Comparison of a standard CO₂ pressure pneumoperitoneum insufflator versus AirSeal: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

abstract：:After publication of our article [1] we became aware that several sections of text in our Methods section were copied from a previously published article [2]. ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Langella LG,Silva PFC,Costa-Santos L,Gonçalves MLL,Motta LJ,Deana AM,Fernandes KPS,Mesquita-Ferrari RA,Bussadori SK

更新日期：2018-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative driving pressure (ΔP) is associated with development of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC). When tidal volume (VT) is kept constant, ΔP may change according to positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)-induced changes in lung aeration. ΔP may decrease if PEEP leads to a recruitment of c...

journal_title：Trials

authors： DESIGNATION–investigators.

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is a state of confusion characterized by an acute and fluctuating decline in cognitive functioning. Delirium is common and deadly in older adults with dementia, and is often referred to as delirium superimposed on dementia, or DSD. Interventions that treat DSD are not well-developed because the mech...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kolanowski AM,Fick DM,Litaker MS,Clare L,Leslie D,Boustani M

更新日期：2011-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrathecally administered morphine is effective as part of a postoperative analgesia regimen following major hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery. However, the potential for postoperative respiratory depression at the doses required for effective analgesia currently limits its clinical use. The use of a low-dos...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Cosgrave D,Galligan M,Soukhin E,McMullan V,McGuinness S,Puttappa A,Conlon N,Boylan J,Hussain R,Doran P,Nichol A

更新日期：2017-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP), an active ingredient in the traditional Chinese herbal medicine Rhizoma Chuanxiong, has been used clinically for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The benefits of TMP are largely attributed to its anti-oxidative and vasodilative properties. However, the effica...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Chen Y,He W,Ouyang H,Liu C,Hong C,Wang T,Yang K,Lu W,Wang J

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified of a few mistakes in the "Sample size calculations" section, second paragraph. ...

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：2019-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are more than a quarter of a million individuals aged ≥ 65 years who are resident in care homes in England and Wales. Care home residents have high levels of cognitive impairment, physical disability, multimorbidity and polypharmacy. Research is needed to ensure there are robust, evidence-based interve...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Ellwood A,Airlie J,Cicero R,Cundill B,Ellard DR,Farrin A,Godfrey M,Graham L,Green J,McLellan V,Siddiqi N,Forster A,REACH Programme Team.

更新日期：2018-10-03 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: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:Malaria transmission is highly heterogeneous in most settings, resulting in the formation of recognizable malaria hotspots. Targeting these hotspots might represent a highly efficacious way of controlling or eliminating malaria if the hotspots fuel malaria transmission to the wider community. METHODS/DESIGN...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Bousema T,Stevenson J,Baidjoe A,Stresman G,Griffin JT,Kleinschmidt I,Remarque EJ,Vulule J,Bayoh N,Laserson K,Desai M,Sauerwein R,Drakeley C,Cox J

更新日期：2013-02-02 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: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: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:The purpose of clinical trials of acupuncture is to help clinicians and patients make decisions about treatment. Yet this is not straightforward: some trials report acupuncture to be superior to sham (placebo) acupuncture while others show evidence that acupuncture is superior to usual care but not sham, and...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Vickers AJ,Cronin AM,Maschino AC,Lewith G,Macpherson H,Victor N,Sherman KJ,Witt C,Linde K,Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration.

更新日期：2010-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ACTION study (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Controlled Trial Investigation Of a Non-stimulant) is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized cross-over trial of the non-stimulant medication, Atomoxetine, in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The primar...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Tsang TW,Kohn MR,Hermens DF,Clarke SD,Clark CR,Efron D,Cranswick N,Lamb C,Williams LM

更新日期：2011-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoking negatively impacts on maternal and fetal health. Smoking cessation is one of the few interventions capable of improving pregnancy outcomes. Despite the risks, the most effective antenatal model of care for smokers is still unclear, and specific recommendations for screening for fetal growth...

journal_title：Trials

authors： McDonnell BP,Dicker P,Keogan S,Clancy L,Regan C

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current management for men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is a pathway that results in prostate surgery in a significant proportion. While helpful in relieving benign prostatic obstruction (BPO), surgery may be ineffective for men suffering from difficulties not relating to BPO. The UPSTREAM trial ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Young GJ,Lewis AL,Lane JA,Winton HL,Drake MJ,Blair PS

