The OPERA trial - comparison of early nasal high flow oxygen therapy with standard care for prevention of postoperative hypoxemia after abdominal surgery: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasingly, genomics is informing clinical practice, but challenges remain for medical professionals lacking genetics expertise, and in access to and clinical utility of genomic testing for minority and underrepresented populations. The latter is a particularly pernicious problem due to the historical lack...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Odgis JA,Gallagher KM,Suckiel SA,Donohue KE,Ramos MA,Kelly NR,Bertier G,Blackburn C,Brown K,Fielding L,Lopez J,Aguiniga KL,Maria E,Rodriguez JE,Sebastin M,Teitelman N,Watnick D,Yelton NM,Abhyankar A,Abul-Husn NS,B

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is one of the most aggressive malignancies with marked resistance to chemo- and radiotherapy. PDA-cancer stem cells (CSCs) are not targeted by current therapies and may be a reason for poor prognosis. Studies indicate that diets rich in cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflowe...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Lozanovski VJ,Houben P,Hinz U,Hackert T,Herr I,Schemmer P

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socially disadvantaged men are at a substantially higher risk of developing alcohol-related problems. The frequency of heavy drinking in a single session is high among disadvantaged men. Brief alcohol interventions were developed for, and are usually delivered in, healthcare settings. The group who binge dri...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Crombie IK,Irvine L,Williams B,Sniehotta FF,Petrie D,Evans JM,Emslie C,Jones C,Ricketts IW,Humphris G,Norrie J,Rice P,Slane PW

更新日期：2014-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescent depression is a common mental health problem and there is an urgent need for effective and accessible treatments. Internet-based interventions solve many obstacles for seeking and receiving treatment, thus increasing access to effective treatments. Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (ICB...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Mechler J,Lindqvist K,Carlbring P,Lilliengren P,Falkenström F,Andersson G,Topooco N,Johansson R,Midgley N,Edbrooke-Childs J,J Dahl HS,Sandell R,Thorén A,Ulberg R,Lindert Bergsten K,Philips B

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is a common neurosurgical condition, typically treated with surgical drainage of the haematoma. However, surgery is associated with mortality and morbidity, including up to 20% recurrence of the CSDH. Steroids, such as dexamethasone, have been identified as a potential thera...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kolias AG,Edlmann E,Thelin EP,Bulters D,Holton P,Suttner N,Owusu-Agyemang K,Al-Tamimi YZ,Gatt D,Thomson S,Anderson IA,Richards O,Whitfield P,Gherle M,Caldwell K,Davis-Wilkie C,Tarantino S,Barton G,Marcus HJ,Chari A

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity. Bleeding is caused by a combination of physical causes, such as failure of the uterus to contract or operations, and is made worse by impairment of the blood clotting system. A number of studies have shown that low levels of the blood clott...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Aawar N,Alikhan R,Bruynseels D,Cannings-John R,Collis R,Dick J,Elton C,Fernando R,Hall J,Hood K,Lack N,Mallaiah S,Maybury H,Nuttall J,Paranjothy S,Rayment R,Rees A,Sanders J,Townson J,Weeks A,Collins P

更新日期：2015-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bipolar disorder (BD) is commonly associated with cognitive and functional impairments even during remission periods, and although a growing number of studies have demonstrated the benefits of psychotherapy as an add-on to pharmacological treatment, its effectiveness appears to be less compelling in severe p...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Gomes BC,Rocca CC,Belizario GO,Lafer B

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As people live longer, their risk of disability increases. Disability affects quality of life and increases health and social care costs. Preventing or delaying disability is therefore an important objective, and identifying an effective intervention could improve the lives of many older people. Observationa...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Morgan GS,Haase AM,Campbell R,Ben-Shlomo Y

更新日期：2015-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-communicable chronic diseases are linked to behavioral risk factors (including smoking, poor diet and physical inactivity), so effective behavior change interventions are needed to improve population health. However, uptake and impact of these interventions is limited by methodological challenges. We aim...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Byrne M,McSharry J,Meade O,Lavoie KL,Bacon SL

