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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"randomised clinical trial"”.
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A Randomised Clinical Trial Investigating The Most Appropriate Conservative Management Of A Frozen Shoulder
… shoulder. The objectives were to identify that clinical scores were effective at detecting change in the different treatment groups and to provide recommendations for the physiotherapeutic management of frozen shoulder. The study design was a randomised controlled trial with seventy five …
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Does traditional Chinese medicine improve semen morphology, motility and count? : a pragmatic randomised clinical trial
… semen parameters and pregnancy rates. Three clinical trials conducted by Pei et al (2005), Siterman et al (2000) and Siterman et al (1997) also found evidence of a statistically significant increase in semen parameters within the treatment group after acupuncture. Objective: To compare the …
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A comparison of two treatment protocols in the management of exercise-associated postural hypotension (EAPH) : a randomised clinical trial
The aim of this study was to compare which of the two commonly used treatment protocols for Exercise Associated Postural Hypotension (EAPH) (Trendelenburg with oral fluids ad libitum or intravenous fluids) result in quicker recovery and earlier discharge from the medical facility.
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Development of a risk score for constrictive pericarditis using the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis randomised clinical trial dataset
… Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis randomised clinical trial to derive a risk score for constrictive pericarditis. While various supervised learning classification methods, including tree-based algorithms, support vector machines and artificial neural networks, were compared to …
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Effect of Moderate Versus High-Intensity Interval Exercise Training on Heart Rate Variability Parameters in Inactive Latin-American Adults: A Randomised Clinical Trial
We investigated the effect of moderate versus high-intensity interval exercise training on the HRV indices in physically inactive adults. Twenty inactive adults were randomly allocated to receive either moderate intensity training (MCT group) or high-intensity interval training (HIT group). The MCT …
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A Randomised Clinical Trial of the Effectiveness of Orthodontic Treatment between the 0.018-inch and the 0.022-inch Slot Conventional Ligation Bracket Systems
… 2-arm parallel active group randomised clinical trial (RCT) with a 1:1 allocation ratio.<b><br/></b><b><br/></b><b>Setting</b>: Secondary care hospital environment in the National Health Service (NHS) Tayside in Scotland, United Kingdom.<b><br/></b><b><br/></b><b>Subjects and …
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An investigation of the effectiveness of miniscrews in orthodontics
… to assess the quality of reporting clinical trials in orthodontic literature in an observational study, to audit their use in the UK and to compare the anchorage effectiveness when measured against headgear and transpalatal arch in a randomised clinical trial. …
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Minimalist versus conventional running shoes : effects on lower limb injury incidence, pain and muscle function experienced distance runners
The aim of this randomised clinical trial over 12 weeks was to determine if the gradual transition (accompanied by calf muscle training), from conventional to minimalist running shoes 1) increased the risk of lower limb pain or injury and 2) improved lower limb muscle function (endurance, …
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The effectiveness of physiotherapy following discharge from hospital after primary total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis
… (2.9) and small for quality of life (1.66). 2. A randomised clinical trial compared the effectiveness of a post discharge physiotherapy intervention in improving patient function versus usual physiotherapy for patients undergoing primary TKA. No significant statistical differences were observed …
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Epidemiology, risk assessment, and treatment of root caries in older adults
… root caries in an older adult population. 4 To clinically evaluate a calcium silicate cement (Biodentine™, Septodont, Saint Maur de Fosses, France) in the restoration of root caries lesions in older adults and to compare it to the clinical performance of a high viscosity glass ionomer cement …
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of pentoxifylline and metabolites
… a phase two, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised clinical trial investigating pentoxifylline and vitamin E treatment for prevention of radiation-induced side effects in 83 women with breast cancer. The study showed that the combination of pentoxifylline and vitamin E was well tolerated …
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Causal Deep Learning with Applications in Healthcare
… applications in healthcare in particular. In a clinical setting, both of these problems are typically addressed using a randomised clinical trial (RCT), where treatments are assigned randomly to patients. While very powerful, RCTs are not always feasible, hence our aim is to answer the same …
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Control of pain with patient advice sheets: COPPAS. A randomised control trial of advice, acupressure vs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
… This was a single centre randomised clinical trial with 36 participants recruited aged between 12-22 years, meeting the following criteria: <br/>Inclusion criteria: i) aged 12-25, ii) malocclusion requiring treatment, iii) scheduled to begin orthodontic treatment, iv) …
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Aniseikonia: A Potential Barrier To Neural Plasticity
… eye services (HES). A cross-sectional study used clinical and psychophysical methods to quantify aniseikonia in isometropia, anisometropia and amblyopia. A prospective double-masked randomised clinical trial (Measuring aniseikonia & investigating neuroplasticity and image factors in amblyopia …
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Whānau Pakari: a multi-disciplinary intervention for children and adolescents with weight issues
… using a mixed methods approach, incorporating a randomised clinical trial. Whānau Pakari means “healthy, self-assured families that are fully active”. The programme specifically targeted those over-represented in obesity statistics, namely Māori and those from most deprived households in the …
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The effectiveness of a splint programme in preventing the deterioration of already evident swan neck and boutonniere deformities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
… deformities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A randomised clinical trial was done on 34 RA patients with swan neck and 34 RA patients with boutonniere deformities. The literature revealed that several factors such as age, gender, socio-economic status, time after onset of the illness and …
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Efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine with and without artesunate for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Mozambique : a randomised controlled trial
… of available treatment options in the region. [Trial design and methods] A prospective multi-centre, open-label, parallel-group randomised clinical trial (RCT) was conducted at 4 public health facilities in Maputo Province, Mozambique during the malaria seasons of 2003 - 2004 and 2004 - 2005. …
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Motor imagery in neurological rehabilitation
… To effectively embed motor imagery in clinical practice it should be client-tailored. The literature review and experiences from a pilot study resulted in a comprehensive client-tailored motor imagery strategy for increasing motor function. Goal attainment scaling is a client-centred …
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The effect of the Apos Therapy system on knee biomechanics in recreational athletes at risk of a non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury
… tasks. To accomplish the research, four separate trials were conductedseparatly.Firstly, a repeatability trial with 11 healthy physically active (male and female)participants was conducted todetermine the reliability of the outcome measures for future studies. Secondly, as theAposTherapy system …
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Is the 0.018-inch or the 0.022-inch bracket slot system more effective for the levelling and alignment stage of orthodontic treatment?
… Prospective, multi-centre randomised clinical trial.<br/><br/>Setting: This was undertaken in the secondary care hospital environment in Tayside NHS in the United Kingdom.<br/><br/>Subjects and methods: One hundred and five orthodontic patients were randomly allocated to …
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