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Antiplaque and Antigingivitis effect of a Dentifrice containing Bioactive Glass particulate-A Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Maintenance of gingival health is critical in preventing gingivitis and its progression into periodontal disease. Bioactive glass has recently been formulated into a dentifrice and has demonstrated strong antimicrobial property.
Aruna M Devi
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Participants' preference for type of leaflet used to feed back the results of a randomised trial: a survey [PDF]

, 2010
Background\ud Hundreds of thousands of volunteers take part in medical research, but many will never hear from researchers about what the study revealed.
Brealey, Stephen, Russell Ian, Stephen Brealey, Fiona Fylan, Gillan, M, Helen Cox, Houston, H, Russell, I, Gillan, Maureen, Hendry, Maggie, Maggie Hendry, Christine Atwell, Gillan Maureen, King, David C., Cox Helen, Atwell, Christine, Gilbert Fiona, Robling Michael, Helen Houston, Russell, Ian, Dennis, Laura, Fylan, Fiona, Cross, Ben, Adronis, Lazaros, Robling, M, Gilbert, Fiona, Wilkinson Clare, Andrew Garratt, Clare Wilkinson, Michael Robling, Bryan, Stirling, David King, Lazaros Andronis, Wilkinson, Clare, Cox, Helen, Brealey Stephen, Coulton, Simon, Bryan, S, Coulton, S, Cox, H, Fylan Fiona, Andronis Lazaros, Ben Cross, Wilkinson, C, Garratt, Andrew, Coulton Simon, Brealey, S, Cross, B, Laura Dennis, Kerenza Hood, Morton, Veronica, Fiona Gilbert, Dennis, L, Garratt Andrew, Cross Ben, Ian Russell, Houston Helen, Andronis, L, Houston, Helen, King David, Maureen Gillan, Atwell Christine, Hendry, M, Morton Veronica, Morton, V, Rusell, Ian, King, D, Atwell, C, Gilbert, F, Andronis, Lazaros, King, David G, Houston, Helen Louise Ann, Stirling Bryan, Robling, Michael, Simon Coulton, Brealey, SD, Hood, K, King, David, Garratt, A, Fylan, F, Hendry Maggie, Bryan Stirling, Wilkinson, Clare Elizabeth, Dennis Laura, Hood, Kerenza, Hood Kerenza, Veronica Morton   +86 more
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of mass azithromycin treatment on growth and nutrition in Niger. [PDF]

, 2012
Antimicrobials are used primarily to treat infectious disease, but they have other effects. Here, we assess anthropometry measurements in children 6-60 months in 24 communities randomized to one or two mass azithromycin distributions over a 1-year period
Lietman, Thomas, Yu, Sun N, Zhou, Z, Stoller, NE, West, SK, Porco, Travis C, Keenan, JD, Bailey, RL, Gaynor, Bruce D, Amza, Abdou, Kadri, Boubacar, Kadri, B, Nassirou, Baido, Stoller, Nicole E, Mabey, DCW, Amza, A, Bailey, Robin L, Yu, SN, Keenan, Jeremy D, Lietman, Thomas M, West, Sheila K, Keenan, Jeremy, Porco, Travis, Mabey, David CW, Nassirou, B, Zhou, Zhaoxia   +25 more
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Effect of DFPP on Ferroptosis in Peripheral Blood CD14+ Monocytes of Hyperlipidemic Patients Involving the ACSL4/LPCAT3/ALOX5 Pathway

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Although statins are the cornerstone of lipid‐lowering therapy, their use may be limited in some patients by adverse effects. This study evaluated the possible impact of non‐drug treatment using double‐filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) on CD14+
Yun Cheng, Lan Li, Qingmei Yang, Meipeng Wu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison between the Effect of Supermint and Ibuprofen on Primary Dysmenorrheal: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2011
Background and Objectives: Dysmenorrheal is one of the prevalent complaints of women which is caused by prostaglandin release and treated with chemical drugs.
M Amui Roknabad, N Sarafraz
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Acupuncture for subthreshold depression: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background Subthreshold depression (SD), characterized by depressive symptoms not meeting major depressive disorder (MDD) criteria, poses a significant risk for MDD development.
Jin Xian, Ling Wang, Mi Sun, Xiao-Ming Zang, Hui-Juan Yu, Xin Zhang, Bin Cheng, Qi-Wen Tan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Informed consent and placebo effects: a content analysis of information leaflets to identify what clinical trial participants are told about placebos [PDF]

, 2012
BackgroundPlacebo groups are used in randomised clinical trials (RCTs) to control for placebo effects, which can be large. Participants in trials can misunderstand written information particularly regarding technical aspects of trial design such as ...
Alison E. M. Adams (317941), George T. Lewith (317942), Kaptchuk, Ted J., Ted J Kaptchuk, Ted J. Kaptchuk (234474), Bishop Felicity L., Lewith George T., Adams, Alison E. M., Kaptchuk, Ted, Bishop, Felicity L., Felicity L. Bishop (317940), Adams Alison E. M., Alison E M Adams, Kaptchuk Ted J., Lewith, George, Lewith, George T., Felicity L Bishop, Adams, Alison E.M., George T Lewith   +18 more
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Salmonella lipopolysaccharide‐containing supported lipid bilayers as platforms to study bacteriophage interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace, Alyssa Borges, Charles Arnaud, Tove Karlsson, Nina K. Bröker, Stefanie Barbirz, Marta Bally   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Prayer on Patients’ Health: Systematic Literature Review

Religions, 2016
There is increasing interest regarding prayer in healthcare. Prayer is an activity related to spirituality and religion. Positive outcomes have been identified regarding spirituality in health.
Talita Prado Simão, Sílvia Caldeira, Emilia Campos de Carvalho   +2 more
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