Correction to: Effectiveness and pulmonary complications of perioperative laryngeal mask airway used in elderly patients (POLMA-EP trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) has been established as the treatment standard in patients with cerebral metastases from small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), however, it has only modest efficacy and limited prospective data is available for WBRT as well as local treatments such as stereotactic radiosu...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Bernhardt D,Hommertgen A,Schmitt D,El Shafie R,Paul A,König L,Mair-Walther J,Krisam J,Klose C,Welzel T,Hörner-Rieber J,Kappes J,Thomas M,Heußel CP,Steins M,Kieser M,Debus J,Rieken S

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infections are common in nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia but are often managed inappropriately. Antimicrobials are extensively prescribed, but frequently with insufficient evidence to support a bacterial infection, promoting the emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms. Moreover, the ben...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Loizeau AJ,D'Agata EMC,Shaffer ML,Hanson LC,Anderson RA,Tsai T,Habtemariam DA,Bergman EH,Carroll RP,Cohen SM,Scott EME,Stevens E,Whyman JD,Bennert EH,Mitchell SL

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endovascular iliac artery interventions rely on the use of two-dimensional digital subtraction angiographies with an iodinated contrast agent and ionizing radiation. The amount of iodinated contrast agent should be limited because of its potentially nephrotoxic effects. Three-dimensional (3D) image fusion re...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Goudeketting SR,Heinen SGH,de Haan MW,Sailer AM,van den Heuvel DAF,van Strijen MJ,de Vries JPM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burns and the associated wound care procedures can be extremely painful and anxiety-provoking for children. Burn injured children and adolescents are therefore at greater risk of experiencing a range of psychological reactions, in particular posttraumatic stress disorder, which can persist for months to year...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Chester SJ,Stockton K,De Young A,Kipping B,Tyack Z,Griffin B,Chester RL,Kimble RM

更新日期：2016-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent clinical observations have reported the potential benefit of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) as an adjunctive therapy for pediatric epilepsy. Preliminary evidence suggests that VNS treatment is effective for seizure reduction and mental development in young participants between 3 and 6 years of age who ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Ji T,Yang Z,Liu Q,Liao J,Yin F,Chen Y,Zou L,Li B,Gao Y,Shu X,Huang S,Gao F,Liang J,Lin SF,Peng J,Song S,Wang J,Che C,Sun W,Tian M,Yang L,Hua Y,Hao Y,Cai L,Li L,Jiang Y

更新日期：2019-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Swiss health ministry launched a national quality program 'QualiCCare' in 2011 to improve health care for patients with COPD.The aim of this study is to determine whether participation in the COPD quality initiative ('QualiCCare') improves adherence to recommended clinical processes and shows impact on p...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Steurer-Stey C,Markun S,Lana KD,Frei A,Held U,Wensing M,Rosemann T

更新日期：2014-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative delirium (POD) is a manifestation of acute postoperative brain dysfunction that is frequently observed after cardiac surgery. POD is associated with short-term complications such as an increase in mortality, morbidity, costs and length of stay, but can also have long-term sequelae, including pe...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Al Tmimi L,Van de Velde M,Herijgers P,Meyns B,Meyfroidt G,Milisen K,Fieuws S,Coburn M,Poesen K,Rex S

更新日期：2015-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension are well-known cardiovascular risk factors. Their control could reduce the burden of heart disease across populations. Several drugs are used to control hypertension, but the only consistently effective treatment of OSA is continuous positive airway pressure. Th...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Cichelero FT,Martinez D,Fuchs SC,Gus M,Moreira LB,Fuchs FD

更新日期：2014-01-02 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:Patients can struggle to make sense of trials in emergency situations. This study examines patient experience of participating in the United Kingdom, Wound management of Open Lower Limb Fractures (UK WOLLF) study, a trial of standard wound management versus Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT). METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Tutton E,Achten J,Lamb SE,Willett K,Costa ML,UK WOLLF Research Collaborators.

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-ventilator asynchrony is a common problem in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory failure. It is assumed that asynchronies worsen lung function and prolong the duration of mechanical ventilation (MV). Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) is a novel approach to MV based on ne...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Villar J,Belda J,Blanco J,Suarez-Sipmann F,Añón JM,Pérez-Méndez L,Ferrando C,Parrilla D,Montiel R,Corpas R,González-Higueras E,Pestaña D,Martínez D,Fernández L,Soro M,García-Bello MA,Fernández RL,Kacmarek RM,NAVa In A

更新日期：2016-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is an area of immense interest. The high profile of 'AI in health' means that there are unusually strong drivers to accelerate the introduction and implementation of innovative AI interventions, which may not be supported by the available evidence...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Ibrahim H,Liu X,Rivera SC,Moher D,Chan AW,Sydes MR,Calvert MJ,Denniston AK

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypothyroidism is a prevalent endocrine condition. Individuals with this disease are commonly managed through supplementation with synthetic thyroid hormone, with the aim of alleviating symptoms and restoring normal thyroid stimulating hormone levels. Generally this management strategy is effective and well ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Brown BT,Bonello R,Pollard H,Graham P

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in the US. A hospital admission provides smokers with a unique opportunity to stop smoking because it requires temporary tobacco abstinence while illness may enhance motivation to quit. Hospital interventions must continue post-discharge to incre...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Rigotti NA,Schnitzer K,Davis EM,Regan S,Chang Y,Kelley JHK,Notier AE,Gilliam K,Douaihy A,Levy DE,Singer DE,Tindle HA

