controlled trial

Randomized Trials Built on Sand: Examples From COPD, Hormone Therapy, and Cancer.

Randomized Trials Built on Sand: Examples from COPD, Hormone Therapy, and Cancer.

Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2012 Jul; 3(3): e0014
Suissa S

The randomized controlled trial is the fundamental study design to evaluate the effectiveness of medications and receive… Continue reading

An Ocular Prosthesis for a Geriatric Patient: A Case Report.

An ocular prosthesis for a geriatric patient: a case report.

J Clin Diagn Res. 2013 Jun; 7(6): 1236-8
Kamble VB, Kumar M, Panigrahi D

When geriatric patients with maxillofacial defects are handled, the clinician must be confident of addressing… Continue reading

Association Between Ward-Specific Antimicrobial Use Density and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcu Aureus Surveillance: A 60-Month Study.

Association between ward-specific antimicrobial use density and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcu aureus surveillance: a 60-month study.

Infect Drug Resist. 2013; 6: 59-66
Yoshida J, Kikuchi T, Matsubara N, Asano I, Ogami N

It is not known whether or not ward-specific antimicrobial… Continue reading

Personal Meaning and Eating Disorder Treatment: Comment on Warren Et Al.

Personal Meaning and Eating Disorder Treatment: Comment on Warren et al.

Psychotherapy (Chic). 2013 Jul 29;
Zerbe K

Clinicians who treat eating disorders are reported by Warren and colleagues (Demographic and work-related correlates of job burnout in professional eating… Continue reading

Influence From Friends to Drink More or Drink Less: A Cross-National Comparison.

Influence from friends to drink more or drink less: A cross-national comparison.

Addict Behav. 2013 Jun 13; 38(11): 2675-2682
Astudillo M, Connor J, Roiblatt RE, Ibanga AK, Gmel G

Drinking habits are socially patterned and social networks influence individuals’… Continue reading

Early Death in Those Previously Hospitalised for Mental Healthcare in Scotland: A Nationwide Cohort Study, 1986-2010.

Early death in those previously hospitalised for mental healthcare in Scotland: a nationwide cohort study, 1986-2010.

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(7):
Ajetunmobi O, Taylor M, Stockton D, Wood R

To compare the mortality in those previously hospitalised for mental disorder… Continue reading

Subjective Assessment of Rehabilitation Protocol by Patients After ACL Reconstruction – Preliminary Report.

Subjective Assessment of Rehabilitation Protocol by Patients after ACL Reconstruction – Preliminary Report.

Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2013 Jun 28; 15(3): 215-25
Chrzan D, Kusz D, Bo?tu? W, Bry?a A, Kusz B

HubMed – rehab

Randomized Controlled Trial of a… Continue reading

Gabapentin Add-on for Drug-Resistant Partial Epilepsy.

Gabapentin add-on for drug-resistant partial epilepsy.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jul 25; 7: CD001415
Al-Bachari S, Pulman J, Hutton JL, Marson AG

The majority of people with epilepsy have a good prognosis and their seizures are well controlled… Continue reading

Opportunities for Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase-a (RIMAs) in the Treatment of Depression.

Opportunities for reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase-A (RIMAs) in the treatment of depression.

CNS Spectr. 2012 Sep; 17(3): 107-20
Lum CT, Stahl SM

Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) may be implicated in 33–57% of depression cases. The currently available effective treatments… Continue reading

Electromechanical-Assisted Training for Walking After Stroke.

Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jul 25; 7: CD006185
Mehrholz J, Elsner B, Werner C, Kugler J, Pohl M

Electromechanical and robotic-assisted gait training devices are used in rehabilitation and might help to… Continue reading