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These ERG changes were not significantly different among the groups .
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Ninety-eight patients were randomly enrolled to receive either three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy alone ( group A ) or concurrent chemoradiotherapy ( group B ) .
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At the 5 % level of statistical significance , there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the interventions were effective in the experimental , relative to control , communities for alcohol-related crime , traffic crashes , and hospital inpatient admissions , and for rates of risky alcohol consumption and hazardous/harmful alcohol use .
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The patients were randomly allocated to one of two groups of 30 each .
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The knowledge scores of both the younger and older groups of children increased considerably when the game-based teaching intervention was used .
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Using established QOL instruments , we did not measure any difference in QOL or functional status according to access site strategy in women undergoing cardiac catheterization , yet patient preference for the radial approach was significantly greater .
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The mean number of days on sick leave increased steadily in the two years before randomization and decreased in the two years afterwards , showing the same pattern for all three groups .
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Our objectives were to analyze the relation of s -- klotho to estimated glomerular filtration rate ( eGFR ) , FGF-23 , and other parameters of calcium-phosphate metabolism and to investigate the response of s -- klotho to cholecalciferol .
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Zirconia restorations were significantly different from the other 2 crown systems ( P < .001 ) with respect to occlusion .
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Patients trained three times/week for six months and two times/week during the subsequent five months .
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At a median follow-up of 10 years , escalated-dose conformal radiotherapy with neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy showed an advantage in biochemical progression-free survival , but this advantage did not translate into an improvement in overall survival .
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In a randomized trial comparing spa therapy versus waiting list patients were treated on an out-patient basis in a private spa center .
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The participants will be recruited preoperatively from three surgeons at a single centre .
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To identify the effects of anti-angiogenic therapy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration ( AMD ) in respect to morphologic type and time course and to identify prognostic factors for visual outcome on the basis of standardized optical coherence tomography ( OCT ) analysis .
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The objective of this study was to determine whether a mindfulness program , created for the workplace , was both practical and efficacious in decreasing employee stress while enhancing resiliency and well-being .
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We included 1425 cognitively normal individuals aged 70 to 89 years who were randomly selected from Olmsted County , Minnesota , on October 1 , 2004 , using the medical records linkage system .
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Using stratified blocked randomisation , eligible eyes were allocated into the L-DALK group or the S-DALK group ( 66 eyes , respectively ) .
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For past week tobacco abstinence the tobacco only intervention was more effective than the alcohol only intervention and the integrated alcohol and tobacco intervention .
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There are no data regarding the effect of weight loss on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy .
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Enrollment consisted of 21 males with pseudogynecomastia .
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Because of lower inter - and intrasubject variability , 4HC appeared more reliable and better predictive of CYP3A4 activity compared with 6CR .
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HBeAg loss and seroconversion did not differ between groups ; only 1 patient ( 0.7 % ) in the FTC/TDF group lost hepatitis B surface antigen .
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Daily consumption of milk containing probiotic bacteria can reduce the levels of mutans streptococci and may contribute to the prevention of dental caries .
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Also a proportion of people decline to present for help through the health service - the so-called treatment gap .
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One hundred and seventy-eight patients received once-daily treatment with either atazanavir/ritonavir ( n = 90 ) or darunavir/ritonavir ( n = 88 ) plus tenofovir/emtricitabine .
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We assessed prevalence of tremor by questionnaire in 84 patients with CMT .
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ChiCTR-TRC-14004241 .
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Mechanisms related to changes in gut microbiota , serum and fecal water metabolomics will be assessed .
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ClinicalTrials.Gov NCT00743951 .
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The diagnostic performance of CT is not shown to be significantly different from that of US in identifying ovarian torsion in this study .
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Oxidative stress is thought to impair endothelial function associated with atherosclerosis , a leading cause of cardiovascular events .
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Regardless of the mode of information delivery , all participants demonstrated improved pretest to post-test understanding .
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All data were adjudicated by two neurologists and a vascular surgeon .
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In the SAVOR-TIMI 53 trial , within 2.1 years of follow-up , risk for pancreatitis in type 2 diabetic patients treated with saxagliptin was low and apparently similar to placebo , with no sign of increased risk for pancreatic cancer .
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AASI reduction did not differ significantly in the two groups ( P = 0.13 ) .
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There were no significant differences in terms of EBL ( p = 0.126 ) and length of surgery ( p = 0.429 ) between treatment groups .
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Data will be analysed with an intention-to-treat approach .
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Post-dural puncture headache ( PDPH ) is the most frequent complication of procedures associated with dural puncture for spinal anesthesia or following accidental dural puncture during epidural anesthesia .
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A Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to estimate the risk of restenosis and the stroke-free survival rates .
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All had been imaged using the same protocol including the three RV apical views .
