نتایج جستجو برای: randomized controlled trials

تعداد نتایج: 641597  

2008
Yong Chan Kim Young Sun Kim

In categories related to complete quasi-monoidal lattices, we investigate the relations among (L,♦)-(respectively, (L, )-,(L, )-) fuzzy quasi-uniform spaces, (L, ,∧)-fuzzy topological spaces and (L, ,∧)fuzzy interior spaces induced functions. Mathematics Subject Classification: 54A40, 08A72, 06D72

2014
Matteo Cesari Marco Canevelli

INTRODUCTION The standard methodologies for the design and conduction of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are often difficult to be directly applied when older persons compose the target population (Pahor and Cesari, 2012). In fact, specific methodological adaptations are often required to guarantee the feasibility of the trial, ensure the participants’ adherence/compliance to the protocol, ...

Journal: :Games for health journal 2013
Lisbeth H Larsen Lone Schou Henrik Hautop Lund Henning Langberg

Exergames have been suggested as an innovative approach to enhance physical activity in the elderly. The objective of this review was to determine the effectiveness of exergames on validated quantitative physical outcomes in healthy elderly individuals. We used Centre for Review and Disseminations guidance to conduct systematic reviews. Four electronic databases were searched. We included rando...

Journal: :Evaluation & the health professions 2006
Ariel Linden William M K Trochim John L Adams

Most health care initiatives are evaluated using observational study designs in lieu of randomized controlled trials (RCT) due primarily to resource limitations. However, although observational studies are less expensive to implement and evaluate, they are also more problematic in determining causality than the RCT. This trade off is most apparent in the initial planning stage of program develo...

2015
David L Schriger Richelle J Cooper Ana Lopez-O’Sullivan Carter Wystrach Douglas G Altman

BACKGROUND Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) often have more than one primary outcome and frequently have secondary and harm outcomes. Comparison of outcomes between study arms is the primary focus of RCTs, but there are times when the relation between outcomes is important, such as determining whether an intermediate outcome and a clinical outcome have a strong association. We sought to dete...

Journal: :Pharmacopsychiatry 2010
L E Goedhard J J Stolker H L I Nijman T C G Egberts E R Heerdink

INTRODUCTION In a previous review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the pharmacotherapeutic management of aggression, it was shown that there is only weak evidence of effectiveness. In the present study we aim to determine comparability of patients included in these RCTs and patients of psychiatric long-stay wards. METHODS Exclusion criteria that were used in at least 20% of the RCTs ...

2014
Geun Joo Choi Sangseok Lee Jeoung Hyuk Lee Seul Gi Park Hyun Kang

BACKGROUND We purposed to systemically review studies investigating the prophylactic effect of both pharmacological and non-pharmacological modalities against rocuronium induced withdrawal movement (RIWM) in the Korean population. METHODS Literature search was performed using MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, Koreamed, KMBASE, KISS and RISS up to March 2014. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) compar...

2015
Vivian Welch J. Jull J. Petkovic R. Armstrong Y. Boyer LG Cuervo SJL Edwards A. Lydiatt D. Gough J. Grimshaw E. Kristjansson L. Mbuagbaw J. McGowan D. Moher T. Pantoja M. Petticrew K. Pottie T. Rader B. Shea M. Taljaard E. Waters C. Weijer GA Wells H. White M. Whitehead P. Tugwell

BACKGROUND Health equity concerns the absence of avoidable and unfair differences in health. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can provide evidence about the impact of an intervention on health equity for specific disadvantaged populations or in general populations; this is important for equity-focused decision-making. Previous work has identified a lack of adequate reporting guidelines for a...

Journal: :Psychiatric services 2014
Burçin Ünlü Ince Heleen Riper Edith van 't Hof Pim Cuijpers

OBJECTIVE Several psychotherapies have been found to be effective in the treatment of depression among adults. However, little is known about whether effectiveness differs by racial-ethnic minority group. The authors conducted a meta-analysis to assess the relative effects of psychotherapy for persons from racial-ethnic minority groups, by examining whether a sample's racial-ethnic minority pro...

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