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MADD MESSAGE EFFECTS: A TWELVE-YEAR RANDOMIZED TRIAL
One out of three Americans undergoes drunk-driving crashes; 23% result in death. To deter DWIs (Driving While under Influence), MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) created VIPs (Victim Impact Panels) where victims impact offenders with gory stories, photos, and threats of punishments and loss of …
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Further Advances For The Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (Smart)
… ADVANCES FOR THE SEQUENTIAL MULTIPLE ASSIGNMENT RANDOMIZED TRIAL (SMART) </strong></p> <p>Tianjiao Dai, M.S.</p> <p>Advisory Professor: Sanjay Shete, Ph.D.</p> <p>Sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) designs have been developed these years for studying adaptive interventions. …
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Reflecting on vocation: a randomized trial of online expressive writing career interventions
Though recent research on calling has connected the construct to a variety of positive career-related and general well-being outcomes, there remains a scarcity of empirically tested interventions to increase calling. The present study sought to address this gap in the literature by experimentally …
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Randomized trial comparing bleeding patterns after immediate and conventional oral contraceptive initiation
Starting oral contraceptives immediately, under direct observation, increase OC initiation rates and may increase effective use and continuation However, if adverse bleeding pattern occur, then such an approach may paradoxically decrease continuation rates. The purpose of this study is comapare …
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Randomized trial of a narrative career intervention on college student calling and career development
… processes: peer-to-peer storytelling. Using a randomized control trial (RCT) design, this study compared the effectiveness of a writing intervention to a peer-sharing intervention with the intention of increasing participants' career exploration, career adaptability, search and presence of …
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Is SABR cost-effective in oligometastatic cancer? An economic analysis of SABR-COMET randomized trial
The phase II randomized study SABR-COMET demonstrated that in cancer patients with 1-5 oligometastatic lesions, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) was associated with an improvement in both progression-free survival and overall survival compared to standard of care (SoC). SABR, however, is …
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Overcoming Literacy Barriers in Colorectal Cancer Screening: a Randomized Trial of a Web-based Decision Aid
… center who were overdue for CRC screening were randomized to view either the web-based CRC screening DA or a control program about medication safety. All patients completed a baseline and post-program survey. Blinded chart review determined screening test ordering and completion rates. Results: …
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Randomized Trial for a Mobile Health Approach to Increase Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening in Tanzania
… Kilimanjaro Region, 853 women participated in a randomized controlled trial. Baseline data was collected through self-report through systematic stratified random sampling. Participants were randomized to one of three groups: a control group, a group receiving behaviour change messages delivered …
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A Randomized Trial of Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure Device and High Flow Oxygen For Persistent Dyspnea In
… for cancer related dyspnea. Methods: In this randomized, open-label, crossover study, we randomly assigned advanced cancer patients with persistent dyspnea >=3/10 to either Vapotherm for 2 hours followed by BiPAP for 2 hours, or BiPAP followed by Vaptherm. A variable washout period was …
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The rehabilitation of atrophic jaws using short implants with different surface treatment. A multicentred cross-over randomized trial
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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The Impact of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on the Recidivism of High Risk Probationers: Results from a Randomized Trial
… 3. The logistics and characteristics of the randomized trial itself are discussed in Chapter 4. This section includes an overview of the risk forecasting procedures used to identify the experimental sample and the randomization scheme employed. In the following section, the impact of the …
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The Effects Of Emotional Awareness And Expression Training And Relaxation Training For People With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Trial
… FOR PEOPLE WITH IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL</p> <p>by</p> <p>ELYSE R. THAKUR</p> <p>August 2015</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Mark A. Lumley</p> <p>Major: Psychology (Clinical)</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>Irritable bowel syndrome has historically been considered a …
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Variation in Effectiveness of HIV Assisted Partner Services by Region, Rural Location and Gender in Kenya: A Cluster Randomized Trial
… region, rural location and gender in a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Kenya. Methods Eighteen HIV testing sites were randomized to provide immediate aPS or aPS delayed for 6 weeks. Generalized estimating equations with a Poisson link, robust standard errors and exchangeable correlation …
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Supervisory alliance as a moderator of the effects of behavioral rehearsal on TF-CBT fidelity: results from a randomized trial of supervision strategies
… Washington State participated. Clinicians were randomized to receive one of two supervision conditions—symptom and fidelity monitoring or symptom and fidelity monitoring with behavioral rehearsal. Supervisory alliance alone did not predict adherence or extensiveness of the trauma narrative. One …
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Quality of life and depressive symptoms as predictors of participant adherence in a randomized trial conducted among older adults at risk of mobility disability
Poor adherence is an issue in clinical trials with a striking magnitude and negative impact. Recent studies indicate that two widely used clinical screening tools, Short Form (SF-36) Health Survey and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) can be used as risk stratifiers to …
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A PHASE III PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF AUGMENTED REALITY DURING ROBOT-ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY ON THE RATES OF POSTOPERATIVE SURGICAL MARGINS
… is a Phase III, monocentric, prospective and randomized trial that compares augmented reality (AR) RARP with standard approach (standard RARP) for reducing the rates of PSMs. A total of 318 patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to: -AR RARP: prostate 3D reconstruction according to …
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Case Management and Matched Services for Substance Abusing Mothers With Co -Occurring Problems in Child Welfare: A Study of Service Effectiveness With a Randomized Trial
The findings indicate that matched services to address mothers' co-occurring problems improved the likelihood of family reunification and substance abuse treatment completion. The significance of matched services in several problem areas was found: matched services in mental health, housing, family …
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A multi-methods implementation research evaluation of a program scale cluster randomized trial to improve integration of HIV prevention and treatment services in family planning clinics in Kenya
… is a hybrid type II effectiveness-implementation trial that evaluates the effectiveness of the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach (SAIA) as an implementation strategy to increase the integration of HIV prevention and treatment services at program scale in FP clinics when implemented by the …
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ΠΥΡΕΤΙΚΑ ΕΠΕΙΣΟΔΙΑ ΣΕ ΛΕΥΚΟΠΕΝΙΚΟΥΣ ΑΣΘΕΝΕΙΣ: ΣΥΓΚΡΙΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΣΥΝΔΥΑΣΜΩΝ ΚΑΡΜΠΕΝΙΚΙΛΛΙΝΗΣ/ΓΕΝΤΑΜΙΚΙΝΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΖΛΟΚΙΛΛΙΝΗΣ/ΚΕΦΟΞΙΤΙΝΗΣ
IN A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL 66 FEBRILE GRANULOCYTOPENIC PATIENTS (GRANULOCYTES < 1000/MM^3) WERE GIVEN EITHER CARBENICILLIN (C) 30 GR/DAY PLUS GENTAMICIN (G) 4-5 GR/KGR/DAY OR AZLOCILLIN (A) 20 GR/DAY PLUS CEFOXITIN (F) 8 GR/DAY.THE OVERALL SUCCESSFUL RESPONSE RATE WAS 46,66% FOR C/G AND …
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