Cost-Effectiveness of an Intensive Upper Limb Rehabilitation Therapy for Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: An Economic Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Michael C. David, Hideki Higashi

“…A total of 47 children were randomized to either the intervention group (n = 27) or the standard care (n = 20) group. …”
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Randomized Crossover Study Showing Nurse-Led Same Day Review Replacing Next Day Review in Uneventful Phacoemulsification to Be Safe and Efficacious by Jennifer W. H. Shum, Janice J. J. Cheung, Monica M. N. Lee, Oscar G. W. Wong, Kenneth K. W. Li

“…Design. A prospective, randomized crossover study conducted from November 2012 to 2014. …”
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Achieving the Recommended Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure: A Randomized Control Study Comparing Loss of Resistance Syringe to Pilot Balloon Palpation by Fred Bulamba, Andrew Kintu, Nodreen Ayupo, Charles Kojjo, Lameck Ssemogerere, Agnes Wabule, Arthur Kwizera

“…Study participants were randomized to have their endotracheal cuff pressures estimated by either loss of resistance syringe or pilot balloon palpation. …”
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Optimal doses of intranasal esketamine plus dexmedetomidine for sedating toddlers during transthoracic echocardiography: a prospective, double-blind, randomized trial by Dongjie Pei, Ting Xiao, Li Zeng, Siwei Wei, Lei Wang, Zhen Du, Shuangquan Qu

“…In this study, we compared the different doses of intranasal esketamine combined with dexmedetomidine for sedation during transthoracic echocardiography in toddlers.Patients and Methods A total of 121 eligible children aged 13 years, who were scheduled for transthoracic echocardiography were randomized into three groups. They were treated with intranasal dexmedetomidine 1 mcg.kg−1 + esketamine 0.5 mg.kg−1 (group S1), dexmedetomidine 1 mcg.kg−1 + esketamine 1 mg.kg−1 (group S2), or dexmedetomidine 1 mcg.kg−1 + esketamine 1.5 mg.kg−1 (group S3). …”
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Multiple Sessions of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Improve Periodontal Outcomes in Patients with Down Syndrome: A 12-Month Randomized Clinical Trial by Rafael Ferreira, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant’Ana, Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando, Carla Andreotti Damante

“…This study evaluated the effectiveness of aPDT as an adjunct to SRP in individuals with DS. A randomized, double-blind, parallel trial was conducted with 37 individuals with DS. …”
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Electroacupuncture combined with cognitive rehabilitation outperforms cognitive rehabilitation alone in treating post-stroke cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial by Yisha Guo, Tingting Sun, Fengxi Qiu, Xueyi Li, Weiwei Cui, Zhenhua Liao, Jiajia Yao

“…Thirty-four post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) patients were randomly assigned to either an EA + CR group or a CR-only group, with both undergoing five weekly interventions for 12 weeks. …”
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The effect of a physical activity program on chronic psychiatric patients' positive and negative symptoms and depression levels: A randomized controlled trial by Neslihan Lok, Kerime Bademlı, Sefa Lok

“…This research was undertaken in order to analyze the effect a physical activity program has on positive and negative symptoms of patients with schizophrenia and their depression levels. This is a randomly controlled experimental study designed with a pre-test and post-test. …”
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Peritoneal instillation of magnesium sulfate and bupivacaine improves postoperative pain in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A prospective, double-blind, randomized clinical trial by Santosh Kumar Sahu, Prerna Biswal, Madhusmita Patro, Sushree Das

“…Materials and Methods: We carried out this prospective, double-blind, randomized trial in 90 patients aged between 20 and 60 years who were randomly divided into three groups. …”
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Randomized Control Trial for Reduction of Body Weight, Body Fat Patterning, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Overweight Worksite Employees in Delhi, India by Usha Shrivastava, Mahrukh Fatma, Smriti Mohan, Padam Singh, Anoop Misra

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Impact of the Smarter Safer Homes Solution on Quality of Life and Health Outcomes in Older People Living in Their Own Homes: Randomized Controlled Trial by Wei Lu, David Silvera-Tawil, Hwan-Jin Yoon, Liesel Higgins, Qing Zhang, Mohanraj Karunanithi, Julia Bomke, Joshua Byrnes, Jennifer Hewitt, Vanessa Smallbon, Jill Freyne, Deepa Prabhu, Marlien Varnfield

“…MethodsWe conducted an open-label, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. The control group continued to receive their existing care from aged care service providers. …”
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Sleep Promotion among Critically Ill Patients: Earplugs/Eye Mask versus Ocean Sound—A Randomized Controlled Trial Study by Abhilasha Chaudhary, Vinay Kumari, Neetu Neetu

