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Rationale and design of the GUIDE-IT study: Guiding Evidence Based Therapy Using Biomarker Intensified Treatment in Heart Failure. [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVES: The GUIDE-IT (Guiding Evidence Based Therapy Using Biomarker Intensified Treatment in Heart Failure) study is designed to determine the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of a strategy of adjusting therapy with the goal of achieving and
Adams, Kirkwood F., Ahmad, Tariq, Anstrom, Kevin J., Cooper, Lawton S., Desvigne-Nickens, Patrice, Ezekowitz, Justin A., Felker, G. Michael, Fiuzat, Mona, Houston-Miller, Nancy, Januzzi, James L., Leifer, Eric S., Mark, Daniel B., O\u27Connor, Christopher M., Paynter, Gayle, Piña, Ileana L., Whellan, David J.   +15 more
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Spinal cord stimulation for predominant low back pain in failed back surgery syndrome: study protocol for an international multicenter randomized controlled trial (PROMISE study) [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Although results of case series support the use of spinal cord stimulation in failed back surgery syndrome patients with predominant low back pain, no confirmatory randomized controlled trial has been undertaken in this patient group to date.
Annemans, Lieven, Desai, Mehul J, Greening, Christine, Kumar, Krishna, North, Richard B, Rigoard, Philippe, Shipley, Jane, Tan, Ye, Taylor, Rod S, Van den Abeele, Carine   +9 more
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Investigation of Resonance Effect Caused by Local Exposure of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Field on Brain Signals: A Randomize Clinical Trial [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2011
Background and Objectives: Some studies have investigated the effects of extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) on brain signals, but only few of them have reported that humans exposed to magnetic fields exhibit changes in brain signals at the
Rasul Zadeh Tabataba’ei K, Ghaba’ei M, Firuzabadi M, Shafiei Darabi A   +3 more
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Randomized clinical trials in Clinical Rehabilitation [PDF]

Clinical Rehabilitation, 2005
A randomized clinical trial (RCT) is currently the strongest method for evaluating interventions in clinical practice. RCTs also provide the politically most powerful form of evidence. However it is not necessarily agreed what constitutes an RCT. This editorial explores what might be included within the rubric of ‘randomized clinical trial' (and ...
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Glossary for randomized clinical trials [PDF]

International Endodontic Journal, 2020
AbstractRandomized clinical trials are positioned at the highest level of primary clinical evidence, as they are designed to be unbiased with a reduced risk of systematic error. The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement was first developed in 1996 to improve the reporting quality of randomized clinical trials with updates being
V. Nagendrababu, H. F. Duncan, S. J. Pulikkotil, P. M. H. Dummer   +3 more
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Effects of Recitation of Holy Quran on Anxiety of Women before Cesarean Section: A Randomize Clinical Trial [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2010
Background and Objectives: Anxiety is a kind of agitation and concern stemming from the feeling of threat or hazard in human. It can decrease or increase the understanding ability of individuals.
Ranjbar N, Mir Bagher AjorPaz N
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Comparison of the Effect of the Routine Bowel Preparation and Use of Oral Sodium Phosphate on Acceptance and Bowel Cleansing in Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy: A Randomize Clinical Trial [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2010
Background and Objectives: Treatment team perform a variety of practices in the fields of treatment and caring. The main domain of nursing practice is to prepare patients for diagnostic tests.
A Ghanbari, M Ebrahim Musavi, M Yusefi Mash’hur, T Khaleghdoost, Z Atrkar Roshan   +4 more
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Dual tracer navigation for lymph node dissection in laparoscopic radical gastrectomy (DANCE trial): a protocol for a prospective, randomized clinical trial

Trials, 2023
Background Lymph node (LN) metastasis is the most common metastasis route in gastric cancer. Extensive dissection of LNs can significantly improve the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer.
Yanjun Lu, Shichao Ai, Peng Song, Yan Sun, Xiaofei Shen, Feng Sun, Qiongyuan Hu, Zhiyan Li, Meng Wang, Xiaofeng Lu, Wenxian Guan, Song Liu   +11 more
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Beyond A/B Testing: Sequential Randomization for Developing Interventions in Scaled Digital Learning Environments

, 2019
Randomized experiments ensure robust causal inference that are critical to effective learning analytics research and practice. However, traditional randomized experiments, like A/B tests, are limiting in large scale digital learning environments.
Almirall D, Brooks C, Brusilovsky P, Davis D, Dweck CS, González-Brenes JP   +5 more
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A Bayesian adaptive marker‐stratified design for molecularly targeted agents with customized hierarchical modeling [PDF]

, 2019
It is well known that the treatment effect of a molecularly targeted agent (MTA) may vary dramatically, depending on each patient's biomarker profile. Therefore, for a clinical trial evaluating MTA, it is more reasonable to evaluate its treatment effect ...
Cao, Sha, Guo, Beibei, Han, Yan, Zang, Yong, Zhang, Chi   +4 more
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