• Blinding patients in clinical trials is a key methodological procedure, but the expected degree of bias due to nonblinded patients on estimated treatment effects is unknown. (nih.gov)
  • Systematic review of randomized clinical trials with one sub-study (i.e. experimental vs control) involving blinded patients and another, otherwise identical, sub-study involving nonblinded patients. (nih.gov)
  • Risk of new disease activity in patients with multiple sclerosis who continue or discontinue disease-modifying therapies (DISCOMS): a multicentre, randomised, single-blind, phase 4, non-inferiority trial. (ucdenver.edu)
  • We will conduct a multicentre, intra-patient, single-blinded, randomised controlled longitudinal pilot study with parallel assignments to achieve this objective. (canfieldsci.com)
  • Methods A pragmatic multicentre single-blind RCT allocated patients undergoing midline incision for colorectal cancer to either Hughes closure (double far-near-near-far sutures of 1 nylon suture at 2-cm intervals along the fascia combined with conventional mass closure) or the surgeon's standard closure. (plymouth.ac.uk)
  • Methods The study is a single-blind, randomized controlled trial of 39 patients who started with registration a week before randomization into one of two groups (intervention or control). (medscape.com)
  • Methods The improveD procEdural workfLow for cathETEr ablation of paroxysmal AF with high density mapping system and advanced technology (DELETE AF) study is a prospective, single-arm, international post-market cohort study designed to demonstrate a low rate of clinical atrial arrhythmias recurrence with an improved procedural workflow for catheter ablation of paroxysmal AF, using the most advanced point-by-point RF ablation technology in a multicenter setting. (unav.edu)
  • We conducted a prospective, single-center, double-blind randomized controlled trial in elderly patients aged ≥ 65 years with ASA I-II. (dovepress.com)
  • METHODS: This phase 1, double-blind, placebo-controlled, first-in-human study (NCT03809052) included a single ascending-dose phase (with a food-effect cohort) where participants across seven sequential cohorts were randomized 3:1 to receive oral GB1211 (5, 20, 50, 100, 200 or 400 mg) or placebo. (lu.se)
  • This randomized, double-blind, parallel, sham-controlled clinical trial, single-center, included 36 women with FM, aged from 30 to 65 years old, assigned 2:1 to receive a-tDCS ( n = 24) and s-tDCS ( n = 12). (frontiersin.org)
  • Methods A randomized sham-controlled, single blind study was conducted in a clinical setting on adult participants with chronic tinnitus (n = 14). (mssm.edu)
  • Two of the 12 trials also used observer-reported outcomes, showing no indication of exaggerated effects due lack of patient blinding. (nih.gov)
  • This study provides empirical evidence of pronounced bias due to lack of patient blinding in complementary/alternative randomized clinical trials with patient-reported outcomes. (nih.gov)
  • Single-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover, stopwatch monitored two-period study was conducted, on 60 patients with lifelong PE. (erowid.org)
  • Multiple dosing regimens were assessed in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (S3B30040) to determine efficacy, tolerability, and evaluate constipation rate. (researchgate.net)
  • After endoscopy, patients were divided into two groups, one receiving flumazenil and one placebo in a double-blind fashion. (ewha.ac.kr)
  • Methods: Stool samples were collected from 78 Swedish children with celiac disease autoimmunity participating in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to either receive a mixture of supplementation with L. plantarum HEAL9 and L. paracasei 8700:2 (n = 38) or placebo (n = 40). (lu.se)
  • Methods and analysis VPT-II is a single-blind open-label randomised controlled trial of 2500 infants in three districts of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (bmj.com)
  • Methods This retrospective observational study included 120 patients (18 years or older) with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation who underwent RFA for de novo pulmonary vein isolation guided either by an UHDMS (n=63) or NUHDMS (n=57) for their index procedure. (unav.edu)
  • Materials and Methods. (erowid.org)
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS: Natural and semi-natural mouthrinses included in this study were herbal mix mouthrinse, cranberry mouthrinse, chlorhexidine digluconate mouthrinse, cranberry extract mixed with chlorhexidine digluconate mouthrinse, chlorhexidine digluconate mouthrinse with alcohol (positive control), and distilled water (negative control). (cranberryinstitute.org)
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS: Children 6 to 10 years old with bladder-bowel dysfunction were recruited during the course of 1 year. (mcmaster.ca)
  • Bias due to lack of patient blinding in clinical trials. (nih.gov)
  • Each symptom-based diagnostic assessment was made blinded to prior diagnoses. (bmj.com)
  • Diagnostic System method requires cumbersome postamplification process- for Rapid and ing (7). (cdc.gov)
  • RESUME Afin d'examiner l'expérience d'une clinique de pédopsychiatrie en ce qui concerne la comorbidité et les caractéristiques du traitement des enfants souffrant d'hyperactivité avec déficit de l'attention (HADA), une étude rétrospective a été réalisée auprès des patients de moins de 19 ans qui consultaient à la clinique et chez lesquels un diagnostic de HADA avait été posé. (who.int)
