• Practice team-based case management can improve clinical outcomes for patients with chronic diseases in primary care. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • Findings to date Detailed clinical and laboratory data in high granularity as well as patient-reported outcomes from transplant recipients and activities in Switzerland are available in the last decade. (bmj.com)
  • Empowering patients to participate in nutrition care during hospitalisation may improve their dietary intakes and associated outcomes. (mdpi.com)
  • Childhood-onset schizophrenia is a severe form of psychotic disorder that occurs at age 12 years or younger and is often chronic and persistently debilitating, with worse outcomes than patients who have later onset of symptoms. (medscape.com)
  • Patients with HPS have significant exercise limitations, impacting their quality of life and associated with poor liver transplant outcomes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Future studies could explore the corresponding effects of a supine exercise training regimen on physiologic variables such as long-term exercise capacity, quality of life, dyspnea, and liver transplantation outcomes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • That's why outcomes exist: they give therapists an objective, concrete way to measure patient improvement. (webpt.com)
  • In terms of therapy outcomes, MCIDs represent the minimum change of statistical significance to the outcomes score in the domain of interest patients should experience in order for them, their providers, or other overseeing bodies to confirm that therapy is creating a positive difference. (webpt.com)
  • By using MCIDs and outcomes in tandem, you can ensure that you're delivering the best possible care to every patient-every time. (webpt.com)
  • Additionally, the study will provide information on long-term adherence, changes in motor symptoms, cognitive functions and patient-reported outcomes after the rehabilitation program. (frontiersin.org)
  • Medication-assisted treatment of opioid use disorder with physiological dependence at least doubles rates of opioid-abstinence outcomes in randomized, controlled trials comparing psychosocial treatment of opioid use disorder with medication versus with placebo or no medication. (lww.com)
  • Primary and secondary outcomes The proportion of patients whose serum urate concentrations are less than or equal to 0.36 mmol/L after 6 months. (bmj.com)
  • Other studies of adults reported on the following additional outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Purpose The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS) is a prospective multicentre cohort study which started to actively enrol study participants in May 2008. (bmj.com)
  • A total of 52 randomised controlled trials (6923 participants) satisfied the criteria for inclusion in the review, and of these, 47 studies for inclusion in a meta-analysis amalgamating the findings of several studies. (findings.org.uk)
  • There was moderate-quality evidence that compared to no intervention, as a whole psychosocial treatment reduced the risk of withdrawal from treatment at around nine months based on data from 24 studies and 3393 participants. (findings.org.uk)
  • The study included 221 black participants aged at least 65 years (mean age, 75.8 years) with MCI. (medscape.com)
  • If study participants didn't meet their self-defined goals, trained community health workers helped them break down these goals to smaller, actionable steps. (medscape.com)
  • Participants GP practices will be randomised to either intervention or control clusters with their patients allocated to the same cluster. (bmj.com)
  • For the CREATE study, 100 participants were enrolled, including 50 children aged 7-15 years and 50 adults aged 16-70 years. (medscape.com)
  • Fourteen randomized trials, involving 1068 participants, were included in this study. (hindawi.com)
  • V. Participants giving informed verbal consent. (who.int)
  • Participants (N=26) were recruited from a buprenorphine/naloxone MAT program to participate in this study. (cdc.gov)
  • 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)
  • Methods In a crossover trial, 20 patients with CF received 4 weeks of hypertonic saline (HS) and isotonic saline (IS) in a randomised sequence separated by a 4 week washout period. (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 and analysis In this prospective, randomised, controlled clinical study, one eye of each patient was injected with OVD1 (Viscopack14) or OVD2 (DuoVisc) during phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation. (bmj.com)
  • Methods: Eight patients with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed GBM were prescribed Salovum during concomitant radiochemotherapy. (lu.se)
  • ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the predictors of non-adherence to antihypertensive medications in northern United Arab Emirates. (who.int)
  • Patient-related predictors of non-adherence were forgetfulness, method of identifying medication and poor awareness of hypertension complications. (who.int)
  • Background This study focused on the predictors of therapy dropout in a naturalistic sample of patients with borderline pathology receiving dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in an inpatient setting. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • Conclusions This study supports the importance of therapy process variables as predictors of therapy dropout in borderline pathology. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Results depend on the characteristics of the population studied, the comparator treatment and the selected clinical outcome(s). (ersjournals.com)