更新日期：2017-10-03 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:Exploration and modelling of heterogeneous treatment effects as a function of baseline covariates is an important aspect of precision medicine in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Randomisation generally guarantees the internal validity of an RCT, but heterogeneity in treatment effect can reduce external ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Watson JA,Holmes CC

更新日期：2020-05-07 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：:The period toward the end of patients' participation in late stage blinded clinical trials is highly resource intensive for the sponsor. Consider first a Phase 3 trial. If the trial is a success, the sponsor has to implement the next steps, which might be filing for approval of the drug with the US Food and Drug Admin...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Ganju J

更新日期：2016-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), large amounts of fluids are administered. CPB priming with crystalloid solution causes marked hemodilution and fluid extravasation. Colloid solutions may reduce fluid overload because they have a better volume expansion effect than crystalloids. The Europ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Vlasov H,Juvonen T,Hiippala S,Suojaranta R,Peltonen M,Schramko A,Arvonen K,Salminen US,Kleine Budde I,Eränen T,Mazanikov M,Meinberg M,Vähäsilta T,Wilkman E,Pettilä V,Pesonen E

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reported incidence of peripheral intravenous catheter (PIV) failure has been as high as 69%. This is in part due to inadequate stabilisation or securement to the skin, which allows micro-motion of the catheter within the vein. METHODS:A pilot open randomised controlled trial of 300 patients was conducte...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Marsh N,Larsen E,Genzel J,Mihala G,Ullman AJ,Kleidon T,Cadigan S,Rickard CM

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis (CS) has become one of the most common health problems around the world. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been employed to relieve CS neck pain, but there is limited clinical evidence for its effectiveness. METHODS/DESIGN:This study consists of a randomized controlled tri...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Sun ZR,Yue JH,Zhang QH

更新日期：2013-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carotid atherosclerosis disease (CAD) is generally associated with the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents. However, CAD has not been taken seriously enough in the clinic, which, coupled with the single treatment and prevention of CAD, has led to a generally low level of patient compli...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Zhou J,Zhao L,Meng L,Liang H,Zhou T,Ye S,Qi Z,Huang X,Zhou P,Fu W

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Around 35-45 % of people in contact with services for a first episode of psychosis are using cannabis. Cannabis use is associated with delays in remission, poorer clinical outcomes, significant increases in the risk of relapse, and lower engagement in work or education. While there is a clear need for effect...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Johnson S,Sheridan Rains L,Marwaha S,Strang J,Craig T,Weaver T,McCrone P,King M,Fowler D,Pilling S,Marston L,Omar RZ,Craig M,Hinton M

更新日期：2016-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of chronic pain is a major challenge, impacting the quality of life of patients. Intensive programmes of mindfulness-based therapy can help patients to cope with chronic pain but can be time consuming and require a trained specialist to implement. The self-management model of care is now integral ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Howarth A,Perkins-Porras L,Smith JG,Subramaniam J,Copland C,Hurley M,Beith I,Riaz M,Ussher M

更新日期：2016-06-02 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:In recent years there has been an increasing interest in MRI as a non-invasive diagnostic modality for the work-up of suspicious breast lesions. The additional value of Breast MRI lies mainly in its capacity to detect multicentric and multifocal disease, to detect invasive components in ductal carcinoma in s...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Peters NH,Borel Rinkes IH,Mali WP,van den Bosch MA,Storm RK,Plaisier PW,de Boer E,van Overbeeke AJ,Peeters PH

更新日期：2007-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women with highly penetrant BRCA mutations have a 55-60 % lifetime risk for breast cancer and a 16-59 % lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer. However, penetrance differs interindividually, indicating that environmental and behavioral factors may modify this risk. It is well documented that the risk for...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kiechle M,Engel C,Berling A,Hebestreit K,Bischoff SC,Dukatz R,Siniatchkin M,Pfeifer K,Grill S,Yahiaoui-Doktor M,Kirsch E,Niederberger U,Enders U,Löffler M,Meindl A,Rhiem K,Schmutzler R,Erickson N,Halle M

更新日期：2016-07-29 00:00:00