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Showing 1 to 20 of 264 for “"double-blind"”.
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Longitudinal Perspective of Participation in a Double Blind Placebo Surgery Trial
… in participants with PD by conducting a double-blind sham-controlled surgery trial. The quality of life (QoL) study was conducted concurrently by McRae et al. (2004) in order to determine whether QoL improved in participants in the transplant group compared to the sham group after the …
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A double blind placebo controlled proving and comparative material medica of Ubiquinone
Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2015.
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A double blind placebo controlled proving of Nelumbo nucifera 30CH with subsequent comparison to its cultural significance
Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements of the Master’s Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017.
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Effects of zinc fortification on the plasma fatty acid composition of Beninese school children : a randomised, double-blind controlled trial
… between 6 and 10 years. Methods. In a 20-week double blind randomised controlled trial, Beninese school children from a low-income rural setting aged between 6 and 10 years (n = 185) were randomly assigned to receive either a 300ml daily portion of Zn-fortified filtered water delivering 2.8 mg …
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The Efficacy of Low-Level Laser Therapy Applied at Acupuncture Points in Knee Osteoarthritis: a Randomised Double-Blind Controlled Trial
… and Design:</b> A randomised, double-blind, controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of LLLT when it is applied on specific acupuncture points (APs) at the knee joint in combination with exercises and advice in patients with KOA. </p><p …
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A double-blind homoeopathic drug proving of Curcuma longa 30CH, analysing sympotomatology [i.e. symptomatology] in relation to the doctrine of signatures
Mini-dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2011.
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Pre-treatment of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass with hyperbaric oxygen : a prospective randomised double-blind evaluation of inflammatory response and neurocognitive outcome
… tolerance. Using the prospective randomised double-blind method we set out to test the hypothesis that pretreatment with hyperbaric oxygen could reduce inflammatory mediators and neurocognitive dysfunction following cardiopulmonary bypass.64 patients undergoing elective coronary …
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The Effect of Melatonin Upon Post-Acute Withdrawal Among Males in a Residential Treatment Program (M-Paws): A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial
… PA. This study was a single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group trial of 28 days. Participants were randomized to melatonin (5 mg) or placebo and instructed to administer the intervention nightly at bedtime. Primary self-reported outcome measures of severity of …
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Efficacy of the Ionic Balance band to improve selected health and fitness parameters following a two week exposure intervention: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
… two week exposure intervention under randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled conditions. A sample of 60 men and women, consisting primarily of sport and exercise science students, were randomly assigned to wear an Ionic Balance Band or a placebo control band for a two week period between pre- …
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Daily Nocturnal Melatonin Supplementation in Perimenopausal Women: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study Examining the Effects of Melatonin on Bone Health and Quality of Life
Objective: The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the effects of nightly melatonin supplementation on primary endpoints of bone health and secondary endpoints of quality of life in perimenopausal women. </p><p> Methods: A total of 18 perimenopausal women were randomized to receive melatonin, …
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Role of Vitamin D receptor and vitamin D binding protein restriction fragment length polymorphisms in determining dose response to vitamin D: a randomized double blind placebo controlled trial
… vitamin D supplementation in older subjects) - a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial that enrolled 160 healthy Caucasian postmenopausal women, with vitamin D insufficiency (mean serum 25OHD 15.6 ng/ml) recruited during winter and followed for one year. The subjects were randomly …
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The Long-Term Effects of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) Combined with Complex Decongestive Therapy (CDT) in the Treatment of Breast Cancer Lymphedema: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
<p>Complex Decongestive Therapy (CDT), the gold standard for lymphedema treatment, fails to demonstrate long-term efficacy. The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term efficacy of low level laser therapy (LLLT) in reducing post-mastectomy lymphedema when used with CDT. The experimental …
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Arousal theory and the interrelationships of caffeine, nicotine and impulsivity
… administered either caffeine or lactose placebo (double-blind) and either nicotine or placebo cigarettes (double-blind). Participants engaged in three behavioral tasks: the Stop Signal Task (SST), the Stroop Color-Word Test (SCWT), and the Delay Discounting Task (DDT). Drug intake did not produce …
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Effects of an Online Meditation-Based Intervention Compared to an Attention-Controlled Group on Chronic Pain Outcome among Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
… conducting an online, asynchronous, three-week, double-blind, randomized-controlled meditation-based intervention compared to an active-controlled group on chronic pain outcomes of stress, serum cortisol, self-compassion, professional caring, pulse rate, and as-needed over-the-counter pain …
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Juror Evaluation of Eyewitness Evidence
… vs. present) x 2 (lineup administration: single-blind vs. double-blind) between-subjects factorial design. We hypothesized that mock jurors would be more likely to convict the defendant when lineup instructions were unbiased, and the lineup was double-blind compared to either biased lineup …
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The Effects of Atropine Sulfate on Flight Simulator Performance and on Respiratory-Heart Period Interactions (Human, Electrocardiogram, Organophosphorous)
… 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 mg/75 kg in a Latin Square double blind design, and effects were monitored for 3 hr post-injection.
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Do proton pump inhibitors reduce the incidence of pharyngocutaneous fistulae following total laryngectomy?
… fistulae. This prospective placebo-controlled double-blind randomised controlled trial compared PPI treatment (14 days enteral omeprazole) with a placebo in patients undergoing primary total laryngectomy. The incidence of pharyngocutaneous fistula was recorded.
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Extra-Legal Information Transfer During Eyewitness Identification
… suspect (i.e., that lineups be administered in a double-blind manner). Research on the effects of administrator knowledge generally support the idea that single-blind lineups damage the integrity of the lineup procedure and can lead to increases in the false identification of innocent suspects …
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