Publications

Protocols

Graham T, Nyambi A, Barkhad A, Stevens-Uninsky M, Rehman N, Bhatnagar N, Mbuagbaw L: HIV and Black People in Canada: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Res Protoc 2023, 12:e49066. View
Anderson LN, Alvarez E, Incze T, Tarride JE, Kwan M, Mbuagbaw L: Motivational interviewing to promote healthy behaviors for obesity prevention in young adults (MOTIVATE): a pilot randomized controlled trial protocol. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2023, 9(1):156. View
Stevens-Uninsky M, Barkhad A, MacDonald T, Perez A, Mbuagbaw L: Decolonization in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Methods: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12(1):e45771. View
Charide R, Stallwood L, Munan M, Sayfi S, Hartling L, Butcher NJ, Offringa M, Elliott S, Richards DP, Mathew JL, Akl EA, Kredo T, Mbuagbaw L, Motillal A, Baba A, Prebeg M, Relihan J, Scott SD, Suvada J, Falavigna M, Klugar M, Lotfi T, Stevens A, Pottie K, Schünemann HJ: Knowledge mobilization activities to support decision-making by youth, parents, and adults using a systematic and living map of evidence and recommendations on COVID-19: protocol for three randomized controlled trials and qualitative user-experience studies. Trials 2023, 24(1):27. View
Logie CH, Okumu M, Kortenaar J-L, Gittings L, Khan N, Hakiza R, Kibuuka Musoke D, Nakitende A, Katisi B, Kyambadde P, Khan T, Lester R, Mbuagbaw L. Mobile Health–Supported Virtual Reality and Group Problem Management Plus: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial Among Urban Refugee and Displaced Youth in Kampala, Uganda (Tushirikiane4MH, Supporting Each Other for Mental Health). JMIR Res Protoc 2022, 11(12):e42342. View
Wang M, Paterson M, Thabane L, Siegal D, Mbuagbaw L, Targownik K, Holbrook A. Association of direct oral anticoagulant-proton pump inhibitor cotherapy with adverse outcomes: protocol for a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open 2022;12:e057991. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057991. View
MacDonald T, Gentles A, Liu R, Stevens-Uninsky M, Anni NS, Rehman N, Darling EK, Greene S, Moll S, Mbuagbaw L. Community Level Youth-Led Interventions to Improve Maternal-Neonatal Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Protocol for a Systematic Review. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2022, 2022:9580986. View
Rizvi A, Lawson DO, Young T, Dewidar O, Nicholls S, Akl EA, Little J, Magwood O, Shamseer L, Ghogomu E, Jull JE, Rader T, Bhutta Z, Chamberlain C, Ellingwood H, Greer-Smith R, Hardy B-J, Harwood M, Kennedy M, Kredo T, Loder E, Mahande MJJ, Mbuagbaw L, Nkangu M, Okwen PM, Ramke J, Tufte J, Tugwell P, Wang X, Wiysonge CS and Welch VA. Guidance relevant to the reporting of health equity in observational research: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2022, 12(5):e056875. View
Garcia C, Rehman N, Lawson DO, Djiadeu P, Mbuagbaw L. Developing Reporting Guidelines for Studies of HIV Drug Resistance Prevalence: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 May 13;11(5):e35969. View
Logie CH, Okumu M, Berry I, Hakiza R, Kibuuka Musoke D, Kyambadde P, Mwima S, Lester RT, Perez-Brumer AG, Baral S, Mbuagbaw L. Kukaa Salama (Staying Safe): study protocol for a pre/post-trial of an interactive mHealth intervention for increasing COVID-19 prevention practices with urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda. BMJ Open 2021, 11(11):e055530. View
Emary PC, Oremus M, Mbuagbaw L, Busse JW. Association of chiropractic integration in an Ontario community health centre with prescription opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain: a mixed methods study protocol. BMJ Open 2021, 11(11):e051000. View
Emary PC, Stuber KJ, Mbuagbaw L, Oremus M, Nolet PS, Nash JV, Bauman CA, Ciraco C, Couban RJ, Busse JW: Quality of reporting in chiropractic mixed methods research: a methodological review protocol. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2021, 29(1):35. View
Lawson DO, Puljak L, Pieper D, Schandelmaier S, Collins GS, Brignardello-Petersen R, Moher D, Tugwell P, Welch VA, Samaan Z, Thombs BD, Nørskov AK, Jakobsen JC, Allison DB, Mayo-Wilson E, Young T, Chan A-W, Briel M, Guyatt GH, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L: Reporting of methodological studies in health research: a protocol for the development of the MethodologIcal STudy reportIng Checklist (MISTIC). BMJ Open 2020, 10(12):e040478. View
Djiadeu P, Nur J, Mbuagbaw L, Giwa S, Whitfield D, Nelson LE. HIV prevention and treatment interventions for black men who have sex with men in Canada: a protocol for a scoping systematic review. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 25;11(3):e043055. View
Oparin Y, Zeraatkar D, Shanthanna H, Motaghi S, Couban R, Kattail D, Paul J, Mbuagbaw L, Sadeghirad B. Preoperative fasting for prevention of perioperative complications in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD013809. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013809.pub2. View
Logie C, Okumu M, Hakiza R, Kibuuka Musoke D, Berry I, Mwima S, Kyambadde P, Kiera U, Loutet M, Neema S, Newby K, McNamee C, Baral S, Lester R, Musinguzi J, Mbuagbaw L. Mobile Health–Supported HIV Self-Testing Strategy Among Urban Refugee and Displaced Youth in Kampala, Uganda: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial (Tushirikiane, Supporting Each Other). JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(2):e26192. View
O'Shea T, Mbuagbaw L, Mokashi V, Bulir D, Gilchrist J, Smieja N, Chong S, Marttala S, Vera V, Cvetkovic A, Smieja M: Comparison of four COVID-19 screening strategies to facilitate early case identification within the homeless shelter population: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2020, 21(1):941. View
Buchan TA, Sadeghirad B, Schmutz N, Goettel N, Foroutan F, Couban R, Mbuagbaw L, Dodsworth BT: Preoperative prognostic factors associated with postoperative delirium in older people undergoing surgery: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. Syst Rev 2020, 9(1):261. View
Zeraatkar D, Shanthanna H, Mbuagbaw L, Morgan RL, Reddy D, Couban R, Paul J, Sadeghirad B. Preoperative fasting for prevention of perioperative complications in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD013772. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013772. View
Sergeant A, van Reekum EA, Sanger N, Dufort A, Rosic T, Sanger S, Lubert S, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Samaan Z. Impact of COVID-19 and other pandemics and epidemics on people with pre-existing mental disorders: a systematic review protocol and suggestions for clinical care. BMJ Open. 2020 Sep 1;10(9):e040229. View
Alvarez E, Siddharth J, Lokker C, Wang A, Pavalagantharajah S, Qiu Y, Hargun S, Mbuagbaw L, Qutob M, Henedi A, Levine M, Lennox R, Tarride J-E, Kalina D. Health programs and services addressing the prevention and management of infectious diseases in persons who inject drugs in Canada: a systematic integrative review protocol. BMJ Open 2020; 10(8):1-5. View
Nguemo Djiometio JB, Djiadeu P, Mbuagbaw L, Njoroge I, Nelson LE, Kahan M: Individuals' experiences of the implementation of integrated substance use/addiction and HIV/AIDS services in community settings: a qualitative systematic review protocol. JBI Evid Synth 2020. View
Mbuagbaw L, Tharao W, Husbands W, Nelson LE, Aden M, Arnold K, Baidoobonso S, Dabone C, Dryden O, Etowa E, Hamid J, Jackson-Best F, Kohoun B, Lawson DO, Lofters AK, Luyombya H, Mbulaheni T, Mkandawire P, Ndungu M, Nyambi A, Obiorah S, Ongoiba F, Ongolo-Zogo C, Oraka C, Shahin R, Yaya S, Hendricks A, Gebremeskel A, Inoua H, Etowa J: A/C study protocol: a cross-sectional study of HIV epidemiology among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario. BMJ Open 2020, 10(7):e036259. View
Khan MI, Holek M, Bdair F, Mbuagbaw L, Eldridge SM, Chan CL, Campbell MJ, Bond CM, Hopewell S, Lancaster GA, Thabane L. Assessing the transparency of informed consent in feasibility and pilot studies: a single-centre quality assurance study protocol. BMJ Open. 2020;10(6):e036226. View
Nkangu MN, Okwen PM, Mbuagbaw L, Weledji DK, Roberts JH, Yaya S: A protocol for a pilot cluster randomized control trial of e-vouchers and mobile phone application to enhance access to maternal health services in Cameroon. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2020, 6:45. View
Nelson L, Ajiboye W, Osei-Twum J, Odhiambo J, Pedersen C, Ramos SR, Lofters A, Mbuagbaw L, Williams G: A web-based intervention to reduce decision conflict regarding HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: A clinical trial protocol. JMIR Research Protocols 2020. View
Chibawara T, Mbuagbaw L, Kitenge M, Nyasulu P: Effects of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive adults on new HIV infections among young women: a systematic review protocol. Syst Rev 2019, 8(1):68. View
Miranda JS, Abbade LPF, Deonizio AP, Abbade JF, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L: Quality of reporting of outcomes in trials of therapeutic interventions for pressure ulcers in adults: a protocol for a systematic survey. BMJ Open 2019, 9(2):e024633. View
Alvarez E, Qutob M, Mbuagbaw L, Lavis J, Lokker C, Walli-Attaei M, Samaan Z, Sutton A, Singh J, Feeny D, Fortuna J: Feasibility and implementation of a healthy lifestyles program in a community setting in Ontario, Canada: protocol for a pragmatic mixed methods pilot study. BMJ Open 2019, 9(10):e031298. View
Mbuagbaw L, Guglielmetti L, Hewison C, Bakare N, Bastard M, Caumes E, Frechet-Jachym M, Robert J, Veziris N, Khachatryan N et al: Outcomes of Bedaquiline Treatment in Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Emerg Infect Dis 2019, 25(5):936-943. View
Djiadeu P, Nguemo J, Mukandoli C, Odhiambo AJ, Lightfoot D, Mbuagbaw L, et al. Barriers to HIV care among Francophone African, Caribbean and Black immigrant people living with HIV in Canada: a protocol for a scoping systematic review. 2019;9(1):e027440. View
Mbuagbaw L, Mertz D, Lawson DO, et al. Strategies to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV in high-income countries: a protocol for an overview of systematic reviews. BMJ Open 2018; 8(9): e022982. View
Wong EKC, Lee JY, Leong DP, et al. Thiamine versus placebo in older heart failure patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled crossover feasibility trial (THIAMINE-HF). Pilot Feasibility Stud 2018; 4: 149. View
Zunza M, Cotton MF, Mbuagbaw L, Lester R, Thabane L. Interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing in promotion of breastfeeding among women living with HIV in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18(1): 331. View
Muratov S, Lee J, Holbrook A, et al. Senior high-cost healthcare users' resource utilization and outcomes: a protocol of a retrospective matched cohort study in Canada. BMJ Open 2017; 7(12): e018488. View
Li G, Mbuagbaw L, Samaan Z, et al. State of reporting of primary biomedical research: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2017; 7(3): e014749. View
Germini F, Marcucci M, Fedele M, et al. Quality of reporting in abstracts of RCTs published in emergency medicine journals: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature. BMJ Open 2017; 7(4): e014981. View
Aves T, Allan KS, Lawson D, Nieuwlaat R, Beyene J, Mbuagbaw L. The role of pragmatism in explaining heterogeneity in meta-analyses of randomised trials: a protocol for a cross-sectional methodological review. BMJ Open 2017; 7(9): e017887. View
Abbade LP, Wang M, Sriganesh K, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L. Framing of research question using the PICOT format in randomised controlled trials of venous ulcer disease: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature. BMJ Open 2016; 6(11): e013175. View
Al Khalifah RA, De Long NE, Florez ID, Mbuagbaw L, Morrison KM. Effect of serotonin modulating pharmacotherapies on body mass index and dysglycaemia among children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open 2016; 6(3): e009998. View
Mitra S, Florez ID, Tamayo ME, et al. Effectiveness and safety of treatments used for the management of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2016; 6(7): e011271. View
Sriganesh K, Bharadwaj S, Wang M, et al. Reporting quality of abstracts of trials published in top five pain journals: a protocol for a systematic survey. BMJ Open 2016; 6(11): e012319. View
Wang M, Li A, Sun G, et al. Association between mesothelin expression and survival outcomes in patients with triple-negative breast cancer: a protocol for a systematic review. Syst Rev 2016; 5(1): 133. View
Carrasco-Labra A, Brignardello-Petersen R, Santesso N, et al. Comparison between the standard and a new alternative format of the Summary-of-Findings tables in Cochrane review users: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2015; 16: 164. View
Swaleh R, Zeng L, Mbuagbaw L, Morrison KM. Outcomes in the offspring of mothers with pre-diabetes during pregnancy: a protocol for a systematic review. Syst Rev 2015; 4: 67. View
Welch V, Jull J, Petkovic J, et al. Protocol for the development of a CONSORT-equity guideline to improve reporting of health equity in randomized trials. Implement Sci 2015; 10(1): 146. View
Hong BY, Giang R, Mbuagbaw L, Larche M, Thabane L. Factors associated with development of gastrointestinal problems in patients with scleroderma: a protocol for a systematic review. Syst Rev 2014; 3: 115. View
Li G, Zhang Y, Mbuagbaw L, Holbrook A, Levine MA, Thabane L. Effect of green tea supplementation on blood pressure among overweight and obese adults: a protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open 2014; 4(4): e004971. View
Mbuagbaw L, Forlemu-Kamwa D, Chu A, Thabane L, Dillenberg R. Outcomes after corrective surgery for congenital dextro-transposition of the great arteries using the arterial switch technique: a protocol for a scoping systematic review. BMJ Open 2014; 4(6): e005123. View
Li G, Mbuagbaw L, Samaan Z, et al. Efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in depression in adults: a systematic review protocol. Syst Rev 2013; 2: 64. View
Mbuagbaw L, van der Kop ML, Lester RT, et al. Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Open 2013; 3(5). View
Mbuagbaw L, Ongolo-Zogo P, Thabane L. Investigating community ownership of a text message programme to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and provider-client communication: a mixed methods research protocol. BMJ Open 2013; 3(6). View
Morfaw FL, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw LC, Nana PN. Male participation in prevention programmes of mother to child transmission of HIV: a protocol for a systematic review to identify barriers, facilitators and reported interventions. Syst Rev 2012; 1(1): 13. View
Okwen MP, Mbuagbaw LCE, Reid S, Njei B. Hepatitis B vaccination for reducing morbidity and mortality in persons with HIV infection. The Cochrane Library 2012: View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P, et al. The Cameroon mobile phone SMS (CAMPS) trial: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mobile phone text messaging versus usual care for improving adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy. Trials 2011; 12: 5. View

