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A systematic review of school-based alcohol and other drug prevention programs [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Alcohol use in adolescents constitutes a major public health concern. Europe is the heaviest drinking region of the world. Several school-based alcohol prevention programs have been developed but it is not clear whether they are really ...
Agabio R, Angermeyer MC, Floris F, Mura G, Sancassiani F, Trincas G   +5 more
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Visual data: a new tool to improve the presentation of clinical trial results

Einstein (São Paulo), 2019
Randomized controlled trials are known to be the best tool to determine the effects of an intervention; however, most healthcare professionals are not able to adequately understand the results.
Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias, Marilia de Almeida Correia, Breno Quintella Farah   +2 more
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A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of reports of clinical trials published in six Brazilian dental journals indexed in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO)

Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2010
INTRODUCTION: Open access publishing is becoming increasingly popular within the biomedical sciences. SciELO, the Scientific Electronic Library Online, is a digital library covering a selected collection of Brazilian scientific journals many of which ...
Raphael Freitas de Souza, Carolina de Andrade Lima Chaves, Mona Nasser, Zbys Fedorowicz   +3 more
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EVALUATION OF OUTCOMES IN INTERVENTION RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS - DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2023
Objectives: Describe the frequency and types of outcomes in randomized clinical trials (RCT) of intervention for distal radius fractures, analyze how confusing outcome presentations can lead to misinterpretations, and suggest strategies to improve the ...
Davi Amorim Meira, Lukas Eiki Moriyama, Cássio Conceição Santana Santos, Fernando Delmonte Moreira, Alex Guedes, Enilton de Santana Ribeiro de Mattos   +5 more
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An evidence map of the effect of Tai Chi on health outcomes. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundThis evidence map describes the volume and focus of Tai Chi research reporting health outcomes. Originally developed as a martial art, Tai Chi is typically taught as a series of slow, low-impact movements that integrate the breath, mind, and ...
Beroes, Jessica M, Hempel, Susanne, Miake-Lye, Isomi M, Shanman, Roberta M, Shekelle, Paul G, Solloway, Michele R, Taylor, Stephanie L   +6 more
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Quality of the systematic reviews in cochrane multiple sclerosis related articles [PDF]

BioSocial Health Journal
Introduction: To enhance the assessment of the systematic reviews and meta-analyses performed by the Cochrane Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Group. Methods: Our study was conducted on 57 systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to MS, published by the ...
Masoud Zeynalzadeh, Nasim Mahdavi, Morteza Atayi, Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr, Sakineh Hajebrahimi   +4 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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Investigator initiated trials versus industry sponsored trials - translation of randomized controlled trials into clinical practice (IMPACT)

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2021
Background Healthcare decisions are ideally based on clinical trial results, published in study registries, as journal articles or summarized in secondary research articles.
Anette Blümle, Katharina Wollmann, Karin Bischoff, Philipp Kapp, Szimonetta Lohner, Edris Nury, Kai Nitschke, Jasmin Zähringer, Gerta Rücker, Martin Schumacher   +9 more
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Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder Not Participating in an RCT: Are They Different? [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Despite the notion that randomized controlled trials are regarded as the gold standard in psychotherapy research, questions about their generalizability have been raised. This paper focuses on the differences between participants and eligible
Buchheim, Peter, Bäuml, Josef, Döring, Stephan, Hörz, Susanne, Martius, Philipp, Rentrop, Michael   +5 more
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Weight of evidence: a framework for the appraisal of the quality and relevance of evidence [PDF]

, 2007
Knowledge use and production is complex and so also are attempts to judge its quality. Research synthesis is a set of formal processes to determine what is known from research in relation to different research questions and this process requires ...
Gough, David
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