Effectiveness of Chinese massage therapy (Tui Na) for chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of otitis media in Greenlandic children is one of the highest in the world. International studies have shown that otitis-prone children may benefit from tubulation of the tympanic membrane. However, it is unknown whether these results can be applied to Greenlandic children and trials on the ef...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Demant MN,Jensen RG,Jakobsen JC,Gluud C,Homøe P

更新日期：2017-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is widely agreed that triglyceride (TG)-lowering therapy is imperative in early hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis (HTG-AP). Intravenous insulin with or without heparin, and plasmapheresis are available regimens. However, there is no consensus on first-line therapy. METHODS/DESIGN:The Bi-TPA...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Song X,Shi D,Cui Q,Yu S,Yang J,Song P,Walline J,Xu J,Zhu H,Yu X

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown that exercise has beneficial effects on quality of life (QoL) in patients with breast cancer. However, these effects were often small. Blinding in an exercise trial is not possible, which has the possible disadvantage of difficult accrual, drop-...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Gal R,Monninkhof EM,Groenwold RHH,van Gils CH,van den Bongard DHJG,Peeters PHM,Verkooijen HM,May AM

更新日期：2017-10-27 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:Intellectual disability (ID) is characterized by limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior. Adults with ID exhibit higher rates of obesity and poorer health status compared to the general population. Continuity of care and barriers to health-related activities may contribute to the poorer...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Neumeier WH,Guerra N,Thirumalai M,Geer B,Ervin D,Rimmer JH

更新日期：2017-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-stroke depression (PSD) is the most common psychiatric complication after a stroke. The most frequently used antidepressants are selective serotonin receptor inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), however, these exhibit a series of side effects. Traditional Chin...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Zhao AM,Qiu WR,Mao LJ,Ren JG,Xu L,Yao MJ,Bilinksi K,Chang D,Liu JX

更新日期：2018-05-10 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: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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the potential efficacy of Acacia Senegal extract Gum Arabic (GA) supplementation as immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory dietary intervention among newly diagnosed COVID 19 Sudanese patients. To study the effect of GA on the level of cytokines, TNFα, IL8, IL6 IL10, CRP and the viral load. Se...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kaddam L,Babiker R,Ali S,Satti S,Ali N,Elamin M,Mukhtar M,Elnimeiri M,Saeed A

更新日期：2020-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe the study design, procedures, and development of the risk counseling protocol used in a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of genetic testing for diabetes mellitus (DM) on psychological, health behavior, and clinical outcomes. METHODS/DESIGN:Eligible patients are aged 21 to 65 ye...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Voils CI,Coffman CJ,Edelman D,Maciejewski ML,Grubber JM,Sadeghpour A,Cho A,McKenzie J,Blanpain F,Scheuner M,Sandelowski M,Gallagher MP,Ginsburg GS,Yancy WS Jr

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this research was to evaluate data from a randomized clinical trial that tested injectable diacetylmorphine (DAM) and oral methadone (MMT) for substitution treatment, using a multi-domain dichotomous index, with a Bayesian approach. METHODS:Sixty two long-term, socially-excluded heroin inje...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Perea-Milla E,Ayçaguer LC,Cerdà JC,Saiz FG,Rivas-Ruiz F,Danet A,Vallecillo MR,Oviedo-Joekes E

更新日期：2009-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 60,000 people have health problems due to chemical weapons exposure during the Iran-Iraq war. Respiratory consequences of mustard gas exposure are common and disabling; medical interventions have limited effect. Patients complain of cough, sputum, breathlessness and exercise limitation. We hypothes...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Sedighi Moghadam MR,Ghanei M,Kenn K,Hopkinson NS

更新日期：2019-02-14 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:Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) is a painful, and often long lasting, shoulder condition affecting patient function and quality of life. In a recent study, we observed major strength impairments in shoulder external rotation and abduction (~30%) in a population of patients with pronounced and long-las...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Clausen MB,Bandholm T,Rathleff MS,Christensen KB,Zebis MK,Graven-Nielsen T,Hölmich P,Thorborg K

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is one of the most common reasons for consulting in primary care. Acupuncture is a popular complementary therapy choice for depression but its evidence base is poor with more robust high quality trials being required. More than half of depressed patients experience painful symptoms, with severe pa...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Schroer S,Macpherson H

