Therapeutic effects of NAC and CoQ10 on aluminium phosphide poisoning as an adjuvant therapy: A Pilot study by Maii Farag Henaidy, Maha Ghanem, Shehata Farag Shehata, Amal M. Shouair, Reda R. Mabrouk

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Using a mobile application for antiretroviral therapy adherence in people living with HIV: A longitudinal pilot study by Rejane Caetani, Susana L. Wiechmann, Jacques D. Brancher, Vitor H.F Oliveira, Rafael Deminice

“…Objectives: To conduct a longitudinal pilot study to assess the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a mobile app to improve ART adherence. …”
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Rifaximin treatment in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis: A multicenter, randomized controlled, open-label, pilot trial by Do Seon Song, Jin Mo Yang, Young Kul Jung, Hyung Joon Yim, Hee Yeon Kim, Chang Wook Kim, Soon Sun Kim, Jae Youn Cheong, Hae Lim Lee, Sung Won Lee, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim

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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study of Motor Effect by Emanuela Inguaggiato, Nadia Bolognini, Simona Fiori, Giovanni Cioni

“…Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is an emerging tool to improve upper limb motor functions after stroke acquired in adulthood; however, there is a paucity of reports on its efficacy for upper limb motor rehabilitation in congenital or early-acquired stroke. In this pilot study we have explored, for the first time, the immediate effects, and their short-term persistence, of a single application of anodal tDCS on chronic upper limb motor disorders in children and young individuals with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy (UCP). …”
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Changes in stress-related outcomes among graduate students following the Mindfulness Ambassador Program: A pilot study by Varsha Vasudevan, Benjamin Tran, Shauna M. Burke, Patricia Tucker, Jennifer D. Irwin

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Efficacy And Safety Of Low Dose Tofacitinib As Induction Therapy In Moderate To Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Pilot Study by Sadia Ahmed, Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Kamran, Misbah Noureen, Iqra Ashraf, Javeria Khan

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Older, vulnerable patient view: a pilot and feasibility study of the patient measure of safety (PMOS) with patients in Australia by Jeffrey Braithwaite, Natalie Taylor, Rebecca Lawton, Robyn Clay-Williams, Emily Hogden, Zhicheng Li

“…The second phase tested the revised measure to establish the internal consistency reliability of the revised subscales, and piloted the recruitment and administration processes to ensure feasibility of the PMOS for use in DUQuA.Results Of the 43 questions in the PMOS, 13 (30%) were amended based on issues patients highlighted for improvement in phase 1. …”
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The Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Scale—Bilingual Cultural Adaptation: Validity and Reliability Pilot Study in Nursing Students by Maria José Nogueira, Síria Sas, Lucía Rodríguez, Andrea Carbonero, Uxía Bello, Leandro Nascimento, Susana Mendonça, Delfina Teixeira

“…MHLaSS‐B intercultural adaptation followed three stages: translation, back‐translation and pilot test and the thinking‐aloud techniques. Content validity was performed by Content Validity Index and Modified Kappa statistic. …”
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A novel tool for assessing pediatric emergency care in low- and middle-income countries: a pilot study by Sonia Y. Jarrett, Andrew Redfern, Joyce Li, Camilo E. Gutierrez, Priyanka Patel, Olurotimi Akinola, Michelle L. Niescierenko

“…The objective of this study is to pilot a self-assessment tool to evaluate pediatric emergency care capabilities in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) hospitals on the African Continent. …”
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The Lung Cancer and Cigarette Smoking Web Page: A Pilot Study in Telehealth Promotion on the World Wide Web by Frederic W Grannis

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Effects of Levothyroxine Replacement Therapy on Parameters of Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in Hypothyroid Patients: A Prospective Pilot Study by Zoran Gluvic, Emina Sudar, Jelena Tica, Aleksandra Jovanovic, Sonja Zafirovic, Ratko Tomasevic, Esma R. Isenovic

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An Alternative Model of Care for the Treatment of Adolescent Athletes with Extension-Based Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study. by Mitchell Selhorst, Richard Rodenberg, Nick Padgett, Anastasia Fischer, Reno Ravindran, James MacDonald

“… # Purpose The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the viability of a physical therapist guided functional progression program to manage low back pain (LBP) in adolescent athletes…”
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A Strength-Based Intervention to Increase Participation in Leisure Activities in Children with Neuropsychiatric Disabilities: A Pilot Study by Anna Ullenhag, Mats Granlund, Lena Almqvist, Lena Krumlinde-Sundholm

“…The aim is to evaluate the feasibility of an intervention model with a client-centered goal-directed approach with the aim to enhance the child’s participation in leisure activities, self-efficacy, and activity performance. A pilot intervention using a client-centered goal-directed approach and a single-subject design was performed. …”
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PILOT STUDY REGARDING AN ONLINE METHOD FOR DENTAL RADIOLOGY STUDENTS’ ASSESEMENT EXPERIMENTALLY APPLIED DURING THE 2020 PANDEMIC by Dragos Epistatu, Serban Dan Predescu, Manuela Solomon, Alexandru Croitoru, Carmen Larisa Nicolae, Ruxandra Sfeatcu, Cosmina Mironov

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Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for hypertension complicated by anxiety or sleep disorders: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Xue-Ying Bao, Cun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Tong Qian, Lu Wang, Jian-Feng Tu, Bin-Yan Li, Xiao Wang, Fang Wan, Zhi-Han Li, Zhao-Yi Liu, Liang-Xiao Ma, Li-Qiong Wang

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Discourse segmentation and the management of multiple tasks in single episodes of air traffic controller-pilot spoken radio communication by Paul A. Falzon

“…Episodes of VHF radio-mediated pilot-controller spoken communication in which multiple tasks are conducted are engendered in and through the skilful deployment and combination, by the parties to the talk, of multiple orders of discourse segmentation. …”
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Correction: Pathologically altered articular cartilage attracts intense chondrocyte invasion into the extracellular matrix: in vitro pilot study by Victoria A. Shestakova, Ilya D. Klabukov, Ilya V. Kolobaev, Longfeng Rao, Dmitry A. Atiakshin, Michael A. Ignatyuk, Mikhail E. Krasheninnikov, Bagavdin G. Ahmedov, Sergey A. Ivanov, Peter V. Shegay, Andrey D. Kaprin, Denis S. Baranovskii

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Pilot study on the effects of assertion video viewing and physical activity on depressive symptoms in workers witnessing workplace bullying by Atsuo Hattori, Yasumasa Otsuka

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Changes in stress-related outcomes among graduate students following the Mindfulness Ambassador Program: A pilot study. by Varsha Vasudevan, Benjamin Tran, Shauna M Burke, Patricia Tucker, Jennifer D Irwin

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In this one-group, pre/post mixed-methods pilot study, nine participants completed pre-post questionnaires and participated in a semi-structured interview post-intervention. …”
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Movement therapy in advanced heart failure assisted by a lightweight wearable robot: a feasibility pilot study by Isabell Anna Just, Denis Fries, Sina Loewe, Volkmar Falk, Nikola Cesarovic, Frank Edelmann, Anna Feuerstein, Florian L. Haufe, Michele Xiloyannis, Robert Riener, Felix Schoenrath

“…Abstract Aims The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the safety, feasibility, tolerability, and acceptability of an assisted mobilization of advanced heart failure patients, using a lightweight, exoskeleton‐type robot (Myosuit, MyoSwiss AG, Zurich, Switzerland). …”
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