Effect of barberry (Berberis vulgaris) consumption on blood pressure, plasma lipids, and inflammation in patients with hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial.

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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quitting smokers gain weight. This deters some from trying to stop smoking and may explain the increased incidence of type 2 diabetes after cessation. Dieting when stopping smoking may be counterproductive. Hunger increases cravings for smoking and tackling two behaviours together may undermine quitting succ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Lycett D,Aveyard P,Farmer A,Lewis A,Munafò M

更新日期：2013-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), large between-centre differences in outcome exist and many clinicians believe that such differences influence estimation of the treatment effect in randomized controlled trial (RCTs). The aim of this study was to assess the influence of between-centre differences in outcome o...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Lingsma HF,Roozenbeek B,Perel P,Roberts I,Maas AI,Steyerberg EW

更新日期：2011-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clavicle fractures account for around 4% of all fractures and up to 44% of fractures of the shoulder girdle. Fractures of the middle third (or mid-shaft) account for approximately 80% of all clavicle fractures. Management of this group of fractures is often challenging and the outcome can be unsatisfactory. ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Longo UG,Banerjee S,Barber J,Chambler A,Cobiella C,Corbett S,Crowther M,Drew S,Francis A,Lee M,Garlick N,Packham I,Pearse Y,Richards A,Roberts C,Tennent D,Tims E,Ahrens PM

更新日期：2011-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anxiety and affective disorders can be disabling and have a major impact on the ability to work. In Denmark, people with a mental disorder, and mainly non-psychotic disorders, represent a substantial and increasing part of those receiving disability pensions. Previous studies have indicated that Individual P...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Hellström L,Bech P,Nordentoft M,Lindschou J,Eplov LF

更新日期：2013-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children can find anaesthesia induction especially distressing and postoperative psychological and physical morbidity are common. Preparation programmes for general anaesthesia (GA) are highly effective in reducing this distress. A Phase II study has already verified the effectiveness of a prototype preopera...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Hosey MT,Donaldson AN,Huntington C,Liossi C,Reynolds PA,Alharatani R,Newton JT

更新日期：2014-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomography is widely used to diagnose acute appendicitis. Many adolescents and young adults are exposed to the associated radiation. A recent single-institution trial has reported promising results for low-dose computed tomography; however, this technique has not yet been widely adopted. LOCAT (low-...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Ahn S,LOCAT group.

更新日期：2014-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis-related fractures are a significant public health concern. Interventions that increase detection and treatment of osteoporosis, as well as prevention of fractures and falls, are substantially underutilized. This paper outlines the protocol for a pragmatic randomised trial of a multifaceted commu...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Ciaschini PM,Straus SE,Dolovich LR,Goeree RA,Leung KM,Woods CR,Zimmerman GM,Majumdar SR,Spadafora S,Fera LA,Lee HN

更新日期：2008-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although various pancreaticojejunal duct-to-mucosa anastomosis methods have been developed to reduce the postoperative risks of pancreaticoduodenectomy, pancreatic fistula remains the most serious complication with a high incident rate. The aim of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of one-...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Pan SB,Geng W,Zhou DC,Chen JM,Zhao HC,Liu FB,Xie SX,Hou H,Zhao YJ,Xie K,Wang GB,Geng XP

更新日期：2016-08-17 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:Chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (cCSC) is an eye disease characterized by an accumulation of serous fluid under the retina. It is postulated that this fluid accumulation results from hyperpermeability and swelling of the choroid, the underlying vascular tissue of the eye, causing a dysfunction of th...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Breukink MB,Downes SM,Querques G,van Dijk EHC,den Hollander AI,Blanco-Garavito R,Keunen JEE,Souied EH,MacLaren RE,Hoyng CB,Fauser S,Boon CJF

更新日期：2015-09-21 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:This descriptive study aimed to investigate adolescents' motivations for participating in a randomised controlled trial (RCT), to explore the understanding that the young people had regarding a number of aspects of the trial design, to examine whether or not they found participation in the trial to be accept...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Midgley N,Isaacs D,Weitkamp K,Target M

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Prediabetes and diabetes disproportionately impact Latino youth, yet few diabetes prevention programs have prioritized inclusion of this underrepresented population. This report describes the recruitment process, yields, associated costs, and phenotypic characteristics of Latino youth with obesity and p...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Vander Wyst KB,Olson ML,Hooker E,Soltero EG,Konopken YP,Keller CS,Castro FG,Williams AN,Fernández ADR,Patrick DL,Ayers SL,Hu HH,Peña A,Pimentel J,Knowler WC,Shaibi GQ

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incurable cancer does not only affect patients, it also affects the lives of their partners. Many partners take on caregiving responsibilities. The burden of these caregiving tasks are often associated with physical, psychological, and social difficulties and many partners have unmet supportive care needs. O...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Schuit AS,Holtmaat K,Hooghiemstra N,Jansen F,Lissenberg-Witte BI,Coupé VMH,Verdonck-de Leeuw IM

