[PDF] Top 20 A systematic review of the use of theory in randomized controlled trials of audit and feedback

... this review were as follows: the year the study was published, the name of theory as reported in the paper, the cited reference provided for the theory, the locations in the paper where the ... See full document

... Our meta-analysis of five studies revealed the included electronic audit and feedback (e-A&F) interventions to be highly heterogeneous, even when subsets of outcome measures were considered. The ... See full document

... multiple systematic reviews that identified the efficacy trials of these drugs, we decided to follow an ‘umbrella’ [8,9] approach to identify eligible randomized controlled trials ... See full document

... the use of antibiotic impregnated cement plus IV antibiotics in revision TKA and; engaging in a trial that is randomized appropriately with blinding of clinical as- sessors (both issues with Chiu 2009 ... See full document

... Experimental is the type of study in which the investigator intervenes so as to observe the effect on the outcome being studied [12]. Experimental studies can be either controlled (a comparison group exists) or ... See full document

... this systematic review, the researchers investigate the selective reporting of analyses and discrepancies in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) by reviewing pub- lished studies that ... See full document

... the trials used different lights for the therapy and this is an interesting aspect for the future studies, as ...everyday use in a home place and also seems to be ... See full document

... Frequently, systematic review applies a statistical tech­ nique, so­called meta­analysis, to synthesize the outcomes of included ...this review we computed either the WMDs or the SMDs whether the ... See full document

... for randomized controlled trials [13] recom- mended by the Cochrane Collaboration ...this review were added to the overall search strategy methodology for each ... See full document

... Nowadays, several rehabilitation approaches were used for the treatment of DPNs. These include pharmacological drugs, manual therapy, electrotherapy modalities, acupunc- ture, and exercise therapy. 15 – 19 However; ... See full document

... shortness of breath, chest pain, premature ventricular con- tractions (PVC), and atrial premature beats. It is one of the main forms of treatment for cardiovascular disease in Chinese medicine. In recent years, many ... See full document

... This is an open access Journal distributed in accord- ance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Com- mercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non- ... See full document

... Background: Probiotics are microorganisms that are ingested either in combination or as a single organism in an effort to normalize intestinal microbiota and potentially improve intestinal barrier function. Recent ... See full document

... this review also suggest that exercise programs can be effective when used independently, or in combination with other treatments such as patella mobilization, taping, and ... See full document

... a randomized trial in the title;” “structured summary of trial design, methods, results, and conclusions;” “important changes to methods after trial commencement;” “how sample size was determined;” “when ... See full document

... first systematic review and meta-analysis of kiwifruit on metabolic ...published trials were included, and publication bias cannot be ruled out although we considered both English and non-English ... See full document

... of trials comparing conventional therapy only with conven- tional therapy plus AVP/TP using Comprehensive Meta- analysis (CMA ...used Review Manager (RevMan), Version ... See full document

... placebo controlled RCT which tested a novel, proprietary, enteric-coated peppermint formula- tion (IBgard®) for its potential efficacy in reducing IBS symptoms in 72 patients with IBS-M or IBS-D ... See full document

... schema theory and English reading comprehension, this paper combines schema theory with English reading comprehension, and puts forward some suggestions for reading comprehension teaching, so as to improve ... See full document

... A possible effect of targeted therapies on OS could not be drawn from the published literature, as this end point was not consistently reported in most of the original trials for the TNBC population. The only ... See full document