input
stringlengths 2
1.45k
| label
stringclasses 5
values |
|---|---|
All patients were reevaluated at the 3rd , 9th and 18th month postoperatively with uroflowmetry . | METHODS |
Inter-observer and inter-examination variability of aortic valve calcifications is sufficient for longitudinal studies . | CONCLUSIONS |
Recently , positive effects of probiotics in IBS have been reported , but overall the response was modest . | BACKGROUND |
A predefined cut point for the predictive model was tested in the confirmation cohort . | METHODS |
There was no significant difference between the proportion of responders who were both compliant and persistent in the flexible ( 54.4 % ) and fixed regimens ( 53.7 % ) ( p = 0.8803 ) . | RESULTS |
Red blood cell transfusion was required in 17 % of patients in the HES group and in 46 % in the Ringer group ( p = .029 ) . | RESULTS |
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy ( IMRT ) has the theoretical advantage of a further increase in dose conformity compared with three-dimensional techniques , with more normal tissue sparing . | BACKGROUND |
Patients received amrubicin ( 70-74 years old , 40-45 mg/m ( 2 ) ; 75 years old , 40 mg/m ( 2 ) ) intravenously on days 1 to 3 every 3 weeks for 4 to 6 cycles or carboplatin ( area under the curve of 5 intravenously on day 1 ) and etoposide ( 80 mg/m ( 2 ) intravenously on days 1 to 3 ) every 3 weeks for 4 to 6 cycles . | METHODS |
Three weeks after the septoplasty , it was -38 dPa at the side of nasal obstruction , and -40 dPa at the opposite side . | RESULTS |
These improvements were significantly attenuated for models in the subset with measured NT-proBNP data ( c-indices : 0.80 [ w/laboratory data ] -0.81 [ full model ] ) ; net reclassification index improvements were similarly marginal ( 0.0910.096 ) ; prediction of other clinical outcomes had similar findings . | RESULTS |
More children in the hypothermia group than in the control group survived without neurologic abnormalities ( 65 of 145 [ 45 % ] vs. 37 of 132 [ 28 % ] ; relative risk , 1.60 ; 95 % confidence interval , 1.15 to 2.22 ) . | RESULTS |
Only in the escitalopram group was significant improvement of mother 's depression associated with improvement in the child 's symptoms . | RESULTS |
Compared with the PS injection group , the PS lavage group had significantly higher PaO2 and P/F ration and significantly lower PaCO2 and OI at 12 , 24 , and 48 hours post-treatment ( P < 0.01 ) , a significantly shorter duration of mechanical ventilation ( P < 0.01 ) , a significantly smaller amount of PS ( P < 0.01 ) , a significantly lower complication rate ( P < 0.05 ) , and a significantly higher cure rate ( 97 % vs 88 % ; P < 0.05 ) . | RESULTS |
This pilot study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of verapamil as adjunct therapy in pharmacoresistant patients with focal onset seizures . | BACKGROUND |
One hundred fifty patients with hypertension ASA II-III were scheduled for noncardiac operations . | METHODS |
PUL involved placing permanent UroLift ( NeoTract , Inc. , Pleasanton , CA , USA ) implants into the lateral lobes of the prostate to enlarge the urethral lumen . | METHODS |
Studies on possible impacts on the users ' health considering different exposure conditions are missing . | BACKGROUND |
PFM tone and flexibility of the vaginal opening was lower after the intervention only for Group II . | RESULTS |
Acute and late reactions were scored using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events ( version 3 ) . | METHODS |
Median age was 48 , 56 % were premenopausal and 58 % had oestrogen receptor ( ER ) - positive tumours . | RESULTS |
The misoprostol group will receive oral misoprostol 25 microgram every 2 hours for a maximum of 12 doses or until active labor commences . | METHODS |
This pattern was strongest for those who completed most of the treatment sessions , which was the majority of patients in the trial ; these patterns only emerged during the in-treatment phase . | RESULTS |
However , the agent was well tolerated and was associated with higher on-treatment virologic response parameters . | CONCLUSIONS |
