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Reviewer bias in single- versus double-blind peer review

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2017
Significance Scientific peer review has been a cornerstone of the scientific method since the 1600s. Debate continues regarding the merits of single-blind review, in which anonymous reviewers know the authors of a paper and their affiliations, compared ...
Andrew Tomkins, M. Zhang, W. Heavlin
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Effectiveness and Safety of Heparinized Saline versus Normal Saline in Maintaining Patency of Peripheral Intravenous Locks in Neonates at a Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Heparinized saline is usually used as a regular flush solution to prevent occlusion of peripheral intravenous locks in neonates but the risks associated with the use of heparin cannot be ignored in these patients.
Treasa Mathews, Leelavathi D Acharya, Leslie Edward Simon Lewis, Rayapudi Udaya Bhaskar, Alsha Abdul Rahim, Vivek Bhanubhai Prajapati, Vasudev Guddattu, Maria Mathews   +7 more
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Blinded assessment of treatment effects utilizing information about the randomization block length [PDF]

, 2009
It is essential for the integrity of double-blind clinical trials that during the study course the individual treatment allocations of the patients as well as the treatment effect remain unknown to any involved person.
Barbui, Casagrande, CPMP, Fleming, Friede, Friede, Ganju, Gould, Hamilton, ICH, Kalb, Linde, Montgomery, Rosenberger, Schulz, Schulz, Van der Meulen, Waksman, Xing   +18 more
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Supraclavicular brachial plexus block: Comparison of varying doses of dexmedetomidine combined with levobupivacaine: A double-blind randomised trial

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2017
Background and Aims: The ideal dose of dexmedetomidine for brachial plexus block is a matter of debate. This study was carried out to evaluate 50 μg or 100 μg of dexmedetomidine added to 0.5% levobupivacaine, with regard to the duration of analgesia. Our
Srinivasa Rao Nallam, Sunil Chiruvella, Swetha Karanam   +2 more
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A meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy for social anxiety disorder: an examination of efficacy, moderators, and mediators [PDF]

, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is among the most prevalent mental disorders, associated with impaired functioning and poor quality of life. Pharmacotherapy is the most widely utilized treatment option.
Borenstein M, Hofmann SG, Jasper Smits, Joshua Curtiss, Leigh Andrews, Lipsey MW, Michelle Davis, Stefan G. Hofmann, Stein MB   +8 more
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Multicenter, Double-Blinded, Randomized, Active-Sham Controlled Clinical Study Design to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of a Novel High Frequency Electric Nerve Block System in the Treatment of Post-Amputation Pain (The QUEST Study)

Journal of Pain Research, 2022
Leonardo Kapural,1 Nemath Syed Shah,2 Zi-Ping Fang,2 Nagy Mekhail3 1Carolinas Pain Institute, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 2Neuros Medical, Inc., Willoughby Hills, OH, USA; 3Evidence-Based Pain Management Research, Department of Pain Management, Cleveland ...
Kapural L, Syed Shah N, Fang ZP, Mekhail N   +3 more
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Antibiotics for sore throat [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Sore throat is a common reason for people to present for medical care. Although it remits spontaneously, primary care doctors commonly prescribe antibiotics for it.
Del Mar, Chris B., Glasziou, Paul P., Spinks, Anneliese   +2 more
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How to maintain the maximal level of blinding in randomisation for a placebo-controlled drug trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2019
We illustrate the approach of randomising treatments and compare it with the traditional approach of randomising patients, using a case study drawn from the authors’ experience in clinical trials. The setting is a double-blind parallel two-arm randomised
Lei Clifton, David A. Clifton
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Fluphenazine decanoate (depot) and enanthate for schizophrenia [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Intramuscular injections (depot preparations) offer an advantage over oral medication for treating schizophrenia by reducing poor compliance.
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Caffeine supplementation improves countermovement jump in youth soccer players: a pilot study

Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética, 2017
Introduction: The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of caffeine ingestion in soccer performance, particularly in the countermovement jump test (CMJ).
Juan Diego Hernández-Camacho, Javier Vázquez-Carrión, Elena Fuentes-Lorca, Heliodoro Moya-Amaya   +3 more
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