The effects of exercise on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer (the UMBRELLA Fit study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rural areas of India exhibit high neonatal mortality, and low literacy and numeracy. We assess the effect of a complex package of health interventions on neonatal survival and the effect of out-of-school-hours teaching on children's literacy and numeracy in rural Madhya Pradesh. METHODS/DESIGN:This is a clu...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Agarwal A,Banerji R,Boone P,Elbourne D,Fazzio I,Frost C,Gopal M,Karnati S,Nair R,Reddy H,Reddy P,Sharma D,Shekhawat SS,Shivalli S

更新日期：2020-06-25 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:Spinal manipulative therapy is commonly used in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Some therapists also rely on physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise (PSSE). Combining these two modalities seems reasonable, but the effectiveness of this combination has never been rigorously tested. Her...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Wang L,Wang C,Youssef ASA,Xu J,Huang X,Xia N

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recruiting and retaining participants in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is challenging. Digital tools, such as social media, data mining, email or text-messaging, could improve recruitment or retention, but an overview of this research area is lacking. We aimed to systematically map the characteristics ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Frampton GK,Shepherd J,Pickett K,Griffiths G,Wyatt JC

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes Mellitus constitutes one of the most important public health problems due to its high prevalence and enormous social and economic consequences. Diabetic foot ulcers are one of the chronic complications of diabetes mellitus and constitute the most important cause of non-traumatic amputation of inferi...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Silva SY,Rueda LC,Márquez GA,López M,Smith DJ,Calderón CA,Castillo JC,Matute J,Rueda-Clausen CF,Orduz A,Silva FA,Kampeerapappun P,Bhide M,López-Jaramillo P

更新日期：2007-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infected necrosis complicates 10% of all acute pancreatitis episodes and is associated with 15-20% mortality. The current standard treatment for infected necrotizing pancreatitis is the step-up approach (catheter drainage, followed, if necessary, by minimally invasive necrosectomy). Catheter drainage is pref...

journal_title：Trials

authors： van Grinsven J,van Dijk SM,Dijkgraaf MG,Boermeester MA,Bollen TL,Bruno MJ,van Brunschot S,Dejong CH,van Eijck CH,van Lienden KP,Boerma D,van Duijvendijk P,Hadithi M,Haveman JW,van der Hulst RW,Jansen JM,Lips DJ,Manusama

更新日期：2019-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research has shown that recruitment to trials is a process that stretches from identifying potentially eligible patients, through eligibility assessment, to obtaining informed consent. The length and complexity of this pathway means that many patients do not have the opportunity to consider participation. Th...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Wilson C,Rooshenas L,Paramasivan S,Elliott D,Jepson M,Strong S,Birtle A,Beard DJ,Halliday A,Hamdy FC,Lewis R,Metcalfe C,Rogers CA,Stein RC,Blazeby JM,Donovan JL

更新日期：2018-01-19 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:During leisure activities young people are often exposed to excessive noise levels resulting in an increase of noise-induced symptoms such as hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis. Noise-induced tinnitus is often perceived after loud music exposure and provides an important marker for overexposure as a temp...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Gilles A,Ihtijarevic B,Wouters K,Van de Heyning P

更新日期：2014-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spine surgery is associated with considerable postoperative pain and can be challenging to treat. A loco-regional technique suitable for spine surgery should cover the dorsal root of the spinal nerves at the levels where surgery is performed. The erector spinae block is a loco-regional technique with promisi...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Breebaart MB,Van Aken D,De Fré O,Sermeus L,Kamerling N,de Jong L,Michielsen J,Roelant E,Saldien V,Versyck B

更新日期：2019-07-17 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:Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Hypertension is an important and prevalent cardiovascular risk factor. The present study will be conducted to investigate the effect of barberry as a cardio-protective fruit on the blood pressure in patients wit...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Emamat H,Zahedmehr A,Asadian S,Tangestani H,Nasrollahzadeh J

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a profound history in many Asian countries. TCM syndrome is a set of characteristic physical signs and symptoms shared by a group of patients. Syndrome diagnosis and treatment assignment according to the identified TCM syndrome is a long-held practice of...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Cao H,Zhai J,Mu W,Lei X,Cao H,Liu C,Shang H

更新日期：2014-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system with a degenerative component, leading to irreversible disability. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been shown to prevent inflammation and neurodegeneration in animal models of MS, but no large phase II clinical trials have yet...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Uccelli A,Laroni A,Brundin L,Clanet M,Fernandez O,Nabavi SM,Muraro PA,Oliveri RS,Radue EW,Sellner J,Soelberg Sorensen P,Sormani MP,Wuerfel JT,Battaglia MA,Freedman MS,MESEMS study group.

