Between-centre differences and treatment effects in randomized controlled trials: a case study in traumatic brain injury.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unhealthy alcohol use is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among young people, including university students. Delivering secondary prevention interventions against unhealthy alcohol use is challenging. Information technology has the potential to reach large parts of the general population. The prese...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Bertholet N,Schmutz E,Grazioli VS,Faouzi M,McNeely J,Gmel G,Daeppen JB,Cunningham JA

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental health problems are highly prevalent in children and adolescents, but professional help-seeking behavior in this age group is extremely low. Therefore, the ProHEAD ("Promoting Help-seeking using E-technology for Adolescents") consortium focuses on three main objectives, i.e.: (1) improving young people's help-s...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kaess M,Bauer S

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lack of approved treatments for the majority of rare diseases is reflective of the unique challenges of orphan drug development. Novel methodologies, including new functionally relevant endpoints, are needed to render the development process more feasible and appropriate for these rare populations and th...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Fields T,Patterson M,Bremova-Ertl T,Belcher G,Billington I,Churchill GC,Davis W,Evans W,Flint S,Galione A,Granzer U,Greenfield J,Karl R,Kay R,Lewi D,Mathieson T,Meyer T,Pangonis D,Platt FM,Tsang L,Verburg C,Fact

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In bipolar spectrum disorder, some individuals experience ongoing, frequent fluctuations in mood outside of affective episodes. There are currently no evidence-based psychological interventions designed to address this. This feasibility study is a phase II evaluation of a dialectical behavioural therapy-info...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Wright K,Dodd A,Warren FC,Medina-Lara A,Taylor R,Jones S,Owens C,Javaid M,Dunn B,Harvey JE,Newbold A,Lynch T

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia is a serious infection resulting in 20-50 % 90-day mortality. The limitations of vancomycin, the current standard therapy for MRSA, make treatment difficult. The only other approved drug for treatment of MRSA bacteraemia, daptomycin, has not been...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Tong SY,Nelson J,Paterson DL,Fowler VG Jr,Howden BP,Cheng AC,Chatfield M,Lipman J,Van Hal S,O'Sullivan M,Robinson JO,Yahav D,Lye D,Davis JS,CAMERA2 study group and the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Res

更新日期：2016-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a profound history in many Asian countries. TCM syndrome is a set of characteristic physical signs and symptoms shared by a group of patients. Syndrome diagnosis and treatment assignment according to the identified TCM syndrome is a long-held practice of...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Cao H,Zhai J,Mu W,Lei X,Cao H,Liu C,Shang H

更新日期：2014-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impairments of memory are commonly reported by people with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Such deficits are persistent, debilitating, and can severely impact quality of life. Currently, many do not routinely receive follow-up appointments for residual memory problems following discharge. METHODS/DESIGN:Thi...

journal_title：Trials

authors： das Nair R,Lincoln NB,Ftizsimmons D,Brain N,Montgomery A,Bradshaw L,Drummond A,Sackley C,Newby G,Thornton J,Stapleton S,Pink A

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, there still is no treatment that eliminates tinnitus in all patients. Recent studies have shown that Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) significantly improves quality of life for tinnitus patients. Also, several studies have reported that transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has a positiv...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Rabau S,Van Rompaey V,Van de Heyning P

更新日期：2015-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-retention of participants seriously affects the credibility of clinical trial results and significantly reduces the potential of a trial to influence clinical practice. Non-retention can be defined as instances where participants leave the study prematurely. Examples include withdrawal of consent and los...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Gillies K,Bower P,Elliott J,MacLennan G,Newlands RSN,Ogden M,Treweek SP,Wells M,Witham MD,Young B,Francis JJ

