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OBJECTIVES:To review current publications to examine safety of tai chi (TC). DESIGN:Cochrane Library, EBSCO host and MEDLINE/PubMed were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including TC as the core intervention and reporting adverse events (AEs). Data were extracted considering active vs. inactive control group comparisons and presence of an AE monitoring protocol. Meta-analyses were conducted for overall results as well as control group and reporting specific conditions. RESULTS:In 256 RCTs of TC, 24 met eligibility criteria (1794 participants) and were assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. The frequency of non-serious, serious and intervention-related AEs were not found to be significantly different between TC and inactive or active control conditions. In studies with an AE monitoring protocol, more non-serious adverse events (RD = 0.05; 95% CI: 0.00, 0.10; P = 0.05) were reported for TC compared to inactive interventions. Given the higher overall AE risks related to studies of participants with heart failure, additional analyses examined this set separately. More serious AEs were found for inactive interventions compared with TC in studies with heart failure participants (RD = -0.11; 95% CI: -0.20, -0.03; P = 0.01). CONCLUSION:Findings indicate that TC does not result in more AEs than active and inactive control conditions, and produces fewer AEs than inactive control conditions for heart failure patients.
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Contemp Clin Trialsjournal_title
Contemporary clinical trialsauthors
Cui H,Wang Q,Pedersen M,Wang Q,Lv S,James D,Larkey Ldoi
10.1016/j.cct.2019.06.004subject
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2019-07-01 00:00:00pages
85-92eissn
1551-7144issn
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2006.02.009
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2016.12.005
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2018.02.006
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2015.08.008
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2020.106218
更新日期:2020-11-14 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2018.03.002
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2018.12.011
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2005.02.003
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2007.04.006
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2012.02.011
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2006.05.010
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2013.08.001
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2016.07.004
更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2011.05.005
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2014.12.006
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess parental decision making and experiences in an autologous umbilical cord blood infusion study in young children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). METHODS:Surveys were completed with 22 parents of children with T1D who received infusion and 22 parents who declined infusion. RESULTS:Parents who stored umb...
journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2011.04.004
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2015.05.002
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2020.106159
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The use of blinding strengthens the credibility of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) by minimizing bias. However, there is confusion surrounding the definition of blinding as well as the terms single, double, and triple blind. It has been suggested that these terms should be discontinued due to their broad misinterp...
journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2010.11.004
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Despite evidence that palliative care increases quality and length of life, many patients and families remain uninformed about its nature and benefits. The purpose of this study is to test a psycho-educational intervention, Managing Cancer Care: A Personal Guide (MCC), intended to improve breast cancer patie...
journal_title:Contemporary clinical trials
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.cct.2016.04.009
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00