This PRPPT will provide new estimates of contraceptive continuation rates , such that any benefits of LARC will be more easily attributable to the technology and not the user . | CONCLUSIONS |
Neither the L/M ratio nor behavioral scores were different between groups exposed to gluten/dairy or placebo . | RESULTS |
Allies in Cardiovascular Trials Initiatives and Organized Networks ( ACTION Study Group ) , Fondation de France , Sanofi-Aventis , Cordis , Medtronic , Boston Scientific , Fondation SGAM . | BACKGROUND |
We aim to evaluate the effect of treating clinical malaria with chloroquine-azithromycin on the incidence of respiratory-tract and gastrointestinal-tract infections compared to treatment with chloroquine monotherapy . | OBJECTIVE |
The breathlessness support service was a short-term , single point of access service integrating palliative care , respiratory medicine , physiotherapy , and occupational therapy . | METHODS |
Surgical site infection incidence was similar among groups : 30 % oxygen 15.6 % , 80 % oxygen 15.8 % ( P = 1.00 ) ; dexamethasone 15.9 % , placebo 15.4 % , ( P = 0.91 ) . | RESULTS |
We compared cinacalcet and placebo in subjects with PHPT unable to undergo parathyroidectomy . | OBJECTIVE |
Two hundred and thirty volunteer women were randomly divided into experimental and control groups . | METHODS |
This trial will investigate the effects of irbesartan on aortic dilatation in Marfan syndrome . | BACKGROUND |
Oral eliglustat maintained haematological and organ volume stability in adults with Gaucher 's disease type 1 already controlled by intravenous ERT and could be a useful therapeutic option . | CONCLUSIONS |
Only a fraction of those having a LD were receiving school-based support services , indicating a high level of unmet need among low birth weight children with disabilities . | CONCLUSIONS |
Intentional weight loss in obese older adults is a risk factor for muscle loss and sarcopenia . | BACKGROUND |
For repeat CRCS at Year 2 , prior CRCS at baseline ( OR 1.97 , 95 % CI 1.25-3 .11 ) , intervention group ( Automated : OR 9.27 , 95 % CI 4.56-18 .82 ; Assisted : OR 11.17 , 95 % CI 5.44-22 .94 ; Navigated : OR 13.10 , 95 % CI 6.33-27 .08 ) , and self-efficacy ( OR 1.32 , 95 % CI 1.00-1 .73 ) were significant predictors . | RESULTS |
We also analysed the chest radiograph and assessed the postoperative course . | METHODS |
There was a high frequency of vitamin D deficiency among the Egyptian HCV children , with significant decrease in bone density . | RESULTS |
Induction was identical for both arms . | METHODS |
No adverse events were reported . | RESULTS |
The 5-HT1B / D agonists ( triptans ) are specific headache medications that have no effect on pain as such . | OBJECTIVE |
After a 12-hour fast , all subjects took a single 50,000 IU vitamin D-3 supplement with their test breakfast meal . | METHODS |
Although mouse brain-derived , inactivated Japanese encephalitis vaccines ( JE-MBs ) have been successfully used for a long time , potential rare neurological complications have prompted the development of a Vero cell culture-derived inactivated vaccine ( JE-VC ) . | BACKGROUND |
Haemoglobin and haematocrit values were comparable in women receiving intravenous iron or placebo in addition to oral iron therapy at any of the time points . | RESULTS |
Its impact is increased significantly by combining it with examples of residents ' SEs and prompts . | CONCLUSIONS |
However , the literature needs studies investigating the effect of brief psychotherapies in the biological rhythm regularization . | BACKGROUND |
Both groups improved on all Numerical Pain Rating Scale , Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire , and the number of muscles from intake ( B1 ) to final visit . | RESULTS |
However lercanidipine showed a better tolerability profile than amlodipine , with fewer adverse events and a lower percentage of patients suffering from side effects . | RESULTS |
All 15 patients received stimulation in the open-label phase . | RESULTS |
The Bland-Altman method of statistical analysis was used , with the level of agreement for clinical acceptability for the systolic , diastolic and mean arterial pressure defined as 10 mmHg . | METHODS |