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angulated fractures of the distal forearm are very frequent lesions in childhood. Currently, there are no standard guidelines on whether these children should be treated conservatively with a cast; with reduction and a cast; or with reduction, pinning and a cast under anesthesia. Minor prospective and retros...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Adrian M,Wachtlin D,Kronfeld K,Sommerfeldt D,Wessel LM

更新日期：2015-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and the prevalence of hypertension tends to increase with age. Current treatments for hypertension have side effects and poor adherence. Qigong has been studied as an alternative therapy for hypertension; however, the types of qigong used in those stu...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Park JE,Liu Y,Park T,Hong S,Kim JE,Kim TH,Kim AR,Jung SY,Park H,Choi SM

更新日期：2011-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study protocol evaluates the effectiveness of adjuvant electroacupuncture (EA) for urinary retention in poststroke patients undergoing conventional treatments, in comparison with that of a sham control. METHODS/DESIGN:A multicenter, blinded, randomized controlled trial will be conducted in three hospit...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Shin S,Lee J,Yoo J,Lim SM,Lee E

更新日期：2016-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical site infections (SSI) remain one of the most common complications in conventional abdominal surgery with an incidence between 4% and 19% (Sandini et al., Medicine (Baltimore) 95:e4057, 2016) in the literature. It is unclear whether the use of coated suture material for skin closure reduces the risk ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Matz D,Teuteberg S,Wiencierz A,Soysal SD,Heizmann O

更新日期：2019-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frozen shoulder (FS) is a musculoskeletal condition of poorly understood etiology that results in shoulder pain and large mobility deficits. Despite some physical therapy interventions, such as joint mobilization and exercise, having shown therapeutic benefit, a definitive treatment does not currently exist....

journal_title：Trials

authors： Lluch-Girbés E,Dueñas L,Mena-Del Horno S,Luque-Suarez A,Navarro-Ledesma S,Louw A

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radical lymph node dissection (LND) along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is surgically demanding and can be associated with substantial postoperative morbidity. The question of whether robot-assisted esophagectomy (RE) might be superior to video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (VATE) for perfo...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Chao YK,Li ZG,Wen YW,Kim DJ,Park SY,Chang YL,van der Sluis PC,Ruurda JP,van Hillegersberg R

更新日期：2019-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The preliminary results of a randomised controlled trial are presented. The aim of the trial is to determine the efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of email-delivered psychological interventions with telephone support, for adults injured in a motor vehicle crash engaged in seeking compensation. The prim...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Guest R,Tran Y,Gopinath B,Cameron ID,Craig A

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trials of complex interventions are associated with high costs and burdens in terms of paperwork, management, data collection, validation, and intervention fidelity assessment occurring across multiple sites. Traditional data collection methods rely on paper-based forms, where processing can be time-consumin...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Drew CJ,Poile V,Trubey R,Watson G,Kelson M,Townson J,Rosser A,Hood K,Quinn L,Busse M

更新日期：2016-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a complex health intervention, based on the combination of conventional Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), in an outpatient department of a university hospital for patients with frequent episodic or chronic tension-type headach...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Schiller J,Kellner T,Briest J,Hoepner K,Woyciechowski A,Ostermann A,Korallus C,Sturm C,Weiberlenn T,Jiang L,Egen C,Beissner F,Stiesch M,Karst M,Gutenbrunner C,Fink MG

更新日期：2019-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin cancer worldwide. Treatment options include both surgical and topical modalities. Although risk of metastasis is low, basal cell carcinoma can be invasive and infiltrate important underlying structures such as bone or cartilage. While many clinical trials examinin...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Schlessinger DI,Iyengar S,Yanes AF,Lazaroff JM,Godinez-Puig V,Chen BR,Kurta AO,Henley JK,Chiren SG,Furlan KC,Schmitt J,Deckert S,Poon E,Sobanko JF,Cartee TV,Alam M,Maher IA

