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Participant Blinding and Gastrointestinal Illness in a Randomized, Controlled Trial of an In-Home Drinking Water Intervention

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
We conducted a randomized, triple-blinded home drinking water intervention trial to determine if a large study could be undertaken while successfully blinding participants.
John M. Colford, Judy R. Rees, Timothy J. Wade, Asheena Khalakdina, Joan F. Hilton, Isaac J. Ergas, Susan Burns, Anne Benker, Catherine Ma, Cliff Bowen, Daniel C. Mills, Duc J. Vugia, Dennis D. Juranek, Deborah A. Levy   +13 more
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Tennis elbow, study protocol for a randomized clinical trial: needling with and without platelet-rich plasma after failure of up-to-date rehabilitation

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2020
Background The conservative management of lateral epicondylitis is known to be a difficult-to-treat annoying condition. A treatment with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is often performed, but its efficacy remains controversial. Methods This study is a single-
A. J. Schwitzguebel, M. Bogoev, V. Nikolov, F. Ichane, A. Lädermann   +4 more
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Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy [PDF]

, 2014
Background : Despite optimal medical treatment, including epilepsy surgery, many epilepsy patients have uncontrolled seizures. In the last decades, interest has grown in invasive intracranial neurostimulation as a treatment for these patients ...
Anderson, Andrade, Becker, Beyenburg, Boon, Borghs, Boëx, Buren, Chabardes, Chkhenkeli, Cramer, Cramer, Curtin, Deeks, Devinsky, Elbourne, Elisevich, Engel, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Forsgren, Franzini, Handforth, Hodaie, Jehi, Katariwala, Kellinghaus, Khan, Kwan, Kwan, Kwan, Lim, Lim, McLachlan, Morrell, Neligan, Parrent, Privitera, Raftopoulos, Raftopoulos, Rijckevorsel, Rijckevorsel, Salanova, Schulze-Bonhage, Schulze-Bonhage, Selwa, Stedman, Tellez-Zenteno, Tellez-Zenteno, Tisi, Tomson, Valentin, Velasco, Velasco, Velasco, Velasco, Velasco, Velasco, Vonck, Wiebe, Wille, Wright, Zou   +63 more
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Secukinumab versus adalimumab for psoriatic arthritis: comparative effectiveness up to 48 weeks using a matching-adjusted indirect comparison [PDF]

, 2018
Secukinumab and adalimumab are approved for adults with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA). In the absence of direct randomized controlled trial (RCT) data, matching-adjusted indirect comparison can estimate the comparative effectiveness in anti-tumor ...
Gandhi, Kunal, Hunger, Matthias, Jugl, Steffen M., Karabis, Andreas, McInnes, Iain B., Mease, Philip J., Mpofu, Shephard, Nash, Peter, Thom, Howard   +8 more
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Steroids in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis [PDF]

, 2014
Swallowed fluticasone and oral viscous budesonide are effective first-line therapies for eosinophilic esophagitis in children. Side effects are minimal without evidence of Cushing syndrome, as seen in treatment with systemic corticosteroids.
Contreras, Emily M., Gupta, Sandeep K.
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INTRANASAL ADMINSITRATION OF OXYTOCIN IN POSTNATAL DEPRESSION: IMPLICATIONS FOR PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY FROM A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND PILOT STUDY

Frontiers in Psychology, 2015
Oxytocin is a neuropeptide that is active in the central nervous system and is generally considered to be involved in prosocial behaviors and feelings.
Andrea eCLARICI
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Theoretical Justification and Normative Construction for the Reconstruction of the Medical Damage Appraisal System

Yixue yu zhexue
Currently, China's medical damage appraisal system is trapped in a "dualistic" dilemma: the technical appraisal of medical accidents is "scientific but lacks impartiality", while the medical damage appraisal is "impartial but lacks scientificity".
Lu LIANG, Qingsong XIE
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Food allergy diagnosis in patients with elimination diet history. Preliminary report

Revista Alergia México, 2014
Background: Food allergy diagnosis is performed by a double blind placebo controlled challenge; however, in a lot of patients, it is only based on clinical history, skin prick tests, or parents’ perception.
Elsy Maureen Navarrete-Rodríguez, Blanca Estela Del Río-Navarro, César Fireth Pozo-Beltrán, Daniela Edith García-Fajardo, Omar Josué Saucedo-Ramírez, Enrique Emanuel Castelán-Chávez   +5 more
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Amisulpride for very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis: the ATLAS three-arm RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2018
Background: Very late-onset (aged ≥ 60 years) schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP) occurs frequently but no placebo-controlled, randomised trials have assessed the efficacy or risks of antipsychotic treatment. Most patients are not prescribed treatment.
Robert Howard, Elizabeth Cort, Rosie Bradley, Emma Harper, Linda Kelly, Peter Bentham, Craig Ritchie, Suzanne Reeves, Waleed Fawzi, Gill Livingston, Andrew Sommerlad, Sabu Oomman, Ejaz Nazir, Ramin Nilforooshan, Robert Barber, Chris Fox, Ajay Macharouthu, Pranathi Ramachandra, Vivek Pattan, John Sykes, Valerie Curran, Cornelius Katona, Tom Dening, Martin Knapp, Renee Romeo, Richard Gray   +25 more
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Evaluation of Cow’s Milk Allergy in a Large Group of Adolescent and Adult Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Acta Medica, 2012
Few studies concerning the occurrence of cow’s milk allergy with the use of double-blind, placebo controlled food challenge test in adolescents and adult patients suffering from atopic dermatitis exist.
Jarmila Čelakovská, Květuše Ettlerová, Karel Ettler, Jaroslava Vaněčková, Josef Bukač   +4 more
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