  • The present study investigates 5-year data of a 2-year methotrexate (MTX) based tight control treatment (TC) strategy compared to conventional MTX-based treatment (CT) strategy, and the (added) predictive value of an early response (at 6 months) to treatment for 5-year outcome with respect to disease activity and radiographic progression. (bmj.com)
  • 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)
  • The primary outcome is the mental health status of patients as measured by the Mental Health Index (MHI-5). (uni-muenchen.de)
  • But, a positive patient-reported outcome score isn't necessarily enough to tell you that your treatment is effective. (webpt.com)
  • As this study on the two approaches explains, an anchor-based method "compares the change in a scale-based outcome measure with that of a patient-reported outcome (e.g., global ratings of change) or other external criterion. (webpt.com)
  • On the other hand, a distribution-based approach "compares the difference in a scale-based outcome measure to a pre-specified threshold value of its uncertainty (e.g., standard error, standard deviation [SD]), which facilitates MCID derivation when direct patient or clinician input is not readily accessible. (webpt.com)
  • However, if patients are meeting the MCIDs for applicable outcome measures, you can have an honest conversation explaining how therapy is actually working-even if treatment isn't something patients perceive as beneficial yet. (webpt.com)
  • Background and aims Sensitive outcome measures to assess the efficacy of therapeutic interventions in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) with mild lung disease are currently lacking. (bmj.com)
  • 7 Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1 ) has traditionally been the main outcome measure in therapeutic intervention studies. (bmj.com)
  • Therefore, we designed a study to test the effect of inhalation of HS in paediatric patients with CF with normal spirometry (FEV 1 ) using the LCI as the primary outcome measure. (bmj.com)
  • That outcome, however, is not clarinex 5mg tablets anytime soon, especially because so many patients and so many insurers are now seeking to limit medical expenses by denying or modifying treatment. (bluelamp-foundation.org)
  • Study population characteristics and outcome results were extracted independently by two reviewers. (hindawi.com)
  • Active follow-up is necessary in the absence of a may be required until the event of interest (any death reliable health information system, and it may is the outcome studied in this publication) occurs in supplement the latter in case of incomplete passive all cases studied and maintenance of surveillance on follow-up. (who.int)
  • The PCS-ME/CFS were diagnosed based on the Canadian Consensus Criteria (CCC) which included 55 patients out of the 106 in the total study cohort. (meassociation.org.uk)
  • A larger cohort of 6528 patients was initially included and underwent a one-month open-label use of colchicine. (acsh.org)
  • Colchicine had side effects that prompted 12% of the total cohort to drop out of the study. (acsh.org)
  • Results from the PARTNER 2, Cohort A trial showed that death or disabling stroke at 2 years-the trial's primary endpoint-were not significantly different for patients randomized to TAVR using the Sapien XT (Edwards Lifesciences) or open-heart surgery. (tctmd.com)
  • And when you do the subgroup analyses in the transfemoral cohort, which was 76% of the patients, it was significantly better than surgery for the primary endpoint of death and significant stroke. (tctmd.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)
  • The present study was conducted to assess the utility of cephalometric radiography and analysis in modern orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. (thejcdp.com)
  • Conclusions The LCI, but not spirometry was able to detect a treatment effect from HS inhalation in patients with CF with mild disease and may be a suitable tool to assess early intervention strategies in this patient population. (bmj.com)
  • Given that information on patient satisfaction with VRR is scarce, the primary objective of this study is to assess long-term patient satisfaction with a novel VRR program. (frontiersin.org)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Non-adherence to antihypertensive medication was reported by 45.6% of patients. (who.int)
  • Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a promising treatment approach in rehabilitation for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) due to its potential to increase patient motivation and rehabilitation adherence. (frontiersin.org)
  • One of the key features for rehabilitation adherence is patient satisfaction with the VR rehabilitation (VRR) program, and information on user satisfaction and not only effectiveness is required to systematically include VRR in routine clinical practice. (frontiersin.org)
  • Secondarily, discomfort with VRR will be evaluated, and therapy adherence and changes in a variety of domains typically affected by MS will be compared between patients receiving VRR and patients receiving CR. (frontiersin.org)
  • The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent adherence in an Internet-based intervention can be predicted by motivational and volitional factors outlined in the health action process approach (HAPA). (jmir.org)
