Randomized Controlled Trials on PET: A Systematic Review of Topics, Design, and Quality [PDF]
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) add important information to diagnostic accuracy studies in the evaluation of PET and PET/CT. We evaluated how many RCTs on PET existed, which clinical topics they addressed, and what their design and quality were.We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Clinical Trials) up
Fülöp Scheibler +8 more
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Effectiveness of Topic-specific Infobuttons: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Infobuttons are decision support tools that provide links within electronic medical record systems to relevant content in online information resources. The aim of infobuttons is to help clinicians promptly meet their information needs. The objective of this study was to determine whether infobutton links that direct to specific content topics ("topic ...
Guilherme Del Fiol +5 more
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OBJECTIVE To determine how health-related rehabilitation services have been described in recently published randomized clinical trials, using the International Classification System for Service Organization in Health-Related Rehabilitation (ICSO-R 2.0 ...
Nada Anđelić +9 more
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TOPical Imiquimod treatment of high-grade Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (TOPIC trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is the premalignant condition of cervical cancer. Whereas not all high grade CIN lesions progress to cervical cancer, the natural history and risk of progression of individual lesions remain unpredictable.
Margot M. Koeneman +12 more
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Transfusion of fresh frozen plasma in non-bleeding ICU patients -TOPIC TRIAL: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
BackgroundFresh frozen plasma (FFP) is an effective therapy to correct for a deficiency of multiple coagulation factors during bleeding. In past years, use of FFP has increased, in particular in patients on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and has expanded
Marcella CA Müller +6 more
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Methodological and statistical topics in randomized controlled clinical trials [PDF]
Escosteguy Claudia Caminha
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What is an “ongoing” clinical trial? An analysis of different sources revealed heterogeneous definitions of when a clinical trial starts and ends: a meta-research study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although the concept of an “ongoing study” seems self-explanatory, it is difficult to determine whether a trial is underway. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the definitions of “ongoing clinical trial” across different clinical trial registries ...
Rafael Leite Pacheco +2 more
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Improving athletes’ performance is a major topic of interest in studies on competitive sports. Core training has been used as a training method in daily life and rehabilitation, and recently, in competitive sports, with positive results.
K. Dong, Tenghao Yu, Buongo Chun
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Low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the treatment of erectile dysfunction – a narrative review [PDF]
Objectives: To provide an overview of low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy (LIEST) for erectile dysfunction (ED), pointing out which concepts are already consolidated and which paths we still need to advance.
Rodrigo R. Vieiralves +2 more
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