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Referring patients with stable moderate-to-advanced chronic kidney disease back to primary care: a feasibility study

BJGP Open, 2022
Background: Care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) necessitates tailored pathways between primary and secondary care. It is unknown if back referring patients with CKD is safe and effective.
Carola van Dipten, Wim de Grauw, Marc ten Dam, Willem Assendelft, Nynke Scherpbier-de Haan, Jack Wetzels   +5 more
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Workers’ Health Surveillance for Fire Fighters

Safety and Health at Work, 2011
Objectives: The objective of this study was to test the feasibility and acceptability of a new workers’ health surveillance (WHS) for fire fighters in a Dutch pilot-implementation project.
Marie-Christine J. Plat, Monique H.W. Frings-Dresen, Judith K. Sluiter   +2 more
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Important considerations for feasibility studies in physical activity research involving persons with multiple sclerosis: a scoping systematic review and case study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2017
Background Much research has been undertaken to establish the important benefits of physical activity in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). There is disagreement regarding the strength of this research, perhaps because the majority of studies on ...
Yvonne C. Learmonth, Robert W. Motl
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A Double-Layered Covered Biliary Metal Stent for the Management of Unresectable Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Multicenter Feasibility Study

Gut and Liver, 2016
Background/AimsThe covered self-expandable metal stent (CMS) was developed to prevent tumor ingrowth-induced stent occlusion during the treatment of malignant biliary obstruction.
Jin-Seok Park, Seok Jeong, Don Haeng Lee, Jong Ho Moon, Kyu Taek Lee, Seok Ho Dong   +5 more
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Supporting professionals to implement integrated, person-centered care for people with chronic conditions: the TARGET pilot study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2023
Objective The TARGET program for integrated, person-centered care for people with chronic conditions offers primary care (PC) professionals a set of tools and trainings to actively engage in population segmentation and person-centered needs assessments ...
Rowan G. M. Smeets, Dorijn F. L. Hertroijs, Dirk Ruwaard, Sophie L. W. Spoorenberg, Arianne M. J. Elissen   +4 more
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Feasibility and Accuracy of Transduodenal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Solid Lesions Using a 19-Gauge Flexible Needle: A Multicenter Study [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2021
Background/Aims Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the go-to method for obtaining samples from gastrointestinal tract and pancreatic lesions.
Germana de Nucci, Maria Chiara Petrone, Nicola Imperatore, Edoardo Forti, Roberto Grassia, Silvia Giovanelli, Laura Ottaviani, Vincenzo Mirante, Giuseppe Sabatino, Carlo Fabbri, Mauro Manno, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono, Gianpiero Manes   +12 more
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A weight management programme for fathers of children aged 4–11 years: cultural adaptation and the Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids UK feasibility RCT

Public Health Research, 2020
Background: More men than women in the UK are living with overweight or obesity, but men are less likely to engage with weight loss programmes. Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids is an effective Australian weight management programme that targets fathers, who ...
Kate Jolly, Tania Griffin, Manbinder Sidhu, Peymane Adab, Adrienne Burgess, Clare Collins, Amanda Daley, Andrew Entwistle, Emma Frew, Pollyanna Hardy, Kiya Hurley, Laura Jones, Eleanor McGee, Miranda Pallan, Yongzhong Sun, Myles Young, Philip Morgan   +16 more
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A pilot randomized controlled trial of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for reducing craving and achieving cessation in patients with marijuana use disorder: feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 2021
Objective To conduct a pilot RCT investigating the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) for marijuana cessation and craving reduction.
Mohammadreza Davoudi, Zahra Allame, Aliakbar Foroughi, Amir Abbas Taheri   +3 more
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Norepinephrine boluses for the prevention of post-reperfusion syndrome in living donor liver transplantation: A prospective, open-label, single-arm feasibility trial

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2023
Background and Aims: Post-reperfusion syndrome (PRS) is a serious haemodynamic event during liver transplantation (LT), which increases early graft dysfunction and mortality. This study aimed to test the efficacy and safety of norepinephrine (NE) boluses
Moataz Maher Emara, Mahmoud Elsedeiq, Mostafa Abdelkhalek, Amr M Yassen, Mohamed A Elmorshedi   +4 more
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Facet-joint injections for non-specific low back pain: a feasibility RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2017
Background: Pain of lumbar facet-joint origin is a common cause of low back pain in adults and may lead to chronic pain and disability, with associated health and socioeconomic implications.
Saowarat Snidvongs, Rod S Taylor, Alia Ahmad, Simon Thomson, Manohar Sharma, Angela Farr, Deborah Fitzsimmons, Stephanie Poulton, Vivek Mehta, Richard Langford   +9 more
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