更新日期：2017-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at risk for problems in their cognitive, social and behavioural development. Factors such as a lack of cognitive stimulation, harsh parenting practices, and severe and persistent aggression in early childhood are central to the genesis of these problems...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Dowdall N,Cooper PJ,Tomlinson M,Skeen S,Gardner F,Murray L

更新日期：2017-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychosis is a serious mental illness that typically emerges during early adulthood. The disorder is characterized by inactivity, cognitive deficits and the need for ongoing support. Regular exercise has mood enhancing and anxiolytic effects that could benefit this patient group. To date, few studies have ex...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Forsell Y,Hallgren M,Mattson M,Ekblom O,Lavebratt C

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic rhinitis is a chronic illness, affecting 10 to 40% of the worldwide population. Chinese herbal medicines, the treatment of allergic rhinitis, adopted thousands of years in ancient China, has recently raised much attention among researchers globally. This study evaluates the effects of two Chinese he...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Chan RY,Chien WT

更新日期：2014-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mobile health (mHealth) presents one of the potential solutions to maximize health worker impact and efficiency in an effort to reach the Sustainable Development Goals 3.1 and 3.2, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries. Poor-quality clinical decision-making is known to be associated with poor pregnan...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Amoakoh HB,Klipstein-Grobusch K,Amoakoh-Coleman M,Agyepong IA,Kayode GA,Sarpong C,Grobbee DE,Ansah EK

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury is a common and devastating complication of critical illness, for which renal replacement therapy is frequently needed to manage severe cases. While a recent systematic review suggested that "earlier" initiation of renal replacement therapy improves survival, completed trials are limited ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Smith OM,Wald R,Adhikari NK,Pope K,Weir MA,Bagshaw SM,Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.

更新日期：2013-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality and service improvement (QSI) research employs a broad range of methods to enhance the efficiency of healthcare delivery. QSI research differs from traditional healthcare research and poses unique ethical questions. Since QSI research aims to generate knowledge to enhance quality improvement efforts,...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Goldstein CE,Weijer C,Brehaut JC,Campbell M,Fergusson DA,Grimshaw JM,Hemming K,Horn AR,Taljaard M

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dietary interventions have limited success in promoting sustainable weight loss; new treatments allowing better compliance with hypocaloric diets should be developed. The aim of this trial is to describe the effects of a protocol combining repetitive active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Araujo C,Fitz RC,Nogara DA,Schestatsky P,Gerchman F

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eyes sustaining open globe trauma are at high risk of severe visual impairment. Ocular injuries which result in visual loss invariably affect the posterior segment of the eye, and prevention of visual loss involves posterior segment (vitreoretinal) surgery. Despite improvements in vitreoretinal surgical tech...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Banerjee PJ,Cornelius VR,Phillips R,Lo JW,Bunce C,Kelly J,Murphy C,Edwards RT,Robertson EL,Charteris DG

更新日期：2016-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse effects such as fatigue, pain, erythema, nausea and vomiting are commonly known in patients undergoing irradiation (RT) alone or in combination with chemotherapy (RCHT). Patients suffering from these symptoms are limited in their daily life and their quality of life (QOL) is often reduced. As address...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Asadpour R,Kessel KA,Bruckner T,Sertel S,Combs SE

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neointimal hyperplasia plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of in-stent restenosis in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions. Drug-eluting balloons are a promising tool to prevent restenosis after coronary angioplasty. Moreover, an increased knowledge of the pathophysiology of restenosis...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Burzotta F,Brancati MF,Trani C,Porto I,Tommasino A,De Maria G,Niccoli G,Leone AM,Coluccia V,Schiavoni G,Crea F

更新日期：2012-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bone graft substitutes are widely used for reconstruction of posttraumatic bone defects. However, their clinical significance in comparison to autologous bone grafting, the gold-standard in reconstruction of larger bone defects, still remains under debate. This prospective, randomized, controlled clinical st...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Nusselt T,Hofmann A,Wachtlin D,Gorbulev S,Rommens PM

更新日期：2014-03-08 00:00:00