systematic review
www.thepeoplesreview.ie
💥 That’s where #ThePeoplesReview comes in. Learn about systematic reviews, by doing a systematic review
www.thepeoplesreview.ie
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
This literature review identified strategies to enhance the racial & ethnic diversity of breast cancer trial populations. It resulted in 8 key strategic themes, which were used to create a new Racial and Minority Growth model.
#MethodologyMonday
Scott & Westwell
orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17...
#MethodologyMonday
Scott & Westwell
orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17...
orca.cardiff.ac.uk
April 21, 2025 at 6:13 AM
This literature review identified strategies to enhance the racial & ethnic diversity of breast cancer trial populations. It resulted in 8 key strategic themes, which were used to create a new Racial and Minority Growth model.
#MethodologyMonday
Scott & Westwell
orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17...
#MethodologyMonday
Scott & Westwell
orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17...
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
A major update to the CONSORT reporting guidance for clinical trials was published last week.
📌 CONSORT 2025 replaces all previous versions and should be used from now on.
So what’s new and what’s different? 1/7
#MethodologyMonday #116
(COI - I am a co-author)
📌 CONSORT 2025 replaces all previous versions and should be used from now on.
So what’s new and what’s different? 1/7
#MethodologyMonday #116
(COI - I am a co-author)
April 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A major update to the CONSORT reporting guidance for clinical trials was published last week.
📌 CONSORT 2025 replaces all previous versions and should be used from now on.
So what’s new and what’s different? 1/7
#MethodologyMonday #116
(COI - I am a co-author)
📌 CONSORT 2025 replaces all previous versions and should be used from now on.
So what’s new and what’s different? 1/7
#MethodologyMonday #116
(COI - I am a co-author)
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
🚨We are thrilled that our protocol has been selected as the article of the month in Research Involvement and Engagement.
Full article here: researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#ThePeoplesReview #PoweredByThePublic #ArticleOfTheMonth
Full article here: researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#ThePeoplesReview #PoweredByThePublic #ArticleOfTheMonth
April 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🚨We are thrilled that our protocol has been selected as the article of the month in Research Involvement and Engagement.
Full article here: researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#ThePeoplesReview #PoweredByThePublic #ArticleOfTheMonth
Full article here: researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#ThePeoplesReview #PoweredByThePublic #ArticleOfTheMonth
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
We have just created a library of participant information leaflets for trials, over 200, if you are looking for inspiration.
Check out:
www.trialforge.org/excelsior-pi...
The is part of EXCELSIOR, a project ed by Frances Shiely at Cork University.
Check out:
www.trialforge.org/excelsior-pi...
The is part of EXCELSIOR, a project ed by Frances Shiely at Cork University.
April 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
We have just created a library of participant information leaflets for trials, over 200, if you are looking for inspiration.
Check out:
www.trialforge.org/excelsior-pi...
The is part of EXCELSIOR, a project ed by Frances Shiely at Cork University.
Check out:
www.trialforge.org/excelsior-pi...
The is part of EXCELSIOR, a project ed by Frances Shiely at Cork University.
Today has been lovely, a grant was funded, had a couple of very productive and enjoyable meetings, got some stuff off my To Do list and the sun is shining. If a red squirrel came to the bird feeder at tea-time, that really would be the cherry on the top.
April 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today has been lovely, a grant was funded, had a couple of very productive and enjoyable meetings, got some stuff off my To Do list and the sun is shining. If a red squirrel came to the bird feeder at tea-time, that really would be the cherry on the top.
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
Many thanks to @vcornelius.bsky.social and @gsmaclennan.bsky.social for coming to Cork and sharing their wisdom on clinical trials today.
March 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Many thanks to @vcornelius.bsky.social and @gsmaclennan.bsky.social for coming to Cork and sharing their wisdom on clinical trials today.
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
Interested in audit and feeback strategies and how they may improve healthcare practice? Then check out the updated Cochrane review on the topic, co-authored by our own Kristin Konnyu:
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice - Ivers, N - 2025 www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice - Ivers, N - 2025 www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice - Ivers, N - 2025 | Cochrane Library
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March 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Interested in audit and feeback strategies and how they may improve healthcare practice? Then check out the updated Cochrane review on the topic, co-authored by our own Kristin Konnyu:
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice - Ivers, N - 2025 www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Audit and feedback: effects on professional practice - Ivers, N - 2025 www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
🆕Paper📢
In their follow-up study in ‘Tolerating bad health research’, Shaun Treweek and colleagues conducted risk of bias assessment of 140 UK, Irish and Canadian trials. Despite the bad trials (55%), trials judged to be good increased from 9% to 16%.
