Charles Adu-Boachie

Industrial Art

About

Lecturer and researcher with more than fifteen years of experience, teaching several courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Supervised more than 25 theses/research projects at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. With a good background in industrial practice, and having worked earlier as a technical instructor, the focus has always been the need and the means to bridge the gap between academia and industry in the area of metalsmithing and its jewellery subsector.

Research Summary

(inferred from publications by AI)

The researcher's publications span a broad spectrum of medical research, focusing on drug therapies, immunology, metabolism, cardiovascular outcomes, orthopedics, cardiomyopathy, inflammation management, nutritional support, metabolic disorders, and blood transfusions. Each study delves into these areas, exploring topics such as pharmacoeconomic evaluations in cardiovascular diseases, immune or thrombotic therapies for inflammation, metabolic studies and disorders, immunotherapy interventions, lipid profile assessments, and the role of nutrition in health.

Research Themes

All Papers

Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial(2015)

Use of drug therapy in the management of symptomatic ureteric stones in hospitalised adults: a multicentre, placebo-controlled, randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis of a calcium channel blocker (nifedipine) and an alpha-blocker (tamsulosin) (the SUSPEND trial)(2015)

Spontaneous Urinary Stone Passage ENabled by Drugs case report forms(2015)

Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of photodynamic diagnosis and urine biomarkers (FISH, ImmunoCyt, NMP22) and cytology for the detection and follow-up of bladder cancer(2010)

Photodynamic diagnosis of bladder cancer compared with white light cystoscopy: Systematic review and meta-analysis(2011)

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of arthroscopic lavage in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: a mixed methods study of the feasibility of conducting a surgical placebo-controlled trial (the KORAL study).(2010)

1011 PHOTODYNAMIC DIAGNOSIS OF BLADDER CANCER COMPARED WITH WHITE LIGHT CYSTOSCOPY(2009)

Cardiac Troponin T and Troponin I in the General Population(2019)

High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Concentration and Risk of First-Ever Cardiovascular Outcomes in 154,052 Participants(2017)

Comparison between High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T and Cardiac Troponin I in a Large General Population Cohort(2018)

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of total versus partial knee replacement in patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis (TOPKAT): 5-year outcomes of a randomised controlled trial(2019)

Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling versus No Peeling for Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Hole: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial(2010)

Vitrectomy with Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling versus No Peeling for Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Hole(2013)

Vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling versus vitrectomy with no peeling for idiopathic full-thickness macular hole (FTMH)(2013)

Cost-effectiveness of internal limiting membrane peeling versus no peeling for patients with an idiopathic full-thickness macular hole: results from a randomised controlled trial(2011)

Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling versus No Peeling for Patients With Idiopathic Full Thickness Macular Hole(2010)

Vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling versus vitrectomy with no peeling for idiopathic full-thickness macular hole (FTMH)(2011)

Antimicrobial catheters for reduction of symptomatic urinary tract infection in adults requiring short-term catheterisation in hospital: a multicentre randomised controlled trial(2012)

Types of urethral catheter for reducing symptomatic urinary tract infections in hospitalised adults requiring short-term catheterisation: multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of antimicrobial- and antiseptic-impregnated urethral catheters (the CATHETER trial)(2012)

Spontaneous Urinary Stone Passage ENabled by Drugs trial patient information leaflet(2015)

Systematic reviews of and integrated report on the quantitative, qualitative and economic evidence base for the management of obesity in men(2014)

Should weight loss and maintenance programmes be designed differently for men? A systematic review of long-term randomised controlled trials presenting data for men and women: The ROMEO project(2015)

Should weight loss programmes be designed differently for men and women? The ROMEO Project(2015)

The diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and enhanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques in aiding the localisation of prostate abnormalities for biopsy: a systematic review and economic evaluation(2013)

Urinary incontinence in men after formal one-to-one pelvic-floor muscle training following radical prostatectomy or transurethral resection of the prostate (MAPS): two parallel randomised controlled trials(2011)

Conservative treatment for urinary incontinence in Men After Prostate Surgery (MAPS): two parallel randomised controlled trials(2011)

A randomised controlled trial evaluating the use of polyglactin (Vicryl) mesh, polydioxanone (PDS) or polyglactin (Vicryl) sutures for pelvic organ prolapse surgery: outcomes at 2 years(2011)

Voiding dysfunction following suburethral tape(2011)

Results for the intervention group of a large RCT for men with urinary incontinence after prostate surgery(2011)

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different surveillance mammography regimens after the treatment for primary breast cancer: systematic reviews registry database analyses and economic evaluation.(2011)

Surveillance mammography for detecting ipsilateral breast tumour recurrence and metachronous contralateral breast cancer: a systematic review(2011)

Review of management guidelines for breast cancer(2011)

Size matters: second breast cancer size following treatment for primary cancer as a predictor of survival(2010)

Prehabilitation is feasible in patients with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and may minimize physical deterioration: results from the REx trial(2019)

Metabolomic Consequences of Genetic Inhibition of PCSK9 Compared With Statin Treatment(2018)

Elucigene FH20 and LIPOchip for the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia: a systematic review and economic evaluation.(2012)