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biomass fuel smoke is a leading risk factor for the burden of disease worldwide. International campaigns are promoting the widespread adoption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in resource-limited settings. However, it is unclear if the introduction and use of LPG stoves, in settings where biomass fuels are u...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Fandiño-Del-Rio M,Goodman D,Kephart JL,Miele CH,Williams KN,Moazzami M,Fung EC,Koehler K,Davila-Roman VG,Lee KA,Nangia S,Harvey SA,Steenland K,Gonzales GF,Checkley W,Cardiopulmonary outcomes and Household Air Pollution tria

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is a common affliction for young adults, and is associated with a range of adverse outcomes. Cognitive-reminiscence therapy is a brief, structured intervention that has been shown to be highly effective for reducing depressive symptoms, yet to date has not been evaluated in young adult populations...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Hallford DJ,Mellor D

更新日期：2013-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A variety of videolaryngoscopes with angulated blade have been recently introduced into clinical practice. They provide an indirect view of the glottic structures in normal and challenging clinical settings. Despite the very good visualization of the laryngeal structures by these devices, the insertion and a...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Al-Qasmi A,Al-Alawi W,Malik AM,Khan RM,Kaul N

更新日期：2013-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many funding bodies require researchers to actively involve service users in research to improve relevance, accountability and quality. Current guidance to researchers mainly discusses general principles. Formal guidance about how to involve service users operationally in the conduct of trials is lacking. We...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Evans BA,Bedson E,Bell P,Hutchings H,Lowes L,Rea D,Seagrove A,Siebert S,Smith G,Snooks H,Thomas M,Thorne K,Russell I,West Wales Organisation for Rigorous Trials in Health (WWORTH).

更新日期：2013-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Youth depression is highly prevalent and is related to impairments in academic, social and behavioural functioning. Evidence-based treatments are available, but many young people do not respond or sufficiently recover with first-line options, and a significant proportion experience relapse. Consequently, the...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Hallford DJ,Carmichael AM,Austin DW,Takano K,Raes F,Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M

更新日期：2020-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ICU stay is often associated with negative experiences for the individual patient. Many patients are disabled and their communication is restricted during the ICU stay. Specific information on procedures, sensations and coping behavior are thought to reduce anxiety on the ICU. Until now information programs ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Fleischer S,Berg A,Neubert TR,Koller M,Behrens J,Becker R,Horbach A,Radke J,Rothmund M,Kuss O

更新日期：2009-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with allergic rhinitis (AR) often seek help from Chinese medicine due to dissatisfaction with conventional treatments. Lung-spleen qi deficiency syndrome (LSQDS) is the most common type of AR, and the Chinese herbal medicine formula bi min fang (BMF) is commonly prescribed for AR patients with LSQDS. ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Luo Q,Zhou S,Li X,Chen Q,Lin W,Lu L,Li H,Chen C,Chen W,Li Y

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PaVOS is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) which aims to address the use of whole-body vibration exercise (WBV) in combination with parathyroid hormone 1-34 fragment teriparatide (PTH 1-34) treatment in patients with osteoporosis. PTH 1-34 is an effective but expensive anabolic treatment for osteoporosis. ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Jepsen DB,Ryg J,Jørgensen NR,Hansen S,Masud T

更新日期：2018-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence-based treatment for pregnant women will ultimately require research conducted in the population of pregnant women. Currently, few scholars have addressed the issue of responsible inclusion of pregnant women in drug research. Because of additional risks associated with including pregnant women in drug research...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Roes KCB,van der Zande ISE,van Smeden M,van der Graaf R

更新日期：2018-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the South African case, Treatment Action Campaign and Others v Minister of Health and Others, the use of 'pilot' studies to investigate interventions already proven efficacious, offered free of charge to government, but confined by the government to a small part of the population, may violate children's righ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Oduwo E,Edwards SJ

更新日期：2014-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A wide range of prophylactic antibiotic regimens are used for patients undergoing open-heart cardiac surgery. This reflects clinical equipoise in choice and duration of antibiotic agents. Although individual-level randomized control trials (RCT) are considered the gold standard when evaluating the efficacy o...

