Surgical Intervention Trials Unit
Placebo controlled randomised surgical trial for subacromial shoulder pain
The role of arthroscopic subacromial decompression in the treatment of subacromial shoulder pain (impingement).
Read moreWELCOME TO THE SURGICAL INTERVENTION TRIALS UNIT (SITU)
SITU is one of seven Royal College of Surgeons of England specialist trials centres dedicated to evaluating surgical intervention, mainly by generating randomised control trial evidence. We are a multidisciplinary team who provide, guidance, training and support for the development of new surgical trials and future trialists. We draw upon the considerable methodological and practical trials expertise in Oxford including statistical, ethical, health economic, systematic review, clinical network resources and the IDEAL collaboration.
Currently, less than 2% of government funding for medical research goes into surgery
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Latest news
SPINOUT-F opens to recruitment!
17 June 2019
Selected publications
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Instrumental variable methods for a binary outcome were used to informatively address noncompliance in a randomized trial in surgery.
Cook JA. et al, (2018), J clin epidemiol, 96, 126 - 132
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Strategies to improve recruitment to randomised trials.
Treweek S. et al, (2018), Cochrane database syst rev, 2
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Injection versus Decompression for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome-Pilot trial (INDICATE-P)-protocol for a randomised feasibility study.
Mason W. et al, (2017), Pilot feasibility stud, 3
