... shortage ofrandomizedcontrolledtrials on this topic is a limitation, and larger randomizedcontrolledtrials are needed to better understand the role of CYC in the care of these patients In our meta- analysis, ... age and height The methodological features of all randomized clinical trials most relevant to the prevention of bias (including the Jadad criteria of randomization, blinding and completeness of ... pooled analysis of the treatment arms of the randomized clinical trialsandof the observational studies suggested that both the FVC and DLCO predicted values improved after 12 months of therapy,...
... medication in contradiction to the study protocol is t 1/2 for patients randomized to ECT and a varying time for patients randomized to treatment as usual Randomized treatment Phase - treatment ... be signed and dated before any study data collection procedures begin A synopsis of the study protocol is given as additional file Discussion This study protocol presents a randomizedcontrolled ... Acknowledgements The original concept of the study and the first drafts of the protocol were written by late professor Dag Neckelmann Professor Neckelmann also recruited study centres and investigators to participate...
... amounts of data about the drug, and has eliminated the least promising agents before the design process for randomizedcontrolledtrials occurs Design bias Design bias, on the other hand, occurs ... Accept trial VERSUS Randomization Decision Node Decline trial Expected outcomes of usual care Personal, societal interest and selfinterest Presentation of a randomized trial protocol for consideration ... Community-equipoise and the ethics ofrandomized clinical trials Bioethics 1995, 9:127-148 Djulbegovic B: Acknowledgement of uncertainty: a fundamental means to ensure scientific and ethical validity...
... will be an upsurge in randomizedcontrolledtrials investigating novel biological agents and small molecules in terms of their safety and efficacy Thus, sensitive, validated and reliable measurements ... three observers (OB1 t0, OB2 and OB3) Table Estimates of the variance components (between and within patients) andof the intraclass correlations (single rater and average of raters) Cell type Intra-observer ... pivotal The use of computerized or digital image analysis (DIA) has greatly facilitated the evaluation of ST The major advantage of DIA is standardization of image acquisition and processing,...
... meta- analysis and systematic review ofrandomizedcontrolledtrials (RCTs) Methods: Eight RCTs published from 1999 to 2010 were identified and synthesized to compare the efficacy and safety of ... surgery for severe emphysema: meta- analysis and systematic review ofrandomizedcontrolledtrials Wei Huang, 1Wen R Wang, 1Bo Deng, 1You Q Tan, 1Guang Y Jiang, Hai Jing Zhou and 1Yong He 1 Thoracic ... insufficient published Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs) evaluating surgical risks and long term sequels [9-12] Besides, there are controversial points regarding the efficacy and safety of two approaches...
... with use of composite end points in cardiovascular trials: systematic review of randomised controlledtrials BMJ 2007, 334:786 Donner A, Klar N: Design and Analysis of Cluster Randomization Trials ... Design and analysis of stepped wedge cluster randomizedtrials Contemp Clin Trials 2007, 28:182-191 49 Crabtree BF, Miller WL: Using Codes and Code Manuals: A Template Organizing Style of Interpretation ... Making trials matter: pragmatic and explanatory trialsand the problem of applicability Trials 2009, 10:37 51 Tunis SR, Stryer DB, Clancy CM: Practical clinical trials: increasing the value of clinical...
... Kingdom (UK) and the US [7,8] However, research evidence of effectiveness of pay-for-performance programs, particularly randomized trials, is limited [9,10] Using a cluster randomizedcontrolled ... Petersen et al.: Design, rationale, and baseline characteristics of a cluster randomizedcontrolled trial of pay for performance for hypertension treatment: study protocol Implementation Science ... the control of the provider Thus, a combined approach potentially capitalizes upon the advantages and complementary nature of both types of quality -of- care measures [9] The design of our trial...
... shows the random assignment and design status of a cohort of students from initial random assignment prior to the start of first grade to the end of the first grade year WD = students randomized ... Science and Methodology Group: Methods for testing theory and evaluating impact in randomized field trials: intent-to-treat analyses for integrating the perspectives of person, place, and time ... to create two teams to support the effectiveness trial and the goal of sustaining and scaling-up practices in the school system the Core Teamand the Schools Committee The Core Team comprised...
... searched and analyzed randomizedcontrolledtrialsof ginseng in PubMed The inclusion criteria were single herb ginseng trials with a sample size of ≥20 We selected trialsof single herb ginseng ... arrest bleeding and removes stagnant Xue 14 15 16 Conclusion Our analysis of 19 randomizedcontrolled clinical trialsof single herb ginseng shows that all the trials with both negative and positive ... Assessing the quality of reports ofrandomized clinical trials: is blinding necessary? Control Clin Trials 1996, 17:1-12 Ellis JM, Reddy P: Effects of Panax ginseng on quality of life Ann Pharmacother...