  • This study investigated motivational and volitional factors included in HAPA in a randomized controlled trial to predict treatment adherence of N=101 individuals with subclinical depression in the intervention group of a depression prevention intervention (GET.ON Mood Enhancer). (jmir.org)
  • Attempts to increase adherence in gout patients have been disappointing. (bmj.com)
  • 1 Dispersive OVDs have lower molecular weight and shorter molecular chains that cause better adherence to the corneal endothelial cells resulting in greater protection against fluid turbulence and lens fragments during phacoemulsification. (bmj.com)
  • 1. To estimate the treatment adherence and completion rates among confirmed tuberculosis patients. (who.int)
  • 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)
  • In a cross-sectional, multicentre study in Ajman Emirate, 250 patients with hypertension were randomly selected from outpatient clinics. (who.int)
  • So despite a negative primary endpoint, the ERMES could allow to preserve the hypothesis that we can ultra-select in the RAS and wild type population some patients that can benefit from these de-escalation strategies. (ecancer.org)
  • No difference in the primary endpoint was seen between patients treated surgically and those who underwent a transthoracic TAVR procedure. (tctmd.com)
  • The patient has been randomized, received the study therapy and died before reaching the primary endpoint. (prothor.info)
  • If the patient has been randomized and the primary endpoint variable could not be collected, it's a dropout. (prothor.info)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 18 patients with chronic stable AF (>6/12). (bestbets.org)
  • For example: Let's say you're treating a patient for chronic neck pain. (webpt.com)
  • We might best describe the study group as having well-managed chronic coronary artery disease, who were compliant with additional daily medication and, to a large degree, had no adverse effects from colchicine. (acsh.org)
  • it applies principles of the chronic care model, including community-clinic linkages, to the management of patients newly diagnosed with diabetes and prediabetes through screening. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, this severely suffering patient group should not be rejected from treatment assuming them to be too unstable for psychotherapy. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • Many studies have explored the efficacy and safety of ICS in patients with COPD. (ersjournals.com)
  • This study explored the efficacy of using diclofenac for wound infiltration in open thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy as compared to conventional agent, bupivacaine. (bvsalud.org)
  • Results 5 years of data were available for 205 of 299 patients, with no indication for selective drop-out. (bmj.com)
  • These results suggest sertraline had a slightly greater effect vs Rhodiola rosea , while the botanical medicine had significantly fewer side effects. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • Patients in the high antibody group had a lower drop out rate and fewer positive cocaine urine results in the last 2 weeks of the trial, but it was not significant versus the low antibody or placebo group. (wikipedia.org)
  • However at other points of the study, high antibody users had more positive urine results. (wikipedia.org)
  • Psychiatrists dismiss research results that go against their interests. (madinamerica.com)
  • This is quite a simple study but it does reveal a range of interesting results which add to the field. (meassociation.org.uk)
  • Overall, this study provides some useful results allowing separation of groups and also implications for managing PCS conditions. (meassociation.org.uk)
  • Results 604 patients (knee osteoarthritis) diagnosed according to American College of Rheumalogy (ACR) criteria, recruited in five European countries and followed for 182 days. (bmj.com)
  • Results Baseline characteristics including the LCI were not significantly different between both study periods. (bmj.com)
  • The results from this study will help to gather valuable knowledge on the use of rehabilitation with a new VR tool in MS patients. (frontiersin.org)
  • Results The study enrolled 127 patients. (bmj.com)
  • Future studies are mandatory to support these preliminary results. (bmj.com)
  • Our results indicate that DuoVisc might be favoured in patients with cornea guttata or low endothelial cell count. (bmj.com)
  • The ERMES study results did not demonstrate non-inferiority of maintenance with cetuximab alone. (ecancer.org)
  • These results are quite similar with other studies with more intensive treatment in this setting. (ecancer.org)
  • The NGS analysis of tissue sample or liquid biopsy are ongoing in our study and we hope to present these results in our next meeting. (ecancer.org)
  • Craig Smith, MD (NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY), coprincipal investigator for the study, presented the full results here this morning in the opening late-breaking clinical trial session of the American College of Cardiology 2016 Scientific Sessions. (tctmd.com)
  • RESULTS: Ninety-four patients were recruited with no dropouts. (bvsalud.org)
  • Patients with suggestive results in CBNAAT of pulmonary tuberculosis. (who.int)
  • Likewise, despite not specifically focusing on patients at increased ECOPD risk, TORCH and SUMMIT were large enough to demonstrate ICS efficacy on ECOPD [ 15 , 16 ]. (ersjournals.com)