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These patients were randomly assigned ( 1:1 ) to receive either cisplatin plus gemcitabine ( cisplatin 75 mg/m ( 2 ) on day 1 and gemcitabine 1250 mg/m ( 2 ) on days 1 and 8 ) or paclitaxel plus gemcitabine ( paclitaxel 175 mg/m ( 2 ) on day 1 and gemcitabine 1250 mg/m ( 2 ) on days 1 and 8 ) given intravenously every 3 weeks for a maximum of eight cycles .
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The aim of this paper was to evaluate associations between some dietary factors and risk of pancreatic cancer in a multi-centre case-control study conducted in China .
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The extent to which lipid effects and overall tolerability differ between treatments with atazanavir and darunavir and whether atazanavir-induced hyperbilirubinaemia may result in more favourable metabolic effects are issues that remain to be resolved .
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To investigate the acute cellular rejection rate of liver transplant recipients taking or not taking calcitriol in a prospective , randomized , controlled clinical study .
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The overall recurrence rate was 35.6 % ( 149/418 ) at 42 months ; this was 11.5 % ( 48/418 ) for hernias > 2cm and 24.2 % ( 101/418 ) for < 2cm .
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We aimed to identify predictors of favourable long-term outcome of an education measure for parents of children with AD aged 3months to 7years in the framework of The German Atopic Dermatitis Intervention Study ( GADIS ) .
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The decision making for definitive treatment of intraarticular calcaneal fractures is multifactorial with a spectrum of results and trends such as patient demographic features that should be considered in choosing the best treatment option .
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In the indicated sample , both elements of antisocial personality were improved in the early intervention group at long-term follow-up compared with the control group ( antisocial behavior : odds ratio of oppositional defiant disorder = 0.20 , 95 % CI = 0.06 , 0.69 ; antisocial character traits : B = -4.41 , 95 % CI = -1.12 , -8.64 ) .
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In both trials we will randomize teams of GPs caring for the same patients into two groups , A and B. For the automatically verifiable rules , group A GPs receive support only for a specific inter-related subset of rules , and group B GPs receive support only for the remainder of the rules .
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For the first time , the effect of residual MYR activity on isothiocyanate bioavailability was systematically and quantitatively studied .
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Sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients were randomly assigned to sutezolid 600 mg BID ( N = 25 ) or 1200 mg QD ( N = 25 ) , or standard 4-drug therapy ( N = 9 ) for the first 14 days of treatment .
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The pharmacokinetic parameters ( PPs ) areas under the curves from 0 to 48 h ( AUC0-48 ) and from 0 to infinity ( AUC0 - ) , the maximum plasma concentration ( C ( max ) ) , the time to C ( max ) , volume of distribution and renal clearance were determined for Mtz tablet .
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Two hundred ninety-nine patients were randomized ( 149 in group A and 150 in group B ) .
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In an open-label observational study 21 patients with severe mitral regurgitation were randomized to either GA or DS using propofol .
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Han , Tibetan , and Uygur university students present a high rate of underweight , normal weight , and overweight , respectively .
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In DURATION-3 , exenatide once weekly was compared with insulin glargine ( henceforth , glargine ) as first injectable therapy .
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Safety and tolerability were also evaluated .
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Secondary outcomes were symptoms of ADHD ( Conners ' Adult ADHD Rating Scales-Investigator Rated : Screening Version 18-item total score ) , quality of life ( Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Quality of Life scale ) , and executive function ( Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult Version : Self-report ) .
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Follow-up staff meetings and surveys were used to assess use and acceptability of the intervention strategies in the Intervention arm .
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Data were collected from in-home nursing assessments using the OASIS-C .
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SLL was performed in the SLL group at 3 months after the primary surgery .
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85 women in the fluoride group and 83 in the control group concluded the trial .
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However , in contrast to currently discussed hypotheses , this increase does not seem to be mediated by training-induced changes in FFM or circulating irisin concentration , which casts doubt in the meaning of irisin for human energy balance .
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A study technician carried out the random allocations using a random numbers table .
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The first group ( n = 15 ) received a 0 W/cm2 ultrasound treatment ( placebo ) ; the second group ( n = 16 ) received a 1.0 W/cm2 continuous ultrasound treatment and the third group ( n = 15 ) received a 1.0 W/cm2 1:4 pulsed ultrasound treatment 5 days a week for a total of 15 sessions .
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A total of 240 female patients diagnosed with IOAB were randomized to receive tolterodine only treatment ( group 1 , n = 120 ) or tolterodine combined with IPN-SNS ( group 2 , n = 120 ) .
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Sarcosine temporally improved depression and neuropsychiatric symptoms in PD-D patients without exacerbating the motor or cognitive features ; the beneficial effects were more prominent in patients with mild-moderate severity .
