It involves randomly assigning participants into different groups, such as the treatment group and the control group. Randomization helps to ensure that the groups are comparable in terms of baseline characteristics, reducing the potential for confounding variables. Control group is another important ...
and increases risk-taking behaviors, any long-term benefit in reducing HIV transmission remains dubious. This article was first published by Thomson Reuters in the Journal of Law and Medicine and should be cited as Boyle GJ, Hill G. Sub-Saharan African randomised clinical trials into male circumc...
2,3 A considerable body of research (>1500 studies) has validated the UHR criteria, examined predictors and mechanisms of onset of psychotic disorder within this clinical population, and enabled trials of a range of treatments aimed at improving symptoms and functioning levels, and reducing the ...
Music brings joy and consolation to humans which greatly enriches people’s lives. However, playing musical instruments is demanding and engages several sensory and motor systems and many high-level cognitive processes1,2,3. When playing a musical instrument, the musician needs to read the music s...
Probiotics and fructo-oligosaccharide intervention modulate the microbiota-gut brain axis to improve autism spectrum reducing also the hyper-serotonergic state and the dopamine metabolism disorder. Pharmacol Res157, 104784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2020.104784 (2020). Article CAS PubMed Google ...
[8]. The cancer-preventive effects of aspirin are in addition to the established benefits in reducing cardiovascular disease (myocardial infarcts, ischaemic strokes and transient ischaemic attacks [9]. Aspirin also has well-recognised side effects including upper gastrointestinal symptoms and increased ...
RCTs included in the relevant CSRs were categorized by year and language of publication, country in which they were conducted, and risk of bias. The definition of high-income, middle-income and low-income country was accordance with the World Bank's country classification14. Mixed-effects, ...
The implementation trial methods have been reported previously [23] and are summarised below. Aim To determine the effectiveness of the optimisation intervention applied to HENRY compared with standard HENRY in regard to increasing parent enrolment in HENRY programmes or reducing parent attrition within ...
group-based psychoeducation is a first-line recommendation for the treatment of BD as an effective intervention as shown in 18 randomized controlled trials reducing illness recurrences, number and duration of hospitalizations, treatment adherence, therapeutic lithium levels, and reducing stigma [24, 25]...
Retrospective studies, included in some of the previous reviews, have a higher risk of bias. They are also less helpful in decision making as they investigate the effect of a palliative care approach in patients before their death whereas prospective studies examine individuals who are dying. Analy...