• The long-term outcomes of this study are to assess long-term consequences on mortality and quality of life at 180 and 360 days. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Empowering patients to participate in nutrition care during hospitalisation may improve their dietary intakes and associated outcomes. (mdpi.com)
  • The reduction of harm through an ineffective treatment, the possibility of individualized dosing, the reduction of sample size, and the possible evaluation of the influence of the placebo effect on efficacy outcomes justify this design for a single-centered placebo-controlled investigator-initiated trial of nabilone. (springer.com)
  • Practice team-based case management can improve clinical outcomes for patients with chronic diseases in primary care. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • The effect of nursing care delivery models on quality and safety outcomes of care: A cross‐sectional survey study of medical‐surgical nurses. (ahrq.gov)
  • After an initial screening of the title and abstract of studies with comparative outcomes, 26 records were considered relevant. (ugeskriftet.dk)
  • The term nocebo refers to the worse outcomes or side effects experienced by patients as a result of their negative expectations regarding a treatment. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The study provides further evidence for the effectiveness of R&R2ADHD and demonstrates the importance of measuring functional outcomes. (springer.com)
  • International guidelines recommend a multimodal treatment approach comprising both pharmacological and psychological interventions [ 7 ], and there is empirical support for a larger treatment effect for functional outcomes when using a combined approach over the longer term [ 4 ]. (springer.com)
  • However, most studies typically focus on clinical outcomes rather than functional outcomes as primary measures of success, yet the latter are important markers of treatment efficacy due to their translational value, i.e. because they often relate to functional activities of daily living. (springer.com)
  • Disabilities (Sickness Impact Profile -8), physical functioning (Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form-36), psychological distress (Symptom Checklist-90), and proportion of patients with clinically significant improvement in fatigue were the secondary outcomes. (jmir.org)
  • Outcomes varied across studies, there were a lot of dropouts, and some were not randomized, meaning reverse causality can't be ruled out. (medscape.com)
  • The Role of Patient-reported Outcomes and Medication Adheren. (lww.com)
  • Drug development of immunosuppressive therapies (ISTs) for use in transplantation has historically focused on morbidity and mortality as the primary clinical outcomes of interest, with patient experiences often being an afterthought. (lww.com)
  • We expect both treatment innovations to have fewer dropouts, to lead to faster symptom reduction and more favorable long term outcomes and consequently, lower treatment costs. (universiteitleiden.nl)
  • identified program characteristics (eg, leadership support, well-defined staff roles, use of support and maintenance sessions) associated with successful program implementation (9,11,12) and better patient weight-loss outcomes (13). (cdc.gov)
  • Other studies of adults reported on the following additional outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • We aim to compare two different doses of dexamethasone in patients with moderate to severe ARDS undergoing mechanical ventilation regarding efficacy and safety. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Methods and analysis Patients with CKD, including renal transplant recipients, will visit the laboratory on two occasions, both preceded by appropriate exercise, alcohol and caffeine restrictions. (bmj.com)
  • Methods: We enrolled and randomized 61 patients (mean age = 63(49–71) years, Female/Male = 35/26) who were planned for an uncemented Vanguard TKA (Biomet, Warsaw, Indiana, USA) to receive either a VR or a VP coated tibial component (31/29). (lu.se)
  • Methods A systematic search of records up to March 2020 was performed on PubMed, CINAHL, Medline (Ovid), Cochrane and Embase to retrieve clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of OPEP devices in patients with COPD. (bmj.com)
  • Methods Demographic, clinical and pharmacological variables, including tacrolimus whole blood concentrations obtained from therapeutic drug monitoring and data from dense-sampling pharmacokinetic profiles, were recorded in 26 paediatric patients with biliary atresia who underwent liver transplantation between 2016 and 2021. (unav.edu)
  • Aims: To study the effects on glucose and lipid metabolism with the use of atypical and typical antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia Methods: The present study is a 12 weeks open label prospective study of antipsychotic drugs olanzapine, risperidone and haloperidol in patients with schizophrenia. (who.int)
  • METHODS: This study is based on a secondary analysis of survey data from Swedish-speaking adult participants with chronic pain recruited online. (bvsalud.org)
  • METHODS: Using a cohort of 880 ED patients who had participated in a multimodal intervention based on Cognitive Behavior Therapy, we estimated the association between one standard deviation (SD) improvement in treatment-related variables and the rate of net days of sick leave one-year following treatment. (bvsalud.org)
  • Methods: Eight patients with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed GBM were prescribed Salovum during concomitant radiochemotherapy. (lu.se)
  • The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a combination of acupuncture intervention and pharmacologic treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with mild-moderate symptoms. (journal-jams.org)
  • A single-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial of hospitalized COVID-19 patients confirmed by RT-PCR examination with mild-moderate symptoms was conducted from August to September 2020. (journal-jams.org)
  • Our study has shown promising results for the effects of combined treatment of acupuncture and pharmacologic treatment on the duration of the cough symptom in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with mild-moderate symptoms. (journal-jams.org)
  • For lead exposure seen today in the United States, more long-term, subclinical CNS symptoms are the most common effects. (aap.org)
  • 14 A similar training programme improved symptoms and physiological findings in an open study of patients with the "effort syndrome. (bmj.com)
  • Although open-label observations report a positive effect of cannabinoids on non-motor symptoms (NMS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, these effects remain to be investigated in a controlled trial for a broader use in NMS in PD patients. (springer.com)
  • A trained health care assistant from the practice team delivers case management and is continuously monitoring symptoms and treatment progress in ten protocol-based telephone contacts with patients. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • The first step, in order to provide suitable and accessible primary healthcare, is to assess the extent of physical symptoms and unmet healthcare needs within the OST population, which, to this point, has been sparsely studied. (hindawi.com)
  • Patients in OST have a high degree of physical symptoms and a high degree of unmet healthcare needs. (hindawi.com)
  • Patients in OST carry a heavy burden of physical symptoms and unmet healthcare needs, potentially due to societal barriers. (hindawi.com)
