[PDF] Top 20 Post trial follow up methodology in large randomised controlled trials: a systematic review

... this systematic review, we anticipated that papers published in the early half of the last 11 years would choose more traditional methods of PTFU, ...cent trials may increasingly use data linkage ... See full document

... A systematic search of electronic databases and clinical trial registries will use a predefined search ...All large (more than 1000 adult participants) randomized controlled trials will ... See full document

... both trials, the proportion of miss- ing outcome data was small for the outcomes measured during pregnancy and delivery, with a 92%–100% com- pletion ...the trial in Vietnam that exam- ined anti-pertussis ... See full document

... was post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms or caseness, and secondary outcomes were depression symptoms, functioning, quality of life, and adverse effects, after treatment and at follow-up of ... See full document

... each trial [11]; this has assisted in raising the standards of trial reporting in developed ...no systematic evaluation of the current standard of trials conducted ...lished systematic ... See full document

... The largest registry population of ICD patients is the US National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) ICD regis- try. A report speci fi cally looking at the relationship between physician procedure volume and ICD ... See full document

... of randomised controlled trials reported a nominally statistically significant summary result for only 13 of the 57 outcomes, and the confidence intervals of the estimates were generally wider than ... See full document

... treatment trials also supports this proposition. Only the Castro-Mendez [34] trial used an ab- breviated CPR to guide treatment options and they re- ported the largest effect size in the reduction of LBP ... See full document

... included randomised controlled trials ...group) up to a maximum three groups ...eight trials in a family-based intervention, five attained a high quality score through the CASP ... See full document

... for follow up sessions of 30 to 40 min treatment ...across trials and included a videotape with instruction of exercises to be performed at home without supervision [46]; individualized exercise ... See full document

... this systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials were as fol- lows: 1) to compare the effects of facilitatory KT with other interventions for improving lower ... See full document

... than post- operative interventions ...postoperative follow-up of patients at risk would improve survival and other outcomes by ensuring that relevant medical problems are detected and managed ... See full document

... clinical trials (Tugwell et ...the review authors included randomized controlled trials using the core set of outcome measures agreed by the OMERACT group together with measures of ... See full document

... that HIIT is feasible and safe for patients with chronic kidney disease, but patients undergoing HD were not included. Whether HIIT is feasible and safe for dialysis populations, however, has not yet been evaluated. In ... See full document

... This systematic review found only limited evidence that MBSRs can prove useful in PD patients due to the small number and nature of the studies that were eligible for ... See full document

... for review of the efficacy and safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids and paracetamol use in renal colic pain ...a systematic review, comparing efficacy of NSAIDs, opioids ... See full document

... the trial infor- mation, so we were not able to explore the wider impact of optimised patient materials beyond recruitment ...of trials of individual PIB changes, it is difficult to determine whether any ... See full document

... Whilst randomised controlled trials are the gold standard for evaluating the effect of treatments, participant recruit- ment continues to be the biggest obstacle to their success- ful delivery [1 – ... See full document

... Naunton 2004 Not a randomised controlled trial Neville 2002 Not a randomised controlled trial New 1998 Not a randomised controlled trial NIEI 2001 Not a randomised controlled trial Novot[r] ... See full document

... the post hoc osmolarity subgroups with ...the trials into low osmolarity (range 208 to 270 mOsmol/L) and high osmolarity (range 299 to 331 mOsmol/L) subgroups; these cut-offs were similar to those used by ... See full document