Systematic Reviews

Garcia MC, Tsang KL, Lohit S, Deng J, Schneider T, Matos Silva J, Mbuagbaw L, Holbrook A: Hydroxychloroquine-Chloroquine, QT-Prolongation, and Major Adverse Cardiac Events: A Meta-analysis and Scoping Review. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 0(0):10600280231204969. View
Ofori S, Lu C, Olasupo OO, Dennis BB, Fairbairn N, Devereaux PJ, Mbuagbaw L: Cytisine for Smoking Cessation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2023:110936. View
Mbuagbaw L, Sadeghirad B, Morgan RL, Mertz D, Motaghi S, Ghadimi M, Babatunde I, Zani B, Pasumarthi T, Derby M, Kothapudi VN, Palmer NR, Harder T, Aebischer A, Reichert F: Failure of scabies treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Dermatology 2023. View
Sadeghirad B, Dodsworth BT, Schmutz Gelsomino N, Goettel N, Spence J, Buchan TA, Crandon HN, Baneshi MR, Pol RA, Brattinga B, Park UJ, Terashima M, Banning LBD, Van Leeuwen BL, Neerland BE, Chuan A, Martinez FT, Van Vugt JLA, Rampersaud YR, Hatakeyama S, Di Stasio E, Milisen K, Van Grootven B, van der Laan L, Thomson Mangnall L, Goodlin SJ, Lungeanu D, Denhaerynck K, Dhakharia V, Sampson EL, Zywiel MG, Falco L, Nguyen A-LV, Moss SJ, Krewulak KD, Jaworska N, Plotnikoff K, Kotteduwa-Jayawarden S, Sandarage R, Busse JW, Mbuagbaw L: Perioperative Factors Associated With Postoperative Delirium in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6(10):e2337239-e2337239. View
van Reekum EA, Woo JJ, Petropoulos J-A, Samaan Z, Mbuagbaw L: Association between the COVID-19 pandemic and psychiatric symptoms in people with preexisting obsessive-compulsive, eating, anxiety, and mood disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of before-after studies. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 2023, 77(11):583-591.View
Yaghoobi M, Mehraban Far P, Mbuagbaw L, Yuan Y, Armstrong D, Thabane L, Moayyedi P. Head-to-head diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis of colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test in detecting advanced colon neoplasia. Middle East J Dig Dis. 2023, 15(1):5-11. View
Lam CM, Hernandez-Galan L, Mbuagbaw L, Ewusie JE, Thabane L and Shea AK. Behavioral interventions for improving sleep outcomes in menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Menopause 2022:10.1097/GME.0000000000002051.View
Anderson LN, Yoshida-Montezuma Y, Dewart N, Jalil E, Khattar J, De Rubeis V, Carsley S, Griffith LE, Mbuagbaw L: Obesity and weight change during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews; 24(5):e13550.View
Yang S, Eshaghpour A, Li A, Salopek A, Ivanisevic S, Mbuagbaw L, Crowther M and Eikelboom J. Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine for Outpatient COVID-19 Prophylaxis and Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine 2022, 17(3):1-23. View
Talukdar JR, Cooper MA, Lyutvyn L, Zeraatkar D, Ali R, Bierbrier R, Janes S, Ha V, Darling PB, Sievenpiper JL, Jenkins DJA, Banfield L, Mbuagbaw L, de Souza RJ. Effects of inulin-type fructans supplementation on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open 2022, 12(7): e058875. View
Wang MK, Piticaru J, Kappel C, Mikhaeil M, Mbuagbaw L, Rochwerg B. Internal jugular vein ultrasound for the diagnosis of hypovolemia and hypervolemia in acutely ill adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Internal and Emergency Medicine 2022. View
Hercules SM, Alnajar M, Chen C, Mladjenovic SM, Shipeolu BA, Perkovic O, Pond GR, Mbuagbaw L, Blenman KR, Daniel JM. Triple-negative breast cancer prevalence in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2022 May 27;12(5):e055735. View
Nordlund S, McPhee PG, Gabarin R, Deacon C, Mbuagbaw L and Morrison KM. Effect of obesity treatment interventions in preschool children aged 2–6 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2022, 12(4):e053523. View
Dionne JC, Oczkowski SJW, Hunt BJ, Antonelli M, Wijnberge M, Raasveld SJ, Vlaar APJ; ESICM Transfusion Taskforce and the GUIDE Group (Including Mbuagbaw L). Tranexamic Acid in Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2022 Mar 1;50(3):e313-e319. View
Yoshida-Montezuma Y, Stone E, Iftikhar S, De Rubeis V, Andreacchi AT, Keown-Stoneman C, Mbuagbaw L, Brown HK, de Souza RJ and Anderson LN. The association between late preterm birth and cardiometabolic conditions across the life course: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2022, 36(2):264-275. View
Wong EKC, Lee JY, Chow J, Power P, Jin L, Leong DP, Mbuagbaw L, Keen S, Yousuf H, Patterson C, Straus S and Demers C. High-Dose Thiamine Supplementation in Older Patients With Heart Failure: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial (THIAMINE-HF). CJC Open 2022. View
Haddaway NR, Lotfi T, Mbuagbaw L. Systematic reviews: A glossary for public health. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 0(0):14034948221074998. View
Yang S, Zhang MC, Leong R, Mbuagbaw L, Crowther M and Li A. Iron chelation therapy in patients with low- to intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Haematol 2022; 197: e9– e11. View
van Reekum EA, Rosic T, Sergeant A, Sanger N, Rodrigues M, Rebinsky R, Panesar B, Deck E, Kim N, Woo J, D’Elia A, Hillmer A, Dufort A, Sanger S, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L, Samaan Z. Delirium and other neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19 infection in people with preexisting psychiatric disorders: a systematic review. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2021, 15(1):586. View
Yoshida-Montezuma Y, Stone E, Iftikhar S, De Rubeis V, Andreacchi AT, Keown-Stoneman CDG, Mbuagbaw L, Brown HK, de Souza RJ, Anderson LN. The association between late preterm birth and cardiometabolic conditions across the life course: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2021; 00: 1– 12. View
Bouzanis K, Joshi S, Lokker C, Pavalagantharajah S, Qiu Y, Sidhu H, Mbuagbaw L, Qutob M, Henedi A, Levine MAH, Lennox R, Tarride J-E, Kalina D and Alvarez E. Health programmes and services addressing the prevention and management of infectious diseases in people who inject drugs in Canada: a systematic integrative review. BMJ Open 2021, 11(9):e047511. View
Chornenki NLJ, Poorzargar K, Shanjer M, Mbuagbaw L, Delluc A, Crowther M, Siegal DM. Detection of right ventricular dysfunction in acute pulmonary embolism by computed tomography or echocardiography: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Thromb Haemost. 2021; 00: 1– 10. View
Chaudhuri D, Sasaki K, Karkar A, Sharif S, Lewis K, Mammen MJ, Alexander P, Ye Z, Lozano LEC, Munch MW, Perner A, Du B, Mbuagbaw L, Alhazzani W, Pastores SM, Marshall J, Lamontagne F, Annane D, Meduri GU and Rochwerg B. Corticosteroids in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Medicine 2021. View
Motaze NV, Mthombothi ZE, Adetokunboh O, Hazelbag CM, Saldarriaga EM, Mbuagbaw L, Wiysonge CS: The Impact of Rubella Vaccine Introduction on Rubella Infection and Congenital Rubella Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Mathematical Modelling Studies. Vaccines 2021, 9(2):84. View
Macdonald V, Mbuagbaw L, Jordan MR, Mathers B, Jay S, Baggaley R, Verster A, Bertagnolio S: Prevalence of pretreatment HIV drug resistance in key populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2020, 23(12):e25656. View
Bertagnolio S, Hermans L, Jordan MR, Avila-Rios S, Iwuji C, Derache A, Delaporte E, Wensing A, Aves T, Borhan ASM, Leenus A, Parkin N, Doherty M, Inzaule S, Mbuagbaw L: Clinical Impact of Pretreatment Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drug Resistance in People Initiating Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor-Containing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Infect Dis 2020. View
Morfaw F, Leenus A, Mbuagbaw L, Anderson LN, Dillenburg R, Thabane L: Outcomes after corrective surgery for congenital dextro-transposition of the arteries using the arterial switch technique: a scoping systematic review. Systematic Reviews 2020, 9(1):231. View
Mbuagbaw L, Hajizadeh A, Wang A, Mertz D, Lawson DO, Smieja M, Benoit AC, Alvarez E, Puchalski Ritchie L, Rachlis B, Logie C, Husbands W, Margolese S, Zani B, Thabane L: Overview of systematic reviews on strategies to improve treatment initiation, adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV: part 1. BMJ Open 2020, 10(9):e034793. View
Schünemann HJ, Ventresca M, Crowther M, Briel M, Zhou Q, Noble S, Macbeth F, Griffiths G, Garcia D, Lyman GH, Di Nisio M, Iorio A, Mbuagbaw L, Neumann I, van Es N, Brouwers M, Guyatt G, Streiff MB, Marcucci M, Baldeh T, Florez ID, Alma OG, Solh Z, Bossuyt PM, Kahale LA, Ageno W, Bozas G, Büller HR, Lebeau B, Lecumberri R, Loprinzi C, McBane R, Sideras K, Maraveyas A, Pelzer U, Perry J, Klerk C, Agnelli G, Akl EA: Evaluating prophylactic heparin in ambulatory patients with solid tumours: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Haematology 2020, 7(10):e746-e755. View
Chornenki NLJ, Poorzargar K, Shanjer M, Mbuagbaw L, Delluc A, Crowther M, Siegal DM. Detection of right ventricular dysfunction in acute pulmonary embolism by computed tomography or echocardiography: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Thromb Haemost. 2021 Jul 10. doi: 10.1111/jth.15453. Epub ahead of print. View
Djiadeu P, Yusuf A, Ongolo-Zogo C, Nguemo J, Odhiambo AJ, Mukandoli C, Lightfoot D, Mbuagbaw L, Nelson LE. Barriers in accessing HIV care for Francophone African, Caribbean and Black people living with HIV in Canada: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2020 Aug 27;10(8):e036885. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036885.  View
van Es N, Ventresca M, Di Nisio M, Zhou Q, Noble S, Crowther M, Briel M, Garcia D, Lyman GH, Macbeth F, Griffiths G, Iorio A, Mbuagbaw L, Neumann I, Brozek J, Guyatt G, Streiff MB, Baldeh T, Florez ID, Gurunlu Alma O, Agnelli G, Ageno W, Marcucci M, Bozas G, Zulian G, Maraveyas A, Lebeau B, Lecumberri R, Sideras K, Loprinzi C, McBane R, Pelzer U, Riess H, Solh Z, Perry J, Kahale LA, Bossuyt PM, Klerk C, Büller HR, Akl EA, Schünemann HJ, The IPDMA Heparin Use in Cancer Patients Research Group: The Khorana score for prediction of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: An individual patient data meta-analysis. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2020, 00: 1– 12. View
Chaudhuri D, Granton D, Wang DX, Burns KEA, Helviz Y, Einav S, Trivedi V, Mauri T, Ricard J-D, Mancebo J, Frat J-P, Jog S, Hernandez G, Maggiore SM, Mbuagbaw L, Hodgson CL, Jaber S, Goligher E, Brochard L, Rochwerg B: High flow nasal cannula in the immediate post-operative period: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Chest. 2020. S0012-3692(20)31830-4. View
Rahman MIO, Chan BPH, Far PM, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Yaghoobi M: Endoscopic ultrasound versus computed tomography in determining the resectability of pancreatic cancer: A diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2020;26:113-9. View
Darzi AJ, Karam SG, Charide R, Etxeandia Ikobaltzeta I, Cushman M, Gould MK, Mbuagbaw L, Spencer F, Spyropoulos A, Streiff MB: Prognostic factors for VTE and Bleeding in Hospitalized Medical Patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Blood Journal 2020:blood. 2019003603. View
Lawson DO, Eraso M, Mbuagbaw L, Joanes M, Aves T, Leenus A, Omar A, Inman RD: Tumour necrosis factor inhibitor dose reduction for axial spondyloarthritis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arthritis Care & Research 2020. View
Olaiya OR, Alagabi AM, Mbuagbaw L, McRae MH: Carpal Tunnel Release without a Tourniquet: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2020, 145(3):737-744. View
Chan BP, Patel R, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Yaghoobi M: EUS versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Staging Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta-Analysis. Gastrointest Endosc 2019. View
Shahid S, Florez ID, Mbuagbaw L. Efficacy and Safety of EMLA Cream for Pain Control Due to Venipuncture in Infants: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2019; 143(1). View
Li G, Lip GYH, Holbrook A, et al. Direct comparative effectiveness and safety between non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Eur J Epidemiol 2018. View
Oczkowski SJ, Chung HO, Hanvey L, Mbuagbaw L, You JJ. Correction: Communication Tools for End-of-Life Decision-Making in Ambulatory Care Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS One 2018; 13(9): e0203911. View
Mitra S, Florez ID, Tamayo ME, et al. Association of Placebo, Indomethacin, Ibuprofen, and Acetaminophen With Closure of Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA 2018; 319(12): 1221-38. View
Morfaw F, Fundoh M, Bartoszko J, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L. Using tocolysis in pregnant women with symptomatic placenta praevia does not significantly improve prenatal, perinatal, neonatal and maternal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev 2018; 7(1): 249. View
Chung HO, Oczkowski SJ, Hanvey L, Mbuagbaw L, You JJ. Educational interventions to train healthcare professionals in end-of-life communication: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med Educ 2016; 16: 131. View
Li G, Holbrook A, Jin Y, et al. Comparison of treatment effect estimates of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus warfarin between observational studies using propensity score methods and randomized controlled trials. Eur J Epidemiol 2016; 31(6): 541-61. View
Oczkowski SJ, Chung HO, Hanvey L, Mbuagbaw L, You JJ. Communication Tools for End-of-Life Decision-Making in Ambulatory Care Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS One 2016; 11(4): e0150671. View
Oczkowski SJ, Chung HO, Hanvey L, Mbuagbaw L, You JJ. Communication tools for end-of-life decision-making in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care 2016; 20: 97. View
Hong BY, Giang R, Mbuagbaw L, Larche M, Thabane L. Factors associated with development of gastrointestinal problems in patients with scleroderma: a systematic review. Syst Rev 2015; 4: 188. View
Li G, Zhang Y, Thabane L, et al. Effect of green tea supplementation on blood pressure among overweight and obese adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Hypertens 2015; 33(2): 243-54. View
Mbuagbaw L, Mursleen S, Lytvyn L, Smieja M, Dolovich L, Thabane L. Mobile phone text messaging interventions for HIV and other chronic diseases: an overview of systematic reviews and framework for evidence transfer. BMC Health Serv Res 2015; 15: 33. View
Mbuagbaw L, Sivaramalingam B, Navarro T, et al. Interventions for Enhancing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART): A Systematic Review of High Quality Studies. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2015; 29(5): 248-66. View
Al-Saleh A, Alazzoni A, Al Shalash S, et al. Performance of the high-sensitivity troponin assay in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ open 2014; 2(3): E199-207. View
Rochwerg B, Alhazzani W, Sindi A, et al. Fluid resuscitation in sepsis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 2014; 161(5): 347-55. View
Li G, Mbuagbaw L, Samaan Z, et al. Efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in depression in adults: a systematic review. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014; 99(3): 757-67. View
Mbuagbaw L, van der Kop ML, Lester RT, et al. Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Open 2013; 3(12): e003950. View
Morfaw F, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, et al. Male involvement in prevention programs of mother to child transmission of HIV: a systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators. Syst Rev 2013; 2: 5. View
Vouking MZ, Tamo VC, Mbuagbaw L. The impact of community health workers (CHWs) on Buruli ulcer in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Pan Afr Med J 2013; 15: 19. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P, et al. Trends and determining factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Cameroon: a systematic review and analysis of the CAMPS trial. AIDS Res Ther 2012; 9(1): 37. View

