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Interpreting Randomized Controlled Trials

Cancers, 2023
This article describes rationales and limitations for making inferences based on data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We argue that obtaining a representative random sample from a patient population is impossible for a clinical trial because patients are accrued sequentially over time and thus comprise a convenience sample, subject only to ...
Pavlos Msaouel, Juhee Lee, Peter F Thall
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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, Seoyeon Kim, Yong Hyeon Baek, Jiyoon Won, Seri Nam, Jeeyoung Shin, Oh-Hoon Kwon, Soo-Yeon Kim, Hyangsook Lee   +8 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, Lakkana Rerksuppaphol   +1 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, Hyun-Jong Lee, Jung Hee Lee, Sang Ha Woo, Yun Kyu Lee, Seong Hun Choi, Jae Soo Kim   +6 more
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Can metformin relieve tibiofemoral cartilage volume loss and knee symptoms in overweight knee osteoarthritis patients? Study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trial

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, Shiwen Yuan, Aiju Lou, Yingqian Mo, Yuan Qu, Dongmei Guo, Shangqi Guan, Yan Zhang, Xiaoyong Lan, Jun Luo, Yifang Mei, Hongwei Zhang, Weirong Wu, Lie Dai, Qinghong Yu, Xiaoyan Cai, Changhai Ding   +16 more
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Intraoperative and postoperative clinical evaluation of the hysteroscopic morcellator system for endometrial polypectomy: A prospective, randomized, single-blind, parallel group comparison study

Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2018
Objective: To evaluate the TRUCLEAR™ system (Smith and Nephew Inc., London, UK), a hysteroscopic system that morcellates and aspirates masses, in terms of the operating time, surgeon's convenience, and effect on patients compared with conventional ...
Akira Tsuchiya, Yasunori Komatsu, Reiko Matsuyama, Hiroko Tsuchiya, Yuri Takemura, Osamu Nishii   +5 more
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Malaria positivity following a single oral dose of azithromycin among children in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Azithromycin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that has moderate antimalarial activity and has been shown to reduce all-cause mortality when biannually administered to children under five in high mortality settings in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jessica Brogdon, Clarisse Dah, Ali Sié, Mamadou Bountogo, Boubacar Coulibaly, Idrissa Kouanda, Mamadou Ouattara, Guillaume Compaoré, Eric Nebie, Mariam Seynou, Elodie Lebas, Fanice Nyatigo, Huiyu Hu, Benjamin F. Arnold, Thomas M. Lietman, Catherine E. Oldenburg   +15 more
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Lenalidomide in cancer cachexia: a randomized trial of an anticancer drug applied for anti‐cachexia

JCSM Rapid Communications, 2022
Background Cancer cachexia (CC) impacts quality of life, physical function, anticancer treatment response, and survival. Inflammation is a prominent pathomechanism of CC.
David Blum, Caroline Hertler, Rolf Oberholzer, Susanne deWolf‐Linder, Markus Joerger, Christoph Driessen, Florian Strasser   +6 more
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Comparison between epley and gans repositioning maneuvers for posterior canal BPPV: A randomized controlled trial

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2023
Objectives: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a condition in which a patient gets severe vertigo on moving his head from one position to another.
Neetu R Dhiman, Deepika Joshi, Vyom Gyanpuri, Abhishek Pathak, Anand Kumar   +4 more
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Randomized controlled trials

British Journal of Midwifery, 1995
A randomized controlled trial is perhaps the only research method which enables researchers to investigate whether cause and effect relationships exist between factors being studied. This article outlines some of the principles underpinning this method and illustrates these with examples taken from an antenatal study of the treatment of women with ...
R C N Williamson, J R Farndon, J A Murie, C D Johnson, J J Earnshaw   +4 more
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