journal_title：Trials

authors： van Oostveen RB,Romero-Palacios A,Whitlock R,Lee SF,Connolly S,Carignan A,Mazer CD,Loeb M,Mertz D

更新日期：2018-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many people living with HIV suffer from depressive symptoms. In a previous pilot study, self-help cognitive behavioral therapy (in booklet format) was found to be effective in treating depressive symptoms in people with HIV. We developed an online self-help program in Dutch and English (based on the booklet)...

journal_title：Trials

authors： van Luenen S,Kraaij V,Spinhoven P,Garnefski N

更新日期：2016-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacological therapies of proven efficacy in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are still lacking. We have identified IFNβ-1a as the most promising drug to be repurposed for COVID-19. The rationale relies on the evidence of IFNβ anti-viral activity in vitro against SARS-CoV-2 and animal models resembling...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Bosi E,Bosi C,Rovere Querini P,Mancini N,Calori G,Ruggeri A,Canzonieri C,Callegaro L,Clementi M,De Cobelli F,Filippi M,Bregni M

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system with a degenerative component, leading to irreversible disability. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been shown to prevent inflammation and neurodegeneration in animal models of MS, but no large phase II clinical trials have yet...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Uccelli A,Laroni A,Brundin L,Clanet M,Fernandez O,Nabavi SM,Muraro PA,Oliveri RS,Radue EW,Sellner J,Soelberg Sorensen P,Sormani MP,Wuerfel JT,Battaglia MA,Freedman MS,MESEMS study group.

更新日期：2019-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several drugs are being repurposed for the treatment of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic based on in vitro or early clinical findings. As these drugs are being used in varied regimens and dosages, it is important to enable synthesis of existing safety data from clinical trials. However, avail...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Rodgers F,Pepperrell T,Keestra S,Pilkington V

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimising the use of antibiotic agents is a pressing challenge to overcoming the rapid emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens in intensive care units (ICUs). Although Gram staining may possibly provide immediate information for predicting pathogenic bacteria, Gram stain-guided initial antibio...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Yoshimura J,Yamakawa K,Kinoshita T,Ohta Y,Morimoto T

更新日期：2018-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At least 40% of people with psychosis have persistent distressing symptoms despite optimal medication treatment. Cognitive behaviour therapy for psychosis (CBTp) is the only NICE-recommended individual therapy for psychosis, with effects on symptoms, distress and quality of life. Yet <10% of service-users re...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Greenwood K,Alford K,O'Leary I,Peters E,Hardy A,Cavanagh K,Field AP,de Visser R,Fowler D,Davies M,Papamichail A,Garety P

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic non-specific low back pain is the most common medical problem for which patients seek complementary and alternative medical treatment, including bee venom acupuncture. However, the effectiveness and safety of such treatments have not been fully established by randomized clinical trials. The aim of th...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Seo BK,Lee JH,Sung WS,Song EM,Jo DJ

更新日期：2013-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cleft palate (CP) has an incidence of approximately 1 in 700. Children with CP are also susceptible to otitis media with effusion (OME), with approximately 90% experiencing nontrivial OME. There are several approaches to the management of OME in children with CP. The Management of Otitis Media with Effusion ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Harman NL,Bruce IA,Callery P,Tierney S,Sharif MO,O'Brien K,Williamson PR

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enrollment in interventional therapeutic clinical trials is a small fraction of all patients who might participate given reasonable access. METHODS:A hierarchical approach is utilized in measuring staged participation from trial availability to patient enrollment. Our framework suggests that concern for jus...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kanarek NF,Kanarek MS,Olatoye D,Carducci MA

更新日期：2012-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cross-sectional area of the subclavian vein (csSCV) is an important factor determining the success rate of SCV catheterization. The head-down position increases the csSCV. However, the effects of lateral tilting on subclavian venous cross-sectional area have not yet been explored. In this trial, we test ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Jung DE,Lee HC,Yoon HK,Park HP

更新日期：2018-05-24 00:00:00