Cochrane reviews

Aves T, Tambe J, Siemieniuk RA, Mbuagbaw L. Antiretroviral resistance testing in HIV-positive people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018; 11: CD006495. View
Tambe J, Aves T, Siemieniuk R, Mbuagbaw L. Antiretroviral resistance testing in people living with HIV. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017; (7). View
Mbuagbaw L, Mursleen S, Irlam JH, Spaulding AB, Rutherford GW, Siegfried N. Efavirenz or nevirapine in three-drug combination therapy with two nucleoside or nucleotide-reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral-naive individuals. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016; 12: CD004246. View
Mbuagbaw L, Medley N, Darzi AJ, Richardson M, Habiba Garga K, Ongolo-Zogo P. Health system and community level interventions for improving antenatal care coverage and health outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015; (12): CD010994. View
Okwen MP, Reid S, Njei B, Mbuagbaw L. Hepatitis B vaccination for reducing morbidity and mortality in persons with HIV infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014; (10): CD009886. View
Motaze NV, Mbuagbaw L, Young T. Prostaglandins before caesarean section for preventing neonatal respiratory distress. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013; 11(11): CD010087. View
Njei B, Kongnyuy EJ, Kumar S, Okwen MP, Sankar MJ, Mbuagbaw L. Optimal timing for antiretroviral therapy initiation in patients with HIV infection and concurrent cryptococcal meningitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013; 2(2): CD009012. View
Mbuagbaw L, Ye C, Thabane L. Motivational interviewing for improving outcomes in youth living with HIV. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012; (9): CD009748. View
Mbuagbaw LC, Irlam JH, Spaulding A, Rutherford GW, Siegfried N. Efavirenz or nevirapine in three-drug combination therapy with two nucleoside-reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral-naive individuals. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010; (12): CD004246. View
Mbuagbaw LC, Irlam JH, Spaulding A, Rutherford GW, Siegfried N. Efavirenz or nevirapine in three-drug combination therapy with two nucleoside-reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral-naive individuals. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010; (12): CD004246. View

Measurement tools

Aronson R, Brown RE, Jiandani D, Walker A, Orzech N, Mbuagbaw L. Assessment of self-management in patients with diabetes using the novel LMC Skills, Confidence and Preparedness Index (SCPI). Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2018; 137: 128-36. View
Mbuagbaw L, Aronson R, Walker A, Brown RE, Orzech N. The LMC Skills, Confidence & Preparedness Index (SCPI): development and evaluation of a novel tool for assessing self-management in patients with diabetes. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2017; 15(1): 27. View
Mbuagbaw L, Bonono Momnougui RC, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P. The health competence measurement tool (HCMT): developing a new scale to measure self-rated "health competence". Patient Educ Couns 2014; 97(3): 396-402. View

