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Randomised controlled trial of specialist nurse intervention in heart failure [PDF]

, 2001
<p>Objectives. To determine whether specialist nurse intervention improves outcome in patients with chronic heart failure.</p> <p>Design. Randomised controlled trial.</p> <p>Setting.
Blue, L., Connolly, E., Davie, A.P., Ford, I., Lang, E., McDonagh, T.A., McMurray, J.J.V., Morrison, C., Murdoch, D.R., Norrie, J., Petrie, M.C., Round, C.E.   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Moxibustion for cephalic version: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011
Background Moxibustion (a type of Chinese medicine which involves burning a herb close to the skin) has been used to correct a breech presentation.
Bisits Andrew, Dahlen Hannah, Smith Caroline A, Do Carole K, Schmied Virginia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Larval therapy for leg ulcers (VenUS II) : randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2009
Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of larval therapy with a standard debridement technique (hydrogel) for sloughy or necrotic leg ulcers. Design Pragmatic, three armed randomised controlled trial.
Bland, J. Martin, Cullum, Nicky, Dowson, Christopher G., Dumville, Jo C., HASH(0x55aa08b64cf0), Iglesias, Cynthia, Mitchell, Joanne L., Nelson, E. Andrea, Soares, Marta O., Torgerson, David J., Worthy, Gill   +10 more
core   +3 more sources

Survival for Children Diagnosed With Wilms Tumour (2012–2022) Registered in the UK and Ireland Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of Childhood (IMPORT) Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of childhood (IMPORT) is a prospective clinical observational study capturing detailed demographic and outcome data on children and young people diagnosed with renal tumours in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Naomi Ssenyonga, Angela Lopez‐Cortes, Reem Al‐Saadi, Suzanne Tugnait, Kristina Dzhuma, Catriona Duncan, Gordan Vujanic, Tanzina Chowdhury, Claudia Allemani, Michel P. Coleman, Kathy Pritchard‐Jones, the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Renal Tumour Special Interest Group, Hugh Bishop, Anthony McCarthy, Pamela Kearns, Helen Rees, Amos Burke, Meriel Jenney, Jane Pears, Hamish Wallace, Milind Ronghe, Tanzina Chowdhury, Susan Picton, Emma Ross, Lisa Howell, Bernadette Brennan, Gail Halliday, Richard Grundy, Shaun Wilson, Sucheta Vaidya, Daniel Yeomanson, Jessica Bate, Vesna Pavasovic, Jessica Bate, Sabine Irtan, Jesper Brok, Minou Oostveen, Kristina Dzhuma, Mark Weeks, Richard Williams, Mark Powis, Max Pachl, Bruce Okoye, Naima Smeulders, Gordan Vujanic, Oystein Olsen, Tom Watson, Susan Shelmerdine, Dan Saunders, Angela Lopez-Cortes, Taryn Treger, Tom Jackson, Suzanne Tugnait, Lisa Howell, Tanzina Chowdhury, Sam Behjati, Angela Polanco   +56 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enteral lactoferrin to prevent infection for very preterm infants: the ELFIN RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2018
Background: Infections acquired in hospital are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants. Several small trials have suggested that supplementing the enteral diet of very preterm infants with lactoferrin, an antimicrobial ...
James Griffiths, Paula Jenkins, Monika Vargova, Ursula Bowler, Edmund Juszczak, Andrew King, Louise Linsell, David Murray, Christopher Partlett, Mehali Patel, Janet Berrington, Nicholas Embleton, Jon Dorling, Paul T Heath, William McGuire, Sam Oddie   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

The MedSupport Multilevel Intervention to Enhance Support for Pediatric Medication Adherence: Development and Feasibility Testing

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard, Hital Patel, Paula C. Vincent, Justine Kahn, Kira Bona, Thai Hoa Tran, Elisa M. Rodriguez, Kristopher Attwood, Kara M. Kelly   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

School-based group interpersonal therapy for adolescents with depression in Nepal: protocol for a phase III realist cluster-randomised controlled trial

BMC Psychiatry
Background Depression is a leading cause of disability among adolescents, with the burden disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where access to mental health care is limited.
Kelly Rose-Clarke, Cemile Ceren Sonmez, Sujan Shrestha, Bishnu Lamichhane, Indira Pradhan, Parbati Pandey, Pratima Kandel, John Hodsoll, Lauren Yan, Bryan Patenaude, Helen Verdeli, Kamal Gautam, Mark Jordans, Chris Bonell, Nagendra P. Luitel   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Undertaking a randomised controlled trial in the police setting : methodological and practical challenges [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: There has been an increased drive towards Evidence Based Policing in recent years. Unlike in other public sector services, such as health and education, randomised controlled trials in the police setting are relatively rare.
Booth, Alison, Fairhurst, Caroline, Hewitt, Catherine, McDaid, Catriona, Parker, Adwoa, Payne, Rebecca, Reed, Helen, Scantlebury, Arabella, Scott, William J, Torgerson, David   +9 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early antiviral treatment in outpatients with COVID-19 (FLARE): a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Objectives The objective of this trial is to assess whether early antiviral therapy in outpatients with COVID-19 with either favipiravir plus lopinavir/ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir alone, or favipiravir alone, is associated with a decrease in viral ...
Li-An K. Brown, Nick Freemantle, Judy Breuer, Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, Kashfia Chowdhury, Gemma Jones, Felicia Ikeji, Amalia Ndoutoumou, Krishneya Santhirakumar, Nicky Longley, Anna M. Checkley, Joseph F. Standing, David M. Lowe   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source