  • Three hundred fifty prostate cancer patients (166 EERPE, 184 RRPE) were asked to self-assess symptoms associated with urinary incontinence (UI) 1 day before and 3 months after prostatectomy. (urotoday.com)
  • The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of psychotherapy treatment alone and combined with medications, as proposed in the current guidelines, to reduce PTSD symptoms. (ugeskriftet.dk)
  • Though various authors have used varied definitions of treatment resistant schizophrenia, the most common definition of treatment resistant schizophrenia denotes patients who despite at least two adequate trials of classical neuroleptic drugs have persistent moderate to severe, positive, or disorganization, or negative symptoms together with poor social and work function over a prolonged period of time (Meltzer 1997). (priory.com)
  • Jalenques et al (1992), in an open prospective trial of clozapine in treatment resistant schizophrenic patients reported significant improvement in positive symptoms by 1 month and negative symptoms by 3 months with improvement in social functions and reduction in use of concomitant medications. (priory.com)
  • The current study aimed to investigate if improvements in exhaustion symptoms, insomnia, perfectionistic behaviors, psychological flexibility, and perceived work ability during treatment of ED were associated with subsequent sick leave in the year following treatment. (bvsalud.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that interventions focusing on exhaustion symptoms, insomnia, perfectionistic behaviors, psychological flexibility, and perceived work ability can have a meaningful impact on ED patients' subsequent sick leave. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this study, we seek to combine the two interventions: MAT with buprenorphine+naloxone and yoga, to see if the combination of yoga plus medication-assisted treatment is better than medication-assisted treatment alone with regard to reduced craving for opioids, increased treatment retention, lower relapse rates, improved sleep, and improved symptoms of anxiety and stress. (cdc.gov)
  • AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the severity of attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms (ADHS) and related psychological and behavioral variables among 10th grade students in Istanbul/Turkey. (who.int)
  • A total of 38 patients will have 80% power to detect a probability of 0.231 that an observation in the treatment group is less than an observation in the placebo group using a Wilcoxon rank-sum test with a 0.050 two-sided significance level assuming a true difference of 2.5 points between nabilone and placebo in the primary outcome measure and a standard deviation of the change of 2.4 points. (springer.com)
  • The primary outcome is the mental health status of patients as measured by the Mental Health Index (MHI-5). (uni-muenchen.de)
  • Patients were assessed at baseline using the HAM-D as the primary outcome assessment with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Clinical Global Impression Change (CGI/C) scores for secondary outcome measurements. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • Results depend on the characteristics of the population studied, the comparator treatment and the selected clinical outcome(s). (ersjournals.com)
  • ABSTRACT We evaluated the prevalence of diabetes comorbidity in Greek psychiatric patients, differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetics and the outcome of psychiatric disorder. (who.int)
  • Existence of diabetes mellitus (regardless of type), duration of untreated mental illness and lack of patient therapeutic education were negative predictors of (unfavourable) outcome. (who.int)
  • These findings provide evidence of a high prevalence of diabetes in psychiatric patients and that having diabetes has an adverse effect on outcome of psychiatric illness. (who.int)
  • A variety of outcome measures to inform future study design. (bmj.com)
  • The MSIS-29 was the patient-reported outcome measure which participants felt best reflected their concerns. (sheffield.ac.uk)
  • Study population characteristics and outcome results were extracted independently by two reviewers. (hindawi.com)
  • Drug development programs that aim to include patients' experiences through various methodologies, including patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures, help ensuring novel therapies meet the most pressing needs felt by patients. (lww.com)
  • OBJECTIVE To compare four different inception cohorts of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with respect to treatment strategies, disease activity, and outcome during a five year follow up period. (bmj.com)
  • However, not all patients experience improvement, and although predictors of treatment outcome have been identified, few are consistent over time and across studies. (frontiersin.org)
  • Although most intervention studies focus on the number of reported injuries as the outcome variable, pain is a leading indicator of impending injury. (cdc.gov)
  • Patients will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio into one of the two treatment arms. (biomedcentral.com)
  • One hundred seventy-eight patients with OA of the knee were enrolled in a 2-year prospective, controlled, double-blind multicenter trial and were randomly assigned to receive acetaminophen (ACT) or naproxen (NPX) treatment. (nih.gov)
  • Among these patients, radiographic progression was similar in the 2 treatment groups. (nih.gov)
  • Cannabis use as a medical treatment has risen globally since 2008 for a variety of reasons including increasing popular support for cannabis legalization and increased incidence of chronic pain among patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, as of 2019[update] there is no good evidence that cannabis-derived medicines have any meaningful effect in cancer treatment. (wikipedia.org)
  • This survey of 2,313 headache sufferers in the general population confirms that tSNS with is a safe and well-tolerated treatment for migraine headaches that provides satisfaction to a majority of patients who tested it for 40 days. (springer.com)
  • The reasons for treatment discontinuation were lack of efficacy and side effects in an equal proportion. (springer.com)
  • Hence, there is a need for new preventive therapies with similar or better clinical efficacy, and most importantly fewer treatment-related side effects. (springer.com)
  • Four patients receiving exercise and three receiving flexibility treatment dropped out before completion. (bmj.com)
  • 16 of 29 patients rated themselves as better after completing exercise treatment compared with eight of 30 patients who completed flexibility treatment. (bmj.com)
  • 12 of 22 patients who crossed over to exercise after flexibility treatment rated themselves as better after completing exercise treatment. (bmj.com)
  • 32 of 47 patients rated themselves as better three months after completing supervised exercise treatment. (bmj.com)
  • 35 of 47 patients rated themselves as better one year after completing supervised exercise treatment. (bmj.com)
  • Therefore, we decided to design a proof-of-concept study to assess the synthetic cannabinoid nabilone for the treatment of NMS. (springer.com)
  • The present study aims at evaluating the effects and cost-effectiveness of a primary care team-based intervention using behavioural therapy elements and case management supported by eHealth components in patients with PD/AG or depression compared to treatment as usual. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • Discussion: If the intervention is more effective than treatment as usual, the three-component (cognitive behaviour therapy, case-management, eHealth) primary care-based intervention for patients suffering from PD/AG or depression could be a valuable low-threshold option that benefits patients and primary care practice teams. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • Gut-directed hypnotherapy is an effective treatment alternative for patients with refractory IBS, but the effectiveness is lower when the therapy is given outside the highly specialized research centers. (researchgate.net)