... acupuncture) and feixueweizhen (non-acupoint acupuncture) and the search result was limited to the reports of human studies published between 1998 and 2009 Inclusion criteria The randomizedcontrolledtrials ... acupuncture; and no random allocation Trial quality Of the 12 included trials, six (50%) had a low risk of bias, while five trails (41.7%) had an unclear risk of bias, and one trial had a high risk of ... acupuncture treatments in the randomizedcontrolledtrials were based on traditional Chinese acupuncture principles Six out of the 12 trials had a standardized treatment protocol with the same acupoints...
... thank the editorial teamof Chinese Medicine for their input and advice Author details Yale Center for Medical Informatics and Departments of Anesthesiology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Computer ... question of how much information needs to be provided for describing different types of CM data for reproducibility, quality, and safety purposes In the fields of genomics and proteomics, standards ... human body and organs based on Chinese philosophical ideas of “yin-yang” and “five-elements” They are aware of the efficacy of the herb, Huperzia serrata (HS), in aging disorders, and interpret...
... Page of Authors’ contributions MSL and EE designed the study and interpreted the data TYC and JEP searched and selected the trials, and extracted, analyzed the data MSL drafted the manuscript and ... effects of publication bias and location bias on systematic reviews and meta- analyses may still have played a role in the present review [20-22] Further limitations include the paucity and often ... al.: Effects of moxibustion for constipation treatment: a systematic review ofrandomizedcontrolledtrials Chinese Medicine 2010 5:28 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full...
... in randomizedcontrolledtrials • In the design ofrandomizedcontrolled trials, investigators must determine a realistic estimate of the effect size (delta) of the therapy on an outcome of interest ... research and practice Materials and methods One author (SKA) performed a search of the tables of contents of five high-impact medical journals (BMJ, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the ... trial design, is common in randomizedcontrolledtrialsof mortality in critical care medicine Reliable methods for predicting delta during study design and better reporting of the basis for these...
... sepsis, and mortality remain unchanged Other interventions are needed The objective of this paper is to systematically review the randomizedcontrolledtrials (RCTs) that investigate the effect of ... placebo or standard therapy on infection, MOF, and mortality in trauma patients Materials and methods Search Studies were found via computerized searches of the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases and the ... with five trials studying over 100 patients [19-23] Of the smaller trials, six were pilot studies [14,24-27] Three of the trials were phase II trials primarily powered to test dosage and safety,...
... Rennie D, Stroup DF: Improving the quality of reports of meta- analysesof randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement Quality of Reporting of Meta- analyses Lancet 1999, 354:1896-1900 Prakash ... severity of disease, intervention dosage, measurements, and management This work was performed in accordance with the Quality of Reporting of Meta- analyses (QUOROM) guidelines for meta- analysis ofrandomized ... assessment of the trials Treatment assignments were the typical method of ‘randomization’ across studies in this meta- analysis Randomized treatment allocation sequences were generated in six trials...
... Page of 10 the methodology of the trialsand to assess a broad range of outcomes focusing on bleeding and transfusion requirements, correction of coagulopathy and mortality generation of random ... groups of patients examined, intervention and comparator arms and main clinical outcomes of each study Additional file 3: Quality assessment of included published randomizedcontrolledtrials ... acquisition of data, and revision of the article CH and KB contributed to study conception and design, and revision of the article SS contributed to study conception and design, acquisition of data,...
... work practices, and on understanding the effect of the research or intervention as part of the research process It explicitly calls for making sense of the impact of change, and refining actions ... final presentation of results and discussion of their implications; reciprocal transfer of expertise; shared decision making power; mutual ownership of the processes and products of the research ... The timing of these reflective cycles and the timing of endpoint measurement could be modified based on these discussions As part of the analysis of the results of the study, the themes of the reflections...
... design of this multisite, observer blind, prospective, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial with an active control and two treatment phases (acute and continuation) A stratified block randomization ... worsening of symptoms and transient risk of suicidality at the beginning of therapy (due to breaking out of avoidance behavior), but was rarely observed [28] Therapist training and monitoring of adherence ... a separate teamof independent raters trained to reliability will randomly evaluate several of the tapes from early, middle, and late therapy phase of each treatment for adherence and therapist...