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Effect of Topical Steroids on Skin Prick Test: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

Dermatology and Therapy, 2018
Topically applied corticosteroids on the skin can significantly inhibit the wheal response to allergens in skin prick test (SPT). The duration of this effect is unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the duration of the inhibitory effect of topical corticosteroids on SPT.Twenty-two healthy subjects were included in a single-blinded randomized
Anne R. Ebbesen, Lene A. Riis, Josefine Gradman   +2 more
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Risk of bias analysis in diabetic retinopathy randomized clinical trials evaluated by RoB-1 tool from Cochrane systematic reviews

Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 2022
The objective of clinical trials is to answer about intervention in the real-world, for which they must be properly designed and executed by presenting the results reliably with the findings and in a clear way.
Vânia Mozetic, Valéria Barros, Lucas Denadai, Nilva Simeren Bueno de Moraes   +3 more
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Randomized Controlled Trials on PET: A Systematic Review of Topics, Design, and Quality [PDF]

Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2012
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, Polina, Zumbé, Inger, Janssen, Melanie, Viebahn, Milly, Schröer-Günther, Robert, Grosselfinger, Elke, Hausner, Stefan, Sauerland, Stefan, Lange   +8 more
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Analysis of hospital and payer costs of care: aggressive warming versus routine warming in abdominal major surgery

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundHypothermia is common and active warming is recommended in major surgery. The potential effect on hospitals and payer costs of aggressive warming to a core temperature target of 37°C is poorly understood.MethodsIn this sub-analysis of the ...
Shujia Song, Lijian Pei, Hongda Chen, Yuelun Zhang, Chen Sun, Jie Yi, Yuguang Huang   +6 more
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Description of health-related rehabilitation service provision and delivery in randomized controlled trials: A topic review [PDF]

, 2020
Objective: To determine how health-related rehabilitation services have been described in recently pub-lished randomized clinical trials, using the International Classification System for Service Organization in Health-Related Rehabilitation (ICSO-R 2.0)
Nugraha, Boya, C Røe, H Søberg, Anke, Audny, A Anke, C Gutenbrunner, M Kirkevold, Kirkevold, Marit, B Nugraha, Gormley, Mirinda, M Gormley, U Sveen, Andelic, Nada, Gutenbrunner, Christoph, Søberg, Helene, Sveen, Unni, Lu, Juan, Røe, Cecilie, Søberg, Helene L., N Andelic, J Lu   +20 more
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Publication bias in randomized controlled trials in dentistry. What factors affect statistical significance of outcomes? [PDF]

, 2022
OBJECTIVES To record the proportion of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) reporting significant (versus non- significant) primary outcomes, published across 12 high impact journals in Dentistry, covering 6 specialty domains.
Koletsi, Despina, Tzanetakis, Giorgos N, Eliades, Theodore, Mikelis, Filippos   +3 more
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Effect of Magnesium Supplementation on Inflammatory Parameters: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials [PDF]

, 2022
Magnesium (Mg) may have several beneficial effects on human health outcomes. One hypothesized mechanism eliciting such effects is the action of Mg on serum inflammatory parameters. However, studies on this topic to date have several important limitations.
Nicola Veronese (549829), Damiano Pizzol, Smith, L., Pizzol, D., Mario Barbagallo (206165), Veronese, N., Nicola Veronese, Lee Smith, Mario Barbagallo, Lee Smith (59284), Ligia J. Dominguez, Damiano Pizzol (4111963), Dominguez, L. J., Ligia Dominguez (16659759), Barbagallo, M.   +14 more
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The Xylitol Applicability and its Effects in Health Area Worldwide: A Bibliometric Analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials

Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, 2022
Objective: To describe and evaluate the xylitol products’ applicability and its effects in the health area worldwide utilizing a bibliometric analysis from randomized controlled trials (RCT) with humans.
Mariana Leonel Martins, Karla Lorene de França Leite, Marcela Baraúna Magno, Daniele Masterson, José Miguel Vicente-Gomila, Yuri Wanderley Cavalcanti, Lucianne Cople Maia, Andréa Fonseca-Gonçalves   +7 more
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Randomized control trial of topical clonidine for treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy [PDF]

Pain, 2012
A length-dependent neuropathy with pain in the feet is a common complication of diabetes (painful diabetic neuropathy). It was hypothesized that pain may arise from sensitized-hyperactive cutaneous nociceptors, and that this abnormal signaling may be reduced by topical administration of the α(2)-adrenergic agonist, clonidine, to the painful area.
Campbell, Claudia M, Kipnes, Mark S, Stouch, Bruce C, Brady, Kerrie L, Kelly, Margaret, Schmidt, William K, Petersen, Karin L, Rowbotham, Michael C, Campbell, James N   +8 more
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Adherence to polypharmacy - use of multidrug punch cards in primary care [PDF]

, 2015
Adherence is defined as ‘the extent to which a person’s behavior – taking medication, following a diet, and/or executing lifestyle changes, corresponds with agreed recommendations from a health care provider’.
Böni, Fabienne
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