  • Barriers surrounding the healthcare system seem to hinder patients to seek help through conventional healthcare, even after entering opioid substitution treatment (OST), resulting in a high level of unmet healthcare needs. (hindawi.com)
  • Patients in opioid substitution treatment (OST) are suspected to suffer from poor health due to prior, or ongoing, substance use [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Previous studies have shown mindfulness works better than no treatment or at least as well as education or more formal behavior therapy in reducing anxiety, depression and other mental woes. (saanichnews.com)
  • Ten patients on the drug dropped out because of troublesome side effects possibly related to treatment, which included insomnia, nausea and fatigue. (saanichnews.com)
  • But the study also raises important questions about whether trials on biologics-pharmaceutical or herbal-alone truly address the multiple layers of depression treatment. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • It is likely that expanding treatment by working on patient lifestyle choices and using dietary and psychological therapy concomitantly with the intervention would lead to greater benefits. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • This study provides a step toward precision therapeutics for PTSD by demonstrating that comorbid MDD and genetic markers may help guide treatment selection. (nature.com)
  • Limitations of the study are a drop-out rate of 39% and sociodemographic and clinical differences between both treatment groups. (urotoday.com)
  • Most currently available interventions have similar overall efficacy, and treatment choices should reflect the situation of individual patients. (psychiatrist.com)
  • All these factors must be carefully considered and balanced in any individual COPD patient before adding ICS to her/his maintenance bronchodilator treatment. (ersjournals.com)
  • Furthermore, we aimed to describe dropout differences between these two treatment regimens. (ugeskriftet.dk)
  • According to this study , SSRIs agent are favored as first line treatment in a first episode of depression and are prescribed more frequently because the side effects are better tolerated than the older drugs. (ispub.com)
  • The study data demonstrated significant problems in the dose and duration of antidepressant treatment in this population. (ispub.com)
  • If patients completely respond to treatment, maintenance treatment is recommended, usually with the same drug at the same dosage over a period ranging from four to nine months which is usually the average duration of a major depressive episode. (ispub.com)
  • Unlike the placebo effect, which is usually taken into consideration while interpreting treatment results and controlled for in clinical trials, the nocebo effect is under-recognised by clinical researchers as well as clinicians. (ox.ac.uk)
  • It is important to recognise and any potential nocebo effect must be considered while assessing the effect of treatment and should be minimised through careful choice and phrasing of treatment-related information given to the patients. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Studies assessing psychological treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults are increasingly reported. (springer.com)
  • Post-group treatment effects were maintained at follow-up with the exception of emotional control and the Total composite scales, which continued to improve. (springer.com)
  • The largest treatment effect was for the RATE-S Total composite scale, associated with life satisfaction. (springer.com)
  • Because epoetin alfa has demonstrated efficacy in correcting cancer-related anaemia, the impact of this treatment on quality of life was evaluated in a multinational, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 375 anaemic cancer patients receiving non-platinum-based chemotherapy. (nature.com)
  • The aetiology of fatigue in cancer patients is multifactorial and may include adverse effects of treatment, underlying disease, metabolic and physiological abnormalities, and other variables ( Groopman, 1998 ). (nature.com)
  • Depression and alcoholism treatment requires the proper use of medication and psychosocial interventions, as well as a solid doctor-patient relationship and a commitment to treat both disorders. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Patients who are seen in clinical practice commonly have multiple problems, yet efficacy data often reflect treatment of a single illness. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Evidence from clinical treatment trials and changes made in the delivery of treatment from inpatient to outpatient settings bring into question the long-held view that patients with co-occurring depression and alcohol dependence must achieve abstinence from alcohol before treatment of depression can begin. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • This study aimed to compare the efficacy of stepped care, using therapist-assisted I-CBT, followed by face-to-face (f2f) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) when needed, with f2f CBT (treatment as usual [TAU]) on fatigue severity. (jmir.org)
  • A total of 363 CFS patients were randomized to 1 of the 3 treatment arms (n=121). (jmir.org)
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs have become the main treatment in recent decades, especially in patients with NSCLC without EGFR, ALK, and ROS gene mutations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study explores the combination of intestinal microecological regulation and chemotherapy to provide new treatment strategies and basis for lung cancer patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A qualitative study and randomised pilot trial of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT) for the treatment of depression in people with multiple sclerosis. (sheffield.ac.uk)
  • For example, the treatment with metformin is associated with a high incidence of gastrointestinal side effects [ 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The treatment resistance of patients with schizophrenia is a frequent and important clinical problem. (priory.com)
  • The proportion of patients with treatment resistant schizophrenia has been consistent over time since the introduction of conventional antipsychotics (Conley and Buchanan, 1997). (priory.com)
  • The demonstration of efficacy of clozapine in treatment resistant schizophrenia has led to studies looking into the efficacy of various treatments in this patient group. (priory.com)
  • This article reviews some studies looking into treatment efficacy in treatment resistant schizophrenia. (priory.com)
  • Since the landmark study of clozapine by Kane et al (1988), various authors have studied different aspects of clozapine in treatment resistant schizophrenia. (priory.com)
  • Fujii et al (1997) reported that patients with treatment resistant schizophrenia show significant global cognitive improvement, as measured by Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) Full Scale, after a minimum of one year of treatment with clozapine. (priory.com)
  • Meltzer and Okayli (1995) have reported decrease in suicidality of treatment resistant schizophrenic patients with clozapine treatment of 6 months to 7 years duration. (priory.com)
  • Some authors have studied the relationship between the duration and efficacy of clozapine treatment. (priory.com)