更新日期：2020-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of strokes in industrialized nations is on the rise, particularly in the older population. In Canada, a minority of individuals who have had a stroke actually receive intensive rehabilitation because most stroke patients do not have access to services or because their motor recovery was judged ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Tousignant M,Corriveau H,Kairy D,Berg K,Dubois MF,Gosselin S,Swartz RH,Boulanger JM,Danells C

更新日期：2014-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to test whether a common set of key data items reported across high-impact neonatal clinical trials could be identified, and to quantify their completeness in routinely recorded United Kingdom neonatal data held in the National Neonatal Research Database (NNRD). METHODS:We systematically reviewed n...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Jawad S,Modi N,Prevost AT,Gale C

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In critically ill patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation (MV), research supports the use of daily screening to identify patients who are ready to undergo a spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) followed by conduct of an SBT. However, once daily (OD) screening is poorly aligned with the continuous care...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Burns KEA,Rizvi L,Cook DJ,Seely AJE,Rochwerg B,Lamontagne F,Devlin JW,Dodek P,Mayette M,Tanios M,Gouskos A,Kay P,Mitchell S,Kiedrowski KC,Hill NS,Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.

更新日期：2019-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescence is a high-risk time for the development of mental health and substance use problems. However, fewer than one in four 16-24 year-olds with a current disorder access health services, with those experiencing a substance use disorder being the least likely to seek professional help. Research indicate...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Lubman DI,Berridge BJ,Blee F,Jorm AF,Wilson CJ,Allen NB,McKay-Brown L,Proimos J,Cheetham A,Wolfe R

更新日期：2016-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common bone and joint diseases. As one of the main non-drug therapies, acupuncture is widely used to treat KOA, although the evidence for its efficacy is inconclusive. The objective of this pilot trial is to clarify the clinical efficacy and safety of fire acupunc...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Fu YB,Li B,Sun SF,Liu HL,Wang X,Wang SS,Zhang F,Du X,Ge DJ,Shang L,Liang RL,Wang LN,Yuan F,Sun JQ,Chen JW

更新日期：2019-12-04 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:Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, Wegener's) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) are small vessel vasculitides collectively referred to as anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV). AAV is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality due to uncontrolled disease and treatment...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Walsh M,Merkel PA,Peh CA,Szpirt W,Guillevin L,Pusey CD,De Zoysa J,Ives N,Clark WF,Quillen K,Winters JL,Wheatley K,Jayne D,PEXIVAS Investigators.

更新日期：2013-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low back pain is a common, disabling musculoskeletal disorder in both developing and developed countries. Although often recommended, the potential efficacy of massage therapy in general, and Chinese massage (tuina) in particular, for relief of chronic low back pain (CLBP) has not been fully established due ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Yang M,Feng Y,Pei H,Deng S,Wang M,Xiao X,Zheng H,Lai Z,Chen J,Li X,He X,Liang F

更新日期：2014-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is a highly prevalent and morbid syndrome in intensive care units (ICUs). Changing the stressful environment within the ICU via music may be an effective and a scalable way to reduce the burden of delirium. METHODS/DESIGN:The Decreasing Delirium through Music (DDM) study is a three-arm, single-blin...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Khan SH,Wang S,Harrawood A,Martinez S,Heiderscheit A,Chlan L,Perkins AJ,Tu W,Boustani M,Khan B

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Linezolid, an oxazolidinone, substantially improves treatment outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. We started a trial to test whether the use of linezolid instead of ethambutol could increase the rate of sputum culture conversion as of 8 weeks of treatment...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Lee JY,Kim DK,Lee JK,Yoon HI,Jeong I,Heo E,Park YS,Lee JH,Park SS,Lee SM,Lee CH,Lee J,Choi SM,Park JS,Joh JS,Cho YJ,Lee YJ,Kim SJ,Hwang YR,Kim H,Ki J,Choi H,Han J,Ahn H,Hahn S,Yim JJ

更新日期：2017-02-13 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：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:Exercise has a beta cell preserving effect in patients with type 2 diabetes. This benefit of exercise has not been examined in type 1 diabetes. Significant beta cell function is present at the time of diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and therefore studies of beta cell preservation are ideally conducted immediate...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Lascar N,Kennedy A,Jackson N,Daley A,Dowswell G,Thompson D,Stokes K,Greenfield S,Holder R,Andrews R,Narendran P

更新日期：2013-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no existing report on the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of melasma treatment currently conducted in China. This study aims to assess the quality of RCT- reporting in the treatment of melasma conducted in China. METHODS:Several databases were searched from their inception through to...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Chen Z,Chen Y,Zeng J,Wang Y,Ye T,Zhou Q,Du X,Su W,Ding Z

更新日期：2015-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The costs of medical research are a concern. Clinical Trials Units (CTUs) need to better understand variations in the costs of their activities. METHODS:Representatives of ten CTUs and two grant-awarding bodies pooled their experiences in discussions over 1.5 years. Five of the CTUs provided estimates of, a...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Hind D,Reeves BC,Bathers S,Bray C,Corkhill A,Hayward C,Harper L,Napp V,Norrie J,Speed C,Tremain L,Keat N,Bradburn M

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) affects approximately 1% of patients following total hip replacement (THR) and often results in severe physical and emotional suffering. Current surgical treatment options are debridement, antibiotics and implant retention; revision THR; excision of the joint and amputati...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Strange S,Whitehouse MR,Beswick AD,Board T,Burston A,Burston B,Carroll FE,Dieppe P,Garfield K,Gooberman-Hill R,Jones S,Kunutsor S,Lane A,Lenguerrand E,MacGowan A,Moore A,Noble S,Simon J,Stockley I,Taylor AH,Toms A

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00