Methodological Research

Miranda JS, Abbade LPF, Abbade JF, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L, Pascon GC, Campanili TCGF, Santos LP, de Gouveia Santos VLC: Deficiencies in reporting inclusion/exclusion criteria and characteristics of patients in randomized controlled trials of therapeutic interventions in pressure injuries: a systematic methodological review. International Wound Journal, n/a(n/a). View
Ofori S, Cafaro T, Devereaux PJ, Marcucci M, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Guyatt G: Noninferiority Margins Exceed Superiority Effect Estimates for Mortality in Cardiovascular Trials in High-Impact Journals. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2023. View
Wang X, Dewidar O, Rizvi A, Huang J, Desai P, Doyle R, Ghogomu E, Rader T, Nicholls SG, Antequera A, Krentel A, Shea B, Hardy B-J, Chamberlain C, Wiysonge CS, Feng C, Juando-Prats C, Lawson DO, Obuku EA, Kristjansson E, von Elm E, Wang H, Ellingwood H, Waddington HS, Ramke J, Elizabeth Jull J, Hatcher-Roberts J, Tufte J, Little J, Mbuagbaw L, Weeks L, Niba LL, Cuervo LG, Wolfenden L, Kasonde M, Avey MT, Sharp MK, Mahande MJ, Nkangu M, Magwood O, Craig P, Tugwell P, Funnell S, Noorduyn SG, Kredo T, Horsley T, Young T, Pantoja T, Bhutta Z, Martel A, Welch VA: A scoping review establishes need for consensus guidance on reporting health equity in observational studies. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2023. View
Mbuagbaw L, Chen LH, Aluko E, Stevens-Uninsky M, Eze-Onuorah ACJ, Garcia MC, Stech L, Atkin-Jones T, Rehman N, Raifu A: Empirical progression criteria thresholds for feasibility outcomes in HIV clinical trials: a methodological study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2023, 9(1):96. View
Tchouambou Youmbi C, Gilman TJ, Ndzana Siani IC, Olaye IE, Popoola AF, Yahya SA, Kyeremanteng K, Gandotra S, Casey JD, Semler MW, Mbuagbaw L, Khalifa A, Rochwerg B: Black representation in critical care randomized controlled trials: a meta-epidemiological study. Can J Anaesth 2023. View
Jørgensen CK, Olsen MH, Nielsen N, Lange T, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Billot L, Binder N, Garattini S, Banzi R, Demotes J, Biagioli E, Rulli E, Bertolini G, Nattino G, Mathiesen O, Torri V, Gluud C, Jakobsen JC: Centre for Statistical and Methodological Excellence (CESAME): A Consortium Initiative for Improving Methodology in Randomised Clinical Trials. Health Services Insights 2023, 16:11786329231166519. View
Emary PC, Stuber KJ, Mbuagbaw L, Oremus M, Nolet PS, Nash JV, Bauman CA, Ciraco C, Couban RJ, Busse JW. Risk of bias in chiropractic mixed methods research: a secondary analysis of a meta-epidemiological review. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2022 Apr;66(1):7-20. View
El-Khechen HA, Khan MIU, Leenus S, Olaiya O, Durrani Z, Masood Z, Leenus A, Akhter S, Mbuagbaw L. Design, analysis, and reporting of pilot studies in HIV: a systematic review and methodological study. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2021, 7(1):211. View
Youssef M, Zani B, Olaiya O, Soliman M, Mbuagbaw L. Virological measures and factors associated with outcomes, and missing outcome data in HIV clinical trials: a methodological study. BMJ Open 2021, 11(10):e039462. View
Morfaw F, Miregwa B, AyabaB, Mbuagbaw L, Anderson LN, Thabane L Comparing and combining evidence of treatment effects in randomized and nonrandomized studies on the use of misoprostol to prevent postpartum hemorrhage. J Evid Based Med. 2021; 1- 10. View
Lawson DO, Puljak L, Pieper D, Schandelmaier S, Collins GS, Brignardello-Petersen R, Moher D, Tugwell P, Welch VA, Samaan Z, Thombs BD, Nørskov AK, Jakobsen JC, Allison DB, Mayo-Wilson E, Young T, Chan A-W, Briel M, Guyatt GH, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L: Reporting of methodological studies in health research: a protocol for the development of the MethodologIcal STudy reportIng Checklist (MISTIC). BMJ Open 2020, 10(12):e040478. View
Hu ZJ, Fusch G, Hu C, Wang JY, el Helou Z, Hassan MT, Mbuagbaw L, el Helou S and Thabane L. Completeness of reporting of quality improvement studies in neonatology is inadequate: a systematic literature survey. BMJ Open Quality 2021, 10(2):e001273. View
Lawson DO, Mellor K, Eddy S, Lee C, Kim KH, Kim K, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L. Pilot and feasibility studies in rehabilitation research: a review and educational primer for the physiatrist researcher. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2021, Publish Ahead of Print. View
Khan MIU, Mbuagbaw L, Holek M, Bdair F, Durrani ZH, Mellor K, Eddy S, Eldridge SM, Chan CL, Campbell MJ, Bond CM, Hopewell S, Lancaster G, Thabane L. Transparency of informed consent in pilot and feasibility studies is inadequate: a single-center quality assurance study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2021, 7(1):96. View
AminiLari M, Ashoorian V, Caldwell A, Rahman Y, Nieuwlaat R, Busse JW, Mbuagbaw L. The quality of subgroup analyses in chronic pain randomized controlled trials: a methodological review. Korean J Pain. 2021 Apr 1;34(2):139-155. View
Wang M, Chen Z, Wong M, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L, Siegal D, Le Gal G, Holbrook A. Are the correct outcomes being measured in studies of oral anticoagulants? A systematic survey. Thrombosis Research. 2021;201:30-49. View
Mbuagbaw L, Ongolo-Zogo C, Mendoza OC, Zani B, Morfaw F, Nyambi A, Wang A, Kiflen M, El-Kechen H, Leenus A, Youssef M, Rehman N, Hermans L, MacDonald V and Bertagnolio S. Guidelines are needed for studies of pre-treatment HIV drug resistance: a methodological study. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2021, 21(1):76. View
Daly CH, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Straus SE, Hamid JS: Spie charts for quantifying treatment effectiveness and safety in multiple outcome network meta-analysis: a proof-of-concept study. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2020, 20(1):266. View
Baldeh T, MacDonald T, Kosa SD, Lawson DO, Stalteri R, Olaiya OR, Alotaibi A, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L: More pilot trials could plan to use qualitative data: a meta-epidemiological study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020, 6(1):164. View
Collister D, Rodrigues JC, Mbuagbaw L, Devereaux PJ, Guyatt G, Herrington W, Walsh M: Pre-randomization run-in periods in randomized controlled trials of chronic diseases: a methodological study. J Clin Epidemiol 2020, 128:148-156. View
Collister D, Mbuagbaw L, Guyatt G, Devereaux PJ, Tennankore KK, Reis G, Sola L, Xavier D, Jha V, Gallagher M, Dans AL, Liu W, de Zoysa J, Félix C, Mark PB, Li Z, Tyrwhitt J, Wilkinson J, Sheridan P, Yuan F, Walsh M; ACHIEVE investigators. Three week compared to seven week run-in period length and the assessment of pre-randomization adherence: A study within a trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Jun 5;107:106466. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106466. Epub ahead of print. View
Miranda JS, Deonizio AP, Abbade JF, Miot HA, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Abbade LPF. Quality of reporting of outcomes in trials of therapeutic interventions for pressure injuries in adults: a systematic methodological survey. Int Wound J. 2021 Apr;18(2):147-157. View
Holek M, Bdair F, Khan M, Walsh M, Devereaux PJ, Walter SD, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L: Fragility of clinical trials across research fields: A synthesis of methodological reviews. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2020, 97:106151. View
Mbuagbaw L, Lawson DO, Puljak L, Allison DB, Thabane L: A tutorial on methodological studies: the what, when, how and why. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2020, 20(1):226. View
Sandhu R, Mbuagbaw L, Tarride J-E, Rubeis VD, Carsley S, Anderson LN: Methodological approaches to the design and analysis of nonrandomized intervention studies for the prevention of child and adolescent obesity. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2020:1-13. View
Olaiya OR, Oyesile D, Stone N, Mbuagbaw L, McRae MH: Postmarket Modifications of High-risk Plastic Surgery Devices. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 2020, 19;8(2):e2621. View
Lawson DO, Leenus A, Mbuagbaw L: Mapping the nomenclature, methodology, and reporting of studies that review methods: a pilot methodological review. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020, 6(1):13 View
Lawson DO, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L: A call for consensus guidelines on classification and reporting of methodological studies. J Clin Epidemiol 2020, 121:110-112 View
Mbuagbaw L, Kosa SD, Lawson DO, Stalteri R, Olaiya OR, Alotaibi A, Thabane L: The reporting of progression criteria in protocols of pilot trials designed to assess the feasibility of main trials is insufficient: a meta-epidemiological study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2019, 5(1):120. View
Miranda JS, Abbade LPF, Deonizio AP, Abbade JF, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L: Quality of reporting of outcomes in trials of therapeutic interventions for pressure ulcers in adults: a protocol for a systematic survey. BMJ Open 2019, 9(2):e024633. View
Paquette M, Alotaibi AM, Nieuwlaat R, Santesso N, Mbuagbaw L: A meta-epidemiological study of subgroup analyses in Cochrane systematic reviews of atrial fibrillation. Syst Rev 2019, 8(1):241. View
Li G, Lip GYH, Holbrook A, et al. Direct comparative effectiveness and safety between non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Eur J Epidemiol 2018. View
Esene IN, Mbuagbaw L, Dechambenoit G, Reda W, Kalangu KK. Misclassification of Case-Control Studies in Neurosurgery and Proposed Solutions. World Neurosurg 2018; 112: 233-42. View
Jin Y, Sanger N, Shams I, et al. Does the medical literature remain inadequately described despite having reporting guidelines for 21 years? - A systematic review of reviews: an update. J Multidiscip Healthc 2018; 11: 495-510. View
Kosa SD, Mbuagbaw L, Borg Debono V, et al. Agreement in reporting between trial publications and current clinical trial registry in high impact journals: A methodological review. Contemp Clin Trials 2018; 65: 144-50. View
Li G, Abbade LPF, Nwosu I, et al. A systematic review of comparisons between protocols or registrations and full reports in primary biomedical research. BMC Med Res Methodol 2018; 18(1): 9. View
Li G, Bhatt M, Wang M, Mbuagbaw L, Samaan Z, Thabane L. Enhancing primary reports of randomized controlled trials: Three most common challenges and suggested solutions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115(11): 2595-9. View
Li G, Jin Y, Mbuagbaw L, et al. Enhancing research publications and advancing scientific writing in health research collaborations: sharing lessons learnt from the trenches. J Multidiscip Healthc 2018; 11: 245-54. View
Li G, Kamel M, Jin Y, et al. Exploring the characteristics, global distribution and reasons for retraction of published articles involving human research participants: a literature survey. J Multidiscip Healthc 2018; 11: 39-47. View
Mbuagbaw L, Morgano GP, Lawson DO, et al. Subgroup analyses are seldom possible and subgroup effects are rare in Cochrane HIV systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol 2018; 104: 143-4. View
Shanthanna H, Kaushal A, Mbuagbaw L, Couban R, Busse J, Thabane L. A cross-sectional study of the reporting quality of pilot or feasibility trials in high-impact anesthesia journals. Can J Anaesth 2018; 65(11): 1180-95. View
Sriganesh K, Bharadwaj S, Wang M, et al. Quality of abstracts of randomized control trials in five top pain journals: A systematic survey. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2017; 7: 64-8. View
Wang M, Sun G, Chang Y, et al. A Systematic Survey of Control Groups in Behavioral and Social Science Trials. Research on Social Work Practice 2017; 28(5): 538-45. View
Ray M, Wallace L, Mbuagbaw L, Cockburn L. Functioning and disability in recent research from Cameroon: a narrative synthesis. Pan Afr Med J 2017; 27: 73 View
Li G, Abbade LPF, Nwosu I, et al. A scoping review of comparisons between abstracts and full reports in primary biomedical research. BMC Med Res Methodol 2017; 17(1): 181. View
Aves T, Allan KS, Lawson D, Nieuwlaat R, Beyene J, Mbuagbaw L. The role of pragmatism in explaining heterogeneity in meta-analyses of randomised trials: a protocol for a cross-sectional methodological review. BMJ Open 2017; 7(9): e017887. View
Germini F, Marcucci M, Fedele M, et al. Quality of reporting in abstracts of RCTs published in emergency medicine journals: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature. BMJ Open 2017; 7(4): e014981. View
Li G, Mbuagbaw L, Samaan Z, et al. State of reporting of primary biomedical research: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2017; 7(3): e014749. View
Abbade LPF, Wang M, Sriganesh K, Jin Y, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L. The framing of research questions using the PICOT format in randomized controlled trials of venous ulcer disease is suboptimal: A systematic survey. Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society 2017; 25(5): 892-900. View
Aves T, Kredo T, Welch V, et al. Equity issues were not fully addressed in Cochrane human immunodeficiency virus systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol 2017; 81: 96-100. View
Borg Debono V, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L. Sharing interim trial results by the Data Safety Monitoring Board with those responsible for the trial's conduct and progress: a narrative review. Trials 2017; 18(1): 120. View
Li G, Holbrook A, Jin Y, et al. Comparison of treatment effect estimates of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus warfarin between observational studies using propensity score methods and randomized controlled trials. Eur J Epidemiol 2016; 31(6): 541-61. View
Abbade LP, Wang M, Sriganesh K, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L. Framing of research question using the PICOT format in randomised controlled trials of venous ulcer disease: a protocol for a systematic survey of the literature. BMJ Open 2016; 6(11): e013175. View
Mbuagbaw L, Kredo T, Welch V, et al. Critical EPICOT items were absent in Cochrane human immunodeficiency virus systematic reviews: a bibliometric analysis. J Clin Epidemiol 2016; 74: 66-72. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane M, Vanniyasingam T, et al. Improvement in the quality of abstracts in major clinical journals since CONSORT extension for abstracts: a systematic review. Contemp Clin Trials 2014; 38(2): 245-50. View
Rochwerg B, Wludarczyk A, Szczeklik W, et al. Fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis and septic shock: systematic description of fluids used in randomized trials. Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej 2013; 123(11): 603-8. View
Samaan Z, Mbuagbaw L, Kosa D, et al. A systematic scoping review of adherence to reporting guidelines in health care literature. J Multidiscip Healthc 2013; 6: 169-88. View

mHealth

Wirtz AL, Logie CH, Mbuagbaw L. Addressing health inequities in digital clinical trials: a review of challenges and solutions from the field of HIV research. Epidemiologic Reviews 2022. View
Zunza M, Cotton MF, Mbuagbaw L, Lester R, Thabane L. Interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing in promotion of breastfeeding among women living with HIV in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18(1): 331. View
Decosas J, Mbuagbaw L. Networking in eHealth research: results of the IDRC SEARCH program evaluation. Journal of public health (Oxford, England) 2018; 40(suppl_2): ii12-ii5. View
Mbuagbaw L. Comments on One-way Versus Two-way Text Messaging on Improving Medication Adherence. Am J Med 2016; 129(2): e31-2. View
Mbuagbaw L, Mursleen S, Lytvyn L, Smieja M, Dolovich L, Thabane L. Mobile phone text messaging interventions for HIV and other chronic diseases: an overview of systematic reviews and framework for evidence transfer. BMC Health Serv Res 2015; 15: 33. View
Mbuagbaw L. Mobile phone reminders for paediatric HIV follow-up care. Lancet Infect Dis 2014; 14(7): 540-1. View
Mbuagbaw L, Bonono-Momnougui RC, Thabane L, Kouanfack C, Smieja M, Ongolo-Zogo P. A framework for community ownership of a text messaging programme to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and client-provider communication: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Serv Res 2014; 14(1): 441. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P. Opening communication channels with people living with HIV using mobile phone text messaging: insights from the CAMPS trial. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6(1): 131. View
Mbuagbaw L, van der Kop ML, Lester RT, et al. Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Open 2013; 3(12): e003950. View
Mbuagbaw L, Ongolo-Zogo P, Thabane L. Investigating community ownership of a text message programme to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and provider-client communication: a mixed methods research protocol. BMJ Open 2013; 3(6). View
Mbuagbaw L, van der Kop ML, Lester RT, et al. Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Open 2013; 3(5). View
Mbuagbaw L, Bonono-Momnougui RC, Thabane L. Considerations in using text messages to improve adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy: a qualitative study among clients in Yaounde, Cameroon. HIV AIDS (Auckl) 2012; 4: 45-50. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P, et al. The Cameroon Mobile Phone SMS (CAMPS) trial: a randomized trial of text messaging versus usual care for adherence to antiretroviral therapy. PLoS One 2012; 7(12): e46909. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P, et al. The Cameroon mobile phone SMS (CAMPS) trial: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mobile phone text messaging versus usual care for improving adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy. Trials 2011; 12: 5. View
Karanja S, Mbuagbaw L, Ritvo P, et al. A workshop report on HIV mHealth synergy and strategy meeting to review emerging evidence-based mHealth interventions and develop a framework for scale-up of these interventions. Pan Afr Med J 2011; 10: 37. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P, Lang T. The challenges and opportunities of conducting a clinical trial in a low resource setting: the case of the Cameroon mobile phone SMS (CAMPS) trial, an investigator initiated trial. Trials 2011; 12: 145. View

Mother and child health

MacDonald T, Dorcely O, Ewusie JE, Darling EK, Moll S, Mbuagbaw L: The effect of a new maternity unit on maternal outcomes in rural Haiti: an interrupted time series study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2021, 21(1):601. View
Morfaw F, Fundoh M, Pisoh C, Ayaba B, Mbuagbaw L, Anderson LN, Thabane L: Misoprostol as an adjunct to oxytocin can reduce postpartum-haemorrhage: a propensity score-matched retrospective chart review in Bamenda-Cameroon, 2015-2016. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2019, 19(1):257. View
Morfaw F, Fundoh M, Bartoszko J, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L. Using tocolysis in pregnant women with symptomatic placenta praevia does not significantly improve prenatal, perinatal, neonatal and maternal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev 2018; 7(1): 249. View
Kadima N, Baldeh T, Thin K, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L. Evaluation of non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy, the associated factors and infant outcomes among HIV-positive pregnant women: a prospective cohort study in Lesotho. Pan Afr Med J 2018; 30: 239. View
Sibetcheu Tchatou A, Tchounzou R, Mbuagbaw L, Mboudou ET. Successful medical treatment of a hepatic pregnancy: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2017; 11(1): 70. View
Zunza M, Cotton MF, Mbuagbaw L, Lester R, Thabane L. Interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing in promotion of breastfeeding among women living with HIV in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18(1): 331. View
Mitra S, Florez ID, Tamayo ME, et al. Effectiveness and safety of treatments used for the management of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2016; 6(7): e011271. View
Mbuagbaw L, Medley N, Darzi AJ, Richardson M, Habiba Garga K, Ongolo-Zogo P. Health system and community level interventions for improving antenatal care coverage and health outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015; (12): CD010994. View
Swaleh R, Zeng L, Mbuagbaw L, Morrison KM. Outcomes in the offspring of mothers with pre-diabetes during pregnancy: a protocol for a systematic review. Syst Rev 2015; 4: 67. View
Mbuagbaw L. Mobile phone reminders for paediatric HIV follow-up care. Lancet Infect Dis 2014; 14(7): 540-1. View
Motaze NV, Mbuagbaw L, Young T. Prostaglandins before caesarean section for preventing neonatal respiratory distress. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013; 11(11): CD010087. View
Morfaw F, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, et al. Male involvement in prevention programs of mother to child transmission of HIV: a systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators. Syst Rev 2013; 2: 5. View
Chiabi A, Mah EM, Mvondo N, et al. Risk factors for premature births: a cross-sectional analysis of hospital records in a Cameroonian health facility. Afr J Reprod Health 2013; 17(4): 77-83. View
Chiabi A, Nguefack S, Mah E, et al. Risk factors for birth asphyxia in an urban health facility in cameroon. Iranian journal of child neurology 2013; 7(3): 46-54. View
Mbuagbaw L, Morfaw FL. Per operative discovery of placenta praevia percreta: a case report. Pan Afr Med J 2013; 16: 53. View
Mbuagbaw L, Okwen PM. Complete acute uterine inversion. Pan Afr Med J 2013; 16: 33. View
Chiabi A, Lebela J, Kobela M, Mbuagbaw L, Obama MT, Ekoe T. The frequency and magnitude of growth failure in a group of HIV-infected children in Cameroon. Pan Afr Med J 2012; 11(1): 15. View
Morfaw FL, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw LC, Nana PN. Male participation in prevention programmes of mother to child transmission of HIV: a protocol for a systematic review to identify barriers, facilitators and reported interventions. Syst Rev 2012; 1(1): 13. View
Mbuagbaw LC, Morfaw FL. Gravid uterus in an umbilical hernia. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol 2012; 2012: 439489. View
Chiabi A, Djoupomb M, Mah E, et al. The clinical and bacteriogical spectrum of neonatal sepsis in a tertiary hospital in yaounde, cameroon. Iran J Pediatr 2011; 21(4): 441-8. View
Mbuagbaw LC, Gofin R. A new measurement for optimal antenatal care: determinants and outcomes in Cameroon. Matern Child Health J 2011; 15(8): 1427-34. View
Mbuagbaw L, Bolaji O, Mbuagbaw J, Doh A. Improving maternal health and meeting targets of the fifth millennium development goal in Cameroon: A framework for action. Clinics in Mother and Child Health 2010; 6(2): View
Mbuagbaw L, Gofin R. Can recall of birth size be used as a measure of birthweight in Cameroon? Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2010; 24(4): 383-9. View

