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Assessing transparency practices in dental randomized controlled trials

Background To evaluate transparency practices in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in dentistry. Methods This meta-research study included RCTs in dentistry regardless of topic, methods, or level of detail reported.
Lara Dotto, Mayara Colpo Prado, Bernardo Agostini, Rafael Sarkis-Onofre   +3 more
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Validity of a Wearable Digital Insole for Assessing Gait ON and OFF in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Gait impairment is a distinctive symptom of Parkinson's disease that negatively impact mobility. We assessed the validity of wearable digital insoles against a validated reference gait analysis system for measuring select gait characteristics in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods A comparative analysis between digital insoles
Deborah A. Hall, Kimberly Kwei, Rolando J. Acosta, Bharatkumar Koyani, Erin Robertson, Pratyush Rai, Roland Barge, Emily Timm, Nicollette L. Purcell, Natasha Desai, Dhanesh Patel, Ana‐Maria Visoiu‐Knapp, Samuel Stuart, Rinol Alaj, Matthew F. Wipperman, Oren Levy, Joan A. O'Keefe   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing quality in systematic reviews of the effectiveness of health promotion: areas of consensus and dissension

, 2009
Systematic reviews have played an increasingly important role in health promotion in recentyears. Yet there are debates about how they should be conducted, particularly about how thequality of evidence should be assessed.
Shepherd, Jonathan Paul
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Vitamin E for prevention of oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy: a pilot randomized clinical trial

São Paulo Medical Journal
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVEOxaliplatin is one of the chemotherapy regimens most used for treating colorectal cancer. One of the main limitations to its use is induction of peripheral neuropathy.
Samuel Oliveira de Afonseca, Felipe Melo Cruz, Daniel de Iracema Gomes Cubero, Andrea Thaumaturgo Lera, Fernanda Schindler, Marcia Okawara, Luiz Fernando de Souza, Nataly Pimentel Rodrigues, Auro del Giglio   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methodological and statistical topics in randomized controlled clinical trials [PDF]

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 1999
openaire   +5 more sources

Efficacy of Intermittent Theta‐Burst Stimulation for Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Emerging evidence suggests that low‐frequency neural oscillations are dynamically regulated by consciousness levels, with the recovery of low cortical activity potentially serving as a neurophysiological substrate for conscious emergence. Targeted enhancement of these low‐frequency rhythms in patients with disorders of consciousness
Chuan Xu, Jun Hu, Qianqian Wu, Min Wu, Yamei Yu, Hangcheng Li, Jian Gao, Jingqi Li, Nai Ding, Jie Yu, Benyan Luo   +10 more
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Indirect comparison of the immunogenicity of 15-valent and 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in children using a 2+1 schedule

Expert Review of Vaccines
Background Clinical trials have compared new pneumococcal conjugative vaccines (PCVs; PCV15 and PCV20) to an established PCV (PCV13) in a routine 2 + 1 schedule. This study performed an indirect comparison of PCV15 vs.
Shahrul Mt-Isa, Justin R. Chumbley, Matthew S. Kelly, Jessica Weaver, Natalie Banniettis   +4 more
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A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Recurrence of Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a disease with a potential for recurrence, and patients receive immunotherapy to prevent it. However, there is no consensus on the duration of immunotherapy. This study aimed to determine the recurrence rate and identify the risk factors for AE to provide guidance on the duration of immunotherapy ...
Shangkai Bai, Sen Zhang, Haipei Zhang, Yating Zhang, Junhong Guo, Xiaoyan Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adding Preoperative Oral Antibiotics to Mechanical Bowel Preparation Reduces Surgical Site Infections in Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain common after elective colorectal surgery. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated whether adding oral antibiotic bowel preparation (OAB) to mechanical bowel preparation (MBP ...
Héctor Guadalajara, Alicia Putan, Mariano García Arranz, Miguel León-Arellano, Raquel Sanz-Baro, Jose Manuel Ramirez, Damián García-Olmo   +6 more
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Multidimensional Profiling of MRI‐Negative Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Uncovers Distinct Phenotypes

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Although hippocampal sclerosis (TLE‐HS) represents the most frequent cause of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), up to 30% of patients show no lesion on visual MRI inspection (TLE‐MRIneg). These cases pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and are underrepresented in surgical series.
Alice Ballerini, Alessia Casarini, Niccolò Biagioli, Laura Mirandola, Daniela Ballotta, Paul Summers, Simona Scolastico, Laura Madrassi, Maurilio Genovese, Marcella Malagoli, Gaetano Cantalupo, Giada Giovannini, Matteo Pugnaghi, Niccolò Orlandi, Laura Tassi, Valeria Cuccarini, Domenico Aquino, Elena Tartara, Fulvia Palesi, Giuseppe Didato, Paolo Vitali, the 3TLE Study Group, Roberta Di Giacomo, Fabio Doniselli, Federica Mazzi, Carlo Andrea Galimberti, Claudia A. M. Gandini Wheeler‐Kingshott, Stefano Meletti, Anna Elisabetta Vaudano   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source