trialis preferred when the comparison to the experimental group involves a comparison treatment control group. In this case, three other options for control groups become a possibility and include the following: standard treatment control group, placebo-attention control group, and placebo-sham ...
EE for acute UGIB in recent ACS patients has higher rate of bleeding control, lower 3-day rebleeding rate and lower needs for blood transfusion, but more complications in male patients. Further enrollment is mandatory to avoid bias from small sample size (ClinicalTrial.gov Number NCT02618980, ...
Ninety volunteers who met the eligibility criteria participated in the trial and were randomized at a ratio of 1:1:1 to eTRF, mTRF, and control groups (Fig.1). Eighty-two participants (91.1%) completed the entire five-week trial; two, four, and two participants in the eTRF, mTRF, and ...
WeChat Public Account Use Improves Clinical Control of Cough-Variant Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Med Sci Monit. 2018;24:1524–32. https://doi.org/10.12659/msm.907284. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Feng S, Liang Z, Zhang R, Liao W, Chen Y, Fan Y, Li H. ...
Randomized controlled trials(RCTs) are near the top of the hierarchy of evidence because they control for systematic error. RCTs avoid bias in the selection of participants and in the allocation of participants to the trial arms through randomization and concealment of the allocation sequence; they...
Randomized control trial REDCap: Research Electronic Data Capture SMS: Self-management support TPB: Theory of Planned Behavior NCD: Non-communicable disease PIS: Patient Information Sheet PedsQL: Paediatric Quality of Life Inventory HRQOL: Health-related quality of life TMQ: Time Management...
Previous results regarding the benefit of strict fluid control are conflicting due to small sample sizes and unstable dry weight estimating methods. To our knowledge this is the first large-scale, multicentre, prospective, randomized controlled trial to assess whether BIS-guided volume management improve...
Aims. This article reports a randomized controlled trial of lay-facilitated angina management (registered trial acronym: LAMP).Background. Previously, a nurse-facilitated angina programme was shown to reduce angina while increasing physical activity, however most people with angina do not receive a car...
Behaviour change intervention increases physical activity, spinal mobility and quality of life in adults with ankylosing spondylitis: a randomised trial. J Physiother. 2017;63(1):30–9. Article PubMed Google Scholar Liang L, Pan Y, Wu D, Pang Y, Xie Y, Fang H. Effects of multidisciplinary...
ArticleOpen access11 July 2023 A legume-enriched diet improves metabolic health in prediabetes mediated through gut microbiome: a randomized controlled trial ArticleOpen access22 January 2025 Temporal variations in the gut microbial diversity in response to high-fat diet and exercise ...