Ferritin measurement IN Donors—Effectiveness of iron Monitoring to diminish iron deficiency and low haemoglobin in whole blood donors (FIND’EM): study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

Repeat whole blood donors with a ferritin level of 30 μg/L or less show functional iron depletion

(2018) Angelique Dijkstra et al.   TRANSFUSION

Efficiency and safety of varying the frequency of whole blood donation (INTERVAL): a randomised trial of 45 000 donors

(2017) Emanuele Di Angelantonio et al.   LANCET

The donation interval of 56 days requires extension to 180 days for whole blood donors to recover from changes in iron metabolism

(2016) N. Schotten et al.   BLOOD

Sample size calculations for stepped wedge and cluster randomised trials: a unified approach

(2016) Karla Hemming et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Timeline cluster: a graphical tool to identify risk of bias in cluster randomised trials

(2016) Agnès Caille et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Timeline cluster: a graphical tool to identify risk of bias in cluster randomised trials

(2016) Agnès Caille et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Minimum donation intervals should be reconsidered to decrease low hemoglobin deferral in whole blood donors: an observational study

(2015) A. Mireille Baart et al.   TRANSFUSION

Handling low hemoglobin and iron deficiency in a blood donor population: 2 years' experience

(2015) Karin Magnussen et al.   TRANSFUSION

The stepped wedge cluster randomised trial: rationale, design, analysis, and reporting

(2015) K. Hemming et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

The stepped wedge cluster randomised trial: rationale, design, analysis, and reporting

(2015) K. Hemming et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

The INTERVAL trial to determine whether intervals between blood donations can be safely and acceptably decreased to optimise blood supply: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

(2014) Carmel Moore et al.   Trials

Blood donor iron status

(2013) Bryan Spencer   CURRENT OPINION IN HEMATOLOGY

Pro’s and con’s of the stepped wedge design in cluster randomised trials of quality improvement interventions: two current examples

(2013) Tobias Dreischulte et al.   Trials

Exploring the pattern of blood donor beliefs in first-time, novice, and experienced donors: differentiating reluctant altruism, pure altruism, impure altruism, and warm glow

(2011) Eamonn Ferguson et al.   TRANSFUSION

Stability of selected serum proteins after long-term storage in the Janus Serum Bank

(2009) Randi E. Gislefoss et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE

Evidence-based criteria for the care and selection of blood donors, with some comments on the relationship to blood supply, and emphasis on the management of donation-induced iron depletion

(2008) F. Boulton   TRANSFUSION MEDICINE