The impact of hotspot-targeted interventions on malaria transmission: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 85% of patients have an advanced disease stage at diagnosis and curative therapies cannot be performed. Prognosis has been quite poor as until recently there was no proven effective chemotherapy. Our group found that all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) could imp...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Shi J,Sun J,Liu C,Chai Z,Wang N,Zhang H,Cheng S

更新日期：2019-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical training is very demanding and associated with a high prevalence of psychological distress. Compared to the general population, medical students are at a greater risk of developing a psychological disorder. Various attempts of stress management training in medical school have achieved positive result...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kuhlmann SM,Bürger A,Esser G,Hammerle F

更新日期：2015-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is an increasingly prevalent chronic condition that is associated with serious morbidity and mortality. Excess body weight is a risk factor contributing to diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular disease, gall bladder disease, and some t...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Zhong LL,Kun W,Lam TF,Zhang SP,Yang JJ,Ziea TC,Ng B,Bian ZX

更新日期：2016-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is a debilitating and costly disease for our society, especially in the case of treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an effective adjuvant therapy in treatment-resistant unipolar and non-psychotic depression. It can be applied according to tw...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Bulteau S,Laurin A,Volteau C,Dert C,Lagalice L,Schirr-Bonnans S,Bukowski N,Guitteny M,Simons L,Cabelguen C,Pichot A,Tessier F,Bonnin A,Lepage A,ACOUSTIM Investigators Group.,HUGOPSY Network.,Vanelle JM,Sauvaget A,Rich

更新日期：2020-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, arterial conduits are preferred because of more favourable long-term patency and outcome. Anyway the greater saphenous vein continues to be the most commonly used bypass conduit. Minimally invasive endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting is increasingly being investig...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Campanella A,Bergamasco L,Macri L,Asioli S,Devotini R,Scipioni S,Barbaro S,Rispoli P,Rinaldi M

更新日期：2011-11-18 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：OBJECTIVES:Entertainment-education (E-E) media can improve behavioral intent toward health-related practices. In the era of COVID-19, millions of people can be reached by E-E media without requiring any physical contact. We have designed a short, wordless, animated video about COVID-19 hygiene practices-such as social ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Vandormael A,Adam M,Greuel M,Bärnighausen T

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:UK National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) specify recommendations for the treatment and management of OCD using a stepped care approach. Steps three to six of this model recommend treatment options for people with OCD that range from low-intens...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Gellatly J,Bower P,McMillan D,Roberts C,Byford S,Bee P,Gilbody S,Arundel C,Hardy G,Barkham M,Reynolds S,Gega L,Mottram P,Lidbetter N,Pedley R,Peckham E,Connell J,Molle J,O'Leary N,Lovell K

更新日期：2014-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a large treatment gap with few community services for people with schizophrenia in low income countries largely due to the shortage of specialist mental healthcare human resources. Community based rehabilitation (CBR), involving lay health workers, has been shown to be feasible, acceptable and more ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Chatterjee S,Leese M,Koschorke M,McCrone P,Naik S,John S,Dabholkar H,Goldsmith K,Balaji M,Varghese M,Thara R,Patel V,Thornicroft G,COmmunity care for People with Schizophrenia in India (COPSI) group.

更新日期：2011-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) has been established as the treatment standard in patients with cerebral metastases from small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), however, it has only modest efficacy and limited prospective data is available for WBRT as well as local treatments such as stereotactic radiosu...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Bernhardt D,Hommertgen A,Schmitt D,El Shafie R,Paul A,König L,Mair-Walther J,Krisam J,Klose C,Welzel T,Hörner-Rieber J,Kappes J,Thomas M,Heußel CP,Steins M,Kieser M,Debus J,Rieken S

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Earlier vascular healing after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation may reduce the incidence of late stent thrombosis and provide theoretical evidence to shorten dual antiplatelet therapy duration in patients with high bleeding risks. The BuMA supreme stent is a newly developed DES-coated with the sirolimus...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Li B,Jin QH,Chen YD,Wang CQ,Shi B,Su X,Fu GS,Wu YQ,Zhou XC,Yuan ZY

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Childhood obesity is one of the most critical public health problems in the world. It is associated with low neuromuscular function and postural deformities. Whether weight loss can improve postural stability and neuromuscular control, benefit daily activities, or prevent injury is unknown. Therefore, this s...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Sun F,Wang LJ,Wang L

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After major abdominal surgery (MAS), 20% of patients endure major complications, which require invasive treatment and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. A quality control algorithm after major abdominal surgery aimed at early identification of patients at risk of developing major complica...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Straatman J,Cuesta MA,Schreurs WH,Dwars BJ,Cense HA,Rijna H,Sonneveld DJ,den Boer FC,de Lange-de Klerk ES,van der Peet DL

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acupressure therapy may be potentially beneficial in improving postoperative symptoms like postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pain and sleep disorder and improving postoperative quality of recovery. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of acupressure therapy on postoperative pa...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Noll E,Shodhan S,Madariaga MC,Page CR,Santangelo D,Guo X,Al Bizri E,Pryor AD,Romeiser J,Bennett-Guerrero E

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco smoking is a highly prevalent, addictive behaviour and a key public health priority. However available cessation therapies have low quit and high relapse rates, indicating an urgent need for more effective treatments. Predicated on promising preclinical and pilot clinical data, this paper presents a ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Arancini L,Bortolasci CC,Dodd S,Dean OM,Berk M

更新日期：2019-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic back pain is a major public health problem and the primary reason patients seek massage treatment. Despite the growing use of massage for chronic low back pain, there have been few studies of its effectiveness. This trial will be the first evaluation of the effectiveness of relaxation massage for chr...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Cherkin DC,Sherman KJ,Kahn J,Erro JH,Deyo RA,Haneuse SJ,Cook AJ