HIV

Kabuya M, Musekiwa A, Takuva S, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L. Antiretroviral therapy programme outcomes at Senkatana Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) Clinic, Lesotho: a four-year retrospective cohort study. Pan African Medical Journal. 2023;46:74. View
Logie CH, Okumu M, Berry I, Hakiza R, Baral SD, Musoke DK, Nakitende A, Mwima S, Kyambadde P, Loutet M, Batte S, Lester R, Neema S, Newby K, Mbuagbaw L: Findings from the Tushirikiane mobile health (mHealth) HIV self-testing pragmatic trial with refugee adolescents and youth living in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2023, 26(10):e26185. View
Zunza M, Young T, Cotton M, Slogrove A, Mbuagbaw L, Kuhn L, Thabane L: Evaluating interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing for breastfeeding promotion among women living with HIV, giving normal birth at a primary healthcare facility in South Africa: a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2023, 13(10):e073385. View
Inzaule SC, Siedner MJ, Little SJ, Avila-Rios S, Ayitewala A, Bosch RJ, Calvez V, Ceccherini-Silberstein F, Charpentier C, Descamps D, Eshleman SH, Fokam J, Frenkel LM, Gupta RK, Ioannidis JPA, Kaleebu P, Kantor R, Kassaye SG, Kosakovsky Pond SL, Kouamou V, Kouyos RD, Kuritzkes DR, Lessells R, Marcelin A-G, Mbuagbaw L, Minalga B, Ndembi N, Neher RA, Paredes R, Pillay D, Raizes EG, Rhee S-Y, Richman DD, Ruxrungtham K, Sabeti PC, Schapiro JM, Sirivichayakul S, Steegen K, Sugiura W, van Zyl GU, Vandamme A-M, Wensing AMJ, Wertheim JO, Gunthard HF, Jordan MR, Shafer RW: Recommendations on data sharing in HIV drug resistance research. PLOS Medicine 2023, 20(9):e1004293. View
Mbuagbaw L, Garcia C, Brenner B, Cecchini D, Chakroun M, Djiadeu P, Holguin A, Mor O, Parkin N, Santoro MM, Ávila-Ríos S, Fokam J, Phillips A, Shafer RW, Jordan MR: Checklist for studies of HIV drug resistance prevalence or incidence: rationale and recommended use. The Lancet HIV 2023. View
Logie CH, Okumu M, Berry I, Kortenaar J-L, Hakiza R, Musoke DK, Katisi B, Nakitende A, Kyambadde P, Lester R, Perez-Brumer AG, Admassu Z, Mbuagbaw L: Kukaa Salama (Staying Safe): a pre-post trial of an interactive informational mobile health intervention for increasing COVID-19 prevention practices with urban refugee youth in Uganda. International health 2023. View
Jhuti D, Zakaryan G, El-Kechen H, Rehman N, Youssef M, Garcia C, Arora V, Zani B, Leenus A, Wu M, Makanjuola O, Mbuagbaw L. Describing Engagement in the HIV Care Cascade: A Methodological Study. HIV AIDS (Auckl). 2023;15:257-265. View
Rehman N, Wu M, Garcia C, Leenus A, El-Kechen H, Bhandari M, Zakaryan G, Zani B, Hajizadeh A, Wang A, Morassut RE, Bartoszko JJ, Makanjuola O, Jhuti D, Arora V, Kapoor A, Jones A, Djiadeu P, Mbuagbaw L. Measures of Retention in HIV Care: A Study Within a Review. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2023 Apr;37(4):192-198. View
Mbuagbaw L, Husbands W, Baidoobonso S, Lawson DO, Aden M, Etowa J, Nelson L, Tharao WE. A cross-sectional investigation of HIV prevalence and risk factors among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario: The A/C Study. Can Commun Dis Rep 2022;48(10):429–37. View
Chambers C, Samji H, Cooper CL, Costiniuk CT, Janjua NZ, Kroch AE, Arbess G, Benoit AC, Buchan SA, Chung H, Kendall CE, Kwong JC, Langlois M-A, Lee SM, Mbuagbaw L, Mccullagh J, Moineddin R, Nambiar D, Walmsley S, Anis A and Burchell AN. COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness among a Population-based Cohort of People Living with HIV. AIDS 2022. View
Christensen BL, Tavangar F, Kroch AE, Burchell AN, Rourke SB, Rousseau RK, Raboud JM, Bekele T, Tan DHS; OHTN Cohort Study Team (including Mbuagbaw L). Previous Syphilis Not Associated with Neurocognitive Outcomes in People Living with HIV in Ontario, Canada. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 Sep 26. View
Wirtz AL, Logie CH, Mbuagbaw L. Addressing health inequities in digital clinical trials: a review of challenges and solutions from the field of HIV research. Epidemiologic Reviews 2022. View
Husbands W, Lawson DO, Etowa EB, Mbuagbaw L, Baidoobonso S, Tharao W, Yaya S, Nelson LE, Aden M and Etowa J. Black Canadians’ Exposure to Everyday Racism: Implications for Health System Access and Health Promotion among Urban Black Communities. Journal of Urban Health 2022. View
Mbuagbaw L, Jhuti D, Zakaryan G, El-Kechen H, Rehman N, Youssef M, Garcia MC, Arora V, Zani B, Leenus A, Wu M and Makanjuola O. A Database of Randomized Trials on the HIV Care Cascade (CASCADE Database): Descriptive Study. JMIR Data 2022, 3(1):e36874. View
Nicolau IA, Shokoohi M, McBane JE, Pogany L, Popovic N, Nicholson V, Hillier S, Aran N, Brophy J, Burt K, Cox J, Pokomandy A, Kakkar F, Kelly D, Kerkerian G, Kogilwaimath S, Kroch A, Lima V, Linthwaite B, Mbuagbaw L, McClarty L, Turvey S, Owino M, Martin C, Hogg RS and Loutfy M. A two-day workshop reviewing Canadian provincial and national HIV care cascade indicators, reporting, challenges, and recommendations. Official Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada, 0(0):e20220007. View
Etowa J, Tharao W, Mbuagbaw L, Baidoobonso S, Hyman I, Obiorah S, Aden M, Etowa EB, Gebremeskel A, Kihembo M, Nelson L and Husbands W. Community perspectives on addressing and responding to HIV-testing, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) people in Ontario, Canada. BMC Public Health 2022, 22(1):913. View
El-Khechen HA, Khan MIU, Leenus S, Olaiya O, Durrani Z, Masood Z, Leenus A, Akhter S, Mbuagbaw L. Design, analysis, and reporting of pilot studies in HIV: a systematic review and methodological study. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2021, 7(1):211. View
Azamar-Alonso A, Bautista-Arredondo SA, Smaill F, Mbuagbaw L, Costa AP and Tarride JE. Patient characteristics and determinants of CD4 at diagnosis of HIV in Mexico from 2008 to 2017: a 10-year population-based study. AIDS Res Ther 2021, 18(1):84. View
Azamar-Alonso A, Mbuagbaw L, Smaill F, Bautista-Arredondo SA, Costa AP, Tarride JE. Virologic failure in people living with HIV in 1st line ART: A 10-year Mexican population-based study. Int J STD AIDS. 2022 Feb 4:9564624211067036. View
Youssef M, Zani B, Olaiya O, Soliman M, Mbuagbaw L. Virological measures and factors associated with outcomes, and missing outcome data in HIV clinical trials: a methodological study. BMJ Open 2021, 11(10):e039462. View
Mbuagbaw L, Ongolo-Zogo C, Mendoza OC, Zani B, Morfaw F, Nyambi A, Wang A, Kiflen M, El-Kechen H, Leenus A, Youssef M, Rehman N, Hermans L, MacDonald V and Bertagnolio S. Guidelines are needed for studies of pre-treatment HIV drug resistance: a methodological study. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2021, 21(1):76. View
Logie CH, Okumu M, Kibuuka Musoke D, Hakiza R, Mwima S, Kacholia V, Kyambadde P, Kiera UM, Mbuagbaw L; Migrant Health Dermatology Working Group. The role of context in shaping HIV testing and prevention engagement among urban refugee and displaced adolescents and youth in Kampala, Uganda: findings from a qualitative study. Trop Med Int Health. 2021 Feb 9. View
Djiadeu P, Nur J, Mbuagbaw L, Giwa S, Whitfield D, Nelson LE. HIV prevention and treatment interventions for black men who have sex with men in Canada: a protocol for a scoping systematic review. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 25;11(3):e043055. View
Mbuagbaw L, Logie CH, Thabane L, Smaill F, Smieja M, Burchell AN, Rachlis B, Tarride JE, Kroch A, Mazzulli T, Alvarez E, Lawson DO, Nguyen F, Perez R, Seow H.. The impact of routine HIV drug resistance testing in Ontario: A controlled interrupted time series study. PLOS ONE. 2021;16(4):e0246766. View
Logie C, Okumu M, Hakiza R, Kibuuka Musoke D, Berry I, Mwima S, Kyambadde P, Kiera U, Loutet M, Neema S, Newby K, McNamee C, Baral S, Lester R, Musinguzi J, Mbuagbaw L. Mobile Health–Supported HIV Self-Testing Strategy Among Urban Refugee and Displaced Youth in Kampala, Uganda: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Trial (Tushirikiane, Supporting Each Other). JMIR Res Protoc 2021;10(2):e26192. View
Macdonald V, Mbuagbaw L, Jordan MR, Mathers B, Jay S, Baggaley R, Verster A, Bertagnolio S: Prevalence of pretreatment HIV drug resistance in key populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2020, 23(12):e25656. View
Bertagnolio S, Hermans L, Jordan MR, Avila-Rios S, Iwuji C, Derache A, Delaporte E, Wensing A, Aves T, Borhan ASM, Leenus A, Parkin N, Doherty M, Inzaule S, Mbuagbaw L: Clinical Impact of Pretreatment Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drug Resistance in People Initiating Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor-Containing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Infect Dis 2020. View
Bisnauth MA, Coovadia A, Mbuagbaw L, Wilson MG, Birch S: Option B+ Program for the Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV: A Case Study in Johannesburg, South Africa. Frontiers in Public Health 2020, 8(582). View
Djiadeu P, Yusuf A, Ongolo-Zogo C, Nguemo J, Odhiambo AJ, Mukandoli C, Lightfoot D, Mbuagbaw L, Nelson LE. Barriers in accessing HIV care for Francophone African, Caribbean and Black people living with HIV in Canada: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2020 Aug 27;10(8):e036885. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036885.  View
Djiadeu P, Nguemo J, Mukandoli C, Odhiambo AJ, Lightfoot D, Mbuagbaw L, et al. Barriers to HIV care among Francophone African, Caribbean and Black immigrant people living with HIV in Canada: a protocol for a scoping systematic review. 2019;9(1):e027440. View
Mbuagbaw L, Slogrove AL, Sas J, et al. Output from the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network international postdoctoral fellowship for capacity building in HIV clinical trials. HIV AIDS (Auckl) 2018; 10: 151-5. View
Kadima N, Baldeh T, Thin K, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L. Evaluation of non-adherence to anti-retroviral therapy, the associated factors and infant outcomes among HIV-positive pregnant women: a prospective cohort study in Lesotho. Pan Afr Med J 2018; 30: 239. View
Mbuagbaw L, Mertz D, Lawson DO, et al. Strategies to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and retention in care for people living with HIV in high-income countries: a protocol for an overview of systematic reviews. BMJ Open 2018; 8(9): e022982. View
Mbuagbaw L, Morgano GP, Lawson DO, et al. Subgroup analyses are seldom possible and subgroup effects are rare in Cochrane HIV systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol 2018; 104: 143-4. View
Aves T, Tambe J, Siemieniuk RA, Mbuagbaw L. Antiretroviral resistance testing in HIV-positive people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018; 11: CD006495. View
Haberer JE, Sabin L, Amico KR, et al. Improving antiretroviral therapy adherence in resource-limited settings at scale: a discussion of interventions and recommendations. J Int AIDS Soc 2017; 20(1): 21371. View
Zunza M, Cotton MF, Mbuagbaw L, Lester R, Thabane L. Interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing in promotion of breastfeeding among women living with HIV in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18(1): 331. View
Tambe J, Aves T, Siemieniuk R, Mbuagbaw L. Antiretroviral resistance testing in people living with HIV. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017; (7). View
Aves T, Kredo T, Welch V, et al. Equity issues were not fully addressed in Cochrane human immunodeficiency virus systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol 2017; 81: 96-100. View
Mbuagbaw L, Kredo T, Welch V, et al. Critical EPICOT items were absent in Cochrane human immunodeficiency virus systematic reviews: a bibliometric analysis. J Clin Epidemiol 2016; 74: 66-72. View
Mbuagbaw L, Mursleen S, Irlam JH, Spaulding AB, Rutherford GW, Siegfried N. Efavirenz or nevirapine in three-drug combination therapy with two nucleoside or nucleotide-reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral-naive individuals. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016; 12: CD004246. View
Mbuagbaw L, Mursleen S, Lytvyn L, Smieja M, Dolovich L, Thabane L. Mobile phone text messaging interventions for HIV and other chronic diseases: an overview of systematic reviews and framework for evidence transfer. BMC Health Serv Res 2015; 15: 33. View
Mbuagbaw L, Sivaramalingam B, Navarro T, et al. Interventions for Enhancing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART): A Systematic Review of High Quality Studies. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2015; 29(5): 248-66. View
Mbuagbaw L. Mobile phone reminders for paediatric HIV follow-up care. Lancet Infect Dis 2014; 14(7): 540-1. View
Mills EJ, Lester R, Thorlund K, et al. Interventions to promote adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Africa: a network meta-analysis. The lancet HIV 2014; 1(3): e104-11. View
Mbuagbaw L, Bonono-Momnougui RC, Thabane L, Kouanfack C, Smieja M, Ongolo-Zogo P. A framework for community ownership of a text messaging programme to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and client-provider communication: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Serv Res 2014; 14(1): 441. View
Okwen MP, Reid S, Njei B, Mbuagbaw L. Hepatitis B vaccination for reducing morbidity and mortality in persons with HIV infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014; (10): CD009886. View
Bisaso KR, Owen JS, Ojara FW, et al. Characterizing plasma albumin concentration changes in TB/HIV patients on anti retroviral and anti–tuberculosis therapy. In Silico Pharmacology 2014; 2(1): 3 View
Mbuagbaw L, Slogrove A, Sas J, et al. CIHR canadian HIV trials network HIV workshop: ethical research through community participation and strengthening scientific validity. Pan Afr Med J 2014; 19: 44. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P. Opening communication channels with people living with HIV using mobile phone text messaging: insights from the CAMPS trial. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6(1): 131. View
Morfaw F, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, et al. Male involvement in prevention programs of mother to child transmission of HIV: a systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators. Syst Rev 2013; 2: 5. View
Mbuagbaw L, van der Kop ML, Lester RT, et al. Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): a protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Open 2013; 3(5). View
Mbuagbaw L, van der Kop ML, Lester RT, et al. Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Open 2013; 3(12): e003950. View
Njei B, Kongnyuy EJ, Kumar S, Okwen MP, Sankar MJ, Mbuagbaw L. Optimal timing for antiretroviral therapy initiation in patients with HIV infection and concurrent cryptococcal meningitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013; 2(2): CD009012. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L. How to set-up a long-distance mentoring program: a framework and case description of mentorship in HIV clinical trials. J Multidiscip Healthc 2013; 6: 17-23. View
Morfaw FL, Thabane L, Mbuagbaw LC, Nana PN. Male participation in prevention programmes of mother to child transmission of HIV: a protocol for a systematic review to identify barriers, facilitators and reported interventions. Syst Rev 2012; 1(1): 13. View
Chiabi A, Lebela J, Kobela M, Mbuagbaw L, Obama MT, Ekoe T. The frequency and magnitude of growth failure in a group of HIV-infected children in Cameroon. Pan Afr Med J 2012; 11(1): 15. View
Mbuagbaw L, Bonono-Momnougui RC, Thabane L. Considerations in using text messages to improve adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy: a qualitative study among clients in Yaounde, Cameroon. HIV AIDS (Auckl) 2012; 4: 45-50. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P, et al. Trends and determining factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Cameroon: a systematic review and analysis of the CAMPS trial. AIDS Res Ther 2012; 9(1): 37. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P, et al. The Cameroon Mobile Phone SMS (CAMPS) trial: a randomized trial of text messaging versus usual care for adherence to antiretroviral therapy. PLoS One 2012; 7(12): e46909. View
Okwen MP, Mbuagbaw LCE, Reid S, Njei B. Hepatitis B vaccination for reducing morbidity and mortality in persons with HIV infection. The Cochrane Library 2012: View
Mbuagbaw L, Ye C, Thabane L. Motivational interviewing for improving outcomes in youth living with HIV. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012; (9): CD009748. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P, et al. The Cameroon mobile phone SMS (CAMPS) trial: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mobile phone text messaging versus usual care for improving adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy. Trials 2011; 12: 5. View
Karanja S, Mbuagbaw L, Ritvo P, et al. A workshop report on HIV mHealth synergy and strategy meeting to review emerging evidence-based mHealth interventions and develop a framework for scale-up of these interventions. Pan Afr Med J 2011; 10: 37. View
Mbuagbaw L, Shurik E. Community Participation in HIV/AIDS Programs. In: Barros E, ed. HIV-infection - Impact, Awareness and Social Implications of living with HIV/AIDS Rijeka, Croatia: InTech; 2011: 213-21. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P, Lang T. The challenges and opportunities of conducting a clinical trial in a low resource setting: the case of the Cameroon mobile phone SMS (CAMPS) trial, an investigator initiated trial. Trials 2011; 12: 145. View
Mbuagbaw LC, Irlam JH, Spaulding A, Rutherford GW, Siegfried N. Efavirenz or nevirapine in three-drug combination therapy with two nucleoside-reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral-naive individuals. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010; (12): CD004246. View
Mbuagbaw LC, Irlam JH, Spaulding A, Rutherford GW, Siegfried N. Efavirenz or nevirapine in three-drug combination therapy with two nucleoside-reverse transcriptase inhibitors for initial treatment of HIV infection in antiretroviral-naive individuals. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010; (12): CD004246. View

