[PDF] Top 20 The effect of manual therapy and exercise on age related lung function: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

... This trial involves manipulation of the thoracic spine and ribs only and does not include any neck ...this trial are similar to the ones used in three previous studies on people with chronic obstruct- ive ... See full document

... exibility exercise will be performed at a moderate intensity of stretching activities for the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ...Aerobic exercise will be performed at a moderate and high ... See full document

... evaluation of the nutritional status and the daily phys- ical activities performed will be undertaken individually for each participant. For all potential participants, the researchers will explain in detail the ... See full document

... A trial-specific ID number will be used when gathering and recording all information about a partici- ...the trial. Once the intervention phase of the trial has been completed (week 26), all data ... See full document

... The intervention group will undergo MT prior to TJA, with a ‘booster’ session at 3 months post-surgery. The 8-week program will be conducted on-site through the Department of Psychiatry at SVHM by MBSR-qualified in- ... See full document

... recommend exercise train- ing together with energy restriction as a first-line inter- vention for obesity, without strong evidence of the effectiveness of exercise training for weight loss in class II and ... See full document

... few randomised controlled trials investigat- ing the effectiveness of conservative, non-pharmacologi- cal interventions applied in the chronic phase to the osteoporotic population with vertebral ...10-week ... See full document

... in manual physiotherapy have dem- onstrated very promising improvements in pain and phys- ical function [16-19], but effectiveness has not yet been definitively established ...clinical trial in the ... See full document

... pragmatic, randomised controlled trial in a hospital tertiary headache ...be randomised into one of two groups: treatment as usual or treatment as usual plus manual ...12-week ... See full document

... to study the long-term effects of the ...The study protocol has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the Capital Region and the Danish Medicines ...The study will be carried out according ... See full document

... single-centre randomised controlled trial (RCT) will assess the effectiveness of a combined Exercise and ACT programme, in comparison to supervised exercise for chronic ...the ... See full document

... Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders criteria for current Major Depressive Episode and/or Dysthymia and self-reported insomnia symptoms, will be screened to participate in a single-centre double-blind ... See full document

... loss, exercise) is advocated by most therapeutic ...improve function, quality of life, mobility, joint function, knee stabilization, reduce the load on the joint, promote adaptation of certain activ- ... See full document

... replace therapy (RRT), heparin and ...prospective trial in France pointed out that thrombocytopenia was an early prognostic indicator for sepsis patients, and the occurrence and duration ... See full document

... present study is to compare the effects of CBT combined with either physical exercise or tele- phone call attention ...physical exercise to be an efficient add-on treatment strategy for older adults ... See full document

... the trial through a pre-determined randomization table [14]; group alloca- tion was placed in a sealed opaque envelope and num- bered 1 – 30 for each trial ... See full document

... pilot trial of intensive behavioural intervention in obese pregnant women suggested that there is greater potential for change in dietary intake than in physical activity ...mised controlled trials (RCT) ... See full document

... the protocol for a large, adequately powered randomised study evaluating the use of sertraline for chronic breathlessness in people with progressive life-limiting ...be randomised to receive ... See full document

... platform, study web portal, social networks), newspapers or university press reports and academic institutions for student health (eg, student counselling, occupational health management, college sport, ...this ... See full document

... initial therapy. This has been highlighted most strikingly by the STAR*D study in the United States [3] which showed that only a quarter to a third of patients remit with initial treatment, and that remis- ... See full document