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impulsivity and compulsivity are related to emotional and social maladjustment and often underlie psychiatric disorders. Recently, alterations in microbiota composition have been shown to have implications for brain development and social behavior via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. However, the exact mechani...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Arteaga-Henríquez G,Rosales-Ortiz SK,Arias-Vásquez A,Bitter I,Ginsberg Y,Ibañez-Jimenez P,Kilencz T,Lavebratt C,Matura S,Reif A,Rethelyi J,Richarte V,Rommelse N,Siegl A,Ramos-Quiroga JA

更新日期：2020-02-11 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: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:Endovenous thermal techniques, such as endovenous laser ablation (EVLA), are the recommended treatment for truncal varicose veins. However, a disadvantage of thermal techniques is that it requires the administration of tumescent anaesthesia, which can be uncomfortable. Non-thermal, non-tumescent techniques, ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Leung CC,Carradice D,Wallace T,Chetter IC

更新日期：2016-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Young men in South Africa face concurrent epidemics of HIV, drug and alcohol abuse, and unemployment. Standard HIV prevention programs, located in healthcare settings and/or using counseling models, fail to engage men. Soccer and vocational training are examined as contexts to deliver male-specific, HIV prev...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Rotheram-Borus MJ,Tomlinson M,Mayekiso A,Bantjes J,Harris DM,Stewart J,Weiss RE

更新日期：2018-08-03 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:Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity. Bleeding is caused by a combination of physical causes, such as failure of the uterus to contract or operations, and is made worse by impairment of the blood clotting system. A number of studies have shown that low levels of the blood clott...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Aawar N,Alikhan R,Bruynseels D,Cannings-John R,Collis R,Dick J,Elton C,Fernando R,Hall J,Hood K,Lack N,Mallaiah S,Maybury H,Nuttall J,Paranjothy S,Rayment R,Rees A,Sanders J,Townson J,Weeks A,Collins P

更新日期：2015-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer is one of the major health issues worldwide. An increasing number of cancer patients are offered treatment with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is one of the most common complementary therapies offered to cancer patients in Taiwan. We designed a randomized, d...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Lo LC,Chen CY,Chen ST,Chen HC,Lee TC,Chang CS

更新日期：2012-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Halitosis is an unpleasant breath odour that can interfere with the professional life, social life and quality of life of people who suffer from it. A modality of treatment that has been increasing in dentistry is antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). Bixa orellana, popularly known as "urucum" is a plan...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Gonçalves MLL,da Mota ACC,Deana AM,Guedes GH,Cavalcante LAS,Prates RA,Horliana ACRT,Pavani C,Motta LJ,Bitencourt GB,Fernandes KPS,Salgueiro MDCC,Mesquita-Ferrari RA,da Silva DFT,França CM,Bussadori SK

更新日期：2018-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Eckhardt CM,Cummings MJ,Rajagopalan KN,Borden S,Bitan ZC,Wolf A,Kantor A,Briese T,Meyer BJ,Jacobson SD,Scotto D,Mishra N,Philip NM,Stotler BA,Schwartz J,Shaz B,Spitalnik SL,Eisenberger A,Hod EA,Justman J,Cheung K

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trials of complex interventions are associated with high costs and burdens in terms of paperwork, management, data collection, validation, and intervention fidelity assessment occurring across multiple sites. Traditional data collection methods rely on paper-based forms, where processing can be time-consumin...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Drew CJ,Poile V,Trubey R,Watson G,Kelson M,Townson J,Rosser A,Hood K,Quinn L,Busse M

更新日期：2016-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Psoriasis vulgaris is a common skin disease characterized by persistent localized erythematous scaly plaques, typically on the elbows, knees, and scalp. It is an immune-abnormal disease that progresses slowly over a long period with frequent symptom recurrence. Current studies have shown that acupuncture i...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Deng J,Lu C,Xiang Y,Deng H,Wen Z,Yao D,Xuan M,Yan Y

更新日期：2019-06-17 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:Smoking in pregnancy is a major international public health problem. Self-help support (SHS) increases the likelihood of women stopping smoking in pregnancy and delivering this kind of support by text message could be a cost-effective way to deliver SHS to pregnant women who smoke. SHS delivered by text mess...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Whitemore R,Leonardi-Bee J,Naughton F,Sutton S,Cooper S,Parrott S,Hewitt C,Clark M,Ussher M,Jones M,Torgerson D,Coleman T

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac surgery has been shown to result in a significant decrease of the antioxidant selenium, which is associated with the development of multiorgan dysfunction and increased mortality. Thus, a large-scale study is needed to investigate the effect of perioperative selenium supplementation on the occurrence...

journal_title：Trials

authors： Stoppe C,McDonald B,Rex S,Manzanares W,Whitlock R,Fremes S,Fowler R,Lamarche Y,Meybohm P,Haberthür C,Rossaint R,Goetzenich A,Elke G,Day A,Heyland DK

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00