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Acupuncture randomized trials (ART) in patients with chronic low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee - Design and protocols [PDF]

, 2003
Background: We report on the study design and protocols of two randomized controlled trials (Acupuncture Randomized Trials = ART) that investigate the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee ...
Becker-Witt, C., Brinkhaus, Benno, Hummelsberger, J., Irnich, D., Jena, S., Linde, K., Melchart, Dieter, Streng, A., Wagenpfeil, S., Willich, S. N.   +9 more
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Necessity of pharyngeal anesthesia during transoral gastrointestinal endoscopy: a randomized clinical trial [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2023
Background/Aims The necessity for pharyngeal anesthesia during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is controversial. This study aimed to compare the observation ability with and without pharyngeal anesthesia under midazolam sedation.
Tomoyuki Hayashi, Yoshiro Asahina, Yasuhito Takeda, Masaki Miyazawa, Hajime Takatori, Hidenori Kido, Jun Seishima, Noriho Iida, Kazuya Kitamura, Takeshi Terashima, Sakae Miyagi, Tadashi Toyama, Eishiro Mizukoshi, Taro Yamashita   +13 more
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibition with simvastatin in acute lung injury to reduce pulmonary dysfunction (HARP-2) trial : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2012
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common devastating clinical syndrome characterized by life-threatening respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and multiple organ failure.
A Mercat, AM Cheung, C Brun-Buisson, C Rossi, Cecilia M O’Kane, Christine McNally, Daniel F McAuley, DJ Kor, Excellence NIfHaC, F Gao Smith, Gavin D Perkins, GD Rubenfeld, GR Bernard, Grainne Crealey, Irish Critical Care Trials Group, John G Laffey, KF Schulz, LA Curtis, Lynn Murphy, M Shyamsundar, MA Matthay, Mark Cross, Michael Stevenson, MS Herridge, RG Brower, S Harvey, SE Erickson, T Craig, The ARDS Network investigators, The EuroQol Group, TR Craig, TW Felton   +31 more
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The Effect of Acupressure on Fasting Blood Glucose and Glycosylated Hemoglobin Levels in Diabetic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, 2021
Background: Diabetes is the most common endocrine disorder. Non-pharmacological methodscan be used for treatment of these patients. The present study aimed to investigate the effect ofacupressure point on fasting blood glucose and glycosylated levels of ...
Sied Najafi, Hassan Ghorbani, Amin Kordi Yoosefinejad, Majid Najafi Kalyani   +3 more
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a pilot randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: Our primary aim of this pilot study was to test feasibility of the planned design, the interventions (education plus telephone coaching), and the outcome measures, and to facilitate a power calculation for a future randomized controlled ...
Ashe, M. C., Brown, K. C., Cho, N. J., Fleig, L., Frost, M., Langford, D., Ledoyen, M., Lehn, J., Panagiotopoulos, K., Sharpe, N.   +9 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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Hydroxychloroquine for Early Treatment of Adults with Mild Covid-19: A Randomized-Controlled Trial

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
BACKGROUND No therapeutics have yet been proven effective for the treatment of mild-illness caused by SARS-CoV-2. We aimed to determine whether early treatment with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) would be more efficacious than no-treatment for outpatients with
O. Mitjà, M. Corbacho-Monné, Maria Ubals, C. Tebé, J. Peñafiel, A. Tobías, E. Ballana, A. Alemany, N. Riera-Martí, C. A. Pérez, Clara Suñer, P. Laporte, Pol Admella, J. Mitjà, M. Clua, Laia Bertran, Maria Sarquella, Sergi Gavilán, J. Ara, J. Argimón, J. Casabona, G. Cuatrecasas, P. Cañadas, Aleix Elizalde-Torrent, Robert Fabregat, M. Farré, A. Forcada, G. Flores-Mateo, E. Muntada, Núria Nadal, S. Narejos, A. Nieto, N. Prat, J. Puig, C. Quiñones, Juliana Reyes-Ureña, Ferran Ramírez-Viaplana, L. Ruíz, E. Riveira-Muñoz, A. Sierra, C. Velasco, R. M. Vivanco-Hidalgo, A. Sentís, Camila G-Beiras, B. Clotet, M. Vall-Mayans   +45 more
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Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 40 mg/day of atorvastatin in reducing the severity of sepsis in ward patients (ASEPSIS Trial) [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction: Several observational studies suggest that statins modulate the pathophysiology of sepsis and may prevent its progression. The aim of this study was to determine if the acute administration of atorvastatin reduces sepsis progression in ...
Barnett, A. H., Cooke, Matthew, Hawkey, P. M., Hong, Tan, Jones, Alan, Linhartova, Lucie, Melody, Teresa, Patel, Jaimin M., Perkins, Gavin D., Smith, F. Gao, Snaith, Catherine, Thickett, David R.   +11 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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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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