  • On September 27-28, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Critical Path Institute's Transplant Therapeutics Consortium convened a public workshop to address drug development in the field of transplantation, titled "Evidence-based Treatment Decisions in Transplantation: The Right Dose & Regimen for the Right Patient/Individualized Treatment. (lww.com)
  • Approximately 16% of the 453 patients who received Remeron (mirtazapine) Tablets in US 6-week controlled clinical trials discontinued treatment due to an adverse experience, compared to 7% of the 361 placebo-treated patients in those studies. (medicinenet.com)
  • This table shows the percentage of patients in each group who had at least 1 episode of an event at some time during their treatment. (medicinenet.com)
  • CONCLUSION This observational study of cohorts of patients with early RA confirms that early aggressive treatment results not only in a more rapid reduction of disease activity but also in less radiographic progression in the long term. (bmj.com)
  • 1-11 However, an important drawback in applying DMARDs is the high incidence of patients discontinuing treatment because of a lack of efficacy or the occurrence of adverse reactions. (bmj.com)
  • The general aim of the present project is to test the (cost)effectiveness and tolerability of two innovative forms of trauma-focused treatment in patients with chronic, childhood-related PTSD. (universiteitleiden.nl)
  • The effects will be assessed post-treatment and after a 6 and 12 months follow-up in an intention-to-treat analysis. (universiteitleiden.nl)
  • The current study aimed to examine whether treatment self-efficacy (self-efficacy regarding the mastery of obstacles during treatment) in guided Internet-delivered therapy for anxiety disorders in adults could be a predictor of lower dropout rates and greater symptom reduction. (frontiersin.org)
  • The results showed that high treatment self-efficacy was a predictor of both lower dropout rates and greater symptom reduction. (frontiersin.org)
  • Significant interaction effects between time and treatment self-efficacy were found for several of the nine modules that constitutes the treatment program, suggesting that treatment self-efficacy could be a moderator of symptom reduction. (frontiersin.org)
  • Three of nine modules in the panic disorder treatment and six of nine in the social anxiety disorder treatment showed significant interaction effects. (frontiersin.org)
  • The results suggest that measuring treatment self-efficacy may be a valuable tool to identify patients at risk of dropping out, and that treatment self-efficacy could be a predictor and moderator of symptom reduction in guided Internet-delivered therapy. (frontiersin.org)
  • This calls for ways in which more patients can receive treatment for their disorder. (frontiersin.org)
  • Treatment with antipsychotics can cause metabolic side effects leading to medical disorders among the patients suffering from schizophrenia. (who.int)
  • 80 patients having diagnosis of schizophrenia according to ICD-10 are assigned to treatment with olanzapine (N=20), risperidone (N=20) and haloperidol (N=40). (who.int)
  • Thus, the study can help professionals working in this area to take assertive behaviors regarding the treatment of fibromyalgia and expand scientific research on this topic, indirectly improving the clinical treatment of patients with this pathology. (bvsalud.org)
  • This pilot study serves to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of Yoga as an adjunctive intervention for individuals with opioid use disorder in active medication-assisted treatment (MAT). (cdc.gov)
  • A two-way treatment by time analysis of variance was performed using a mixed effects model. (cdc.gov)
  • The treatment by follow-up time interaction effect was significant for perceived stress (p=0.026) indicating that the yoga intervention had a larger effect than TAU (MAT). (cdc.gov)
  • This pilot study indicated strong evidence for Yoga being an effective adjunctive treatment to MAT TAU in reducing perceived stress. (cdc.gov)
  • In a one-year period (April 2014 to March 2015), all patients with drug dependence who had been referred for treatment and attended for a first assessment were included in this study (N=242). (who.int)
  • From the patients' perspective, motivational inconsistencies were considered as the main reason for not starting or leaving treatment. (who.int)
  • The INCAS clinic, with This study was carried out in a group decades, drug treatment services have more than a decade of experience in of treatment-seeking clients of the IN- expanded dramatically, both in service the field of delivering drug treatment CAS clinic. (who.int)
  • Feasibility was determined by the number of patients who completed the full prescribed Salovum treatment. (lu.se)
  • Out of 8 included patients, 2 did not complete the full treatment. (lu.se)
  • In terms of feasibility, adherence to the treatment regimen requires a determined and independent patient as the large doses prescribed may cause nausea and loss of appetite. (lu.se)
  • No serious adverse effects from berberine were reported. (hindawi.com)
  • Those adverse effects limit their widespread use in clinical practice [ 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • VPA serious adverse effects are reported to have a significant and dose-dependent incidence, many associated with VPA-induced hyper-ammonemia. (unav.edu)
  • Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, which suppress ovarian activity, may be effective, but long-term use is not possible because of adverse effects (osteoporosis, hot flashes). (medscape.com)
  • We will communicate with the patients to ensure no adverse effects of the medications. (who.int)
  • 30 patients with THA for primary osteoarthritis (OA) were included. (lu.se)
  • This study tested the acceptability and feasibility of a technology-based intervention to engage hospital patients in nutrition care at a tertiary teaching hospital in Australia. (mdpi.com)
  • Acceptability was assessed using patient satisfaction and engagement surveys. (mdpi.com)
  • We hypothesize that nabilone will improve NMS in patients with PD and have a favorable safety profile. (springer.com)
  • The association between fibromyalgia and psychiatric disorders has been increasingly studied, mainly due to the favorable therapeutic advances achieved with the use of psychotropic drugs. (bvsalud.org)
  • Further large-scale studies with rigorous design are needed to examine these preliminary results. (journal-jams.org)
  • Analysis by intention to treat gave similar results (17/33 v 9/33 patients better). (bmj.com)
  • Dr. Kweder said that the agency was studying the results of this latest study and 'will be assessing what regulatory actions are appropriate over the next day or two. (freerepublic.com)
  • At the very least, the latest results could prove beneficial to Pfizer, which has been arguing that last week's finding about Celebrex should be placed in the context that similar pills may be just as hurtful to the heart and that other studies of Celebrex have shown no such worries. (freerepublic.com)
  • The results surprised many because other studies suggested that naproxen may actually protect the heart. (freerepublic.com)
  • Study results, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, are timely. (saanichnews.com)
  • But this is the first study to test it against a psychiatric drug, Hoge said, and the results could make insurers more likely to cover costs, which can run $300 to $500 for an 8-week session. (saanichnews.com)
  • The results were based on about 200 adults who completed the six-month study at medical centers in Washington, Boston and New York. (saanichnews.com)