更新日期：2019-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At an early stage, prostate cancer patients are often eligible for more than one treatment option, or may choose to defer curative treatment. Without a pre-existing superior option, a patient has to weigh his personal preferences against the risks and benefits of each alternative to select the most appropria...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Cuypers M,Lamers RE,Kil PJ,van de Poll-Franse LV,de Vries M

更新日期：2015-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of antibiotics in surgical procedures where the risk of surgical site infection (SSI) is low remains uncertain. There is, to date, no evidence to justify the routine use of antibiotics in postoperative reduction mammaplasty. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of postoperative antibiotic...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Garcia ES,Veiga DF,Veiga-Filho J,Cabral IV,Pinto NL,Novo NF,Sabino Neto M,Ferreira LM

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recognizing the value of promoting public access to clinical trial protocols, Trials pioneered the way for their publication over a decade ago. However, despite major advances in the public accessibility of information about trial methods and results, protocol sharing remains relatively rare. MAIN BODY:Prot...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Chan AW,Hróbjartsson A

更新日期：2018-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incomplete recovery from facial palsy results in social and physical disabilities, and the medical options for the sequelae of Bell's palsy are limited. Acupuncture is widely used for Bell's palsy patients in East Asia, but its efficacy is unclear. METHODS:We performed a randomized controlled trial includin...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Kwon HJ,Choi JY,Lee MS,Kim YS,Shin BC,Kim JI

更新日期：2015-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The oversight and conduct of a randomised controlled trial involves several stakeholders, including a Trial Steering Committee (TSC), Trial Management Group (TMG), Data Monitoring Committee (DMC), funder and sponsor. We aimed to examine how the relationships between these stakeholders affect the trial oversi...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Daykin A,Selman LE,Cramer H,McCann S,Shorter GW,Sydes MR,Gamble C,Macefield R,Lane JA,Shaw A

更新日期：2017-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The physical and mental health of college students tends to continuously decline around the world. Since they are in a significant transition period which presents opportunities and challenges in health promotion, it is important to improve their health in this period. As a traditional Chinese exercise form ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Zheng G,Li M,Lan X,Yan X,Lin Q,Chen L,Tao J,Zheng X,Li J,Chen B,Fang Q

更新日期：2013-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:National obesity rates have dramatically risen over the last decade. Being obese significantly reduces life expectancy, increases the risk of a range of diseases, and compromises quality of life. Costs to both the National Health Service and society are high. An increased prevalence of obesity in people with...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Beeken RJ,Spanos D,Fovargue S,Hunter R,Omar R,Hassiotis A,King M,Wardle J,Croker H

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Three decades of research suggests that prevention of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in the primary care setting may be an unrealized and unique opportunity to prevent poor developmental outcomes in children. A longitudinal study of infants with IDA showed that the developmental disadvantage persists long term...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Abdullah K,Thorpe KE,Mamak E,Maguire JL,Birken CS,Fehlings D,Hanley AJ,Macarthur C,Zlotkin SH,Parkin PC

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an urgent need to protect children against dengue since this age group is particularly sensitive to the disease. Since dengue vectors are active mainly during the day, a potential target for control should be schools where children spend a considerable amount of their day. School uniforms are the cu...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Wilder-Smith A,Byass P,Olanratmanee P,Maskhao P,Sringernyuang L,Logan JG,Lindsay SW,Banks S,Gubler D,Louis VR,Tozan Y,Kittayapong P

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sharing interim results by the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) with non-DSMB members is an issue that can affect trial integrity. It is unclear what should be shared. This study assesses the views of professionals to understand what interim information should be shared at interim, with whom and why. MET...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Borg Debono V,Mbuagbaw L,Paul J,Buckley N,Thabane L

更新日期：2018-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-retention of participants seriously affects the credibility of clinical trial results and significantly reduces the potential of a trial to influence clinical practice. Non-retention can be defined as instances where participants leave the study prematurely. Examples include withdrawal of consent and los...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Gillies K,Bower P,Elliott J,MacLennan G,Newlands RSN,Ogden M,Treweek SP,Wells M,Witham MD,Young B,Francis JJ

更新日期：2018-03-27 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:Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common form of peripheral nerve injury, affecting approximately 3 % of the population. While surgery is effective in mild and moderate cases, nerve and functional recovery are often not complete in severe cases. Therefore, there is a need for adjuvant methods to impro...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Curran MW,Olson J,Morhart M,Sample D,Chan KM

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unhealthy alcohol use is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among young people, including university students. Delivering secondary prevention interventions against unhealthy alcohol use is challenging. Information technology has the potential to reach large parts of the general population. The prese...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Bertholet N,Schmutz E,Grazioli VS,Faouzi M,McNeely J,Gmel G,Daeppen JB,Cunningham JA

更新日期：2020-02-17 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: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