  • High-dose IIV has also met prespecified criteria for superior efficacy against laboratory-confirmed influenza compared with standard-dose IIV ( 15 , 17 ). (cdc.gov)
  • While MCIDs can be instrumental in demonstrating the efficacy of therapy to patients, they can also play a crucial role in helping providers identify points along the course of care at which a patient's treatment plan is in need of adjustment. (webpt.com)
  • Patients who are seen in clinical practice commonly have multiple problems, yet efficacy data often reflect treatment of a single illness. (psychiatrictimes.com)
  • 16 17 Due to its mechanism of action, HS is an attractive early intervention strategy, but has never been studied in patients with CF with normal lung function due to the difficulty in assessing its efficacy. (bmj.com)
  • ERMES is a phase III trial investigating the efficacy of the maintenance therapy with cetuximab alone after induction with FOLFIRI plus cetuximab in the RAS and BRAF wildtype metastatic colorectal cancer patients. (ecancer.org)
  • The study compared the efficacy of pre-incision wound infiltration of diclofenac (n = 47) versus bupivacaine (n = 47) in post-operative pain relief. (bvsalud.org)
  • 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)
  • Palliative patients, in particular, sometimes had unrealistic beliefs about the effectiveness of the trial treatment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • AID systems are not approved by any regulatory body, and despite several nonrandomized studies demonstrating their effectiveness and safety, there is still concern among some health professionals about their safety. (medscape.com)
  • 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)
  • Taller people may develop atrial fibrillation: Study. (asianage.com)
  • BestBets: Which is the best calcium channel blocker for controlling the ventricular rate in patients with atrial fibrillation? (bestbets.org)
  • by contrast, surgery-treated patients had more acute kidney injury, severe bleeding, and new-onset atrial fibrillation. (tctmd.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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • A patient on disulfiram treatment developed erythematous plaques and papules after consump. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Patients had 24 hour Holter monitoring and a 6 minute exercise test on the last day of each treatment period. (bestbets.org)
  • A proportion of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients do not reach treatment goals with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i). (ersjournals.com)
  • 32 patients (52%) experienced study drug-related adverse events and 10 (16%) experienced serious adverse events (2 (3%) study drug-related, none during the PDE5i treatment-free period). (ersjournals.com)
  • Any psychosocial intervention versus no intervention (32), including studies where the psychosocial interventions were given in addition to treatment as usual, or another intervention received by both groups. (findings.org.uk)
  • Minimal clinically important differences can play a major role in keeping patients engaged with treatment-and adjusting plans of care. (webpt.com)
  • When this happens, patients might disappear from therapy before they've completed treatment. (webpt.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)
  • 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)
  • Our objective was to study the ability of the lung clearance index (LCI), a measure of ventilation inhomogeneity, to detect a treatment response to hypertonic saline inhalation in paediatric patients with CF with normal spirometry. (bmj.com)
  • 2] Patients were randomized to treatment with 0.5 mg of colchicine daily or placebo. (acsh.org)
  • As might be anticipated, there was a lower, but statistically insignificant, reduction in gout, for which colchicine has been a classic treatment, in the treatment arm of this study. (acsh.org)
  • The control group in the study received supportive therapy, a structured psychological treatment that facilitates personal expression and conveys empathy, respect, and optimism. (medscape.com)
  • The evidence strongly supports the use of agonist therapies to reduce opioid use and to retain patients in treatment, with methadone maintenance remaining the gold standard of care. (lww.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)
  • The recovery of menstrual function in adolescent patients with AN should be a major treatment goal to prevent severe long-term physical and psychological sequelae. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 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)
  • We assumed that the change of the therapist between DBT-briefing and start of DBT-treatment as well as comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and childhood trauma history were associated with elevated dropout. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • Higher values of physical neglect during childhood were associated with a protective effect on treatment dropout. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • Recent studies show that topical film-forming bupivacaine is safe and as effective as lidocaine for the treatment of PHN. (bvsalud.org)
  • 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)
  • This pilot study indicated strong evidence for Yoga being an effective adjunctive treatment to MAT TAU in reducing perceived stress. (cdc.gov)
  • 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)
