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Tailoring Antireflux Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

World Journal of Surgery, 1999
Abstract.A hypothesis has been formulated that mandates the adjustment of antireflux surgery to either a total or a partial wrap depending on the motor function of the esophagus to avoid dysphagia and other obstructive complaints. This hypothesis has been tested in a randomized, clinical trial where 106 chronic gastroesophageal reflux patients were ...
L, Rydberg, M, Ruth, H, Abrahamsson, L, Lundell   +3 more
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Registration of randomized clinical trials – a challenge

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 2015
BackgroundRegistration of interventional studies is necessary according to the Declaration of Helsinki but implementation has been a challenge for many journals. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (Acta) requires registration for studies conducted after January 1st 2010.
R. M. Østervig, A. Sonne, L. S. Rasmussen   +2 more
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Implementing randomized assignment in a nursing clinical randomized control trial

Progress in Transplantation, 2007
During the design phase of any research, an investigator addresses internal and external threats to validity and develops mechanisms to minimize these threats. Controlling for threats to study validity enhances the meaningfulness and generalizability of study outcomes.
Rebecca P, Winsett, Denise A, Thompson, Gayle, Gower, Renata, Leimig, Melissa, Lloyd, Donna K, Hathaway   +5 more
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Phytothermotherapy in Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2011
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of adding a cycle of phytothermotherapy (a traditional treatment with fermenting grass used in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy) to the usual drug treatment, in patients with primary symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, hip, or lumbar spine.In this randomized, single-blind, controlled trial, 218 ...
Fioravanti A., Bellisai B., Iacoponi F., Manica P., Galeazzi M.   +4 more
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Components of a randomized clinical trial

Journal of Periodontal Research, 1997
The purpose of this paper is to discuss a number of components associated with the design, development and conduct of a randomized clinical trial (RCT). In a RCT, a patient is entered into a protocol in which therapy is randomly assigned. Thus, neither the patient nor the care provider have active roles in deciding treatment.
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When can a clinical trial be called ‘randomized’?

Vaccine, 2003
It is widely recognized that, in the context of the evaluation of medical interventions, randomized clinical trials constitute the gold standard. This is because randomization tends to balance both measured and unmeasured baseline characteristics, allows for masking, and provides a basis for inference.
Vance W, Berger, Jeffrey D, Bears
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Endoscopic Versus Microscopic Stapedotomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

The Laryngoscope, 2023
ObjectiveTo determine the outcomes and complications of endoscopic versus microscopic stapes surgery in patients with otosclerosis.Study DesignRandomized, single‐blinded clinical trial.MethodsPatients with otosclerosis who underwent either trans‐canal microscopic or endoscopic stapedotomy at a tertiary care hospital were compared.
Hamed Emami, Behrooz Amirzargar, Yasaman Nemati, Negin Rahimi   +3 more
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A New Design for Randomized Clinical Trials

New England Journal of Medicine, 1979
This paper proposes a new method for planning randomized clinical trials. This method is especially suited to comparison of a best standard or control treatment with an experimental treatment. Patients are allocated into two groups by a random or chance mechanism.
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A randomized clinical trial of cognitive marital therapy

Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 1990
Thirty-three couples with severe marital discord referred to a psychiatric outpatient department were randomly assigned to Cognitive Marital Therapy or a control group. Cognitive Marital Therapy is a brief, structured couple therapy, which involves spouses in reciprocal self-disclosure of personal constructs.
E M, Waring, C, Carver, C A, Stalker, R, Fry, B, Schaefer   +4 more
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Evaluating Hospital Discharge Planning: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Medical Care, 1993
To select patients for early discharge planning, a randomized clinical trial evaluated a protocol that used risk factors identified upon hospital admission. The goal of the study was to determine if intervention with high-risk patients could reduce the need for hospital admission or skilled care. Of 13,255 patients screened, 835 study participants were
R L, Evans, R D, Hendricks
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