  • Whether similar results would be found with online training or phone apps is unknown, said Krakower, who also had no role in the study. (saanichnews.com)
  • These results suggest sertraline had a slightly greater effect vs Rhodiola rosea , while the botanical medicine had significantly fewer side effects. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • Although it may be possible to combine the results of smaller trials to answer a trial question, this raises questions such as-should people take part in a study that cannot answer the question it is asking? (biomedcentral.com)
  • The early results are impressive, as are the experiences of the studies' volunteers who go on a six-hour, sometimes terrifying, but often life-changing psychedelic journey deep into their own minds. (cbsnews.com)
  • The results of the present study should be used as a discussion tool by pharmacists with physicians in order to optimize prescription habits for antidepressant usage. (ispub.com)
  • Playing chess or other board games slows cognitive decline and improves quality of life in older patients, results of a new systematic review suggest. (medscape.com)
  • The results also seemed to suggest that Go and chess have different biological effects. (medscape.com)
  • Results Following full-text review of 77 articles, eight (six randomised control trials and 2 cross-over studies) were eligible for inclusion. (bmj.com)
  • RESULTS: Results from 6 studies were consolidated. (iospress.com)
  • Similarly, a recent systematic review (which looks at many different studies) of 151 publicly funded, randomised trials found that 44% of trials did not recruit enough people to meet their target sample size [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This is a systematic review study conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic (PRISMA). (bvsalud.org)
  • Owing to slight differences in the individual study designs, linearly interpolated values were calculated to complete the standard follow up schedule. (bmj.com)
  • Currently, there have been no published studies on acupuncture clinical trials examining inflammatory markers in COVID-19 patients. (journal-jams.org)
  • A study looking at recruitment to trials (recruitment involves asking people to take part) found that during 2011, more than 48,000 people took part in trials that could not meaningfully answer the question they were designed to answer, because the trials did not recruit enough people [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Below are frequently asked questions about clinical trials and observational studies. (fredhutch.org)
  • To learn about specific studies that are ongoing at Fred Hutch, visit the Clinical Trials page , where you can search by disease or other criteria and view all studies. (fredhutch.org)
  • How do observational studies differ from clinical trials? (fredhutch.org)
  • Who participates in clinical trials and observational studies? (fredhutch.org)
  • In some clinical trials and observational studies, participants gain information about their health status and health risks that they wouldn't otherwise have access to. (fredhutch.org)
  • Fourteen randomized trials, involving 1068 participants, were included in this study. (hindawi.com)
  • Table 4 enumerates adverse events that occurred at an incidence of 1% or more, and were more frequent than in the placebo group, among Remeron (mirtazapine) Tablets-treated patients who participated in short-term US placebo-controlled trials in which patients were dosed in a range of 5 to 60 mg/day. (medicinenet.com)
  • Inclusion criteria included controlled trials (randomized or not), pre-post-intervention evaluations and observational (retrospective or prospective) studies in which there is a comparator. (bvsalud.org)
  • This feasibility study will investigate the effects of acute aerobic exercise on inflammation and immune function in patients with CKD to inform the design of larger studies intended to ultimately influence current exercise recommendations. (bmj.com)
  • General practitioners recruit adult patients with depression and PD +/- AG according to the International Classification of Diseases, version 10 (ICD-10). (uni-muenchen.de)
  • A total of 57 subjects with mild to moderate major depression (MDD) were recruited for this study. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • If patients were assessed to be at less than 50% reduction of the Hamilton Depression Rating (HAM-D) scale, the dosage was moved up to 2 capsules daily for weeks 3 and 4. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • This study pitting Rhodiola rosea against sertraline is consistent with a greater body of research that shows minimal but measurable effects for monotherapeutic approaches to mild and moderate depression. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • Other studies suggest that diabetes doubles the risk of depression [7]. (who.int)
  • Another well-kept secret is that they also kill many patients with depression pills, e.g. elderly patients who lose balance and break their hip. (madinamerica.com)
  • Participants with a diagnosis of MS and clinical levels of depression were recruited through out-patient clinics and postal screening questionnaires at two UK centres and randomised to CCBT or usual care. (sheffield.ac.uk)
  • It is believed that in some patients with depression , abnormal levels of neurotransmitters (chemicals that nerves use to communicate with each other) may be the cause of their depression . (medicinenet.com)
  • The objective of this study was to assess the satisfaction with the Cefaly® device in 2,313 headache sufferers who rented the device for a 40-day trial period via Internet. (springer.com)
  • To assess OST patients' self-rated physical health and healthcare seeking behaviour. (hindawi.com)
  • The aim of this study is to assess OST patients' self-rated physical health and healthcare seeking behaviour. (hindawi.com)
  • The primary aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and effect size of a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention to reduce the measures of back pain, stress , and disability in direct care providers working with back pain. (cdc.gov)
  • For patients who still had less than a 50% HAM-D scale reduction were moved up to 3 capsules daily during weeks 5 and 6. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • After 6 weeks, if reduction still did not improve to a 50% HAM-D reduction vs baseline, dosage was increased to 4 capsules for the remainder of the study. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • More recently, two RCTs (IMPACT and TRIBUTE) compared triple therapy versus LABA/long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) combinations in patients at high ECOPD risk, and also showed a 15-25% reduction in ECOPD rates ( figure 1 ) [ 17 , 18 ]. (ersjournals.com)
  • Compared to sedated patients, nonsedated status showed an increased first-order absorption rate constant (1.1 vs. 0.1 h(-1)) and a 24% reduction in bioavailability (F-NS) at 14 days post-transplant. (unav.edu)
  • Our study aims to address this gap, mapping out the base on which future targeted healthcare can be built as OST clinics provide a unique opportunity to identify and to provide healthcare and support on a holistic level. (hindawi.com)
  • Aims Pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus after sublingual administration is not characterized in paediatric liver transplant patients. (unav.edu)
  • This study aims to explore the impact of yoga as an adjunctive intervention with individuals in early recovery from opioid use disorders. (cdc.gov)
