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Candice Luo

McMaster University
Verified email at medportal.ca
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[HTML][HTML] A comparison of electronically-delivered and face to face cognitive behavioural therapies in depressive disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

C Luo, N Sanger, N Singhal, K Pattrick, I Shams… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a widely used treatment for depression.
However, limited resource availability poses several barriers to patients seeking access to …

Does the medical literature remain inadequately described despite having reporting guidelines for 21 years?–A systematic review of reviews: an update

Y Jin, N Sanger, I Shams, C Luo, H Shahid… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Reporting guidelines (eg, Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials [CONSORT]
statement) are intended to improve reporting standards and enhance the transparency and …

[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of comparisons between abstracts and full reports in primary biomedical research

…, L Zielinski, N Sanger, B Bantoto, C Luo… - BMC medical research …, 2017 - Springer
Background Evidence shows that research abstracts are commonly inconsistent with their
corresponding full reports, and may mislead readers. In this scoping review, which is part of …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of comparisons between protocols or registrations and full reports in primary biomedical research

…, L Zielinski, N Sanger, B Bantoto, C Luo… - BMC medical research …, 2018 - Springer
Background Prospective study protocols and registrations can play a significant role in reducing
incomplete or selective reporting of primary biomedical research, because they are pre-…

Cannabis use during methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H McBrien, C Luo, N Sanger, L Zielinski… - … Open Access Journal, 2019 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Rates of cannabis use among patients receiving methadone maintenance
therapy are high, and cannabis use may be associated with outcomes of methadone …

[PDF][PDF] Adverse outcomes associated with prescription opioids for acute low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, B Panesar, H Shahid, A Hillmer, A D'Elia, C Luo… - Pain …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Background: Acute low back pain (ALBP) is a common clinical complaint that can last anywhere
from 24 hours to 12 weeks. In recent years, there has been an opioid epidemic which is …

[PDF][PDF] Association between socio-demographic and health functioning variables among patients with opioid use disorder introduced by prescription: a prospective …

…, M Bhatt, I Shams, H Shahid, C Luo… - Pain …, 2018 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: Prescription opioid misuse in Canada has become a serious public health
concern and has contributed to Canada’s opioid crisis. There are thousands of Canadians who …

Mandatory reporting of child maltreatment when delivering family-based treatment for eating disorders: A framework analysis of practitioner experiences

M Kimber, JR McTavish, C Luo, J Couturier… - Child abuse & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Increasingly, evidence-based treatment guidelines emphasize the role of parents
in first-line treatment approaches for child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. Yet there …

The association between health conditions and cannabis use in patients with opioid use disorder receiving methadone maintenance treatment

I Shams, N Sanger, M Bhatt, T Rosic, C Luo… - BJPsych …, 2019 - cambridge.org
BackgroundCannabis is the most commonly used substance among patients in methadone
maintenance treatment (MMT) for opioid use disorder. Current treatment programmes …

A systematic survey of control groups in behavioral and social science trials

…, N Sanger, B Bantoto, C Luo… - Research on Social …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Behavioral and social sciences randomized controlled trials (BSSTs) have a significant role
in life sciences. Choosing an appropriate control or comparator group for BSSTs is critical, to …