更新日期：2009-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-ventilator asynchrony is a common problem in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory failure. It is assumed that asynchronies worsen lung function and prolong the duration of mechanical ventilation (MV). Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) is a novel approach to MV based on ne...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Villar J,Belda J,Blanco J,Suarez-Sipmann F,Añón JM,Pérez-Méndez L,Ferrando C,Parrilla D,Montiel R,Corpas R,González-Higueras E,Pestaña D,Martínez D,Fernández L,Soro M,García-Bello MA,Fernández RL,Kacmarek RM,NAVa In A

更新日期：2016-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extended brief interventions (EBIs) are effective in targeting alcohol misuse in the general population. However, little is known of the effects of EBI in adults with intellectual (also known as learning) disabilities. In this feasibility trial we compared EBI with usual care for alcohol misuse in adults wit...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kouimtsidis C,Bosco A,Scior K,Baio G,Hunter R,Pezzoni V,Mcnamara E,Hassiotis A

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trauma contributes to psychosis and in psychotic disorders post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often a comorbid disorder. A problem is that PTSD is underdiagnosed and undertreated in people with psychotic disorders. This study's primary goal is to examine the efficacy and safety of prolonged exposure an...

journal_title：Trials

authors： de Bont PA,van den Berg DP,van der Vleugel BM,de Roos C,Mulder CL,Becker ES,de Jongh A,van der Gaag M,van Minnen A

更新日期：2013-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if lopinavir/ritonavir +/- hydroxychloroquine will reduce the proportion of participants who survive without requiring ventilatory support, 15 days after enrolment, in adult participants with non-critically ill SARS-CoV-2 infection. TRIAL DESIGN:ASCOT is an investigator-initiated, multi-centre,...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Denholm JT,Davis J,Paterson D,Roberts J,Morpeth S,Snelling T,Zentner D,Rees M,O'Sullivan M,Price D,Bowen A,Tong SYC,ASCOT Investigator Group.

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In critically ill patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation (MV), research supports the use of daily screening to identify patients who are ready to undergo a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) followed by conduct of an SBT. However, once daily (OD) screening is poorly aligned with the continuous care...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Burns KEA,Rizvi L,Cook DJ,Seely AJE,Rochwerg B,Lamontagne F,Devlin JW,Dodek P,Mayette M,Tanios M,Gouskos A,Kay P,Mitchell S,Kiedrowski KC,Hill NS,Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.

更新日期：2019-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence increases that a high or a standard dose of tranexamic acid (TA) reduces postpartum bleeding. The TRACES pharmacobiological substudy aims to establish a therapeutic strategy in hemorrhagic (H) Cesarean section (CS) with respect to the intensity of fibrinolysis by using innovative assays. METHOD/DES...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Ducloy-Bouthors AS,Jeanpierre E,Saidi I,Baptiste AS,Simon E,Lannoy D,Duhamel A,Allorge D,Susen S,Hennart B

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite worldwide interest in reducing re-hospitalization, there is limited knowledge regarding characteristics of patients who chose to decline participation in such efforts and why. The aim is to explore reasons to decline participation in an intervention using motivational interviewing to reduce re-hospit...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Flink M,Brandberg C,Ekstedt M

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RSD) has been verified to be safely used to substantially reduce the levels of blood pressure, left ventricular hypertrophy, sleep apnea severity and norepinephrine spillover, and improve glucose tolerance. All these pathological changes are recognized ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Qiu M,Yin Y,Shan Q

更新日期：2013-06-11 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:Modern clinical-research practice favors placebo controls over usual-care controls whenever a credible placebo exists. An unrecognized consequence of this preference is that clinicians are more limited in their ability to provide the benefits of the non-specific healing effects of placebos in clinical practi...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Avins AL,Cherkin DC,Sherman KJ,Goldberg H,Pressman A

更新日期：2012-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the most common complications of neuraxial anaesthesia. It limits patients' general activity and increases the length of hospital stays and the use of care. It is particularly disabling during the postpartum period, when mothers have to take care of their child. ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Depaulis C,Steer N,Garessus L,Chassard D,Aubrun F

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue currently approved for type 2 diabetes and obesity. Preclinical evidence in transgenic models of Alzheimer's disease suggests that liraglutide exerts neuroprotective effects by reducing amyloid oligomers, normalising synaptic plasticity and cerebral g...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Femminella GD,Frangou E,Love SB,Busza G,Holmes C,Ritchie C,Lawrence R,McFarlane B,Tadros G,Ridha BH,Bannister C,Walker Z,Archer H,Coulthard E,Underwood BR,Prasanna A,Koranteng P,Karim S,Junaid K,McGuinness B,Nilfo

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Assessing the effect of surfactant on clinical outcome in patients with COVID-19 under mechanical ventilation TRIAL DESIGN: Single centre, two arm, parallel group (1:1 allocation ratio), randomised superiority trial with blinded care and outcome assessment. PARTICIPANTS:Inclusion criteria: Adult COVID-19 pa...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Dabbagh A,Rajaei S,Ghahremani M,Fathi M,Massoudi N,Tavana S,Fani K,Nooraee N,Malekpour Alamdari N,Besharat S,Najafi Abrandabadi A,Pirsalehi A,Khabiri Khatiri MA

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A wound that does not heal in the orderly stages of the healing process or does not heal within 3 months is considered a chronic wound. Wound healing is impaired when the wound remains in the inflammatory stage for too long. A range of factors can delay the healing process: imbalance between proteases and pr...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Comino-Sanz IM,López-Franco MD,Castro B,Pancorbo-Hidalgo PL

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00