Our clients acknowledge our great service

The Griffith Randomisation Service supports clinical trial randomisation nationally and internationally. A testament to our facility's great service can be reviewed in the testimonials and publications below.

BUCKLED RCT

The Griffith Randomisation Service was fast, responsive and reliable. It streamlined our trial setup and was easy to use. Highly recommended for clinical research!

A/Prof Peter Snelling, Gold Coast University Hospital, Lead Investigator of BUCKLED RCT

PICNIC RCT

The Griffith Randomisation Service has been a vital strategy to ensure our clinical trials are successful. The service is high quality and easy to use, and the team supporting are always available to help trouble shoot complexities. 100% recommend!

Prof Amanda Ullman, The University of Queensland, Lead Investigator of PICNIC RCT

SPIN SSLED

“Working with the Griffith Randomization Service team is a real pleasure. They’ve provided us good advice and done a great job accommodating a non-standard randomization protocol. They are easy to work with and super responsive”

Professor Brett Thombs, Senior Investigator

Lady Davis Institute of Medical Research

TAP trial

"This service was straight-forward and very user-friendly. The layout of the homepage was visually engaging which made it easy to see the current status of our research project. There was timely support available while using this service."

Hannah Kennedy, Associate Investigator & Kimberly Talaber, Senior Research Officer

Interdisciplinary Persistent Pain Centre, Gold Coast Health

The Pisces trial

"In my role as Clinical Trial Co-ordinator, I have relied on the Griffith Randomisation Service for over 10 Randomised Controlled Trials since 2013. The program is user friendly and staff find it easy to set-up and navigate. The service is suitable for all type of clinical trials, from small pilot single-centre studies, to complex multi-centre trials."

