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Mirroring everyday clinical practice in clinical trial design: a new concept to improve the external validity of randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trials in the pharmacological treatment of major depression [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials constitute the gold standard in clinical research when testing the efficacy of new psychopharmacological interventions in the treatment of major depression.
Berger Michael   +29 more
core   +2 more sources

Identifying Patterns of Hospitalizations Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Population‐Based Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) experience more hospitalizations than the general population. We aimed to identify distinct hospitalization patterns among Queensland CCSs and the associated characteristics. Methods Cases (aged ≤14 years) diagnosed between 1995 and 2019 while residents of Queensland were identified through the ...
Hai Pham   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical activity type and psychosocial factors as predictors of mental distress in U.S. college students

open access: yesDiscover Public Health
Background Mental health disorders, including depression and anxiety, remain among the most pressing challenges f acing U.S. college students, driven by academic pressures, social stressors, and lifestyle disruptions.
Anh Vu, Taemin Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Validation of Time in Range as an Outcome Measure for Diabetes Clinical Trials

open access: yesDiabetes Care, 2018
OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the association of time in range (TIR) of 70–180 mg/dL (3.9–10 mmol/L) with the development or progression of retinopathy and development of microalbuminuria using the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) data ...
R. Beck   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Classical Complement Pathway Inhibition in a Pediatric Patient With Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric refractory immune thrombocytopenia (rITP) is generally characterized by persistent thrombocytopenia and failure to achieve a sustained response to multiple standard therapies. We report a 4‐year‐old female with congenital tufting enteropathy, post‐intestinal transplant patient on immunosuppressants, who developed severe rITP ...
Sarah Hsieh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining a Holistic Framework for Evaluating Clinical Outcomes in Parallel With Non‐Clinical Outcomes

open access: yesJournal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
ABSTRACTRationaleWhile clinical research seeks to evaluate outcomes of various types, no framework has been identified that permits a sufficiently broad approach to evaluating clinical outcomes, in parallel with non‐clinical outcomes.Aims and ObjectivesThe objective of this paper is to examine a unifying framework for evaluating clinical outcomes in ...
Robert G. Lingard, Louise Horstmanshof
openaire   +2 more sources

The added value of ordinal analysis in clinical trials: an example in traumatic brain injury. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
INTRODUCTION: In clinical trials, ordinal outcome measures are often dichotomized into two categories. In traumatic brain injury (TBI) the 5-point Glasgow outcome scale (GOS) is collapsed into unfavourable versus favourable outcome.
Perel, P   +37 more
core   +1 more source

Evidence‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia: Resource‐Sensitive Recommendations for the Asian Continent

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent and serious complication in children receiving cancer therapy. Standardizing FN management across Asia is challenging due to variable healthcare infrastructure, diagnostic capacity, and infection patterns; however, it could improve resource use and patient outcomes.
Joliza Patricia Cañeba   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical outcome measures in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

open access: yesPediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2016
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), as a chronic condition, is associated with significant disease- and treatment-related morbidity, thus impacting children’s quality of life.
A. Consolaro   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Calcium, Calcimimetics and Clinical Outcomes [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2006
The introduction of less-calcemic vitamin D analogs in 1998 was the beginning of a fundamental change in the management paradigm for secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease (1). Until that time, the prevailing treatment strategy involved maintaining serum calcium (Ca) at the upper limit of normal to facilitate calcium ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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