  • 66 patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome who had neither a psychiatric disorder nor appreciable sleep disturbance. (bmj.com)
  • 16 In addition, by using the structured clinical interview for the DSM-III-R ( Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , third edition, revised) 17 we excluded patients who also had a current psychiatric disorder or symptomatic insomnia because of the separate effects of these conditions on fatigue. (bmj.com)
  • The Malmö Addiction Centre, geographically located within the Malmö University Hospital, includes an emergency addiction unit, an in-patient detox ward for opioid dependence and a psychiatric emergency unit. (hindawi.com)
  • The incidence of diabetes mellitus in psychiatric patients has been found to be 2 to 8 times higher than in the general population [1-3]. (who.int)
  • The purpose of this study was to examine prevailing prescribing practices in psychiatric services and to determine to what degree these practices reflect research findings. (ispub.com)
  • The AAP has developed and published position statements with recommended public policy and clinical approaches to reduce the incidence of firearm injuries in children and adolescents and to reduce the effects of gun violence. (aap.org)
  • The most commonly observed adverse events associated with the use of Remeron (mirtazapine) Tablets (incidence of 5% or greater) and not observed at an equivalent incidence among placebo-treated patients (Remeron incidence at least twice that for placebo) are listed in Table 3. (medicinenet.com)
  • Before reaching the clinical trial stage, new interventions typically have been studied in the laboratory (in nonclinical studies) and in animals (in preclinical studies). (fredhutch.org)
  • New interventions being studied in a clinical trial may or may not be as effective or safe as standard treatments and care. (fredhutch.org)
  • Meanwhile, knowledge about facilitating return to work during clinical interventions for ED patients is still limited. (bvsalud.org)
  • There will be continuous communication with the patients to ensure that the interventions provided are performed accordingly and is safe. (who.int)
  • However, the dose of 6 mg of dexamethasone is currently being reappraised and may miss important therapeutic potential or may prevent potential deleterious effects of higher doses of corticosteroids. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Many cancer patients require therapeutic intervention to correct the underlying anaemia. (nature.com)
  • These findings provide evidence that increasing haemoglobin levels by epoetin alfa administration can significantly improve cancer patients' quality of life. (nature.com)
  • Compared with oral hypoglycaemics including metformin, glipizide, or rosiglitazone, berberine did not demonstrate a significantly better glycaemic control but showed a mild antidyslipidemic effect. (hindawi.com)
  • It has been seen that some classes of psychotropic medications have significantly improved patients' painful episodes, which have an important positive impact on quality of life. (bvsalud.org)
  • The study answers researchers' questions about the safety and/or effectiveness of the intervention. (fredhutch.org)
  • Indeed, in early clinical studies, the safety, side effects and effectiveness of the intervention are still being ascertained. (fredhutch.org)
  • A meta-analysis of observational studies of influenza vaccines identified that pooled vaccine effectiveness was 33%-67% against medically attended, laboratory-confirmed influenza illness in the overall population ( 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Clinical effectiveness data are sparse, but a recent observational study demonstrated lower vaccine effectiveness against influenza illness (≈20%) in patients with cancer compared with the general population (≈42%) ( 12 , 13 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this project is to investigate the (cost)effectiveness of two innovative forms of trauma-focused therapy for patients with childhood abuse related PTSD. (universiteitleiden.nl)
  • The analyzed data comes from an open effectiveness study including 575 patients receiving guided Internet-delivered therapy for panic disorder or social anxiety disorder. (frontiersin.org)
  • The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness ratios and the economic burden of oral care in the public health service from both the service and the society's perspective. (bvsalud.org)
  • Observational studies, such as prevention and quality-of-life studies, do not include an intervention, so they do not follow these phases. (fredhutch.org)
  • Observational studies do not involve an intervention. (fredhutch.org)
  • In observational studies, the researchers use the data to determine causality and often follow groups of individuals over time. (fredhutch.org)
  • After a 7-week outpatient rehabilitation program, 96 patients with COPD were randomized to either an MT group (n = 55) or a control group (n = 41). (nih.gov)
  • The MT group received weekly supervised training the first 6 months, supervised training every second week the next 6 months, and finally no supervised training the last 6 months of the 18-month study period. (nih.gov)
  • The NMS-Nab Study is as a mono-centric phase II, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, enriched enrollment withdrawal study. (springer.com)
  • In the intervention group, patients receive cognitive behaviour therapy-oriented psychoeducation and instructions to self-managed exposure exercises in four manualbased appointments with the general practitioner. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • In the control group, patients receive usual care from general practitioners. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • There were no dropouts for that reason in the mindfulness group, although 13 patients reported increased anxiety. (saanichnews.com)
  • Twenty patients were randomized to the Rhodiola rosea group, 19 to the sertraline group, and 18 to the placebo group. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • A clinical trial is a research study involving a select group of people who have volunteered to try an intervention - such as a drug or other therapy, vaccine, behavior change regimen or procedure - under close medical monitoring. (fredhutch.org)
  • Rodriguez et al (1998) compared clozapine responders, partial responders and non-responders from a group of resistant schizophrenic patients. (priory.com)
  • One Japanese study included a control group that just did tai chi, a group that did Go alone on tablets, and another group that did Go in groups. (medscape.com)
  • He's enrolling patients aged 60 and over with subjective cognitive decline or MCI and separating participants into a control group, a group that plays chess, another that plays Go, and another that plays both Go and chess. (medscape.com)
  • Non-attendance and high dropout rates in this particular patient group seem common. (universiteitleiden.nl)
  • The purpose of this study was to explore if fusing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and compassion-focused therapy could improve psychological well-being and disability in individuals with chronic pain with high levels of self-criticism in comparison to a wait-list control group. (bvsalud.org)
  • Beyond staff requirements, however, facilities have great flexibility in how they organize program components, particularly the group meetings that are the focus of this study. (cdc.gov)
  • Pain intensity scores declined in the intervention group, indicating a large effect. (cdc.gov)
  • Although there was a high dropout rate in the intervention group, a cognitive-behavioral intervention shows promise as a secondary prevention intervention. (cdc.gov)
