BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis is the single most common cause of disability in older adults,
and most patients with the condition will be managed in the community and primary care. …

Mindfulness-based therapies are a recent development within the cognitive-behavioural
tradition and an important element of the third wave cognitive behavioural therapy models. A …

Background: Many people participating in dementia research may lack capacity to give
informed consent and the relationship between cognitive function and capacity remains unclear. …

Objectives Doubt over the cost‐effectiveness of the cholinesterase inhibitors in dementia has
renewed interest in alternative treatments such as Ginkgo biloba. We aimed to determine …

Objective: To determine the feasibility, in terms of acceptability to patients, physicians and
other staff; data return and statistical power of a study to elucidate the relative contributions of …

Background The 'Hawthorne Effect' may be an important factor affecting the generalisability
of clinical research to routine practice, but has been little studied. Hawthorne Effects have …

Background Homeopathy involves the use, in dilution, of substances which cause symptoms
in their undiluted form. It is one of the most widespread forms of complementary medicines …

Background Acupuncture has traditionally been used to treat asthma in China and is used
increasingly for this purpose internationally. Objectives The objective of this review was to …

Objective To determine the effects of a policy of “use acupuncture” on headache, health
status, days off sick, and use of resources in patients with chronic headache compared with a …

Objective To evaluate the cost effectiveness of acupuncture in the management of chronic
headache. Design Cost effectiveness analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Setting …