“…Sixty-eight patients admitted in the medical ICU were randomly allocated by lottery methods into group 1 and group 2. …”
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HELLO: a protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial to enhance interpersonal relationships and team cohesion among ICU healthcare professionals by Elie Azoulay, Nancy Kentish Barnes, Sheila Nainan Myatra, Maria-Cruz Martin Delgado, Yaseen Arabi, Carole Boulanger, Giovanni Mistraletti, Maria Theodorakopoulou, Vernon Van Heerden, José-Artur Paiva, Oktay Demirkýran, Gabriel Heras La Calle, Abdulrahman Al Fares, Gaston Burghi, Guy Francois, Anita Barth, Jan De Waele, Samir Jaber, Michael Darmon, Maurizio Cecconi

“…This protocol describes a cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. …”
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Results from the PROmoting Early Childhood Outside cluster randomized trial evaluating an outdoor play intervention in early childhood education centres by Rachel Ramsden, Dawn Mount, Yingyi Lin, Emily Fox, Susan Herrington, Janet Loebach, Adina Cox, Anita Bundy, Amber Fyfe-Johnson, Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Michelle Stone, Mark S. Tremblay, Mariana Brussoni

“…Using a wait-list control cluster randomized trial design, ECECs were randomly allocated to either the intervention arm (n = 4) or the wait-list control arm (n = 4). …”
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Effect of Staggered vs. Simultaneous Co-Administration of Bempedoic Acid on Pharmacokinetics of Pravastatin: Randomized, Cross-Over Clinical Trial in Healthy Volunteers by Felicitas Stoll, Salvatore Amato, Max Sauter, Jürgen Burhenne, Johanna Weiss, Walter E. Haefeli, Antje Blank

“…<b>Methods</b>: This was a single-centre, open-label, randomized, two-arm, cross-over, phase I drug interaction trial in healthy volunteers (EudraCT-No: 2022-001096-13). …”
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The Role of Butirprost^® as an Adjuvant in Enhancing the Effect of Antibiotics in Patients Affected by Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: A Randomized Prospective Trial by Felice Crocetto, Armando Calogero, Michele Santangelo, Agostino Fernicola, Filippo Varlese, Benito Fabio Mirto, Fabio Machiella, Alfonso Falcone, Giovanni Pagano, Fabrizio Dinacci, Gaetano Giampaglia, Domenico Varriale, Francesco Trama, Salvatore Iaconis, Francesco Del Giudice, Gian Maria Busetto, Matteo Ferro, Francesco Lasorsa, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Ciro Imbimbo, Biagio Barone

“…All patients underwent bacterial cultures. Patients were randomized into two groups: Group A received antibiotics plus Butirprost^® (sodium hyaluronate plus Plantago major) for one month, while Group B received antibiotics alone. …”
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The PROPHECI trial: a phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial for the treatment of pseudoxanthoma elasticum with oral pyrophosphate by Laetitia Clotaire, Isabelle Rubera, Christophe Duranton, Jocelyn Gal, Emmanuel Chamorey, Hélène Humeau, Samir Yamani, Christine Chiaverini, Serge Willoteaux, Bernard Padovani, Laurie Mourozeau, Adam Mainguy, Stéphanie Baillif, Ludovic Martin, Georges Leftheriotis

Subjects: “…Double-blind randomized clinical trial…”
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Terbinafine versus itraconazole: a long-term, randomized, double-blind, clinical trial in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis. A pilote study by Gianfranco Schiraldi, Salvatore Lo Cicero, Claudio Rossetti, Delia Colombo, Michele Chiericozzi, Elvana Kola, Luigi Allegra

“…Results: The patients were randomly allocated to terbinafine or itraconazole. …”
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Once-Daily, Controlled-Release Tramadol and Sustained-Release Diclofenac Relieve Chronic Pain due to Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by André D Beaulieu, Paul M Peloso, Boulos Haraoui, William Bensen, Glen Thomson, John Wade, Patricia Quigley, John Eisenhoffer, Zoltan Harsanyi, Andrew C Darke

“…OBJECTIVE: The present study was a randomized, parallel, double-blind comparison between controlled-release (CR) tramadol and sustained-release (SR) diclofenac in patients with chronic pain due to osteoarthritis of the hips and/or knees.…”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Oxygen-releasing Gel as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing in Chronic Periodontitis: A Split-mouth Randomized Controlled Trial by Shristi Agarwal, Shweta Bali, Priyanka Aggarwal, Amit Garg, Aruna Nautiyal, Manish Sharma

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Role of Tailored Timing and Frequency Prompts on the Efficacy of an Internet-Delivered Stress Recovery Intervention for Health Care Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial by Auguste Nomeikaite, Odeta Gelezelyte, Maria Böttche, Gerhard Andersson, Evaldas Kazlauskas

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to test if prompts tailored based on timing and frequency, aligned with preintervention goal setting, can increase usage and the efficacy of a therapist-supported ICBT stress recovery intervention for health care workers. MethodsThe 2-arm randomized controlled trial included 87 health care workers (99% female, aged 19-68 years: mean 39.61, SD 11.49): 43 in the standard intervention group and 44 in the tailored prompts group. …”
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