Network meta-analysis

Yepes-Nunez JJ, Li SA, Guyatt G, Jack SM, Brozek JL, Beyene J, Murad MH, Rochwerg B, Mbuagbaw L, Zhang Y, Flórez ID, Siemieniuk RA, Sadeghirad B, Mustafa R, Santesso N, Schünemann HJ. Development of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Summary of Findings (SoF) Table for Network Meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2019. View
Mitra S, Florez ID, Tamayo ME, et al. Association of Placebo, Indomethacin, Ibuprofen, and Acetaminophen With Closure of Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA 2018; 319(12): 1221-38. View
Mbuagbaw L, Rochwerg B, Jaeschke R, et al. Approaches to interpreting and choosing the best treatments in network meta-analyses. Syst Rev 2017; 6(1): 79. View
Mitra S, Florez ID, Tamayo ME, et al. Effectiveness and safety of treatments used for the management of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2016; 6(7): e011271. View
Al Khalifah RA, De Long NE, Florez ID, Mbuagbaw L, Morrison KM. Effect of serotonin modulating pharmacotherapies on body mass index and dysglycaemia among children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open 2016; 6(3): e009998. View
Mills EJ, Lester R, Thorlund K, et al. Interventions to promote adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Africa: a network meta-analysis. The lancet HIV 2014; 1(3): e104-11. View
Rochwerg B, Alhazzani W, Sindi A, et al. Fluid resuscitation in sepsis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 2014; 161(5): 347-55. View

Capacity building

Mbuagbaw L, Wafeu GS, Kredo T, Durao S, Oliver J, Wiysonge CS, Ongolo-Zogo P: Cochrane Cameroon: bringing Cochrane to francophone sub-Saharan Africa. PAMJ 2021, 39. View
Mbuagbaw L, Anderson LN, Lokker C, Thabane L. Advice for Junior Faculty Regarding Academic Promotion: What Not to Worry About, and What to Worry About. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2020, 13:117—122. View
Mbuagbaw L, Slogrove AL, Sas J, et al. Output from the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network international postdoctoral fellowship for capacity building in HIV clinical trials. HIV AIDS (Auckl) 2018; 10: 151-5. View
Mbuagbaw L, Zogo PO, Kredo T, et al. Cochrane Africa: a network of evidence-informed health-care decision making across sub-saharan Africa. Pan Afr Med J 2018; 29: 196. View
Mbuagbaw L, Rochwerg B, Jaeschke R, et al. Approaches to interpreting and choosing the best treatments in network meta-analyses. Syst Rev 2017; 6(1): 79. View
Mbuagbaw L, Aves T, Shea B, et al. Considerations and guidance in designing equity-relevant clinical trials. International journal for equity in health 2017; 16(1): 93. View
Mbuagbaw L, Foster G, Cheng J, Thabane L. Challenges to complete and useful data sharing. Trials 2017; 18(1): 71. View
Mbuagbaw L, Slogrove A, Sas J, et al. CIHR canadian HIV trials network HIV workshop: ethical research through community participation and strengthening scientific validity. Pan Afr Med J 2014; 19: 44. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P. Training Cameroonian researchers on pragmatic knowledge translation trials: a workshop report. Pan Afr Med J 2014; 19: 190. View
Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L. How to set-up a long-distance mentoring program: a framework and case description of mentorship in HIV clinical trials. J Multidiscip Healthc 2013; 6: 17-23. View
Mbuagbaw L, Morfaw F, Kunda JE, et al. Tips for charting the course of a successful health research career. J Multidiscip Healthc 2013; 6: 163-8. View
Mbuagbaw L, Ongolo-Zogo P, Thabane L. Setting the stage for randomized controlled trials in Cameroon: a workshop report. Pan African Medical Journal 2013; 15(144): View
Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L, Zhang S, et al. A tutorial on sensitivity analyses in clinical trials: the what, why, when and how. BMC Med Res Methodol 2013; 13(1): 92. View
Young T, Garner P, Kredo T, Mbuagbaw L, Tharyan P, Volmink J. Cochrane and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries: where are we at? Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013; (11): ED000072. View
Mbuagbaw L, Wiysonge CS, Nsagha DS, Ongolo-Zogo P, Pantoja T. An introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analysis: a workshop report on promoting evidence based medical practice through capacity building in research synthesis. Pan Afr Med J 2011; 8: 15 View
Karanja S, Mbuagbaw L, Ritvo P, et al. A workshop report on HIV mHealth synergy and strategy meeting to review emerging evidence-based mHealth interventions and develop a framework for scale-up of these interventions. Pan Afr Med J 2011; 10: 37. View

