[PDF] Top 20 A cluster randomised controlled trial of educational prompts in diabetes care: study protocol.

... We will assess any change in blood pressure across all par- ticipants but fit a different effect for patients with micro- albuminuria at baseline. This analysis will allow us to determine whether the messages had a ... See full document

... uncontrolled diabetes requiring hospitalisation, myocardial infarction, stable and unstable angina, trans-ischaemic attack, cere- brovascular accident and sexual dysfunction); health- related quality of life ... See full document

... All general practices in participating PCTs were invited to take part. Randomisation was undertaken by an independent clinical trials unit after written agreement had been obtained. Randomisa- tion was stratified by ... See full document

... the study took place in one geographical area with limited patient eth- nic diversity [34], so it is unclear how our results would translate into a setting with a higher ethnicity-related prevalence of ...our ... See full document

... Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is an important contribu- tor to the growing burden of liver disease in the UK [1]. Infection results in cirrhosis and associated life- threatening complications in around 20 % of infected ... See full document

... primary care consultation, including medications, is about one day of average earnings for Mitchells Plain residents ...primary care as a priority for children with asthma in this setting. ... See full document

... effects linear regression model with homoscedastic errors as well as a heteroscedasticity mixed effects linear regres- sion model will also be considered to account for poten- tial differential variability of outcomes ... See full document

... the trial regardless of ...receiving care at their elected hospital are to be provided the same care as others and as such may receive information on fetal movement monitoring and the MBM app as part ... See full document

... and diabetes from a randomised trial previously conducted by investigators of the present trial ...previous study similarly included an intervention comprising a home visit and 6-month ... See full document

... primary care for more than 15 years, focusing mainly on ...and educational interventions to improve adher- ence. Our first educational intervention was designed with three components (motivational ... See full document

... infection care management in general practice [27], and that self- management leaflets and booklets for minor illness can reduce the number of inappropriate consultations ...Moreover, educational leaflets ... See full document

... The study is a cluster randomised trial to assess the feasibility of conducting an adequately powered, randomised controlled trial of clinically assisted hydration in ... See full document

... The groups will proceed through a series of 18 monthly meetings and several wider community-level meetings following the four phases of PLA (Fig. 2). Phase 1 will be focused on problem identification, whereby ... See full document

... The hypotheses will be tested with mixed effects linear regression analyses in Mplus6. Because adolescents are nested within groups and groups are nested within loca- tions, a three-level analysis is most appropriate to ... See full document

... Internationally, the prevalence of GDM varies from 1 to 28% depending on the ethnic composition and prevalence of T2DM of the background population, local GDM screening strategies and diagnostic criteria [15–17]. This ... See full document

... qualitative study, we will interview a subset of GPs in the intervention PCCs using purposeful sam- ...multifaceted educational intervention shaped these perceptions will be ...qualitative study, we ... See full document

... We were so pleased to have our manuscript entitled "Menstrual cups and cash transfer to reduce sexual and reproductive harm and school dropout in adolescent schoolgirls: study protocol of a ... See full document

... The primary clinical outcome of time to healing will be presented using Kaplan-Meier curves for interest only, recognising that the study is not powered to detect clinically important treatment effects. This ... See full document

... the study has a cluster randomized design, longitudinal multilevel analysis (linear mixed modeling with random intercepts at both team level and individual level) is the analysis method of ...the ... See full document

... usual care group did not improve. A feasibility study of an aqua-cycling programme for rheumatic patients showed an improvement of 14 % in the post-intervention score of self-reported physical functioning ... See full document