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FAB: First UK feasibility trial of a future randomised controlled trial of Family focused treatment for Adolescents with Bipolar disorder

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 2020
Background This first mixed-methods UK trial examined the feasibility and acceptability of a future definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate whether Family Focussed Treatment for Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder (FFT-A) UK version can ...
A. Sharma, M. Glod, T. Forster, R. McGovern, K. McGurk, E. Barron Millar, T. D. Meyer, D. Miklowitz, V. Ryan, L. Vale, A. Le Couteur   +10 more
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Cluster‐randomized controlled trials: A tutorial

Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods, 2023
This tutorial focuses on cluster-randomised controlled trials. We will explain what cluster-RCTs are, why they might be used, and how to include data from cluster-randomised controlled trials in systematic reviews. Accompanying the tutorial is a micro-learning module, which will give you the chance to practice adjusting data from cluster-randomised ...
Marty Chaplin, Kerry Dwan
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Do messages of scarcity increase trial recruitment?

, 2010
INTRODUCTION: Psychological theory suggests that participants may be more likely to volunteer to join a clinical trial if they perceive places in the trial are a scarce commodity.
Caroline J. Free, Rosemary Knight, Robertson, Steven, Devries, Karen M, Free, Caroline J, Steven Robertson, Karen M. Devries, Knight, Rosemary, Elizabeth Hoile, Hoile, Elizabeth   +9 more
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Aromatherapy Massage for Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

, 2018
The aim of this large randomized controlled study was to test the value of Aromatherapy (AM) with breast cancer patients for reducing symptoms, such as pain, anxiety, depression, emotional responses, insomnia, nausea/vomiting and the ability to cope ...
Anne Clemo-Crosby, Jenny Day Claire Stidston Shannon McGinley Roy John Powell
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The importance of clinical trial protocols

HSJ
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) define a clinical trial as any research that prospectively assigns participants or groups of human subjects to one or more interventions (medicines ...
Melissa Andreia de Moraes Silva
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Statistical and methodological considerations for reporting RCTs in medical literature [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2015
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are known to provide the most reliable evidence on intervention. However, RCTs are often conducted and reported incompletely and inadequately, making readers and reviewers unable to judge the validity and reliability ...
Sangseok Lee, Hyun Kang
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Randomized controlled trials in resuscitation

Resuscitation Plus
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a gold standard in research and crucial to our understanding of resuscitation science. Many trials in resuscitation have had neutral findings, questioning which treatments are effective in cardiac resuscitation. While it is possible than many interventions do not improve patient outcomes, it is also possible that
Ian R. Drennan, Shelley L. McLeod, Sheldon Cheskes   +2 more
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Systematic techniques for assisting recruitment to trials (START): study protocol for embedded, randomized controlled trials [PDF]

, 2014
Background Randomized controlled trials play a central role in evidence-based practice, but recruitment of participants, and retention of them once in the trial, is challenging.
Anne Kennedy, Shaun Treweek, Madurasinghe, Vichithranie, Wallace, P, David J. Collier, Paul Wallace, Kennedy, A, Bower, P; id_orcid, Peter Knapp, Treweek, S, Small, N; id_orcid, Bower, P, Eldridge, Sandra, Graffy, Jonathan, Graffy, J, David Torgerson, Wallace, Paul, Knapp, P, Nicola Small, Hughes-Morley, A, Salisbury, Chris, Treweek, Shaun, Eldridge, S, Chris Salisbury, Small, N, Torgerson, D, Peter Bower, Bower, Peter, Hughes-Morley, Adwoa, Madurasinghe, V, Knapp, Peter, Torgerson, David, Rick, J, Adwoa Hughes-Morley, Rick, Jo, Salisbury, C, Kennedy, Anne, Collier, DJ, Jonathan Graffy, Vichithranie Madurasinghe, Jo Rick, Collier, David J, Small, Nicola, Sandra Eldridge   +43 more
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Investigation of the Effect of Multimedia Education on Anxiety Before and After Surgery in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

مراقبت پرستاری و مامایی ابن سینا, 2018
Introduction: Anxiety is one of the prevalent events before and after surgery which occurs in patients due to the waiting time for heart surgery, hospitalization, fear of death, and in general the fear of unknowns. This study was conducted to investigate
Kosar Fahimi, Ali Abbasi, Mahdi Zahedi, Farzaneh Amanpour, Maryam Gilani, Hossein Ebrahimi   +5 more
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Effect of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation among late-subacute and chronic stroke survivors with fatigue: A randomized-controlled crossover trial protocol

MethodsX
Post-stroke fatigue (PSF) is a commonly overlooked symptom that impacts daily functioning and quality of life. It is caused by altered functional connectivity within the brain networks, which can potentially be influenced by neuromodulation.
Akhila Jagadish, Manikandan Natarajan, Divya Bharatkumar Adhia, Annapoorna Kuppuswamy, Vasudeva Guddattu, John M. Solomon   +5 more
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