Stroke outcome in clinical trial patients deriving from different countries [PDF]
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Stroke incidence and outcome vary widely within and across geographical locations. We examined whether differences in index stroke severity, stroke risk factors, mortality, and stroke outcome across ...
Ali, M. +8 more
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Background Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is characterized by high levels of eosinophils in the esophageal mucosa. Patients with the disease present with a range of symptoms, including dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).
Stacie Hudgens +3 more
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Outcomes in Trials for Management of Caries Lesions (OuTMaC):protocol [PDF]
Background Clinical trials on caries lesion management use an abundance of outcomes, hampering comparison or combination of different study results and their efficient translation into clinical practice.
D Ricketts +10 more
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The value of source data verification in a cancer clinical trial [PDF]
Background Source data verification (SDV) is a resource intensive method of quality assurance frequently used in clinical trials. There is no empirical evidence to suggest that SDV would impact on comparative treatment effect results from a clinical ...
AS Therasse P +16 more
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Patients’ usability of seven most used dry-powder inhalers in COPD
Introduction Inhalation devices affect both the effectiveness and the therapeutic outcomes in persistent airway obstruction, and the effects are largely independent of the drug(s) assumed.
Roberto W. Dal Negro +2 more
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Clinical Profile and Outcome of Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Relation to Timing of Endoscopic Procedure in Patients Undergoing Elective Endoscopy [PDF]
Background: Endoscopy is the most accurate method for diagnosing the source of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. This study was aimed to evaluate the correlation between the timing of elective endoscopy and the length of hospital stay, the amount of ...
Makmun, D. (Dadang) +4 more
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Highlights Historically, provisioned handheld devices [PD] have been provided to participants to enter patient-reported outcome (PRO) data during a clinical trial.
Stacie Hudgens +10 more
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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]
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.
A Cipriani +43 more
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Correction to: Patients’ usability of seven most used dry-powder inhalers in COPD
After publication of the Original research article [1] it was brought to our attention that the sentence at the bottom of the section entitled Discussion (pag 6 of 9, just below Fig. 4) must be corrected as follows:
Roberto W. Dal Negro +2 more
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Comparitive Assessment of the Clinical Treatment Outcome and the Predicted Treatment Outcome of Clear Aligner Treatment; In Vivo Study [PDF]
Objectives: The objective of this clinical study was to assess the predicted treatment outcome and actual treatment outcome and compare the models of both the groups so as to evaluate the efficacy of tooth movement with clear aligner. Methods: The sample
Arisha Izhar +5 more
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