Emily Larsen, Senior Research Assistant

Royal Brisbane Womens Hospital

Publications

  • Chaboyer, W., Bucknall, T., Webster, J., McInnes, E., Gillespie, B.M., Banks, M., Whitty, J.A., Thalib, L., Roberts, S., Tallott, M. and Cullum, N. (2016). The effect of a patient centred care bundle intervention on pressure ulcer incidence (INTACT): A cluster randomised trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 64: 63-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.09.015
  • Chan, R.J., Northfield, S., Larsen, E., Mihala, G., Ullman, A., Hancock, P., Marsh, N., Gavin, N., Wyld, D., Allworth, A. and Russell, E. (2017). Central venous Access device SeCurement And Dressing Effectiveness for peripherally inserted central catheters in adult acute hospital patients (CASCADE): a pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18(1): 458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2207-x
  • Cooke, M., Rapchuk, I., Doi, S.A., Spooner, A., Wendt, T., Best, J., Edwards, M., O’Connell, L., McCabe, D., McDonald, J. and Fraser, J. (2015). Wrist acupressure for post-operative nausea and vomiting (WrAP): A pilot study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 23(3): 372-380. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2015.03.007
  • Gillespie, B. M., Webster, J., Ellwood, D., Thalib, L., Whitty, J. A., Mahomed, K., ... & Chaboyer, W. (2021). Closed incision negative pressure wound therapy versus standard dressings in obese women undergoing caesarean section: multicentre parallel group randomised controlled trial. BMJ: 373 (893). http\\doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n893
  • Keogh, S., Flynn, J., Marsh, N., Mihala, G., Davies, K. and Rickard, C. (2016). Varied flushing frequency and volume to prevent peripheral intravenous catheter failure: a pilot, factorial randomised controlled trial in adult medical-surgical hospital patients. Trials, 17: 348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1470-6
  • Kleidon, T.M., Ullman, A.J., Gibson, V., Chaseling, B., Schoutrop, J., Mihala, G. and Rickard, C.M. (2017). A pilot randomized controlled trial of novel dressing and securement techniques in 101 paediatric patients. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 28(11): 1548-1556. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2017.07.012
  • Kleidon, T. M., Schults, J., Gibson, V., Roebuck, D. J., Peirce, D., Royle, R., Ware, R. S., Byrnes, J., Andresen, E., Cattanach, P., Dean, A., Pitt, C., Ramstedt, M., McBride, C. A., Hall, S., Rickard, C. M., & Ullman, A. J. (2024). Securement to Prevent Noncuffed Central Venous Catheter Dislodgement in Pediatrics: The SECURED Superiority Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 178(9): 861-869. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.2202
  • Kleidon, T. M., Schults, J. A., Royle, R. H., Gibson, V., Ware, R. S., Andresen, E., Cattanach, P., Dean, A., Pitt, C., Ramstedt, M., Byrnes, J., Nelmes, P., Rickard, C. M., & Ullman, A. J. (2025). First-Attempt Success in Ultrasound-Guided vs Standard Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion: The EPIC Superiority Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 179(3): 255-263. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5581
  • Reade, M. C., Marks, D. C., Bellomo, R., Deans, R., Faulke, D. J., Fraser, J. F., Gattas, D. J., Holley, A. D., Irving, D. O., & Johnson, L. (2019). A randomized, controlled pilot clinical trial of cryopreserved platelets for perioperative surgical bleeding: the CLIP‐I trial.. Transfusion, 59(9): 2794-2804. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.15423
  • Snelling, P. J., Jones, P., Bade, D., Bindra, R., Byrnes, J., Davison, M., George, S., Moore, M., Keijzers, G., Ware, R. S., & Group, B. T. (2023). Ultrasonography or Radiography for Suspected Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures. New England Journal of Medicine, 388(22): 2049-2057. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2213883
  • Thombs, B. D., Levis, B., Carrier, M. E., Dyas, L., Nordlund, J., Tao, L., Aguila, K., Bourgeault, A., Konrad, V., Sauvé, M., Connolly, K., Henry, R. S., Ostbo, N., Levis, A. W., Kwakkenbos, L., Malcarne, V. L., El-Baalbaki, G., Hudson, M., Wurz, A., . . . Benedetti, A. (2022). Effects of a support group leader education program jointly developed by health professionals and patients on peer leader self-efficacy among leaders of scleroderma support groups: a two-arm parallel partially nested randomised controlled trial. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 17(1): 396. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-022-02552-x
  • Ullman, A. J., August, D., Kleidon, T. M., Walker, R. M., Marsh, N., Bulmer, A. C., Pearch, B., Runnegar, N., Leema, J., Lee-Archer, P., Biles, C., Gibson, V., Royle, R., Southam, K., Byrnes, J., Chopra, V., Coulthard, A., Mollee, P., Rickard, C. M., . . . Ware, R. S. (2025). A Comparison of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Materials. New England Journal of Medicine, 392(2): 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2406815
  • Vandermost, M., Bagraith, K. S., Kennedy, H., Doherty, D., Kilner, S., Sterling, M., Henry, D., & Jones, M. (2021). Improvement in pain interference and function by an allied health pain management program: Results of a randomized trial. European Journal of Pain, 25(10): 2226-2241. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1836
  • Long, D., Ullman, A., Williams, T., Pearson, K., Mattke, A. and Rickard, C. (2018). Central venous access device securement and dressing effectiveness in Paediatric Intensive Care (cascade junior): Pilot study in non-tunnelled devices. Australian Critical Care, 31(2): 111-112.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2017.12.003
  • Marsh, N., Webster, J., Larsen, E., Genzel, J., Cooke, M., Mihala, G., Cadigan, S. and Rickard, C.M. (2018). Expert versus generalist inserters for peripheral intravenous catheter insertion: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19(1): 564. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2946-3
  • Marsh, N., Larsen, E., Genzel, J., Mihala, G., Ullman, A.J., Kleidon, T., Cadigan, S. and Rickard, C.M. (2018). A novel integrated dressing to secure peripheral intravenous catheters in an adult acute hospital: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19(1): 596. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2985-9
  • Moyle, W., Jones, C.J., Murfield, J.E., Thalib, L., Beattie, E.R., Shum, D.K., O'Dwyer, S.T., Mervin, M.C. and Draper, B.M. (2017). Use of a robotic seal as a therapeutic tool to improve dementia symptoms: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18(9): 766-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.03.018
  • Peel, M.M., Cooke, M., Lewis-Peel, H.J., Lea, R.A. and Moyle, W. (2015). A randomized controlled trial of coenzyme Q10 for fatigue in the late-onset sequelae of poliomyelitis. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 23(6): 789-793. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2015.09.002
  • Rickard, C.M., Marsh, N., Webster, J., Runnegar, N., Larsen, E., McGrail, M.R., Fullerton, F., Bettington, E., Whitty, J.A., Choudhury, M.A. and Tuffaha, H. (2018). Dressings and securements for the prevention of peripheral intravenous catheter failure in adults (SAVE): a pragmatic, randomised controlled, superiority trial. Lancet, 392(10145): 419-430.  https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31380-1
  • Rickard, C. M., Marsh, N. M., Larsen, E. N., McGrail, M. R., Graves, N., Runnegar, N., Webster, J., Corley, A., McMillan, D., Gowardman, J. R., Long, D. A., Fraser, J. F., Gill, F. J., Young, J., Murgo, M., Alexandrou, E., Choudhury, M. A., Chan, R. J., Gavin, N. C., . . . Playford, E. G. (2021). Effect of infusion set replacement intervals on catheter-related bloodstream infections (RSVP): a randomised, controlled, equivalence (central venous access device)-non-inferiority (peripheral arterial catheter) trial. Lancet, 397(10283): 1447-1458. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00351-2
  • Rickard, Claire M., Emily Larsen, Rachel M. Walker, Gabor Mihala, Joshua Byrnes, Masnoon Saiyed, Marie Cooke, Julie Finucane, Peter J. Carr, and Nicole Marsh. (2023) Integrated versus non-integrated peripheral intravenous catheter in hospitalized adults (OPTIMUM): a randomized controlled trial..: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Hospital Medicine 18 (1): 21-23. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.12995  21-32.
  • Toohill, J., Fenwick, J., Gamble, J., Creedy, D.K., Buist, A., Turkstra, E. and Ryding, E.L. (2014). A randomized controlled trial of a psycho‐education intervention by midwives in reducing childbirth fear in pregnant women. Birth, 41(4): 384-394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/birt.12136
  • Ullman, A.J., Kleidon, T., Gibson, V., McBride, C.A., Mihala, G., Cooke, M. and Rickard, C.M. (2017). Innovative dressing and securement of tunneled central venous access devices in pediatrics: a pilot randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer,17(1): 595. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3606-9
  • Vaughan, S., Wallis, M., Polit, D., Steele, M., Shum, D. and Morris, N. (2014). The effects of multimodal exercise on cognitive and physical functioning and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in older women: a randomised controlled trial.Age and Ageing, 43(5): 623-629. https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/43/5/623/46807

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