Minimal access surgery compared with medical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: five year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial (REFLUX)(2013)

Clinical and economic evaluation of laparoscopic surgery compared with medical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: 5-year follow-up of multicentre randomised trial (the REFLUX trial)(2013)

Nuclear magnetic resonance‐based metabolomics identifies phenylalanine as a novel predictor of incident heart failure hospitalisation:results from PROSPER and FINRISK 1997(2018)

Nuclear magnetic resonance‐based metabolomics identifies phenylalanine as a novel predictor of incident heart failure hospitalisation: results from PROSPER and FINRISK 1997(2017)

Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of rapid point-of-care tests for the detection of genital chlamydia infection in women and men(2010)

A systematic review of the use of an expertise-based randomised controlled trial design(2015)

Reporting methodological search filter performance comparisons: a literature review(2014)

To tolerate or to agree: A tutorial on tolerance intervals in method comparison studies with BivRegBLS R Package(2020)

Difficulties with defining diagnostic accuracy study outcomes(2015)

Can Automated Imaging for Optic Disc and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Analysis Aid Glaucoma Detection?(2016)

Automated imaging technologies for the diagnosis of glaucoma: a comparative diagnostic study for the evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy, performance as triage tests and cost-effectiveness (GATE study)(2016)

Diagnostic accuracy of optical coherence tomography for diagnosing glaucoma: secondary analyses of the GATE study(2017)

Assessing the performance of methodological search filters to improve the efficiency of evidence information retrieval: five literature reviews and a qualitative study(2017)

STOPPIT Baby Follow-Up Study: The Effect of Prophylactic Progesterone in Twin Pregnancy on Childhood Outcome(2015)

Malware Attack Predictive Analytics in a Cyber Supply Chain Context Using Machine Learning(2019)

Feasibility of the Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (MACS) decision rule to safely reduce unnecessary hospital admissions: a pilot randomised controlled trial(2017)

Gaining an advantage by sitting an OSCE after your peers: A retrospective study(2018)

A systematic review of the use of an expertise-based randomised trial design(2015)

Choosing and using methodological search filters: searchers' views(2014)

Dietary interventions for weight loss and cardiovascular risk reduction in people of African ancestry (blacks): a systematic review(2011)

Romiplostim for the treatment of chronic immune or idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a single technology appraisal(2009)

Relationship of depression screening in cardiometabolic disease with vascular events and mortality: findings from a large primary care cohort with 4 years follow-up(2016)

Association of depression screening in cardiometabolic disease with future vascular events and mortality: a cohort study(2014)

Sex can affect participation, engagement, and adherence in trials(2016)

List of included studies: review of men-only randomised controlled trials(2014)

Systematic reviews of men-only randomised controlled trials and randomised controlled trials with data for men and women compared(2014)

Clinical outcomes two years after a randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle training after radical prostatectomy or TURP: Men After Prostate Surgery Trial (MAPS)(2011)

Contents(2014)

Economic evaluation of photodynamic diagnosis and urinary biomarkers for detection and follow-up of bladder cancer(2010)

All-cause mortality rates(2011)

Excluded studies: systematic review of clinical effectiveness of surveillance mammography(2011)

Identifying feasible UK management strategies for surveillance mammography and follow-up of women after treatment for primary breast cancer(2011)

E-mail invitation to participate in a survey of UK surveillance mammography practice after treatment for primary breast cancer(2011)

Reports of included studies: systematic review of clinical effectiveness of surveillance mammography(2011)

Quality assessment of individual studies included in the systematic review of test performance of surveillance mammography and comparator tests in detecting IBTR/MCBC(2011)

Histology of cancers detected and not detected (true-positives and false-negatives): systematic review of test performance of surveillance mammography and comparator tests in detecting IBTR/MCBC(2011)

Quality assessment tool used in the systematic review of test performance of surveillance mammography and comparator tests in detecting IBTR/MCBC(2011)

Systematic review of test performance of surveillance mammography and comparator tests in detecting IBTR/MCBC(2011)

Sensitivity analysis of T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging subgrouped into year of publication(2013)

Analysis of Breast Cancer Registry database(2011)

Search strategies: systematic review of clinical effectiveness of surveillance mammography(2011)

Data extraction form for the systematic review of clinical effectiveness of surveillance mammography(2011)

Reports of excluded studies: systematic review of test performance of surveillance mammography and comparator tests in detecting IBTR/MCBC(2011)

Imaging standard operating procedures for the GATE study(2016)

Characteristics of the studies included in the systematic review of clinical effectiveness of surveillance mammography(2011)

Estimates of the different types of cancer that exist(2011)

List of questions used to help define alternative care pathways(2011)

Full breakdown of primary outcome subgroup summary(2015)

Adverse events related to transrectal ultrasonography-guided biopsy(2013)

Assessment of diagnostic accuracy(2013)

Within-trial cost-effectiveness analysis: health-related quality-of-life and cost-effectiveness results(2013)

Supplementary results from cost-effectiveness analysis(2013)

Systematic review of UK interventions with data for men or for men and women compared(2014)

Search strategies for economic evaluation review(2013)

Review Body for Interventional Procedures quality assessment form (review of UK interventions and engagement)(2014)

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