  • 3 patients (37.5%) given verapamil had to be withdrawn from the study due to symptomatic hypotension compared with none given diltiazem. (bestbets.org)
  • 3. Symptomatic hypotension occurred significantly more with verapamil (33% vs 0% with diltiazem). (bestbets.org)
  • Conclusion A 800 mg/day pharmaceutical-grade CS is superior to placebo and similar to celecoxib in reducing pain and improving function over 6 months in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. (bmj.com)
  • CHICAGO, IL-Transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a second-generation balloon-expandable device is at least as good as surgery in intermediate-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. (tctmd.com)
  • PARTNER 2A randomized 2,032 intermediate-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis at one of 57 centers to either open surgical valve replacement or transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the Sapien XT. (tctmd.com)
  • Although data exist on the prevalence of some immunosuppressive conditions, the total burden of these conditions in the United States remains unknown, particularly when considering patients who are receiving emerging immunosuppressive therapies ( 6 - 8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Lower hand grip strength (HGS) at onset correlated with symptom persistence and burden, particularly in patients with PCS-ME/CFS. (meassociation.org.uk)
  • The disease is associated with a high economic burden for society, and Spain is the European country with the highest total annual cost per patient ( 3 , 4 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Patients in OST carry a heavy burden of physical symptoms and unmet healthcare needs, potentially due to societal barriers. (hindawi.com)
  • There have been seven new ME/CFS studies and eighteen new Long Covid studies this week. (meassociation.org.uk)
  • The study included 106 patients who have moderate to severe fatigue and exertion intolerance at three time points following Covid-19 infection (3-8 (baseline), 9-16, and 17-20 months). (meassociation.org.uk)
  • Their challenges in relation to e-learning could differ from those of other students who had experienced the platform before, especially against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic that brought an abrupt change in the approach to teaching, learning and assessment. (bvsalud.org)
  • Objectives: This study explored and described university nursing students' challenges in relation to e-learning during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in a resource-constrained setting. (bvsalud.org)
  • Future studies should test these hypotheses in high-risk patient populations, such as those affected by endothelial corneal dysfunction or glaucoma/hypertension. (bmj.com)
  • Against our hypotheses, a comorbid PTSD was even protective with regard to DBT dropout. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • The normative data on growth were derived from several longitudinal studies undertaken between the 1940s and 1960s. (thejcdp.com)
  • 9-15 The LCI is a potentially useful end point for clinical trials in patients with CF with mild lung disease, but data from interventional and longitudinal studies with the currently used equipment are lacking. (bmj.com)
  • 2007: (HRC) Longitudinal studies of mental health and psychosocial wellbeing (D Fergusson, J Horwood, A Beautrais, E Wells, L Woodward. (otago.ac.nz)
  • 2004: (HRC) Longitudinal studies of mental health and psychosocial well-being. (otago.ac.nz)
  • That said, he continued, "long-term durability assessments of transcatheter bioprosthetic valves are still lacking and extrapolation of these findings to low-risk patients requires further clinical trial evaluation. (tctmd.com)
  • Ongoing translational analyses might allow to select patients benefitting from de-escalation strategy. (ecancer.org)
  • With this second-generation valve, TAVR, certainly from a statistical standpoint was noninferior [to surgery], and in every one of the analyses, the point estimate favored TAVR vs surgery," coprincipal investigator Martin Leon, MD ( NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University, New York, NY), observed. (tctmd.com)
  • Let's also say that the patient began therapy with an NDI score of 33-which denotes "severe disability. (webpt.com)
  • 85% of patients had a history of an acute coronary event, severe chest pain, or myocardial infarction, two-thirds of which were more than two years previously. (acsh.org)
  • Both physicians conducted autopsies on their patients and found severe atrophy of the ventral roots of the spinal cord. (medscape.com)
  • PCS-ME/CFS patients reported persistently high severity of most symptoms up to 20 months after infection, while patients with PCS showed overall health improvement. (meassociation.org.uk)
  • In patients with a history of autism spectrum disorder or a communication disorder of childhood onset, the additional diagnosis of schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations, in addition to the other required symptoms or schizophrenia are also present for at least 1 month (or less if successfully treated). (medscape.com)
  • One study on the validity of a diagnosis of early-onset schizophrenia in Denmark found a correspondence of 88.8%, comparing the diagnosis listed in the Denmark registry to a clinical diagnosis based on symptoms reported in patient records. (medscape.com)
  • Minimal-Clinically Important Improvement (MCII), Patient-Acceptable Symptoms State (PASS) were used as secondary endpoints. (bmj.com)