  • This study sought to overcome methodological problems (e.g., sampling frame, lack of blinding) in the earlier pilot study. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this study was to assess level of awareness, acceptability, previous utilization and willingness to utilize epidural analgesia in labour following health education.Subjects/Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the antenatal clinic of UTH, Osogbo. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lack of patient blinding also increased attrition and use of co-interventions: ratio of control group attrition risk 1.79 (1.18 to 2.70), and ratio of control group co-intervention risk 1.55 (0.99 to 2.43). (nih.gov)
  • Attackers came up with methods to go around the lack of error messages and still know if the input is being interpreted as an SQL statement. (acunetix.com)
  • Single blind method is used for peer review. (nepjol.info)
  • All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. (wikicfp.com)
  • Eligible participants will be randomised in a 3:1 ratio to receive baclofen or placebo in an adaptive, single-blind, ascending dose design. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Health education on events of labour and methods of analgesia available was provided to all antenatal clinic attendees between September 2021and March 2022, following which a semi-structured purpose designed, and self- administered questionnaire was administered to 415 of these women who consented to participate in this study. (bvsalud.org)
  • METHODS A randomised, single blind, clinical trial was conducted in a primary care setting. (bmj.com)
  • METHODS: A randomised placebo-controlled single-blind trial was conducted in 36 healthy volunteers randomly distributed to control (no treatment), conventional acupuncture and sham acupuncture groups. (daneurope.org)
  • A single-blind randomised crossover trial was set up, including 153 patients with Parkinson's disease aged between 41 and 80 years and in Hoehn and Yahr stage II-IV. (bmj.com)
  • HART (Hughes Abdominal Repair Trial) assessed the effect of an alternative suture method on the incidence of incisional hernia following colorectal cancer surgery. (plymouth.ac.uk)
  • Method: a randomized, triple-blind clinical trial conducted with health workers diagnosed with chronic spinal pain. (bvsalud.org)
  • A single-blinded randomized trial with a sample of 107 mo. (bvsalud.org)
  • METHODS: Twenty healthy participants performed TSB, both leg lift while side-lying (BLLS), torso lift on a 45 ∘ bench while side-lying (TLBS), and … pelvic lift on side-lying (PLS) in random order. (iospress.com)
  • Single-Blind Method" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (ucdenver.edu)
  • Methods Retrospective observational descriptive study during one year. (scielo.br)
  • Nous avons réalisé une étude transversale descriptive sur un groupe de malades vus en consultation à l'unité de Gastro-entérologie de l'hôpital du district de la commune IV de Bamako. (bvsalud.org)
  • Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Single-Blind Study of Lutein Supplementation on Carotenoid Status and Cognition in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Anodal transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to be an effective non-invasive brain stimulation method for improving cognitive and motor functioning in patients with neurological deficits. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • The Hoffmann reflex, an involuntary reaction to electrical stimulation of muscle afferent sensory fibreswas studied, as was the long latency reflex (LLR) using the Dueschl method in which electrical stimulation is superimposed on a slight voluntary contraction, Different fatiguing protocols were performed, and respiratory rate continuously recorded. (daneurope.org)
  • The experiments consist of kinetic (time- kinetic data is typically not sufficient to constrain the course) measurements after TGF-b stimulation under differ- parameter values to a single optimal solution, and multiple ent conditions: untreated cells and three cases in which parameter sets can explain the available data. (lu.se)
  • HASQI and its 2014 revision are double-ended methods requiring both a clean reference and the degraded signal to allow evaluation. (wikipedia.org)
  • A method in which either the observer(s) or the subject(s) is kept ignorant of the group to which the subjects are assigned. (ucdenver.edu)
  • The subjects were instructed to use only the assigned care method for 72 h with a 7-day washout period between experiments. (bvsalud.org)
  • The ratings from the 42 worksite subjects were used to generate models to discriminate between cases and controls using Classification and Regression Tree (CART) methods. (cdc.gov)
  • To be able to prevent injuries, there must be an easy, reliable, and clinically relevant method to describe and measure postures and behaviors during computer use that are considered to be risk factors for the development of MSD-UE. (cdc.gov)
  • Among various dimensionality reduction methods [ 16 - 24 ], principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) are the two most common methods [ 21 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The cost analysis was conducted from the perspective of a single center in Spain (Clinica Universidad de Navarra). (unav.edu)