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One hundred twenty-nine patients were recruited ( TAM 64 , ACT 65 ) between October 1994 and July 1999 .
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This thorough QT/QTc study showed that therapeutic and supratherapeutic doses of NOMAC/E2 were not associated with clinically relevant QTc interval prolongation in healthy women after a 2-week period of dosing .
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EndoAnchors ( Aptus Endosystems , Sunnyvale , Calif ) were designed to enhance endograft proximal fixation and sealing , and the current study was undertaken to evaluate the potential benefit of this treatment .
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The objective response rate appeared to be higher among patients receiving erlotinib compared with those receiving pemetrexed ( 19.7 % vs 8.1 % ; P = .062 ) .
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We undertook a multicentre , open-label , randomised controlled trial at seven specialist ALS and respiratory centres in the UK .
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Macrophage recruitment through C-C motif chemokine receptor-2 ( CCR2 ) into adipose tissue is believed to play a role in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus ( T2DM ) .
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Preliminary results for these patients showed that 25 received treatment , 2 were excluded , and 22 returned after 7 days and showed no greater adverse events .
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Evaluations included measurement of uncorrected visual acuity , corrected visual acuity , and wavefront aberrometry .
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Free fatty acid levels were lower in DM2 + Met than in DM2 ( AUC -14 1 % ) .
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Community-based participatory research ( CBPR ) approaches that involve community and academic partners in activities ranging from protocol design through dissemination of study findings can increase recruitment of medically underserved and underrepresented racial/ethnic minority populations into biomedical research .
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Hepatitis C seroconversion during follow-up was strongly associated with ALT events .
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After relapse , residual disability of 0.5 EDSS points remained in 31 % of natalizumab and 45 % of placebo patients ( P = 0.0136 ) ( mean post-relapse residual EDSS increase : natalizumab = 0.06 ; placebo = 0.28 ; P = 0.0170 ) .
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ClinicalTrials.gov , www.clinicaltrials.gov , NCT01509313 .
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This study aimed to understand exactly what factors determine the apparent acceptability of the wahakura as an infant sleeping device to Mori mothers and other key Mori community stakeholders .
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The low-calorie group had approximately 20 % lower plasma levels of leptin but unchanged adiponectin .
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But pain scores of R3 group was significantly lower than those of R3 + group ( 3.0 1.9 vs 3.6 1.9 , P < 0.05 ) .
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Preoperative pregabalin administration is associated with less pain intensity and improved functional outcomes 3 months after lumbar discectomy followed by gabapentin and then placebo .
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A preliminary report showed that autologous blood is an effective and easily applicable technique that can control actively bleeding gastroduodenal ulcers .
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20 healthy seniors ( age 70 ( SD 4 ) years ) and young adults ( age 27 ( SD 3 ) years ) were examined on 3 days .
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Fifty patients received Iopromide 370 were scanned using the conventional tube setting ( 100 kVp or 120 kVp if BMI 25 kg/m ( 2 ) ) and reconstructed with filtered back projection ( FBP ) .
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We conclude that intensive antihypertensive treatment that lowered mean systolic blood pressure to below 120 mmHg was not associated with an increased risk of falls or non-spine fractures in patients age 40 to 79 years with type 2 diabetes .
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The sample included 28 patients aged 18 to 28 years .
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The correlation coefficients and intraclass correlation coefficients were all between 0.88 and 0.99 ( p < 0.05 ) , suggesting excellent reliability of the measurements .
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The purpose of this study was to 1 ) compare the effect of training with MusicGlove to conventional hand therapy 2 ) determine if MusicGlove training was more effective than a matched form of isometric hand movement training ; and 3 ) determine if MusicGlove game scores predict clinical outcomes .
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We will report our interim results in the first group of 50 patients .
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Data were collected before and 5 weeks after the intervention .
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Daylight-mediated photodynamic therapy ( DL-PDT ) using methyl-5-aminolaevulinate ( MAL ) is effective for thin , grade I , actinic keratoses ( AK ) .
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The subjective assessment and clinical symptoms were compared between the two groups using visual analogue scale ( VAS ) .
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The effects of EVAA appliances were similar to those of activator treatment .
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Patients treated with 0.9 % sodium chloride injection received a median of 4 g of magnesium ( interquartile range [ IQR ] , 2.5-4 .0 g ) , compared with a median of 0 g ( IQR 0-2 g ) in the comparator group .
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The median ICU and hospital length of stay was significantly less in the Mw arm ( 7 vs 12 days [ P = 0.006 ] and 10 vs 16 [ P = 0.007 ] , respectively ) .
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At closeout glasses wear was 41 % ( observed ) and 68 % ( self reported ) in the free glasses group , and 26 % ( observed ) and 37 % ( self reported ) in the controls .
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However , there are no previously published randomized trials to measure the health impacts of large-scale sanitation programs .
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