  • Practice teams and patients are supported by eHealth components. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • This corresponds to 12.5 patients on average per primary care practice. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of classes weekly and 45 minutes of daily practice at home. (saanichnews.com)
  • The challenge is to identify those patients with the highest benefit/risk ratio in clinical practice. (ersjournals.com)
  • This practice is much less of an option in today's US health care environment, and this has challenged us to rethink our clinical management of these patients. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • These findings support the use of appropriately prescribed graded aerobic exercise in the management of patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome. (bmj.com)
  • Patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome perceive greater fatigue than healthy controls taking the same exercise. (bmj.com)
  • 10 Fitness training improved both aerobic capacity and myalgia more than flexibility exercises in patients with the "fibrositis/fibromyalgia syndrome," 13 a condition which overlaps with the chronic fatigue syndrome. (bmj.com)
  • Patients met the Oxford criteria for the chronic fatigue syndrome. (bmj.com)
  • But these powerful, mind-altering substances are now being studied seriously by scientists inside some of the country's foremost medical research centers. (cbsnews.com)
  • Conclusion The recommendations will help simplify the complex management of patients with OUD in primary care. (cfp.ca)
  • Conclusion The use of OPEP devices can have a positive impact in COPD, but confidence in effect sizes is low and there is a need for further, higher quality studies to examine their long-term efficacy in COPD as well as to identify specific patient phenotypes that are more likely to respond. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusion A population pharmacokinetic model of sublingually administered tacrolimus in paediatric patients was developed to characterize different absorption mechanisms. (unav.edu)
  • Only three studies were of adolescents (Dempsey 2012, Lam 2007, Sherman 2000). (bvsalud.org)
  • One study of adult women of three ethnic groups in the US found no association between disclosure and depressed mood or health-related psychological distress, except among Latinas in whom a modest association was found (Comer 2000). (bvsalud.org)
  • The ATSDR is involved and I should see Dr. Wendy Kaye, which I begged and pleaded many a time from the first and Marie Socha from when the study started in 2000. (cdc.gov)
  • The latest findings follow an announcement Friday that a different national study found that those given high doses of Celebrex had a 240 percent increase in heart problems, including death. (freerepublic.com)
  • For example, I often recommend Rhodiola rosea to patients who have a long-term history of chronic stress and have been tested to show high cortisol levels in the early morning that increase the patient's awakening response. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • However, studies were mostly short term with the majority having a high risk of bias. (bmj.com)
  • Immunosuppressed patients have a high risk for influenza complications and an impaired immune response to vaccines. (cdc.gov)
  • High exposure to VPA can lead to carnitine depletion causing a misbalance between the intra-mitochondrial beta-oxidation and the microsomal co-oxidation, a pathway that produces toxic metabolites such as 4-en-VPA which inhibits ammonia elimination. (unav.edu)
  • Of the 29 publications (27 distinct studies) included after removal of studies not eligible for inclusion and duplicates, nine were from high-income countries and 18 from low or middle-income countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Research indicate that anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders with epidemiological studies from USA and Europe showing that anxiety disorders has a lifetime prevalence of 14.5-33.7% in adults ( Bandelow and Michaelis, 2015 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The remaining studies described adults. (bvsalud.org)
  • REMED is a prospective, open-label, randomised controlled trial testing the superiority of dexamethasone 20 mg (dexamethasone 20 mg on days 1-5, followed by dexamethasone 10 mg on days 6-10) vs 6 mg administered once daily intravenously for 10 days in adult patients with moderate or severe ARDS due to confirmed COVID-19. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Assuming a drop-out rate of 20% of practices and patients each, we aim at recruiting 1844 patients in 148 primary care practices. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • The most common events ( ≥ 1%) associated with discontinuation and considered to be drug related (i.e., those events associated with dropout at a rate at least twice that of placebo) are included in Table 2. (medicinenet.com)
  • a large-scale study of the commercial Jenny Craig program found a drop-out rate of 58% (8). (cdc.gov)
  • The American Academy of Neurology no longer recommends syphilis screening in the routine evaluation of dementia if patients come from geographic regions with a very low base rate of syphilis. (medscape.com)
  • Depending on the clinical trial or observational study, the participants may be people who have been diagnosed with a particular disease, are survivors of a disease, are at heightened risk of a disease or are simply healthy volunteers. (fredhutch.org)
  • Many measures are taken to protect the safety of clinical trial participants, including careful study design, oversight by institutional review boards and periodic monitoring of study data by independent experts. (fredhutch.org)
  • Researchers must inform participants of any new risks, benefits or side effects they discover. (fredhutch.org)
  • Nearly all the qualitative study participants recruited identified something about each CBT software package which they found useful but, at the same time, found each inappropriate for people with MS. (sheffield.ac.uk)
  • Participants (N=26) were recruited from a buprenorphine/naloxone MAT program to participate in this study. (cdc.gov)
  • Patients with CKD are often sarcopenic and obese, 3-6 and further deterioration in these characteristics is often observed after renal transplantation. (bmj.com)
  • The objective of this study was to examine how program characteristics relate to participant retention in the Veterans Health Administration's weight-management program, MOVE! (cdc.gov)
  • To examine whether maintenance training (MT) for 1 year improved the long-term effects of a 7-week chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rehabilitation program. (nih.gov)
  • The efficacy, safety and positioning of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is much debated. (ersjournals.com)
  • This study will seek to investigate the efficacy of "Microbiota modulation of the Gut-Lung Axis" combined with chemotherapy in patients with advanced NSCLC. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The hypoglycaemic effect of berberine is also partially mediated by an anti-inflammatory mechanism, which adds new evidence indicating that type 2 diabetes mellitus is a low-grade inflammatory disease [ 26 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Experimental studies suggest that antisecretory factor (AF), an endogenous protein with proposed antisecretory and anti-inflammatory properties, may potentiate the effect of TMZ and alleviate cerebral edema. (lu.se)
