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Showing 1 to 20 of 291 for “"primary outcome"”.
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The Incidence of Inguinal hernia recurrence after Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy - a retrospective multicentre cohort study of patients operated on at a private practice in Cape Town
The primary outcome will be the incidence of hernia recurrence. Secondary outcomes will be the incidence of post-operative and long-term pain and complications.
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Confidence Interval Estimation of Cumulative Incidence for Clustered Competing Risks
In a cluster randomized trial studying a primary outcome patients are sometimes exposed to competing events. These are risks that alter the probability of the primary outcome occurring. Traditional methods of estimating the cumulative incidence for an outcome and its associated confidence interval …
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MaiStep - Mainzer Schultraining zur Essstörungsprävention
… the efficacy of a German skills-based primary prevention program for partial-syndrome and full-syndrome eating disorders (Mainzer Schultraining zur Essstörungsprävention (MaiStep)) in reducing eating disorder symptoms as the primary outcome and associated psychopathology as a secondary …
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Decoding and Optimizing Magnesium Phosphate Binders for Additive Construction Applications
… performance of the MPC paste composites. Our primary outcome from this research is to improve the MPC composites with different additives, including boric acid, GnP, and acetic acid for potential utilization in 3DcP applications. Furthermore, Martian and Lunar regolith simulants can be mixed …
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Effectiveness, process and outcomes in school-based humanistic counselling
… of change processes which may lead to enhanced outcomes. Young people aged 13-16 were recruited to a pilot randomised controlled trial comparing SBHC to a waiting list control for one school term (approximately 12 weeks). Psychometric measures were taken at baseline, midpoint and endpoint; …
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An investigation of the mental health and psychological resilience of UK armed forces personnel following physical combat-related injury in Afghanistan (Operation Herrick) between 2009 and 2011.
… is still not well understood, and mental health outcomes among military personnel with physical, combat-related injuries remain poorly described. At present there are no studies describing the mental health morbidity of UK Armed Forces Personnel following physical combat-related injury. This …
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Multi-modality Imaging to Determine the Role of Calcification and Inflammation on Restenosis Rates Following Lower Limb Angioplasty
… (SFA), pre- and 6-weeks post-angioplasty. The primary outcome was restenosis at 12 months. DCB PTA was studied (compared to plain PTA) using near infrared fluorescence-optical coherence tomography hybrid imaging (NIRF-OCT) and plaque burden assessed by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), in the …
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Game for Health: Development and Evaluation of eHealth Interventions for Addressing the Psychological Needs of Children and Young People with Long-Term Physical Conditions
… were included in the review. For the primary outcome of treatment efficacy, short-term depression (versus any control), there was low-quality evidence from 16 trials involving 1121 participants suggesting that psychological therapies, especially those based on cognitive behaviour …
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A Systematic Review and narrative synthesis of the methods used to teach adult airway management skills to novices
… expertise in complex skills. Objectives: Our primary outcome is a narrative synthesis of the evidence evaluating instructional design elements employed to train novices in airway management. Our secondary outcome is a description of how these techniques employ deliberate practice principles. …
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Audit of cataract surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital
To report on the visual outcomes and complications of cataract surgery done at a South African training hospital. Literature review and retrospective observational study of all patients undergoing cataract surgery on the cataract surgery project lists during 2006. Follow-up occurred till last …
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Pneumatic balloon dilatation versus laparoscopic Heller's myotomy in idiopathic achalasia
… to 12 in patients with pronounced symptoms. The primary outcome, therapeutic success, was defined as a drop in the Eckardt score to <3 or subsequent need for alternative intervention. The secondary outcome was the complication rate, including mortality, in the two treatment arms.
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Comparison of short-term outcomes between two sacrospinous suture capture devices : a randomised controlled trial
… surgery and who met the study criteria. The primary outcome was time (in seconds) to successful bilateral suspension suture placements. Secondary outcomes examined were used to assess short-term safety and efficacy of the devices at the time of the procedure and at the six week follow-up.
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RESEDENT study- REducing SEDENTary behaviour may slow cognitive decline in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A pilot study
… to moderate cognitive impairment progression (primary outcome) in older adults residing in an assisted living facility. Participants (n=25) were assigned in clusters into a two arm 10-week single site pilot randomized controlled trial. Secondary outcomes included physical function and quality …
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Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Outcomes Among Women Living with HIV in Durban, South Africa
… past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) on HIV outcomes among women living with HIV (WLHIV) in Durban, South Africa. We assessed past-year IPV using the WHO Violence Against Women Questionnaire. We conducted logistic regression to assess associations between demographic variables and IPV at …
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Assessment of an Integrated Clinical Surveillance Alert System
… with the electronic health record. The primary outcome assessed is alert acknowledgment rate by clinical pharmacists. RESULTS: 176 alerts were activated during the pre-assessment period and 230 alerts in the postassessment period. Results will be described in higher detail including …
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Cortical Excitability after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
… symptoms at one month post injury. The primary outcome measure was the corticalsilent period (cSP) (thought to represent GABAergic inhibition). Results: 57 children with mTBI (44% male; age 14.23 (SD:2.49)) and 28 controls were compared. cSP was similar between groups (F(2, 70)=0.53, …
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Exploring the use of manual therapy as an adjunctive therapy to 'care as usual' on outcomes in chronic migraine.
… 'care as usual' and 'care as usual' with MT. The primary outcome was the between group difference in change scores using the Headache Impact Test (HIT6). Secondary outcomes included Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) and responder rates. The primary outcome favoured the use of adjunctive …
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Early PHQ-9 implementation at an outpatient psychiatric clinic
… chart flagging, and stratified scheduling. The primary outcome measure was time from patient inquiry to PHQ-9 completion, measured pre- and post-implementation. Results showed a modest reduction in time to PHQ-9 completion that did not reach statistical significance as well as a larger …
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Neuromonitoring during newborn transition
… between groups at 6 and 12 hours of life as a primary outcome measure. Results: 1. Forty-nine infants had EEG recordings. Median (IQR) age at time of initial EEG recording was 3.0 (2·5 to 3·8) minutes. End tidal CO2 and tidal volumes increased over the first 3 minutes of life and then …
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Influence of Diet and Economic Factors on Bone Health
… of having fewer than 20 natural teeth as the primary outcome (Study 2). Study 1 showed that number of teeth as a dichotomous variable (20 or more natural teeth or fewer than 20 natural teeth) was not a sensitive measure of hip aBMD. There was, however, an association between more frequent …
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