[PDF] Top 20 Improving pain treatment with a smartphone app: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... medical treatment for pain might be partly due to deficits in assessment methodology [12, ...existing randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in chronic pain tend to include a reduced ... See full document

... new treatment format (that is smartphones) is not yet investigated, making the follow- up informative in the case both treatments are ineffect- ...switching treatment will be optional and we will be able to ... See full document

... the study, participants must meet the following inclusion criteria: (1) be a non-professional care- giver of a dependent family member whose dependency is officially recognized by the Regional Government of Gal- ... See full document

... This study will capitalize on one of the main advan- tages of smartphones, namely broad ...this app, we aim to target the majority of smartphone owners, in an attempt to (1) remit min- imal ... See full document

... of treatment for smoking; (ii) non-specific effects of using a smart- phone for smoking cessation; and (iii) potential effects of experience sampling for smoking ...by smartphone app for 22 ...the ... See full document

... chronic pain disorders, including OA are associated with changes in motor cortical function ...that treatment effect maybe enhanced if exercise is combined with elec- trical ... See full document

... Women undergoing ovarian stimulation for IVF in the unit will be informed of the study. Women aged ≥ 18 years, who have met the criteria for transvaginal oocyte recovery for IVF according to departmental ... See full document

... the pain and ...at improving the self- management of this ...in pain, physical function and performance mea- sures ...require treatment that addresses the psychological impair- ments that are ... See full document

... the treatment that is being given or has been given for the current ankle ...of controlled (para) med- ical caregivers would decrease this ...proposed study we are looking for athletes treated by a ... See full document

... A randomized controlled trial is being conducted to test the feasibility and effectiveness of the Trialist ...be randomized to either the Trialist app intervention group (122 patients) ... See full document

... multicenter randomized controlled trial, 112 children aged 7 to 12 years who fulfill the Rome III criteria for FAP will be allocated to an established cognitive behavioral training program for ... See full document

... factors related to the children and caregivers under the study. Next, bivariate analyses will be conducted to assess the correlations of each oral health indicator (DMFT, deb- ris index, bacterial number, salivary ... See full document

... 15 randomized controlled trials and concluded that progesterone and its analogs are in- effective in the maintenance of pregnancy in women with threatened miscarriage ...thus improving blood flow and ... See full document

... where treatment with traditional acupuncture (or another tech- nique) has ...the treatment of chronic lower back pain. The study showed that EA produces a greater reduction in pain ... See full document

... obesity treatment and obesity experiments [12–16], so far there is no convincing evidence supporting its effectiveness in treating ...obesity treatment have been ...lifestyle treatment for treating ... See full document

... The protocol described in this paper is of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial comparing eight sessions of telephone CBT to an active social control, referred to as ...psychological ... See full document

... in pain and function compared with usual care (medical visits, physical therapy, and oral ...neither study demonstrated a statistically significant dif- ference between real and sham ...chronic pain ... See full document

... Background: Depression has become one of the leading contributors to the global disease burden. Evidence- based treatments for depression are available, but access to them is still limited in some instances. As ... See full document

... large randomized controlled study of burst stimulation, the design is intended to provide evidence to support FDA approval of the burst neuromodulation wave- form for the treatment of chronic ... See full document

... the treatment of neurological diseases in China, its efficacy has attracted the interests of western medicine only in recent years [17] and several randomized controlled trials have been conducted to ... See full document