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
In their follow-up study in ‘Tolerating bad health research’, Shaun Treweek and colleagues conducted risk of bias assessment of 140 UK, Irish and Canadian trials. Despite the bad trials (55%), trials judged to be good increased from 9% to 16%.
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Tolerating bad health research (part 2): still as many bad trials, but more good ones too - Trials
Background We previously published a study examining the risk of bias of a random selection of Cochrane systematic reviews. The purpose of our current study is to reassess the risk of bias of a cohort...
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🆕Paper📢
In their follow-up study in ‘Tolerating bad health research’, Shaun Treweek and colleagues conducted risk of bias assessment of 140 UK, Irish and Canadian trials. Despite the bad trials (55%), trials judged to be good increased from 9% to 16%.
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
In their follow-up study in ‘Tolerating bad health research’, Shaun Treweek and colleagues conducted risk of bias assessment of 140 UK, Irish and Canadian trials. Despite the bad trials (55%), trials judged to be good increased from 9% to 16%.
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Tolerating bad health research (part 2):
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
In summary, after risk of bias reassessment of 140 UK, Irish and Canadian trials, there were still as many bad trials (55%) but trials judged to be good increased from 9% to 16%.
Not very reassuring really.
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
In summary, after risk of bias reassessment of 140 UK, Irish and Canadian trials, there were still as many bad trials (55%) but trials judged to be good increased from 9% to 16%.
Not very reassuring really.
Tolerating bad health research (part 2): still as many bad trials, but more good ones too - Trials
Background We previously published a study examining the risk of bias of a random selection of Cochrane systematic reviews. The purpose of our current study is to reassess the risk of bias of a cohort...
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Tolerating bad health research (part 2):
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
In summary, after risk of bias reassessment of 140 UK, Irish and Canadian trials, there were still as many bad trials (55%) but trials judged to be good increased from 9% to 16%.
Not very reassuring really.
trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
In summary, after risk of bias reassessment of 140 UK, Irish and Canadian trials, there were still as many bad trials (55%) but trials judged to be good increased from 9% to 16%.
Not very reassuring really.
Reposted by Shaun Treweek
❗ Latest issue of @thelancet.bsky.social out today and featuring the TEMPO trial on the cover 🙂
My summary thread here: bsky.app/profile/gjho...
Open access paper here:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
My summary thread here: bsky.app/profile/gjho...
Open access paper here:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Understanding colorectal cancer screening behaviour is key to increasing uptake.
In our latest issue, a recent trial evaluates the impact of two behavioural interventions on uptake of FIT colorectal screening.
Find this & more 👉 tinyurl.com/y9sjj4hc
In our latest issue, a recent trial evaluates the impact of two behavioural interventions on uptake of FIT colorectal screening.
Find this & more 👉 tinyurl.com/y9sjj4hc
![Cover of the March 29, 2025 issue of The Lancet. Quote on cover reads: “Our findings show the potential for low-cost or no-cost behavioural interventions to increase participation in screening and reduce deaths from colorectal cancer [by] adding one sentence to the invitation letter.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/bafkreiagkucwtre7ywn3o4sbds7loqvbyrtnjuysv2bigcd4lxkzzn5jkq@jpeg)
March 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
❗ Latest issue of @thelancet.bsky.social out today and featuring the TEMPO trial on the cover 🙂
My summary thread here: bsky.app/profile/gjho...
Open access paper here:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
My summary thread here: bsky.app/profile/gjho...
Open access paper here:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Here's a new risk of bias tool for systematic reviews: ROBUST-RCT
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Similar to an older Cochrane risk of bias tool, it looks like something that could actually be used, which is great. The team explicitly aimed to balance simplicity and methodological rigour.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Similar to an older Cochrane risk of bias tool, it looks like something that could actually be used, which is great. The team explicitly aimed to balance simplicity and methodological rigour.
March 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Here's a new risk of bias tool for systematic reviews: ROBUST-RCT
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Similar to an older Cochrane risk of bias tool, it looks like something that could actually be used, which is great. The team explicitly aimed to balance simplicity and methodological rigour.
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Similar to an older Cochrane risk of bias tool, it looks like something that could actually be used, which is great. The team explicitly aimed to balance simplicity and methodological rigour.