  • Based on the theoretical basis of "intestinal and lung axis microecological adjustment", combined with traditional platinum-containing two-drug chemotherapy, the efficacy of the new therapy on patients with advanced NSCLC was observed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Primary effect parameters were Endurance Shuttle Walk Test (ESWT) time and health status (St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire, SGRQ). (nih.gov)
  • Patients' frequent visits to the OST clinics offer a unique opportunity to build a base for easily accessible on-site primary healthcare. (hindawi.com)
  • Recommendations Recommendations outline the role of primary care in treating patients with OUD, as well as pharmacologic and psychotherapy treatments and various prescribing practices (eg, urine drug testing and contracts). (cfp.ca)
  • This study is a preliminary investigation of the associations between PF or psychological inflexibility (PI) and daily functioning in people with a primary diagnosis of endometriosis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Research shows students with elevated tooth lead levels are more inattentive, hyperactive, disorganized, and less able to follow directions at school, with one study showing higher drop-out rates and reading disabilities. (aap.org)
  • Secondary effect parameters were adherence to supervised training, dropout rates, and hospitalization. (nih.gov)
  • There was no difference between the 2 groups regarding dropout rates or hospitalization. (nih.gov)
  • The study examined and compared continence rates in prostate cancer patients who had undergone either open retropubic prostatectomy (RRPE) or endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy (EERPE). (urotoday.com)
  • Later RCTs of ICS/long-acting β 2 -agonist (LABA) combinations generally recruited patients with ≥1 ECOPD in the previous year, and showed that ICS/LABA combinations reduce ECOPD rates by approximately 25-35% compared with LABA monotherapy ( figure 1 ) [ 3 - 14 ]. (ersjournals.com)
  • The findings of this study could give service providers a better grasp of drop-out rates and the associated reasons. (who.int)
  • The criteria included the aspects of patients' clinical history, cross-sectional measures and prospective assessments (Table-1). (priory.com)
  • Two of the three adolescent studies were cross-sectional (Dempsey 2012, Lam 2007). (bvsalud.org)
  • All but three adult studies used a cross-sectional, descriptive, or case control design, and thus were not amenable to GRADE analysis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Preventive anti-migraine drug therapies have incomplete efficacy and many of them have cumbersome side effects [ 2 ]. (springer.com)
  • Drug makers make more than half of their sales and the majority of their profits in the United States and drug side effects are one of the leading causes of deaths in this country, critics say. (freerepublic.com)
  • Does Remeron (mirtazapine) cause side effects? (medicinenet.com)
  • Fluvoxamine , ketoconazole , and cimetidine may increase the levels of Remeron in the blood which may lead to increased side effects from Remeron. (medicinenet.com)
  • What are the important side effects of Remeron (mirtazapine)? (medicinenet.com)
  • Conclusions: Metabolic side effects are more with atypical antipsychotics. (who.int)
  • Most medications had a good impact on the patient's quality of life without major side effects. (bvsalud.org)
  • Patients with constitutional growth delay typically have a first-degree or second-degree relative with constitutional growth delay (eg, menarche reached when older than 15 y, adult height attained in male relatives when older than 18 y). (medscape.com)
  • Because of the expected paucity of adolescent studies, study design criteria were broadened to include adult studies. (bvsalud.org)
  • In patients with newly diagnosed dementia, obtain neuroimaging studies (ie, CT scanning or MRI of the head) to rule out treatable causes of dementia and to aid in the differential diagnosis. (medscape.com)
  • Medication and psychotherapy have both shown a documented effect on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (ugeskriftet.dk)
  • However, despite these clear guidelines, there is an ongoing debate among researchers and clinicians whether these guidelines fit patients with childhood abuse related PTSD (CA-PTSD). (universiteitleiden.nl)
  • Nocebo effect is common, and its magnitude may be large, but it receives less attention and research focus than the placebo effect. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Consequently, many diabetic patients are also suggested to receive complementary and alternative medicine therapies. (hindawi.com)
  • The hypoglycemic effect of berberine was first reported in 1988 when it was used to treat diarrhea in diabetic patients [ 22 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Only one of the dropouts was due to issues directly related to Salovum, which were nausea and loss of appetite. (lu.se)
  • He prescribes them with medication for patients with more severe anxiety. (saanichnews.com)
  • Because pain is likely to return with bleeding, continuous use is expected to lead to less frequent and less severe dysmenorrhea, the main finding of this study. (medscape.com)
  • Researchers stopped the study, but patients will be monitored. (freerepublic.com)
  • Researchers decided to stop the trial because news of problems with Celebrex had led many of the patients to threaten to drop out. (freerepublic.com)
  • The researchers simply record certain data, often through participant questionnaires or from patients' existing medical records. (fredhutch.org)
  • Nocebo effect is evoked by the information given to patients during a clinical consultation or during enrolment into a study, but information available from the media or the Internet may also play an important role. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Many studies have explored the efficacy and safety of ICS in patients with COPD. (ersjournals.com)
  • Identifying hospitalized patients at risk for harm: a comparison of nurse perceptions vs. electronic risk assessment tool scores. (ahrq.gov)
  • METHOD Data from cohorts of patients with early RA, with a standardised assessment at least every six months for five years from four different centres, were included in one database. (bmj.com)
  • 16 However, this effect was not reflected in the radiological progression scores. (bmj.com)
  • Aerobic exercise has the potential to positively impact these detriments, but is under-researched in this patient population. (bmj.com)
  • Laboratory experiments have suggested that cannabis and cannabinoids have anticarcinogenic and antitumor effects, including a potential effect on breast- and lung-cancer cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • The association of cannabis use with head and neck carcinoma may differ by tumor site, with both possible pro- and anticarcinogenic effects of cannabinoids. (wikipedia.org)
  • This study should be the basis for further evaluations of long-term efficacy and safety of the use of cannabinoids in PD patients. (springer.com)
  • Do not put medication safety 'on hold' with boarded patients. (ahrq.gov)
  • Barriers to emergency departments' adherence to four medication safety-related Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. (ahrq.gov)
  • Here, we review the evidence available for ("friend") and against ("foe") ICS use in COPD and propose that ICS, added to one or two long-acting bronchodilators (never as stand-alone medication), can benefit some (but not all) COPD patients. (ersjournals.com)
  • There are real concerns about medication interactions with alcohol in patients who were still drinking. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • Patients taking a prescription form of Aleve known as Naprosyn or naproxen should also consult their physicians, Dr. Galson said. (freerepublic.com)