[PDF] Top 20 Efficacy of moxibustion for pre or stage I hypertension: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

... following moxibustion therapy; (11) received oriental medicine treatment related to hypertension in the past month; (12) participants deemed unsuitable for the trial, as judged by the person in ... See full document

... affect moxibustion treatment, or a neurological disorder (including paralysis symptoms) that could affect local or general ...of moxibustion treat- ment or who expected adverse effects, and those who the ... See full document

... of moxibustion is mainly related to its thermal effects, radiation effects, the pharmacological activity of moxa, and its combustion products (volatile oil, brown tar-like substances, and moxa ...of ... See full document

... the study at any point in their ...the study until they had their ...larger trial were also evaluated such as recruitment, compliance to study protocols, cost, and adverse ... See full document

... Eligible patients will be randomised in a ratio of 1:1 to the treatment group (moxibustion plus dressing) and control group (dressing), and receive treatment for 4 weeks. Patients will be followed up for 3 months ... See full document

... This pilot study protocol describes the design of an innovative randomized controlled trial to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and feasibility of three professional practice ... See full document

... Methods: Forty subjects with pre- or mild hypertension will be randomized to either the qigong exercise group or the non-treated group. Participants in the qigong group will conduct qigong exercises ... See full document

... This study is a randomized controlled pilot clinical ...and efficacy of an ac- tive preadaptation programme in improving patients’ re- covery following a LSS ...proposed study ... See full document

... each study site. Study site is the stratification vari- able for this randomization ...each study site, a 1:1 allocation ...Each study site has a predefined set of patients to ...each ... See full document

... Randomisation will be random block size, which will be administered centrally in the Academic Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, University of Leeds. Opaque consecutively numbered envelopes will be ... See full document

... The randomized controlled trial will follow the CONSORT ...the trial is teachers ’ mental health ...groups pre and post training and at 3 months ’ ...Self Efficacy Scale (TSES) ... See full document

... this study (day 0), each patient (male or female) must fulfill the following inclu- sion criteria during screening and prior to enrollment into the study: age ≥18 years, be intubated and mechanically ... See full document

... delirium. Pre- bedside encounters between the nurse and caregiver will first serve to share each other’s knowledge of delirium and of the patient as well as to identify possible behav- iors that may be effective ... See full document

... this randomized, parallel- control, multicenter clinical study to demonstrate whether RSD is superior to antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) in redu- cing AF burden and blood pressure in patients with drug- ... See full document

... SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; JNC7: Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure; BP: Blood pressure; OTC: ... See full document

... reported randomized, controlled trial on the efficacy and tolerability of traditional Chinese acu- puncture compared with electro-acupuncture and sham acupuncture in patients with refractory ... See full document

... This study is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and ...this pilot. This study has been designed and will be carried out with the help of an Indigenous reference group and ... See full document

... Background: In the United Kingdom (UK), there is an extensive market for the class 'A' drug heroin. Many heroin users spend time in prison. People addicted to heroin often require prescribed medication when attempting to ... See full document

... There are several limitations of this trial. First, the number of participants (total 40) is insufficient for a clinical trial. However, our purpose at this time is to check the feasibility of using ... See full document

... The sample size calculation is based on the parametric evaluation of a two group comparison using a t-test though a more complex statistical model will be used as primary test. Based on data from the literature [5] we ... See full document