News tagged with randomized controlled
Validity of cost-effectiveness models based on randomized clinical trials
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Cost-effectiveness studies are widely used to guide prescribing policy in many countries, as part of health technology assessment programmes. However, a new study published this week in PLoS Medicine by Tjeerd-Pieter van St ...
Health-centered weight control method shows promise
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Most weight-control strategies emphasize energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity - and most are not effective over the long term. In a study of a "weight-acceptance" intervention, published in the November ...
Study examines effectiveness of laparoscopic surgical treatments to alleviate chronic pelvic pain
Sep 01, 2009 |
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A surgical procedure known as LUNA (laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation) did not result in improvements in chronic pelvic pain, painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse or quality of life when compared with laparoscopic ...
Study evaluates use of corticosteroids and antiviral agents for treatment of Bell Palsy
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Among patients with Bell Palsy, a facial paralysis with unknown cause, treatment with corticosteroids is associated with a reduced risk of an unsatisfactory recovery, and treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and ...
Some discrepancies exist between outcomes indicated in trial registration and later publications
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Comparison of the primary outcomes of registered clinical trials with their subsequent publication appears to show some discrepancies, according to a study in the September 2 issue of JAMA.
Research: Improving treatment of patients with heart attack
Jun 25, 2009 |
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When faced with patients suffering a heart attack, doctors have two choices: inject them with medication to dissolve the blood clot (fibrinolytic therapy) or insert a small balloon to open the blocked artery (primary percutaneous ...
Vitamins C and E and beta carotene again fail to reduce cancer risk in randomized controlled trial
Dec 31, 2008 |
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Women who took beta carotene or vitamin C or E or a combination of the supplements had a similar risk of cancer as women who did not take the supplements, according to data from a randomized controlled trial in the December ...
