Anaemia in pregnancy remains prevalent in Nepal and causes severe adverse health outcomes.This non-blinded cluster-randomised controlled trial in the plains of Nepal has two study arms: (1) Control: routine antenatal care (ANC); (2) Home visiting, iron supplementation, Participatory Learning and ...
Selecting control interventions for use in orthotic trials: the methodological benefits of sham orthoses. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015;42:257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2015.05.008. Article PubMed Google Scholar Silbernagel K, Thomeé R, Eriksson B, et al. Continued sports activity, using...
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[20]. PPTs were tested in 2 locations: the quadriceps femoris muscle and the upper trapezius muscle. All the assessments were performed in a quiet room. Three consecutive measurements were taken of the PPT at the 2 locations at intervals of 30 s, and the mean of these three trials was ...
Patients do not always respond to dietary modification, tight glycaemic control, or standard medications [1]. Endoscopic and surgical therapies have shown inconsistent clinical improvements in clinical trials, [4,5] thus highlighting the need for safe and effective new treatments. Ideally, treatment ...
model system to investigate the mechanisms of action of a 6-week progressive home-based neurodynamic exercise intervention on nerve function, structure and neuroinflammation in patients with CTS compared to a positive control intervention (steroid injection) and a negative control intervention (advice). ...
Short-term efficacy of physical interventions in osteoarthritic knee pain A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007;8:51. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Oliveira P, Santos AA, Rodrigues T, et al. Effects of ...
A similar practice level disparity has been found in previous trials on uptake of NHS HC [23, 40, 42], some of which found that uptake varies by practice size, being lower for smaller practices [42]. This study has some limitations. It was carried out with only one borough within ...
Furthermore, the evidence base is strengthened by the addition of randomised controlled trials (RCT) demonstrating a clear benefit of increased MD adherence for primary and secondary CVD prevention. The Lyon Diet Heart Study in patients with myocardial infarction, showed a significant 50–70% ...
Abbreviations: IMMEC: Initiative on Methods, Measurement and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials; SSI: symptoms’ severity index; BDI: Beck depression inventory; CITAS: chemotherapy-induced taste alteration scale; QST: quantitative sensory testing; QualST: qualitative sensory testing; PSFS; patient ...