Electroacupuncture Treatment for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials [PDF]
Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2022 To evaluate the effectiveness of electroacupuncture treatment for primary dysmenorrhea (PD), a literature review of a randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed where electroacupuncture was used as a treatment intervention in patients diagnosed ...
Myung Kyu Jeon +12 more
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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022 The European Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (EARM) held a debate in Hannover, Germany, on 1st of September 2016 on the pros and cons of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational effectiveness studies (benchmarking controlled trials ...
A. Malmivaara +3 more
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Salt intake and blood pressure in Iranian children and adolescents: a population-based study
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2021 Background Previous studies have reported a high prevalence of hypertension in Iranian students, especially in rural areas. The aim of this study was to investigate the daily intake of salt in students and its association with high blood pressure ...
Mohammad Hassan Emamian +3 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2022 Background Isolated systolic hypertension (ISH), is the most common form of hypertension in older adults. However, the ISH prevalence is not well known in many developing countries such as Iran.
Ali Hosseinzadeh +5 more
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Development of a New Remote Diagnosis and Treatment Model for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2023 Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a high prevalent chronic disease that may lead to many complications, and cause great potential harm to health. Epidemiological studies have showed that OSA is closely related to the development of various cardiovascular ...
YI Huijie, LIAO Xinyi, PI Mengyuan, XU liyue, ZHANG Chi, DONG Xiaosong, HAN Fang
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Non-inferiority clinical trials: importance and applications in health sciences [PDF]
Brazilian Oral Research, 2020 Non-inferiority randomized clinical trials are indicated when it is intended to prove that an experimental group is not inferior to a control group by more than a margin of non-inferiority.
Heitor Marques HONÓRIO +2 more
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Current Research Trends in Randomized Controlled Trials Investigating the Combined Effect of Korean Medicine and Western Medicine Treatment [PDF]
Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2020 This review examined recently published (July 2014 to June 2017), randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which investigated the safety and effectiveness of combined Korean medicine/complementary alternative medicine (CAM) and Western medicine, to indicate ...
Dohyung Ha +8 more
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Analysis of Clinical Research Trends for Thread Embedding Acupuncture of Cervical Radiculopathy [PDF]
Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2022 In this study, the evidence of thread embedding acupuncture (TEA) in treating cervical radiculopathy in randomized controlled trials was investigated. We searched 16 databases up to August 22, 2022.
Eun Sil Heo +6 more
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A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial of Lactobacillus acidophilus Plus Bifidobacterium bifidum versus Placebo in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Background: Hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Not all patients respond well to traditional cholesterol lowering medications.
Sanguansak Rerksuppaphol +1 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, and is most frequently seen in the knees. However, there is no effective therapy to relieve the progression of knee OA.
Guangfeng Ruan +16 more
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