BEST PROSTHESIS FOR UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROSIS: FIXED OR MOBILE? by Fabrício Luz Cardoso, Deusimar Cristian dos Santos Gomez, Fabrício Roberto Severino, Patrícia Maria Moraes de Barros de Fucs

“…Level of Evidence I; Systematic review of randomized controlled trials.…”
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Effect of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antagonist Dextromethorphan on Opioid Analgesia in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Mohammed Naeem, Hala Al Alem, Ali Al Shehri, Majed Al-Jeraisy

“…Design. Double-blind, randomized control trial (RCT). Setting. Pediatric multidisciplinary ICU in tertiary care center. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Effectiveness of Demineralized Freeze-dried Bone Allograft and Other Regenerative Materials for the Treatment of Intrabony Periodontal Defects: A Systemat... by Mayuri Rajiv Ghike, Mangesh Bhalchandra Phadnaik, Vaibhav Karemore, Yugandhara Rameshsingh Desurkar

“…The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA) and other regenerative materials for the treatment of intrabony periodontal defects. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized controlled trials (Non-RCTs) reporting on clinical and/or radiographic outcome parameters of periodontal regenerative procedures OF DFDBA with other regenerative materials with a follow-up of more than 3 months were systematically assessed. …”
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Study on the Safety of the New Radial Artery Hemostasis Device by Baofeng Wu, Ruixin Zhang, Chendi Liang, Chengjie Zhang, Gang Qin

“…Methods. In a prospective randomized clinical trial, 60 patients after CAG or PCI were randomly divided into two groups, patients in the trial group (CD group) using a new radial artery hemostasis device to stop bleeding and the control group (TR group) using the TR Band. …”
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Effect of a Balance Adjustment System on Postural Control in Patients with Chronic Ankle Instability by Kazushi Yoshida, Rieko Kuramochi, Junji Shinohara

“…. # Study Design Randomized control trial. # Methods Twenty participants with CAI were recruited. …”
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Evaluation of Urinary Tract Infection following Corticosteroid Therapy in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbation by Aliyeh Bazi, Seyed Mohammad Baghbanian, Monireh Ghazaeian, Sahar Fallah, Narjes Hendoiee

“…Patients were randomly split into two groups: oral prednisolone and placebo (tapering for 20 days). …”
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Effect of Moxibustion According to Syndrome Differentiation on Rehabilitation of Muscle Function in Patients with Maintenance Hemodialysis by Erping YAN, Motan QIU, Jianwei REN, Zhimin KANG, Po CAO, Shiying LIU, Lingxin KONG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of moxibustion according to syndrome differentiation on the rehabilitation of muscle function in patients with maintenance hemodialysis.Methods:A total of 92 patients seclected from five hospitals with maintenance hemodialysis were randomly assigned to the treatment group and the control group by using central randomization system. …”
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The Impact of Virtual Reality-Based Simulation Training on Dental Students’ Clinical Skills and Confidence by Vikas Singh, B Vidya, Reshma V. Jameela, Liya N. Bipinchandra, Pratiksha Bordoloi, Monika Srivastav

“…Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 60 dental students. …”
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Protocol of a scoping review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses about COVID-19 vaccines and associated adverse events from vaccination. by Shelly Melissa Pranić, Lenny T Vasanthan, Jacqueline Y Thompson, Vinayak Mishra, Pratyush Kumar, Roshan Arjun Ananda, Narges Malih, Ka-King Chan

“…We will include systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or both of randomized controlled trials and observational studies and exclude individual randomized controlled trials and observational studies. …”
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The Effects of Local Administration of Aminophylline on Transureteral Lithotripsy by Ayyoub Barzegarnezhad, Abolfazl Firouzian, Seyed Abdollah Emadi, Nadali Mousanejad, Roksana Bakhshali

“…In this double-blind randomized clinical trial, 120 patients with ureteral stones were enrolled and randomized into two groups. …”
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Electronic Cigarettes: Ally or an Enemy in Combating Tobacco-Use-Associated Diseases - An Integrative Review by Hunny Sharma, Manisha Ruikar

“…Methods: This integrative review includes findings from Randomized and non-randomized clinical trials, and laboratory-based Human studies; published in the English language in the last four years. …”
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The Effect of Baby-Led Weaning and Traditional Complementary Feeding Trainings on Baby Development: Study Protocol by Nurten Arslan, Meltem Kürtüncü, Pınar Menderes Turhan

“…The population of the study consisted of 73 infants aged 4 and 5 months who 62 were assigned to intervention groups by stratified randomization method. The study was conducted according to the CONSORT-2010 checklist. …”
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Beyond the Comfort Zone: Strenuous Sports as a Preventive Tactic Against Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Wei Zhang, Gang Li, Chengya Hao, Aijun Cheng

“…In this study, Mendelian randomization (MR) was used to explore the potential causal relationship between strenuous sports and prostatic hypertrophy. …”
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Effect of Conservative Interventions for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Preprofessional and Professional Dancers: A Systematic Review by Justine Benoit-Piau, Christophe Benoit-Piau, Nathaly Gaudreault, Mélanie Morin

“…Prospective and retrospective cohort studies, as well as randomized and non-randomized controlled trials investigating conservative interventions for musculoskeletal disorders in preprofessional and professional dancers were included in this study. …”
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Is the flipped classroom more effective than the traditional classroom in clinical medical education: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xu-Ying Shi, Qing Yin, Qiu-Wen Wang, Bing-Rui Lu, Guo-Xiang Li, Shu-Hong Huang, Zhi-Gang Sun

“…This meta-analysis aims to rigorously compare the effects of flipped classroom (FC) and traditional classroom (TC) teaching models on students’ learning in clinical medicine.MethodsWe conducted a systematic search for all randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials (RCTs/Q-RCTs) comparing traditional classrooms and flipped classrooms in the context of clinical medical education. …”
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Effects of sexual counseling and education based on self-efficacy theory on the sexual function of women with breast cancer by Azadeh Jamshidi, Farzaneh Noroozi, Razieh Bagherzadeh, Tayebeh Gharibi

“…Method The trial was a randomized controlled trial with a parallel design, including a pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up. …”
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Entropic Lower Bound for Distinguishability of Quantum States by Seungho Yang, Jinhyoung Lee, Hyunseok Jeong

“…For a system randomly prepared in a number of quantum states, we present a lower bound for the distinguishability of the quantum states, that is, the success probability of determining the states in the form of entropy. …”
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Treatment of Neuropathic Pain: Focus on Antidepressants, Opioids and Gabapentin by C Peter N Watson, Judith H Watt-Watson

“…BACKGROUND: The treatment of neuropathic pain continues to be difficult. Randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) provide some evidence to guide therapy. …”
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Effects of Linear-Polarized Near-Infrared Light Irradiation on Chronic Pain by Dong Huang, Yong-Hong Gu, Qin Liao, Xue-Bin Yan, Shai-Hong Zhu, Chang-Qing Gao

“…A total of 52 patients with either shoulder periarthritis or myofascial pain syndrome or lateral epicondylitis were randomly assigned into two groups by drawing lots. …”
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Feasibility of Using Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Pain in Persons with Parkinson's Disease by Diana H. Rintala, Gabriel Tan, Pamela Willson, Mon S. Bryant, Eugene C. H. Lai

“…To assess the feasibility of treating musculoskeletal pain in the lower back and/or lower extremities in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) with cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES). Design. Randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Setting. …”
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