The immediate effects of alcohol consumption on couple interaction behaviors appeared more positive than negative . | CONCLUSIONS |
Hypotony ( 10mmHg ) , positive Seidel test , and loss of wound coaptation were not detected in all eyes . | RESULTS |
The levels of SCr , BUN , cystatin C were gradually decreased after treatment in both groups , but CCr and MAP were gradually increased . | RESULTS |
Disabling stroke at 90 days occurred in 166 ( 6.5 % ) in the clopidogrel-aspirin group and in 219 ( 8.5 % ) in the aspirin group ( p = 0.01 ) . | RESULTS |
Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality during open-heart surgery . | BACKGROUND |
Registered 17 March 2014 . | BACKGROUND |
This study provides evidence that IVF is more successful and cost-effective than IUI using the same doses of FSH . | CONCLUSIONS |
During median follow-up of 905 days ( IQR 773-1050 ) , 49 people died and 987 unplanned admissions were recorded ( totalling 5530 days in hospital ) . | RESULTS |
To determine the relative efficacies of CBT with exposure therapy ( CBT/exposure ) or CBT alone for PGD . | OBJECTIVE |
There is a strong association between weight gain and metabolic events in patients with schizophrenia receiving many of the second-generation antipsychotic agents . | BACKGROUND |
ASDZD is an effective treatment for depression . | CONCLUSIONS |
The aims of the study protocol are to investigate different adapted physical training programs in patients with advanced lung cancer undergoing palliative chemo - or radiotherapy and to evaluate their effects on physical performance , quality of life , symptom burden , and efficacy of oncologic treatment . | OBJECTIVE |
Having identified a `` core '' group of POs keen on HIV prevention activities , those interested to participate in the vaccine trial were invited for a first screening session that comprised of provision of detailed study information and medical evaluation . | METHODS |
A total of 120 mothers participated ( July , 2012 to February , 2013 ) ; demographics did not differ among groups . | RESULTS |
We did a randomised , double-blind , parallel-group , placebo-controlled trial at three centres in Scotland , UK , between Sept 1 , 2010 , and Sept 1 , 2012 . | METHODS |
One of the strategies being largely advocated to improve high blood pressure calls for salt reduction strategies . | BACKGROUND |
We stratified assignment by baseline sodium concentrations . | METHODS |
Intralesional injections of 70 mg CIGB-300 in two sites ( 0.5 ml per injection ) and this treatment plan are recommended to be evaluated in phase 2 studies . | CONCLUSIONS |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ( CBT ) treatment for depression and anxiety in Parkinson 's disease ( PD ) . | BACKGROUND |
Otherwise by day 90 of therapy with Alflutop and diacerein , the pain scores were reduced by 60 and 67 % , respectively , which was similar to those in the diclofenac group by day 30 of a follow-up . | RESULTS |
In the acupuncture bloodletting group , Quchi ( LI 11 ) , Neiguan ( PC 6 ) , Xuehai ( SP 10 ) and Sanyinjiao ( SP 6 ) were selected and manipulated with reducing method , and pricking bloodletting with three-edge needle and cupping were given at Feishu ( BL 13 ) and Geshu ( BL 17 ) , once every other day . | METHODS |
A prospective study was conducted for 100 women receiving treatment from January 2011 to August 2012 and meeting the inclusion criteria of osteopenia or osteoporosis with hypercholesterolemia postmenopausal . | METHODS |
Standard prognostic variables exhibit different utility in elderly patients . | CONCLUSIONS |
3 . | METHODS |
Physical activity target achieved in 46 ( 16 % ) EA + patients vs. 19 ( 7 % ) in UC ; OR 2.48 ( 95 % CI : 1.41-4 .36 ) . | RESULTS |
Accuracy of clinical assessment was compared between intervention and control groups using chi-squared tests and an intention-to-treat approach . | METHODS |
To assess oxidant-antioxidant systems and evaluate effect of antioxidant therapy on platelet count ( PC ) and bleeding score ( BS ) in children and adolescents with ITP . | OBJECTIVE |
For mechanically ventilated preterm infants , the use of remifentanil at 0.25 g/kg/min as an analgesic for short procedures represents a therapeutic option . | CONCLUSIONS |