Equity

Parker R, Petkovic J, Pardo Pardo J, Darzi A, Dewidar O, Khabsa J, Kristjansson E, Lotfi T, Magwood O, Mbuagbaw L, Pottie K, Riddle A, Saad A, Tomlinson E, Tugwell P, Welch V: The equity group: Supporting Cochrane's social responsibility of improving health equity. Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods 2023, 1(3):e12012.View
Tchouambou Youmbi C, Gilman TJ, Ndzana Siani IC, Olaye IE, Popoola AF, Yahya SA, Kyeremanteng K, Gandotra S, Casey JD, Semler MW, Mbuagbaw L, Khalifa A, Rochwerg B: Black representation in critical care randomized controlled trials: a meta-epidemiological study. Can J Anaesth 2023. View
Wang H, Dewidar O, Whittle SL, Ghogomu E, Hazlewood G, Leder K, Mbuagbaw L, Pardo Pardo J, Robinson PC, Buchbinder R, Welch V. Equity considerations in COVID-19 vaccination studies of individuals with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Arthritis Care Res, 75: 967-974 View
Rizvi A, Lawson DO, Young T, Dewidar O, Nicholls S, Akl EA, Little J, Magwood O, Shamseer L, Ghogomu E, Jull JE, Rader T, Bhutta Z, Chamberlain C, Ellingwood H, Greer-Smith R, Hardy B-J, Harwood M, Kennedy M, Kredo T, Loder E, Mahande MJJ, Mbuagbaw L, Nkangu M, Okwen PM, Ramke J, Tufte J, Tugwell P, Wang X, Wiysonge CS and Welch VA. Guidance relevant to the reporting of health equity in observational research: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2022, 12(5):e056875. View
Antequera A, Lawson DO, Noorduyn SG, Dewidar O, Avey M, Bhutta ZA, Chamberlain C, Ellingwood H, Francis D, Funnell S, Ghogomu E, Greer-Smith R, Horsley T, Juando-Prats C, Jull J, Kristjansson E, Little J, Nicholls SG, Nkangu M, Petticrew M, Rada G, Rizvi A, Shamseer L, Sharp MK, Tufte J, Tugwell P, Verdugo-Paiva F, Wang H, Wang X, Mbuagbaw L, Welch V. Improving Social Justice in COVID-19 Health Research: Interim Guidelines for Reporting Health Equity in Observational Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(17):9357. View
Djiadeu P, Nguemo J, Mukandoli C, Odhiambo AJ, Lightfoot D, Mbuagbaw L, et al. Barriers to HIV care among Francophone African, Caribbean and Black immigrant people living with HIV in Canada: a protocol for a scoping systematic review. 2019;9(1):e027440. View
Jull J, Petticrew M, Kristjansson E, et al. Engaging knowledge users in development of the CONSORT-Equity 2017 reporting guideline: a qualitative study using in-depth interviews. Research involvement and engagement 2018; 4: 34. View
Jull J, Whitehead M, Petticrew M, et al. When is a randomised controlled trial health equity relevant? Development and validation of a conceptual framework. BMJ Open 2017; 7(9): e015815. View
Tugwell P, Petkovic J, Welch V, Vincent J, Bhutta ZA, Churchill R, deSavigny D, Mbuagbaw L, Pantoja T: Setting priorities for knowledge translation of Cochrane reviews for health equity: Evidence for Equity. International journal for equity in health 2017, 16(1):208. View
Welch VA, Norheim OF, Jull J, et al. CONSORT-Equity 2017 extension and elaboration for better reporting of health equity in randomised trials. BMJ 2017; 359: j5085. View
Mbuagbaw L, Aves T, Shea B, et al. Considerations and guidance in designing equity-relevant clinical trials. International journal for equity in health 2017; 16(1): 93. View
Aves T, Kredo T, Welch V, et al. Equity issues were not fully addressed in Cochrane human immunodeficiency virus systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol 2017; 81: 96-100. View
Welch V, Jull J, Petkovic J, et al. Protocol for the development of a CONSORT-equity guideline to improve reporting of health equity in randomized trials. Implement Sci 2015; 10(1): 146. View

Case reports

Sibetcheu Tchatou A, Tchounzou R, Mbuagbaw L, Mboudou ET. Successful medical treatment of a hepatic pregnancy: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2017; 11(1): 70. View
Mbuagbaw L, Morfaw FL. Per operative discovery of placenta praevia percreta: a case report. Pan Afr Med J 2013; 16: 53. View
Mbuagbaw L, Okwen PM. Complete acute uterine inversion. Pan Afr Med J 2013; 16: 33. View
Mbuagbaw LC, Morfaw FL. Gravid uterus in an umbilical hernia. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol 2012; 2012: 439489. View

Qualitative

Wang M, Swinton M, Troyan S, Ho J, M. Siegal D, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L and M. Holbrook A. Perceptions of patients and healthcare providers on patient education to improve oral anticoagulant management. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2022;1-10. View
Logie CH, Okumu M, Kibuuka Musoke D, Hakiza R, Mwima S, Kacholia V, Kyambadde P, Kiera UM, Mbuagbaw L; Migrant Health Dermatology Working Group. The role of context in shaping HIV testing and prevention engagement among urban refugee and displaced adolescents and youth in Kampala, Uganda: findings from a qualitative study. Trop Med Int Health. 2021 Feb 9. View
Logie CH, Okumu M, Kibuuka Musoke D, Hakiza R, Mwima S, Kyambadde P, Abela H, Gittings L, Musinguzi J, Mbuagbaw L. and Baral S. Intersecting stigma and HIV testing practices among urban refugee adolescents and youth in Kampala, Uganda: qualitative findings. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021; 24(3):e25674. View
Wali S, Keshavjee K, Nguyen L, Mbuagbaw L, Demers C: Using an Electronic App to Promote Home-Based Self-Care in Older Patients With Heart Failure: Qualitative Study on Patient and Informal Caregiver Challenges. JMIR Cardio 2020, 4(1):e15885. View
Tambe J, Mbuagbaw L, Nguefack-Tsague G, Foyet J, Ongolo-Zogo P. Multidetector computed tomography utilization in an urban sub-Saharan Africa setting: user characteristics, indications and appropriateness. Pan African Medical Journal. 2020;37:42. View
Mbuagbaw L, Bonono-Momnougui RC, Thabane L. Considerations in using text messages to improve adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy: a qualitative study among clients in Yaounde, Cameroon. HIV AIDS (Auckl) 2012; 4: 45-50. View

Mixed methods

Emary PC, Brown AL, Oremus M, Mbuagbaw L, Cameron DF, DiDonato J and Busse JW. The association between chiropractic integration in an Ontario community health centre and continued prescription opioid use for chronic non-cancer spinal pain: a sequential explanatory mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22(1):1313. View
Emary PC, Brown AL, Oremus M, Mbuagbaw L, Cameron DF, DiDonato J and Busse JW. Association of Chiropractic Care With Receiving an Opioid Prescription for Noncancer Spinal Pain Within a Canadian Community Health Center: A Mixed Methods Analysis. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2022, 45(4):235-247. View
Emary PC, Brown AL, Oremus M, Mbuagbaw L, Cameron DF, DiDonato J and Busse JW. Association of Chiropractic Care With Receiving an Opioid Prescription for Noncancer Spinal Pain Within a Canadian Community Health Center: A Mixed Methods Analysis. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2022. View
Garcia C, Rehman N, Lawson DO, Djiadeu P, Mbuagbaw L. Developing Reporting Guidelines for Studies of HIV Drug Resistance Prevalence: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 May 13;11(5):e35969. View
Tambe J, Mbuagbaw L, Ongolo-Zogo P, Nguefack-Tsague G, Edjua A, Mbome-Njie V, Ze Minkande J: Assessing and coping with the financial burden of computed tomography utilization in Limbe, Cameroon: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study. BMC Health Services Research 2020, 20(1):981. View
LoPresti K, Camera J, Barrett E, Gosse C, Johnson D, Amirthavasar G, Nashid J, Mbuagbaw M, Vanniyasingam T, Mbuagbaw L: Implementing the patient care collaborative model in three general internal medicine units: a mixed-methods healthcare improvement initiative. BMJ Open Quality 2020, 9(2):e000815. View
Mbuagbaw L, Bonono-Momnougui RC, Thabane L, Kouanfack C, Smieja M, Ongolo-Zogo P. A framework for community ownership of a text messaging programme to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and client-provider communication: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Serv Res 2014; 14(1): 441. View
Mbuagbaw L, Bonono Momnougui RC, Thabane L, Ongolo-Zogo P. The health competence measurement tool (HCMT): developing a new scale to measure self-rated "health competence". Patient Educ Couns 2014; 97(3): 396-402. View
Mbuagbaw L, Ongolo-Zogo P, Thabane L. Investigating community ownership of a text message programme to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy and provider-client communication: a mixed methods research protocol. BMJ Open 2013; 3(6). View

Book chapters

Mbuagbaw L., Aves T. (2022) Meta-analysis of Pragmatic and Explanatory Trials. In: Evangelou E., Veroniki A.A. (eds) Meta-Research. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2345. Humana, New York, NY. View
Siegfried N, Mbuagbaw L. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis. In Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health 2021. Oxford UP. p.193-206 View
Bogach J, Mbuagbaw L, Caddedu MO. "Confidence Intervals." Evidence-Based Surgery: A Guide to Understanding and Interpreting the Surgical Literature, edited by Achilles Thoma, Sheila Sprague, Sophocles Voineskos & Charlie H. Goldsmith, Springer Publishing, 2019. ISBN: 978-3-030-05120-4. View
Vanniyasingam T, Mbuagbaw L, Smith CS. “Chapter 21: Estimating an Appropriate Sample Size – Advanced Concepts, Formulae and Examples” in Bhandari M and Parag Sancheti (eds). Clinical Research Made Easy: A Guide to Publishing in Medical Literature, 2ed. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. New Delhi, 2017. ISBN: 9789386056092 View
Mbuagbaw L, Shurik E. Community Participation in HIV/AIDS Programs. In: Barros E, ed. HIV-infection - Impact, Awareness and Social Implications of living with HIV/AIDS Rijeka, Croatia: InTech; 2011: 213-21. View

