Cognitive-reminiscence therapy and usual care for depression in young adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sample size calculations require assumptions regarding treatment response and variability. Incorrect assumptions can result in under- or overpowered trials, posing ethical concerns. Sample size re-estimation (SSR) methods investigate the validity of these assumptions and increase the sample size if necessa...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Edwards JM,Walters SJ,Kunz C,Julious SA

更新日期：2020-12-04 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: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：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：:Randomised controlled trials are the best research design for decisions about the effect of different interventions but randomisation does not, of itself, promote the applicability of a trial's results to situations other than the precise one in which the trial was done. While methodologists and trialists have rightly...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Treweek S,Zwarenstein M

更新日期：2009-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has suggested an association between more liberal red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and greater risk of further bleeding and mortality following acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB). METHODS AND DESIGN:The Transfusion in Gastrointestinal Bleeding (TRIGGER) trial is a pragmatic clus...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kahan BC,Jairath V,Murphy MF,Doré CJ

更新日期：2013-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic and disabling condition with considerable personal and economic impact. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a recommended psychological therapy for GAD; however, there are substantial barriers to accessing treatment. Digital CBT, in particular smartphone-del...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Gu J,Miller CB,Henry AL,Espie CA,Davis ML,Stott R,Emsley R,Smits JAJ,Craske M,Saunders KEA,Goodwin G,Carl JR

更新日期：2020-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anxiety in children is common and incapacitating and increases the risk of mental health disorders in adulthood. Although effective interventions are available, few children are identified and referred for specialist treatment. Alternative approaches in which prevention programmes are delivered in school app...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Stallard P,Taylor G,Anderson R,Daniels H,Simpson N,Phillips R,Skryabina E

更新日期：2014-03-13 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:Haemostasis in liver surgery remains a challenge despite improved resection techniques. Oozing from blood vessels too small to be ligated necessitate a treatment with haemostats in order to prevent complications attributed to bleeding. There is good evidence from randomised trials for the efficacy of fibrin ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Moench C,Bechstein WO,Hermanutz V,Hoexter G,Knaebel HP

更新日期：2010-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent chronic joint disease, characterized by joint structural deterioration, pain and loss of function among the elders. It is also associated with several extra-articular symptoms (fatigue, sleep disorders, anxiety and depression) and a reduction of life quality. Studies...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Huang Z,Pan X,Deng W,Huang Z,Huang Y,Huang X,Zhu Z,Han W,Zheng S,Guo X,Ding C,Li T

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high intake of salt is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Despite decades of effort to reduce salt consumption, the salt intake in China is still considerably above the recommended level. Thus, this study aims to design and implement an intelligent household added salt monitoring system (SALT...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Xian J,Zeng M,Zhu R,Cai Z,Shi Z,Abdullah AS,Zhao Y

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noncompliance to treatment assignment is an inevitable occurrence in randomized clinical trials (RCTs). Intention to treat (ITT) is generally considered the best method for addressing noncompliance in RCTs. Alternatives to ITT exist, including per protocol (PP), as treated (AT), and instrumental variables (I...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Merrill PD,McClure LA

更新日期：2015-11-17 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:Quadriplegia is a severe, catastrophic injury that predominantly affects people early in life, resulting in lifelong physical disability. Obstructive sleep apnoea is a direct consequence of quadriplegia and is associated with neurocognitive deficits, sleepiness and reduced quality of life. The usual treatmen...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Berlowitz DJ,Ayas N,Barnes M,Brown DJ,Cistulli PA,Geraghty T,Graham A,Lee BB,Morris M,O'Donoghue F,Rochford PD,Ross J,Singhal B,Spong J,Wadsworth B,Pierce RJ

更新日期：2013-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Untreated advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is linked to poor prognosis. While sorafenib is the current recommended treatment for advanced HCC, radioembolisation (RE; also called selective internal radiation therapy or SIRT) with yttrium-90 microspheres has shown efficacy in cohort studies. However, th...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Vilgrain V,Abdel-Rehim M,Sibert A,Ronot M,Lebtahi R,Castéra L,Chatellier G,SARAH Trial Group.