  • There is increasing evidence that cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease which is responsible for a shortened life span in most patients begins shortly after birth and progresses even in the absence of clinical signs and symptoms. (bmj.com)
  • There are conflicting data regarding the use of SSRIs and SNRIs for patients with vasomotor symptoms related to menopause, and these agents may not be ideal for all patients. (allenpress.com)
  • Patients in OST have a high degree of physical symptoms and a high degree of unmet healthcare needs. (hindawi.com)
  • Approximately 20% of patients with HZ will experience PHN and will continue to suffer intermittent neuropathic symptoms, including itching and pain, that is sharp, stabbing, throbbing or burning, with the pain localized to the site of their original rash. (bvsalud.org)
  • Having a baseline ECG is important for patients with childhood-onset schizophrenia as some medications used to treat psychosis have the potential of prolonging the QTc and having a baseline measurement could be of benefit. (medscape.com)
  • The differentiation and significance of "childhood-onset," versus "early onset," versus "adult onset" is being explored, especially as it pertains to its utility to determine prognosis. (medscape.com)
  • The validity of a diagnosis of childhood-onset schizophrenia has been a point of concern for some, due to difficulty in differentiating pediatric patients' reports of visual hallucinations from imaginary figures (which may be developmentally normal). (medscape.com)
  • Formal exercise testing data are available in four small reports and one large cross-sectional study and demonstrate reduced exercise capacity and profound exercise desaturation in HPS (Table 1 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Cross-sectional studies done to date in patients with CF suggest that the LCI is more sensitive at detecting lung disease than spirometry. (bmj.com)
  • This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence and patterns of both forms of abuse among a nationally representative sample of Lebanese schoolchildren, aged 10-18 years, using a self-reported questionnaire. (who.int)
  • 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)
  • The characteristics of patient in both groups were generally comparable except that there were more cases of total thyroidectomy in the diclofenac group (n = 31) as compared to the bupivacaine group (n = 16). (bvsalud.org)
  • General practitioners recruit adult patients with depression and PD +/- AG according to the International Classification of Diseases, version 10 (ICD-10). (uni-muenchen.de)
  • Lodoco is indicated to reduce the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, coronary revascularization, and cardiovascular death in adult patients with established atherosclerotic disease or with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease. (acsh.org)
  • Because of the expected paucity of adolescent studies, study design criteria were broadened to include adult studies. (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)
  • Isaacs pointed out that an advantage of open-source systems over current commercial AIDs for patients is the ability to customize glucose targets, but in CREATE, those targets were established in the protocol by the investigators. (medscape.com)
  • No, it is not a dropout, it's a protocol violation. (prothor.info)
  • Randomisation assigned 50 eyes of as many patients to each arm of the study. (bmj.com)
  • This interview study aims to explore the process of patients' reasoning regarding the decision to participate in a clinical cancer trial. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study aims to explore the impact of yoga as an adjunctive intervention with individuals in early recovery from opioid use disorders. (cdc.gov)
  • In this prospective single-center 6-months follow-up study, 32 and 16 MS patients will receive VRR or CR, respectively. (frontiersin.org)
  • Screening high-risk patients to detect diabetes and prediabetes was cost-effective (7-9), and prevention of type 2 diabetes in people with prediabetes through adoption of appropriate lifestyle changes and pharmacologic interventions has been successful in experimental settings (10). (cdc.gov)
  • In conclusion, selected patients with PAH may benefit from switching from PDE5i to riociguat, but this strategy needs to be further studied. (ersjournals.com)
  • A novel intervention that uses goal setting to promote a more active lifestyle significantly slows cognitive and functional decline in older black patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), new research shows. (medscape.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)
  • An early signal of the impact of colchicine on cardiovascular disease was identified in retrospective studies of patients with gout and Familial Mediterranean Fever who had a lower incidence of coronary disease than their untreated contemporaries. (acsh.org)
  • The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a pulmonary complication of liver disease found in 10 to 32% of patients with cirrhosis and is characterized by intrapulmonary vascular dilatations and abnormal oxygenation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 7%), a therapeutic intervention for patients with CF, is believed to target a direct consequence of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) dysfunction, airway surface dehydration, and has previously been shown to increase mucociliary clearance, improve FEV 1 and decrease the number of pulmonary exacerbations. (bmj.com)