  • the utility of Mass Tag PCR was increasingly important to clinical management and determined in blinded analysis of previously diagnosed public health. (cdc.gov)
  • It is used to simulate the Monte Carlo method, ST naturally provides ensembles of kinetics of large signaling networks, where one cannot only solutions rather than single ones, subject to analysis by rely on biological intuition. (lu.se)
  • Several 'disciplines' exist, of which the 'no-limits' category is the most spectacular: using a specially designed heavy 'sled,' divers descend to extreme depths on a cable, and then reascend using an inflatable balloon, on a single breath. (daneurope.org)
  • examinations, such as rapid chest compression, single breath occlusion, plethysmography and helium dilution6. (bvsalud.org)
  • For multi-block observations, we present the maximal ratio combining cross relation (MRCCR) method. (tubitak.gov.tr)
  • Acunetix can detect Blind SQL Injection vulnerabilities. (acunetix.com)
  • Methods to directly detect nucleic acids of clinical specimens. (cdc.gov)
  • The team will hold an event in China on Oct. 10, where they will demonstrate how to apply makeup using the blind method and talk about their experiences. (inquirer.net)
  • Acunetix also includes a Blind SQL Injector tool , which allows the penetration tester to verify that the Blind SQL vulnerability exists and demonstrate the consequences of the vulnerability. (acunetix.com)
  • The K-PeCS items were rated from a video clip by an expert rater blinded to subject status. (cdc.gov)
  • and a control group (that receives a single dose of PCV10 at 24 months). (bmj.com)
  • New or updated method in a collection of methods to sample and analyze workplace contaminants. (cdc.gov)
  • The organization also aims to popularize the method overseas. (inquirer.net)
  • The latter is a supervised method, which aims to maximize the between-class scatter while minimizing the within-class scatter. (hindawi.com)
  • Forty five males volunteered to participate in a randomised, controlled single blind design study. (bmj.com)
  • DESIGN: We performed a controlled, single blind study of patients with IBS (Rome III criteria) randomised to a low (n=20) or high (n=20) FODMAP diet for 3 weeks. (medscape.com)
  • Integration of model-based and data-driven methods for UI design in complex interactive systems. (wikicfp.com)
  • Conclusions The treatment of scratching with the HR method in combination with a potent steroid was found to improve skin status significantly after 3 and 11 weeks. (medscape.com)
  • The former is an unsupervised method, which pursues the direction of maximum variance for optimal reconstruction. (hindawi.com)
  • As a result of this joint review, the following comments and responses address both methods. (cdc.gov)
  • Oishi established a private organization called Caremake Association and a certification system for trainers who teach the makeup method. (inquirer.net)
  • I teach on the PSY2013: Biological Psychology with Research Methods 2 module. (surrey.ac.uk)
  • Posture and gait scores (PG scores) measured at 3, 6 and 12 weeks by blinded testers were the primary outcome measure. (bmj.com)
  • The aim of the present investigation was to study the effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HEAL9 and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei 8700:2 on the single-cell parasitome, with a primary focus on Blastocystis. (lu.se)
  • It provides an ensemble of high quality solutions, which are analyzed with clustering methods and display a hierarchical structure highlighting distinct parameter subspaces with biological interpretations. (lu.se)
  • Method We recruited 162 women aged between 30 and 74 years to be submitted to abdominal hysterectomy. (scielo.br)
  • A makeup method dubbed "blind makeup" for visually impaired women is attracting attention as a way to care for their mental health, with women who receive the training finding it boosts their sense of confidence. (inquirer.net)
  • Through the association, Oishi has instructed about 200 visually handicapped women in the method across the nation, including in Tokyo and Aichi Prefecture. (inquirer.net)
  • Sakura Ophthalmologic Clinic in Shizuoka introduced the makeup method in 2016 for women who were not born blind. (inquirer.net)
  • In February, nine blind women, including the Osaka woman, formed a volunteer team to popularize the makeup method overseas, because there are few such initiatives abroad. (inquirer.net)
  • Methods This was a single-blind, single-arm study over 3-4 weeks from September 2005 to November 2006. (bmj.com)
  • There is no NIST Standard Reference Material (SRM) for beryllium oxide, so commonly available commercial materials were used to validate the method. (cdc.gov)
  • If you use a single quote in a field or parameter that is passed directly to an SQL statement, the database server will report an error. (acunetix.com)
  • To compare the effectiveness of a single-tuft toothbrush (STB) with conventional toothbrushes (CT) to control dental biofilm neoformation in the dentogingival area. (bvsalud.org)
  • Frontiers operates a single-blind model during the review process. (frontiersin.org)
  • In fact, model-based methods are crucial in modern HCIs. (wikicfp.com)
  • A novel method in this context, simulated tempering, is used to fit the model parameters to the data. (lu.se)
  • Two of the experiments are used to fit the model parameters sets, where these sets subsequently are clustered with and the other two are left as ``blind test'' experiments. (lu.se)