更新日期：2014-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The construction of a colostomy is a common procedure, but the evidence for the different parts of the construction of the colostomy is lacking. Parastomal hernia is a common complication of colostomy formation. The aim of this study is to standardise the colostomy formation and to compare three types of col...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Correa Marinez A,Erestam S,Haglind E,Ekelund J,Angerås U,Rosenberg J,Helgstrand F,Angenete E

更新日期：2014-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deviation from the physiological glucocorticoid dynamics (circadian and underlying ultradian rhythmicity) is a common characteristic of various neuropsychiatric and endocrine disorders as well as glucocorticoid-based therapeutics. These states may be accompanied by neuropsychiatric symptomatology, suggesting...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kalafatakis K,Russell GM,Harmer CJ,Munafo MR,Marchant N,Wilson A,Brooks JC,Thai NJ,Ferguson SG,Stevenson K,Durant C,Schmidt K,Lightman SL

更新日期：2016-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the Dutch Sildenafil therapy in dismal prognosis early onset fetal growth restriction (STRIDER) randomised clinical trial is to assess the beneficial and harmful effects of sildenafil versus placebo on fetal and neonatal mortality in pregnant women with severe early-onset fetal growth restric...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Pels A,Jakobsen JC,Ganzevoort W,Naaktgeboren CA,Onland W,van Wassenaer-Leemhuis AG,Gluud C

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse events (AEs) in clinical trials may be reported in multiple sources. Different methods for reporting adverse events across trials or across sources for a single trial may produce inconsistent information about the adverse events associated with interventions. METHODS:We compared the methods authors ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Mayo-Wilson E,Fusco N,Hong H,Li T,Canner JK,Dickersin K

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Colchicine is a well-known drug, which has been used for years to treat a wide range of rheumatic and inflammatory disorders. It helps break the cycle of inflammation through diverse mechanisms including reducing Intereukin-6, Interleukin-8, Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha besides controlling oxidative stress p...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Dalili N,Kashefizadeh A,Nafar M,Poorrezagholi F,Firouzan A,Samadian F,Samavat S,Ziaie S,Fatemizadeh S

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2007, the Chinese Science Division of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) convened a special conference to discuss quality control for TCM clinical research. Control and assurance standards were established to guarantee the quality of clinical research. This paper provides practi...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Zhao L,Liang FR,Li Y,Zhang FW,Zheng H,Wu X

更新日期：2009-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative knee swelling is common and impairs early postoperative function following total knee arthroplasty. It was hypothesised that the use of a short-stretch, inelastic compression bandage would reduce knee swelling and improve pain and early function. The aim of this study was to provide preliminary...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Brock TM,Sprowson AP,Muller S,Reed MR

更新日期：2017-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep disturbance in older people is an important health issue that is associated with many other health problems. Effective interventions are required to address sleep problems in this group. Acupressure has been suggested as a potential therapeutic technique to improve sleep. The aim of this study is to ev...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Hmwe NTT,Browne G,Mollart L,Allanson V,Chan SW

更新日期：2020-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, cold hypersensitivity in the hands (CHH) has become a common ailment of women in Korea. It can lead to gynecological problems such as irregular menstruation, miscarriage, and infertility. Traditionally, Korean herbal medicine has been the primary treatment method used to balance thermoregula...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Ko Y,Go HY,Cho YY,Shin JH,Kim TH,Choi DJ,Lee JM,Jang JB,Song YK,Ko SG,Sun SH,Jeon CY

更新日期：2017-06-08 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:Process evaluations are an important component in the interpretation and understanding of outcomes in trials. The Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics (ORBIT) study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of an Internet-delivered behavioural intervention (called BIP TIC) comp...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Khan K,Hollis C,Hall CL,Davies EB,Mataix-Cols D,Andrén P,Murphy T,Brown BJ,Murray E,Glazebrook C

更新日期：2020-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality of residential care for people with severe dementia is in urgent need of improvement. One reason for this may be the assumption that people with severe dementia are unaware of what is happening to them. However, there is converging evidence to suggest that global assumptions of unawareness are inappr...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Clare L,Woods RT,Whitaker R,Wilson BA,Downs M

更新日期：2010-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Practicing activities improves recovery after stroke, but many people in hospital do little activity. Feedback on activity using an accelerometer is a potential method to increase activity in hospital inpatients. This study's goal is to investigate the effect of feedback, enabled by a Smart watch, on daily p...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Dong Y,Steins D,Sun S,Li F,Amor JD,James CJ,Xia Z,Dawes H,Izadi H,Cao Y,Wade DT,Smart watch activity feedback trial committee (SWAFT).

更新日期：2018-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis is characterized by the irreversible dilatation of the medium-sized bronchi as a result of airway injury from recurrent or chronic inflammation and lower respiratory tract infections. Bronchiectasis airways are commonly colonized with bacterial species. Infections of the ai...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Gao J,Gao X,Kong L

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00