  • Patients with smear +ve pulmonary tuberculosis. (who.int)
  • The study compared the most commonly used open-source AID system (using the OpenAPS algorithm from a version of AndroidAPS implemented in a smartphone with the DANA-i insulin pump and Dexcom G6 CGM) to any insulin pump plus CGM as a comparator group. (medscape.com)
  • A total of 172 female adolescent patients with first-onset AN according to DSM-IV criteria were recruited for inclusion in a randomized, multi-center, German clinical trial. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The patient has been randomized, later we recognized that he/she does not fulfill the inclusion/exclusion criteria. (prothor.info)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • METHODOLOGY: The study was designed as a double-blind, randomized controlled trial involving 94 patients who underwent open thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy in Hospital Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, from November 2015 to November 2016. (bvsalud.org)
  • Clinical cancer trials are crucial for the implementation of new treatments in the clinical setting, but it is equally crucial that patients are given the opportunity to make a well-informed decision about participation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The process of patients' decision-making regarding clinical cancer trials has not yet been sufficiently studied. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Including cancer patients in clinical trials is crucial in order to accelerate the process of implementing new treatments in the clinical setting. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A number of factors have been identified that affect patients' decision-making regarding clinical cancer trials. (biomedcentral.com)
  • If the two trials do not influence each other, the study may be continued. (prothor.info)
  • The study team may get serious trouble and loose insurancy entitlement if the patient participates in two interventional trials. (prothor.info)
  • The challenge is to identify those patients with the highest benefit/risk ratio in clinical practice. (ersjournals.com)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • However, Casten doesn't believe recommendations for clinical practice should be based solely on this one study. (medscape.com)
  • 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)
  • RESPITE investigated the safety, feasibility and benefit of switching from PDE5i to riociguat in these patients. (ersjournals.com)
  • In this pilot study, we evaluate the safety and feasibility of add-on Salovum in GBM patients. (lu.se)
  • Another study in patients with type 2 diabetes compared apple cider vinegar with water. (elixirnews.com)
  • In 2019, I found additional evidence of this, when I compared a trial publication 104 with the corresponding 1008-page clinical study report submitted to drug regulators. (madinamerica.com)
  • In 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned against the use of any nonapproved devices or algorithms. (medscape.com)
  • F. Fuchs, C. S . Scheer, S . W. Wauschkuhn, M. V. Vollmer, K. M. Meissner, S . ...Maghrabi P199 - Ultrasound in acute kidney injury (aki). (nih.gov)
  • Twenty patients were randomized to the Rhodiola rosea group, 19 to the sertraline group, and 18 to the placebo group. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • Studies reveal that strong link found between level of depression and heart disease, stroke. (asianage.com)
  • Researchers find one in five cardiac rehab patients suffers from depression. (asianage.com)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • The vast majority of studies examined contingency management (27) and cognitive-behavioural therapy (19), with far fewer looking at motivational interviewing (5), 12-step (4), interpersonal therapy (3) and psychodynamic therapy (1). (findings.org.uk)
  • 2002: (HRC) A study of the dose response association between infant iron status and later cognitive functioning (D Richards, E Wells, L Toop et al. (otago.ac.nz)
  • 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)
  • Let's face it: physical therapy isn't exactly a cakewalk for many patients. (webpt.com)
  • A randomized trial of 16 808 postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) versus placebo demonstrated that HRT-treated patients experienced an increase in major adverse events, such as breast cancer, venous thromboembolism, and cardiovascular events. (allenpress.com)
  • Aimed at addressing those concerns, CREATE (Community Derived Automated Insulin Delivery) is the first randomized controlled clinical trial to compare an open-source AID system to insulin pump therapy and CGM (without any communication between the two) in patients with type 1 diabetes, most of whom were naive to AID systems. (medscape.com)
  • Dr Armando Orlandi speaks to ecancer about ERMES, a phase III study which looked at FOLFIRI/cetuximab versus FOLFIRI/cetuximab followed by cetuximab alone in first-line therapy of RAS and BRAF wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer patients. (ecancer.org)
  • If the patient has not yet received the study therapy he/she should not receive the study therapy (for security reasons). (prothor.info)
  • The patient did not receive the study therapy. (prothor.info)
  • The patient has been randomized, received the study therapy and withdrawed his consent. (prothor.info)
  • The patient has been randomized, received the study therapy and is not reachable for follow up. (prothor.info)
