Methods and procedures : We ran a multi-centre, quasi-randomised controlled trial, nested in a larger study (Thales-Aphasia). Participants were recruited from community settings. They had to be people with aphasia due to stroke at least four months post-onset. Participants were randomized to ...
Randomised or quasirandomised trials were included if the intention was to increase macronutrient intake to improve growth or development of infants born small and growth was assessed after discharge. Primary outcome was body mass index (BMI) in childhood. Data were pooled using random-effect models...
When designing a study to estimate the causal effect of an intervention, the experiment (particularly the randomised controlled trial (RCT) is generally considered to be the least susceptible to bias. A defining feature of the experiment is that the researcher controls the assignment of the treatmen...
CONSORT 2010 explanation and elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials. BMJ. 2010;340:c869. Article Google Scholar Higgins J, Green S, editors. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Version 5.1.0 [updated March 2011]. The Cochrane ...
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randomized controlled trials can be conducted in the future. Second, the intervention and follow-up period of the study was only 12 weeks, which is a relatively short period. Exercise rehabilitation is a long-term process, and patient compliance and physical and psychological benefits may change ...
M. External validity of randomised controlled trials: “To whom do the results of this trial apply?”. The Lancet 365, 82–93 (2005). Article Google Scholar Rubin, D. B. For objective causal inference, design trumps analysis. Ann. Appl. Stat. 2, 808–840 (2008). Article MathSciNet...
Date of last search was 13 February 2012.Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-randomised controlled trials in participants with permanent teeth which... Zbys,Fedorowicz,Ben,... - 《Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews》 被引量: 62发表: 2012年 Positrons as probes inC60fullerites The...
Effects of minimal acupuncture in children with infantile colic - a prospective, quasi-randomised single blind controlled trial. Lundeberg T, Gustaf Rosen K: Effects of minimal acupuncture in children with infantile colic - a prospective, quasi-randomised single blind controlled trial... M Reinthal,...
s HT knowledge, prevention and self-care practices after the intervention and follow-up, this improvement may be invalidated by adverse life events such as death of a family member. The use of larger samples and more rigorous study design such as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in future ...