Archival tissue specimens were collected for exploratory correlative work . | METHODS |
Participants who received the combination treatment had a significantly higher abstinence rate than those who received varenicline plus placebo ( 39.8 % compared with 25.9 % ; odds ratio = 1.89 ; 95 % CI = 1.07 , 3.35 ) . | RESULTS |
Data on SA benefits were gathered from the DREAM database that contains data on all social transfer payments ( such as sick leave benefits and other disability benefits ) registered on a weekly basis . | METHODS |
Differences within and between the groups were analyzed . | METHODS |
The function scores were not significantly different between groups . | RESULTS |
Participants within each block were randomly assigned to the ( 1 ) Experimental Group ( EG ) : n = 40 ; B1 = 20 , B2 = 20 , which received a 5-week treatment based on the Interreality paradigm ; ( 2 ) Control Group ( CG ) : n = 42 ; B1 = 22 , B2 = 20 , which received a 5-week traditional stress management training based on cognitive behavioral therapy ( CBT ) ; and ( 3 ) the Wait-List group ( WL ) : n = 39 , B1 = 19 , B2 = 20 , which was reassessed and compared with the two other groups 5 weeks after the initial evaluation . | METHODS |
Bootstrapping was used to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the treatments . | METHODS |
The Gr ( K ) received the same dose of ketamine associated with bolus and continuous infusion of normal saline . | METHODS |
Abiraterone improved OS ( median : 35.3 vs 30.1 mo ; HR : 0.79 [ 95 % CI , 0.66-0 .95 ] ; p = 0.0151 ) but did not reach the prespecified statistical efficacy boundary ( - level : 0.0035 ) . | CONCLUSIONS |
Acute radicular back pain is a frequent complaint of patients presenting to the Emergency Department . | BACKGROUND |
The study was a prospective , sequential , masked , clinical trial with 4 clinical trial sites . | METHODS |
Feasibility outcomes included intervention utilization and satisfaction . | METHODS |
Although further regionalization may be needed , mandatory participation in prospective , adjudicated registries will be necessary to reliably identify factors associated with superior outcomes . | CONCLUSIONS |
The eligibility criteria are as follows : ( 1 ) a Chagas disease diagnosis confirmed by serology ; ( 2 ) segmental , mild or moderate global left ventricular systolic dysfunction ; and ( 3 ) age between 18 and 65 years . | METHODS |
In total , 208 women with diminished ovarian reserve was enrolled in the study , 104 in the study group and 104 in the control group . | RESULTS |
The aim of this study was to compare the combined ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block ( SCB ) and distal median , radial , and ulnar nerve blocks , with the supraclavicular block alone . | OBJECTIVE |
Thirty-eight patients were randomly assigned to receive high-frequency rTMS ( n = 19 ) or sham stimulation ( n = 19 ) , applied to left primary motor cortex in 14 sessions over 10 weeks . | METHODS |
Among the nine possible combinations of the four variables , models consisting of any two of the four intermediate-risk factors ( tumour size 3cm , DSI of the outer third of the cervix , LVSI , and adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous carcinoma histology ) demonstrated the best performance for predicting recurrence . | RESULTS |
At 2 years , 14 events ( 17.7 % ) had occurred cumulatively in the HSCT group vs 14 events ( 18.2 % ) in the control group ; at 4 years , 15 events ( 19 % ) had occurred cumulatively in the HSCT group vs 20 events ( 26 % ) in the control group . | RESULTS |
This study reports a protocol for a randomized controlled trial ( RCT ) examining the feasibility and potential efficacy of an individual , telephone-delivered ACT for smoking cessation in primary healthcare settings among a Chinese population . | BACKGROUND |
Both TmLRP-TT and PKRP are safe and effective treatment options for large prostates that require resection . | CONCLUSIONS |
The present findings show that HC is more effective in terms of reduced HbA1c and CAL compared with HE . | CONCLUSIONS |