  • Patients were classified according to the EULAR response criteria. (bmj.com)
  • comparing these to the subset of patients who also met the diagnostic criteria for ME/CFS (referred to as PCS-ME/CFS ), i.e. this study looked at PCS vs PCS-ME/CFS. (meassociation.org.uk)
  • The decline in HAM-D was greater for sertraline vs Rhodiola rosea (‒8.2 vs ‒5.1) or placebo (‒4.6), with more patients suffering adverse reactions with sertraline (63.2%) over Rhodiola rosea (30.0%) or placebo (16.7%) ( P =0.012). (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • however, after a trial suggesting an association between HRT and a number of serious adverse events, alternative therapies for VMS are being studied. (allenpress.com)
  • Later we discovered that the patient took part in two interventional studies. (prothor.info)
  • 4 mmHg) comparing the effect of supine vs upright position on exercise. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The main effect of DCS vs. placebo was not significant. (nature.com)
  • They will be forced, in effect, to accept a clarinex d vs claritin d obtain the same services at lower prices. (bluelamp-foundation.org)
  • The hypoglycemic effect of berberine was first reported in 1988 when it was used to treat diarrhea in diabetic patients [ 22 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Meanwhile, many studies have been devoted to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the hypoglycaemic effect of berberine. (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)
  • However, thepower analysis (as is often the case) did not consider dropouts,and this was a particular concern in this study since 6 of 21 patientsreceiving clozapine dropped out prior to 6 weeks. (psychiatrist.com)
  • However, a review of immunogenicity studies suggests that antibody responses to inactivated influenza vaccines (IIVs) in persons who are immunocompromised could be suboptimal compared with persons without immunosuppression ( 11 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In the control group, patients receive usual care from general practitioners. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • The research group involved in this study, included a large group of investigators based out of Charité's Fatigue Centre in Berlin, including Carmen Scheibenbogen, who we commonly see ME/CFS research from. (meassociation.org.uk)
  • Despite the fairly reasonably sized study, the researchers did also experience high group drop out levels, with 19 patients dropping out (12 with PCS and 7 with PCS-ME/CFS), and another 46 did not complete the follow-ups. (meassociation.org.uk)
  • The control group patients will have access to the same app modified to remove all functions except the Gout Attack Diary. (bmj.com)
  • We will stagger implementation of the enhanced system across the 6 clinics allowing comparison, through a quasi-experimental design (pre-post difference with a control group), of patients treated in the enhanced system with similar patients treated in the standard system. (cdc.gov)
  • Patients who participated in the Computer Assisted Management in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (CAMERA 12 ) trial were evaluated. (bmj.com)
  • Rhodiola rosea versus sertraline for major depressive disorder: A randomized placebo-controlled trial. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • This study was a phase-2 randomized, placebo-controlled trial. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • This study is the first time Rhodiola rosea was compared to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor like sertraline in a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial. (naturalmedicinejournal.com)
  • The first author, Graham Emslie, falsely attributed the funding of the trial to the US National Institute of Mental Health, but FDA data showed that the study was sponsored by the manufacturer of fluoxetine, Eli Lilly. (madinamerica.com)
  • The study is based on 27 individual face-to-face interviews with patients who had decided to participate in a clinical cancer trial. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, it is equally important that the patients are able to understand the prerequisites of a clinical trial and are given the opportunity to make a well-informed decision about participation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Questioned about this point during the late-breaking clinical trial session, Smith commented: "My own guess is that, as time goes on, there will be still be some patients who can't have transfemoral TAVR and shouldn't have surgery and still need some other access route to have TAVR. (tctmd.com)
  • Early data suggest that stroke rates are even lower with the lower-profile Sapien 3 device (Edwards Lifesciences), which is the subject of another late-breaking clinical trial presentation tomorrow, also in intermediate-risk patients. (tctmd.com)
  • Study suggests high BMI may improve cancer survival. (asianage.com)
  • As defined by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a patient-centered medical home is a health care setting that facilitates partnerships between patients and their physicians through the use of registries, information technology, and health information exchange. (cdc.gov)
  • Order affordable clarinex online to reach out to new patient populations, to the extent that you can. (bluelamp-foundation.org)
  • Liver function studies, copper, and ceruloplasmin are part of the workup for Wilson disease. (medscape.com)