Other

Olasupo OO, Nakar C, Haddix C, Matthew T, Matino D, Malec L, Mbuagbaw L, Tarride J-E, Iorio A, Shapiro AD: Perioperative hemostasis, complications, and surgical plan deviations associated with inhibitors in hemophilia A and B–A retrospective cohort study. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2023:102228. View
Patel YS, Sullivan KA, Churchill IF, Beauchamp MK, Wald J, Mbuagbaw L, Fahim C, Hanna WC: Preconditioning program reduces the incidence of prolonged hospital stay after lung cancer surgery: Results from the Move For Surgery randomized clinical trial. British Journal of Surgery 2023. View
Stallwood L, Sammy A, Prebeg M, Relihan J, Baba A, Charide R, Sayfi S, Elliott SA, Hartling L, Munan M, Richards DP, Mathew JL, Kredo T, Mbuagbaw L, Motilall A, Scott SD, Klugar M, Lotfi T, Stevens AL, Pottie K, Schünemann HJ, Butcher NJ, Offringa M, Members R: Plain Language vs Standard Format for Youth Understanding of COVID-19 Recommendations: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatrics 2023. View
Ongolo-Zogo C, El-Khechen H, Morfaw F, Djiadjeu P, Zani B, Darzi A, Nji PW, Nyambi A, Youta A, Zaman F, Youmbi CT, Siani IN, Mbuagbaw L: The Cameroon Health Research and Evidence Database (CAMHRED): tools and methods for local evidence mapping. Health Research Policy and Systems 2023, 21(1):58. View
Dodsworth BT, Reeve K, Falco L, Hueting T, Sadeghirad B, Mbuagbaw L, Goettel N, Schmutz Gelsomino N: Development and validation of an international preoperative risk assessment model for postoperative delirium. Age and Ageing 2023, 52(6). View
Petkovic J, Magwood O, Lytvyn L, Khabsa J, Concannon TW, Welch V, Todhunter-Brown A, Palm ME, Akl EA, Mbuagbaw L, Arayssi T, Avey MT, Marusic A, Morley R, Saginur M, Slingers N, Texeira L, Ben Brahem A, Bhaumik S, Bou Akl I, Crowe S, Dormer L, Ekanem C, Lang E, Kianzad B, Kuchenmüller T, Moja L, Pottie K, Schünemann H, Tugwell P: Key issues for stakeholder engagement in the development of health and healthcare guidelines. Research involvement and engagement 2023, 9(1):27. View
Dionne JC, Mbuagbaw L. Diarrhea in the critically ill: definitions, epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes. Current Opinion in Critical Care 2023:10.1097/MCC.0000000000001024. View
Morgan RL, Yepes-Nuñez JJ, Ewusie J, Mbuagbaw L, Chang S, Baldeh T, Hempel S, Helfand M, Shekelle P, Wilt TJ, Schünemann HJ. Improving grading of recommendations assessment, development, and evaluation evidence tables part 4: a three-arm noninferiority randomized trial demonstrates improved understanding of content in summary of findings tables with a new format. J Clin Epidemiol. 2023, 154:125-135. View
Pai H, Ndjeka N, Mbuagbaw L, Kaniga K, Birmingham E, Mao G, Alquier L, Davis K, Bodard A, Williams A, Van Tongel M, Thoret-Bauchet F, Omar SV and Bakare N. Bedaquiline safety, efficacy, utilization and emergence of resistance following treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in South Africa: a retrospective cohort analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases 2022, 22(1):870. View
Ofori SN, Marcucci M, Mbuagbaw L, Conen D, Borges FK, Chow CK, Sessler DI, Chan MTV, Hillis GS, Pettit S, Heels-Ansdell D and Devereaux PJ. Determinants of tobacco smoking abstinence 1 year after major noncardiac surgery: a secondary analysis of the VISION study. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2022. View
Lim J, Pavalagantharajah S, Verschoor CP, Lentz E, Loeb M, Levine M, Smieja M, Mbuagbaw L, Kalina D, Tarride J-E, O’Shea T, Cvetkovic A, van Gaalen S, Findlater AR, Lennox R, Bassim C, Lokker C and Alvarez E. Infectious diseases, comorbidities and outcomes in hospitalized people who inject drugs (PWID) infections in persons who inject drugs. PLOS ONE 2022, 17(4):e0266663. View
Dionne JC, Mbuagbaw L, Devlin JW, Duprey MS, Cartin-Ceba R, Tsang J, Sullivan K, Muscedere J, Alshahrani M, Szczeklik W, Lysecki P, Takaoka A, Reeve B, Campbell T, Borowska K, Serednicki W, Cirone R, Alhazzani W, Moayyedi P, Armstrong D, Thabane L, Jaeschke R, Hamielec C, Karachi T, Cook DJ, Tsang J, Fleming D, O’Farrell S, Young B, Brown A, Su H, Owen R, Lalonde K, Willis K, Lysecki P, Campbell T, Cook D, Sullivan K, Takaoka A, Cirone R, Kavikondala K, Hamielec C, Sullivan K, Karachi T, Sullivan K, Devlin J, Duprey M, Cartin-Ceba R, Raza H, Nokes B, Muscedere J, Hunt M, Georgescu I, Alshahrani A, Asonto LP, Reeve B, Dechert W, Szczeklik W, Borowska K and on behalf of the DI. Diarrhea during critical illness: a multicenter cohort study. Intensive Care Medicine 2022. View
Olasupo OO, Nakar C, Iorio A, Haddix C, Mathew T, Malec LM, Matino D, Mbuagbaw L, Tarride J-E and Shapiro AD. Perioperative Outcomes Associated with Inhibitor Status in Patients with Hemophilia - a Retrospective Cohort Study. Blood 2021, 138:4990. View
Noorduyn SG, Johnston K, Osenenko K, Sriskandarajah N, Gendron A, Mbuagbaw L. Discontinuation of benralizumab in Canadian patients with severe eosinophilic asthma. ERJ Open Research 2021, 7(4):00465-2021. View
Logie CH, Berry I, Okumu M, Loutet M, McNamee C, Hakiza R, Musoke DK, Mwima S, Kyambadde P and Mbuagbaw L. The prevalence and correlates of depression before and after the COVID-19 pandemic declaration among urban refugee adolescents and youth in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda: A longitudinal cohort study. Ann Epidemiol 2021. View
Schünemann HJ, Neumann I, Hultcrantz M, Brignardello-Petersen R, Zeng L, Murad MH, Izcovich A, Morgano GP, Baldeh T, Santesso N, Cuello CG, Mbuagbaw L, Guyatt G, Wiercioch W, Piggott T, De Beer H, Vinceti M, Mathioudakis AG, Mayer MG, Mustafa R, Filippini T, Iorio A, Nieuwlaat R, Marcucci M, Coello PA, Bonovas S, Piovani D, Tomlinson G and Akl EA. GRADE Guidance article 35: Update on rating imprecision for assessing contextualized certainty of evidence and making decisions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2022. View
Nasir ZH, Mertz D, Nieuwlaat R, Santesso N, Lotfi T, Motilall A, Moja L, Mbuagbaw L, Klugar M, Turgeon AF, Mathew JL, Canelo-Aybar C, Pottie K, Dewidar O, Langendam MW, Iorio A, Vist GE, Meerpohl JJ, Flottorp S, Kredo T, Piggott T, Mathews M, Qaseem A, Chu DK, Tugwell P, Klugarová J, Nelson H, Hussein H, Suvada J, Neumann I, Schünemann HJ; eCOVID-19 recommendations map Collaborators. An evaluation of the eCOVID19 Recommendation Map identified diverging Clinical and Public Health guidance. J Clin Epidemiol. 2022 Mar 23;147:83–94. View
Lotfi T, Hajizadeh A, Moja L, Akl EA, Piggott T, Kredo T, Langendam MW, Iorio A, Klugar M, Klugarová J, Neumann I, Wiercioch W, Leontiadis GI, Mbuagbaw L, Turgeon AF, Meerpohl J, Stevens A, Brozek J, Santesso N, Pottie K, Dewidar O, Flottorp SA, Karpusheff J, Saz-Parkinson Z, Rojas MX, Parmelli E, Chu DK, Tugwell P, Welch V, Avey MT, Brignardello-Petersen R, Mathew JL, Munn Z, Nieuwlaat R, Ford N, Qaseem A, Askie LM and Schünemann HJ. A taxonomy and framework for identifying and developing actionable statements in guidelines suggests avoiding informal recommendations. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2021. View
Mbuagbaw L, Schoonees A, Oliver J, Arikpo D, Durão S, Effa E, Hohlfeld A, Kredo T, Wiysonge CS and Young T. Publication practices of sub-Saharan African Cochrane authors: a bibliometric study. BMJ Open 2021, 11(9):e051839. View
Alshahrani MS, AlSulaibikh AH, ElTahan MR, AlFaraj SZ, Asonto LP, AlMulhim AA, AlAbbad MF, Almaghraby N, AlJumaan MA, AlJunaid TO, Darweesh MN, AlHawaj FM, Mahmoud AM, Alossaimi BK, Alotaibi SK, AlMutairi TM, AlSulaiman PharmD DA, Alfaraj D, Alhawwas R, Mbuagbaw L, Lewis K, Verhovsek M, Crowther M, Guyatt G, Alhazzani W, and The GUIDE Group. Ketamine administration for acute painful sickle cell crisis: A randomized controlled trial. Academic Emergency Medicine; 29: 150-158. View
Lee JK, Gendron A, Knutson M, Sriskandarajah N, Mbuagbaw L, Noorduyn SG. Time on therapy and concomitant medication use of mepolizumab in Canada: A retrospective cohort study. ERJ Open Research. 2021:00778-2020. View
Lee J, Muratov S, Tarride J-E, Paterson JM, Thavorn K, Mbuagbaw L, Gomes T, Khuu W, Seow H, Thabane L, Holbrook A: Medication use and its impact on high-cost health care users among older adults: protocol for the population-based matched cohort HiCOSTT study. CMAJ open 2021, 9(1):E44-E52. View
Ahmadi N, Mbuagbaw L, Finley C, Agzarian J, Hanna WC, Shargall Y. Impact of the integrated comprehensive care program post-thoracic surgery: A propensity score-matched study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020. 2020 Jun 23:S0022-5223(20)31525-7. View
Tugwell P, Welch VA, Karunananthan S, Maxwell LJ, Akl EA, Avey MT, Bhutta ZA, Brouwers MC, Clark JP, Cook S, Cuervo LG, Curran JA, Ghogomu ET, Graham IG, Grimshaw JM, Hutton B, Ioannidis JPA, Jordan Z, Jull JE, Kristjansson E, Langlois EV, Little J, Lyddiatt A, Martin JE, Marušić A, Mbuagbaw L, Moher D, Morton RL, Nasser M, Page MJ, Pardo Pardo J, Petkovic J, Petticrew M, Pigott T, Pottie K, Rada G, Rader T, Riddle AY, Rothstein H, Schüneman HJ, Shamseer L, Shea BJ, Simeon R, Siontis KC, Smith M, Soares-Weiser K, Thavorn K, Tovey D, Vachon B, Valentine J, Villemaire R, Walker P, Weeks L, Wells G, Wilson DB, White H. When to replicate systematic reviews of interventions: consensus checklist. BMJ. 2020 Sep 15;370:m2864. View
Gowanlock Z, Lezhanska A, Conroy M, Crowther M, Tiboni M, Mbuagbaw L, Siegal DM: Iron deficiency following bariatric surgery: a retrospective cohort study. Blood Adv 2020; 4(15):3639-3647. View
Nieuwlaat R, Mbuagbaw L, Mertz D, Burrows L, Bowdish DME, Moja L, Wright GD, Schünemann HJ: COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance: Parallel and Interacting Health Emergencies. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020. View
Paquette M, Mbuagbaw L, Iorio A, Nieuwlaat R: Methodological Considerations for Investigating Oral Anticoagulation Persistence in Atrial Fibrillation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother 2020 View
Ahmadi N, Mbuagbaw L, Hanna WC, Finley C, Agzarian J, Wen CK, Coret M, Schieman C, Shargall Y: Development of a clinical score to distinguish malignant from benign esophageal disease in an undiagnosed patient population referred to an esophageal diagnostic assessment program. J Thorac Dis 2020, 12(3):191-198. View
Tambe J, Mbuagbaw L, Nguefack-Tsague G, Foyet J, Ongolo-Zogo P. Multidetector computed tomography utilization in an urban sub-Saharan Africa setting: user characteristics, indications and appropriateness. Pan African Medical Journal. 2020;37:42. View
Effa EE, Oduwole O, Schoonees A, Hohlfeld A, Durao S, Kredo T, Mbuagbaw L, Meremikwu M, Ongolo-Zogo P, Wiysonge C, Young T: Priority setting for new systematic reviews: processes and lessons learned in three regions in Africa. BMJ Glob Health 2019, 4(4):e001615. View
Muratov S, Lee J, Holbrook A, Paterson JM, Guertin JR, Mbuagbaw L, Gomes T, Khuu W, Pequeno P, Tarride JE: Unplanned index hospital admissions among new older high-cost health care users in Ontario: a population-based matched cohort study. CMAJ open 2019, 7(3):E537-e545. View
Muratov S, Lee J, Holbrook A, Guertin JR, Mbuagbaw L, Paterson JM, Gomes T, Pequeno P, Tarride JE: Incremental healthcare utilisation and costs among new senior high-cost users in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective matched cohort study. BMJ Open 2019, 9(10):e028637. View
Jull J, Petticrew M, Kristjansson E, et al. Engaging knowledge users in development of the CONSORT-Equity 2017 reporting guideline: a qualitative study using in-depth interviews. Research involvement and engagement 2018; 4: 34. View
Yepes-Nunez JJ, Morgan RL, Mbuagbaw L, et al. Two alternatives versus the standard Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) summary of findings (SoF) tables to improve understanding in the presentation of systematic review results: a three-arm, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. BMJ Open 2018; 8(1): e015623. View
Popov J, Baldawi M, Mbuagbaw L, et al. Iron Status in Pediatric Celiac Disease: A Retrospective Chart Review. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2018; 66(4): 651-3. View
Collaborative Group for the Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data in MDRTBt, Ahmad N, Ahuja SD, et al. Treatment correlates of successful outcomes in pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Lancet 2018; 392(10150): 821-34. View
Borg Debono V, Mbuagbaw L, Paul J, Buckley N, Thabane L. Exploring factors associated with views on sharing of certain interim trial result measures by the data safety monitoring board (DSMB) with non-DSMB members. Trials 2018; 19(1): 621. View
Borg Debono V, Mbuagbaw L, Paul J, Buckley N, Thabane L. Survey of professional views on sharing interim results by the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB): what to share, with whom and why. Trials 2018; 19(1): 281. View
Mbuagbaw L, Morgano GP, Lawson DO, et al. Subgroup analyses are seldom possible and subgroup effects are rare in Cochrane HIV systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol 2018; 104: 143-4. View
Esene IN, Mbuagbaw L, Dechambenoit G, Reda W, Kalangu KK. Misclassification of Case-Control Studies in Neurosurgery and Proposed Solutions. World Neurosurg 2018; 112: 233-42. View
Muratov S, Lee J, Holbrook A, et al. Regional variation in healthcare spending and mortality among senior high-cost healthcare users in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective matched cohort study. BMC geriatrics 2018; 18(1): 262. View
Mbuagbaw L, Cockburn L. Challenges and opportunities in country-specific research synthesis: a case study from Cameroon. Syst Rev 2017; 6(1): 159. View
Li G, Abbade LPF, Nwosu I, et al. A scoping review of comparisons between abstracts and full reports in primary biomedical research. BMC Med Res Methodol 2017; 17(1): 181. View
Borg Debono V, Mbuagbaw L, Paul J, Buckley N, Thabane L. Sharing some interim data in trial monitoring can mislead or unmask trial investigators: A scenario-based survey of trial experts. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2017; 7: 81-5. View
Mbuagbaw L, Foster G, Cheng J, Thabane L. Challenges to complete and useful data sharing. Trials 2017; 18(1): 71. View
Mbuagbaw L. Comments on One-way Versus Two-way Text Messaging on Improving Medication Adherence. Am J Med 2016; 129(2): e31-2. View
Carrasco-Labra A, Brignardello-Petersen R, Santesso N, et al. Improving GRADE evidence tables part 1: a randomized trial shows improved understanding of content in summary of findings tables with a new format. J Clin Epidemiol 2016; 74: 7-18. View
Thabane L, Kaczorowski J, Dolovich L, Chambers LW, Mbuagbaw L, Investigators C. Reducing the confusion and controversies around pragmatic trials: using the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP) trial as an illustrative example. Trials 2015; 16: 387. View
Parker MJ, Lee FM, Mbuagbaw L, Thabane L. Evaluating the test re-test reliability and inter-subject variability of Health Care Provider manual fluid resuscitation performance. BMC Res Notes 2014; 7: 724. View
Thabane L, Mbuagbaw L, Zhang S, et al. A tutorial on sensitivity analyses in clinical trials: the what, why, when and how. BMC Med Res Methodol 2013; 13(1): 92. View
Young T, Garner P, Kredo T, Mbuagbaw L, Tharyan P, Volmink J. Cochrane and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries: where are we at? Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013; (11): ED000072. View
Vouking MZ, Takougang I, Mbam LM, Mbuagbaw L, Tadenfok CN, Tamo CV. The contribution of community health workers to the control of Buruli ulcer in the Ngoantet area, Cameroon. Pan Afr Med J 2013; 16: 63. View
von Elm E, Ravaud P, Maclehose H, et al. Translating Cochrane reviews to ensure that healthcare decision-making is informed by high-quality research evidence. PLoS Med 2013; 10(9): e1001516. View
Mbuagbaw L, MacLehose H. Why should we translate Cochrane Reviews into French? A view from Cameroon. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012; 7(7): ED000043. View
Mbuagbaw L, Ndongmanji E. Patients' understanding of prescription instructions in a semi-urban setting in Cameroon. Patient Educ Couns 2012; 88(1): 147-51. View
Nanfack C, Koki G, Mbuagbaw L, Bella AL. Diabetic retinopathy at the Yaounde Central Hospital in Cameroon: epidemiology and angiographic findings. Pan Afr Med J 2012; 13: 54. View
collaborators C-, Roberts I, Shakur H, et al. The importance of early treatment with tranexamic acid in bleeding trauma patients: an exploratory analysis of the CRASH-2 randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2011; 377(9771): 1096-101, 101 e1-2. View
collaborators C-t, Shakur H, Roberts I, et al. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2010; 376(9734): 23-32. View