更新日期：2009-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided drainage has become the first-line therapy for late peri-pancreatic fluid collection (PFC). Double pigtail plastic stents (DPPS) and lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) are commonly used for PFC drainage. Recently, a multi-institutional consensus on PFC drainage has rec...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Zhu HY,Xie P,Song YX,Li ZS,Jin ZD,Du YQ

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients affected by hepatic cirrhosis show reductions in muscle mass and function, with poor quality of life and functional performance. As such, resistance training with blood flow restriction (BFR-RT) could be a useful therapeutic tool for health promotion. Thus, we aim to verify the effects of this inter...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Nóbrega SR,Chachá SGF,Libardi CA

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The serious mental illness Health Improvement Profile [HIP] is a brief pragmatic tool, which enables mental health nurses to work together with patients to screen physical health and take evidence-based action when variables are identified to be at risk. Piloting has demonstrated clinical utility and accepta...

journal_title：Trials

authors： White J,Gray RJ,Swift L,Barton GR,Jones M

更新日期：2011-07-04 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: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: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:The German welfare system follows the principle "rehabilitation rather than pension," but more than the half of all disability pensioners did not utilize medical rehabilitation before their early retirement. A major barrier is the application procedure. Lack of information about the opportunity to utilize re...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Spanier K,Streibelt M,Ünalan F,Bethge M

更新日期：2015-09-29 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:Despite a burgeoning interest in using interprofessional approaches to promote effective collaboration in health care, systematic reviews find scant evidence of benefit. This protocol describes the first cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to design and evaluate an intervention intended to improve inte...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Zwarenstein M,Reeves S,Russell A,Kenaszchuk C,Conn LG,Miller KL,Lingard L,Thorpe KE

更新日期：2007-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age-related muscle wasting has been strongly implicated with falls and fractures in the elderly, but it has also been associated with cognitive decline and dementia. Progressive resistance training (PRT) and adequate dietary protein are recognised as important contributors to the maintenance of muscle health...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Daly RM,Gianoudis J,Prosser M,Kidgell D,Ellis KA,O'Connell S,Nowson CA

更新日期：2015-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With a survival rate of 6 to 11%, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a healthcare challenge with room for improvement in morbidity and mortality. The guidelines emphasize the highest possible quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and chest compressions (CC). It is essential to minimize CC...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Buléon C,Parienti JJ,Morilland-Lecoq E,Halbout L,Cesaréo E,Dubien PY,Jardel B,Boyer C,Husson K,Andriamirado F,Benet X,Morel-Marechal E,Aubrion A,Muntean C,Dupire E,Roupie E,Hubert H,Vilhelm C,Gueugniaud PY,CILICA-HS

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of falling is significantly higher in people with chronic stroke and it is, therefore, important to design interventions to improve mobility and decrease falls risk. Minimum toe clearance (MTC) is the key gait cycle event for predicting tripping-falls because it occurs mid-swing during the walking c...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Begg R,Galea MP,James L,Sparrow WAT,Levinger P,Khan F,Said CM

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is a major cause of deafness. Despite the advances in systemic therapy, some cases of ISSNHL are untreated, because the exact ISSNHL aetiology is unclear. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used to treat diseases for thousands of years and is pop...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Fei YP,Zheng Y,Lai D,Zhong P,Lu JZ,Li G,Liu P

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The GETAFIX trial will test the hypothesis that favipiravir is a more effective treatment for COVID-19 infection in patients who have early stage disease, compared to current standard of care. This study will also provide an important opportunity to investigate the safety and tolerability of favipiravir, the...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Hanna CR,Blyth KG,Burley G,Carmichael S,Evans C,Hinsley S,Khadra I,Khoo S,Lewsley LA,Jones RR,Sharma R,Taladriz-Sender A,Thomson EC,Scott JT

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Oxidative stress has been involved in the ischemia-reperfusion injury in AMI. It has been suggested that reperfusion accounts for up to 50% of the final size of a myocardial infarct, a part of the damage likely to be prevented.The...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Rodrigo R,Hasson D,Prieto JC,Dussaillant G,Ramos C,León L,Gárate J,Valls N,Gormaz JG

更新日期：2014-05-29 00:00:00