Volume 11, issue 1, December 2010

123 articles in this issue

Cognitive behavioural therapy versus supportive therapy for persistent positive symptoms in psychotic disorders: The POSITIVE Study, a multicenter, prospective, single-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial

Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Stefan Klingberg
- Andreas Wittorf
- Gerhard Buchkremer
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 29 December 2010
- Article: 123
The prevention of contrast induced nephropathy by sarpogrelate in patients with chronic kidney disease: a study protocol for a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial

Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Kyungil Park
- Woo-Young Chung
- Young-Bae Park
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2010
- Article: 122
Comparison of heat-sensitive moxibustion versus fluticasone/salmeterol (seretide) combination in the treatment of chronic persistent asthma: design of a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Rixin Chen
- Mingren Chen
- Bo Zhang
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 15 December 2010
- Article: 121
The fitness for the Ageing Brain Study II (FABS II): protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the effect of physical activity on cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Elizabeth V Cyarto
- Kay L Cox
- Nicola T Lautenschlager
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 10 December 2010
- Article: 120
PRALIMAP: study protocol for a high school-based, factorial cluster randomised interventional trial of three overweight and obesity prevention strategies

Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Serge Briançon
- Emilie Bonsergent
- PRALIMAP Trial Group
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2010
- Article: 119
Strengthening health human resources and improving clinical outcomes through an integrated guideline and educational outreach in resource-poor settings: a cluster-randomized trial

Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Michael J Schull
- Hastings Banda
- Eric Bateman
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2010
- Article: 118
A study of the perceived risks, benefits and barriers to the use of SDD in adult critical care units (The SuDDICU study)

Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- BH Cuthbertson
- J Francis
- the SuDDICU study groups
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2010
- Article: 117
Participants' preference for type of leaflet used to feed back the results of a randomised trial: a survey

Authors (first, second and last of 20)
- Stephen Brealey
- Lazaros Andronis
- Clare Wilkinson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2010
- Article: 116
A GP caregiver needs toolkit versus usual care in the management of the needs of caregivers of patients with advanced cancer: a randomized controlled trial

Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- Afaf Girgis
- Letitia Burridge
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 29 November 2010
- Article: 115
Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a school based cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) intervention to prevent depression in high risk adolescents (PROMISE)

Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Paul Stallard
- Alan A Montgomery
- John A Taylor
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 29 November 2010
- Article: 114
Can herpes simplex virus type 2 suppression slow HIV disease progression: a study protocol for the VALacyclovir In Delaying Antiretroviral Treatment Entry (VALIDATE) trial

Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Darrell H S Tan
- Janet M Raboud
- Sharon L Walmsley
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2010
- Article: 113
Sharing clinical research data in the United States under the health insurance portability and accountability act and the privacy rule

Authors
- James D Miller
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2010
- Article: 112
This is part of 1 collection:
Sharing clinical research data
The impact of care pathways for exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: rationale and design of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Kris Vanhaecht
- Walter Sermeus
- the EQCP Study Group
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2010
- Article: 111
Interaction between drug and placebo effects: a cross-over balanced placebo design trial

Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Muhammad M Hammami
- Eman A Al-Gaai
- Muhammad B Hammami
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2010
- Article: 110
Comparison of the collagen haemostat Sangustop^® versus a carrier-bound fibrin sealant during liver resection; ESSCALIVER-Study

Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Christian Moench
- Wolf O Bechstein
- Hanns-Peter Knaebel
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2010
- Article: 109
Statistical design of personalized medicine interventions: The Clarification of Optimal Anticoagulation through Genetics (COAG) trial

Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Benjamin French
- Jungnam Joo
- the COAG (Clarification of Optimal Anticoagulation through Genetics) Investigators
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2010
- Article: 108
Acupuncture for dry eye: a multicentre randomised controlled trial with active comparison intervention (artificial tear drop) using a mixed method approach protocol

Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Tae-Hun Kim
- Jung Won Kang
- Sun-Mi Choi
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2010
- Article: 107
The influence of a biopsychosocial-based treatment approach to primary overt hypothyroidism: a protocol for a pilot study

Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Benjamin T Brown
- Rod Bonello
- Petra Graham
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2010
- Article: 106
Physical activity as a treatment for depression: the TREAD randomised trial protocol

Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Helen Baxter
- Rachel Winder
- Glyn Lewis
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2010
- Article: 105
Compassionate use of interventions: results of a European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network (ECRIN) survey of ten European countries

Authors (first, second and last of 31)
- Kate Whitfield
- Karl-Heinz Huemer
- Christian Gluud
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2010
- Article: 104
Can a management pathway for chronic cough in children improve clinical outcomes: protocol for a multicentre evaluation

Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- AB Chang
- CF Robertson
- PS Morris
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2010
- Article: 103
CRIMSON [CRisis plan IMpact: Subjective and Objective coercion and eNgagement] Protocol: A randomised controlled trial of joint crisis plans to reduce compulsory treatment of people with psychosis

Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Graham Thornicroft
- Simone Farrelly
- Kim Sutherby
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2010
- Article: 102
This is part of 1 collection:
Five years of Trials
Guided self-help on the internet for turkish migrants with depression: the design of a randomized controlled trial

Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Burçin Ünlü
- Heleen Riper
- Pim Cuijpers
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2010
- Article: 101
Study protocol for the evaluation of an Infant Simulator based program delivered in schools: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Sally A Brinkman
- Sarah E Johnson
- Sven Silburn
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2010
- Article: 100
Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy with maintenance anti-depressant treatment in the prevention of depressive relapse/recurrence: the PREVENT trial

Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Willem Kuyken
- Sarah Byford
- Alison Evans
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 20 October 2010
- Article: 99
The addition of a goal-based motivational interview to standardised treatment as usual to reduce dropouts in a service for patients with personality disorder: a feasibility study

Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Mary McMurran
- W Miles Cox
- Lucy Hedges
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 14 October 2010
- Article: 98
Effects of erythropoietin on depressive symptoms and neurocognitive deficits in depression and bipolar disorder

Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Kamilla W Miskowiak
- Maj Vinberg
- Lars V Kessing
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2010
- Article: 97
Brief cognitive behavioral therapy compared to general practitioners care for depression in primary care: a randomized trial

Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Kim D Baas
- Maarten WJ Koeter
- Aart H Schene
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2010
- Article: 96
Study protocol: The Adherence and Intensification of Medications (AIM) study - a cluster randomized controlled effectiveness study

Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Michele Heisler
- Timothy P Hofer
- Eve A Kerr
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2010
- Article: 95
Trial Protocol: Randomised controlled trial of the effects of very low calorie diet, modest dietary restriction, and sequential behavioural programme on hunger, urges to smoke, abstinence and weight gain in overweight smokers stopping smoking

Authors
- Deborah Lycett
- Peter Hajek
- Paul Aveyard
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2010
- Article: 94
Improving educational achievement and anaemia of school children: design of a cluster randomised trial of school-based malaria prevention and enhanced literacy instruction in Kenya

Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Simon Brooker
- George Okello
- Matthew CH Jukes
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2010
- Article: 93
Exercise rehabilitation on home-dwelling patients with Alzheimer's disease - a randomized, controlled trial. Study protocol

Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Kaisu H Pitkala
- Minna M Raivio
- Timo E Strandberg
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 October 2010
- Article: 92
A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, prospective trial to evaluate the effect of vildagliptin in new-onset diabetes mellitus after kidney transplantation

Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Michael Haidinger
- Johannes Werzowa
- Marcus D Säemann
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 06 October 2010
- Article: 91
Individual patient data meta-analysis of acupuncture for chronic pain: protocol of the Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration

Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Andrew J Vickers
- Angel M Cronin
- the Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 September 2010
- Article: 90
Rationale and design of EXPLORE: a randomized, prospective, multicenter trial investigating the impact of recanalization of a chronic total occlusion on left ventricular function in patients after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Authors (first, second and last of 17)
- René J van der Schaaf
- Bimmer E Claessen
- EXPLORE investigators
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 21 September 2010
- Article: 89
A cluster randomised controlled trial of the community effectiveness of two interventions in rural Malawi to improve health care and to reduce maternal, newborn and infant mortality

Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Sonia Lewycka
- Charles Mwansambo
- Anthony Costello
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 17 September 2010
- Article: 88
Study design and rationale of 'Influence of Cilostazol-based triple anti-platelet therapy on ischemic complication after drug-eluting stent implantation (CILON-T)' study: A multicenter randomized trial evaluating the efficacy of Cilostazol on ischemic vascular complications after drug-eluting stent implantation for coronary heart disease

Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Seung-Pyo Lee
- Jung-Won Suh
- CILON-T investigators
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 24 August 2010
- Article: 87
A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a 6 month dietary and physical activity intervention for prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy

Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Farhana Haseen
- Liam J Murray
- Marie M Cantwell
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 12 August 2010
- Article: 86
Assessing and reporting heterogeneity in treatment effects in clinical trials: a proposal

Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- David M Kent
- Peter M Rothwell
- Rodney A Hayward
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 12 August 2010
- Article: 85
Protocol for the adolescent hayfever trial: cluster randomised controlled trial of an educational intervention for healthcare professionals for the management of school-age children with hayfever

Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Victoria S Hammersley
- Samantha Walker
- Aziz Sheikh
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 05 August 2010
- Article: 84
Banha-sasim-tang as an herbal formula for the treatment of functional dyspepsia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-center trial

Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Jae-Woo Park
- Bongha Ryu
- Jinsung Kim
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 30 July 2010
- Article: 83
The effects of a muscle resistance program on the functional capacity, knee extensor muscle strength and plasma levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in pre-frail elderly women: a randomized crossover clinical trial - a study protocol

Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Lygia P Lustosa
- Fernanda M Coelho
- Leani SM Pereira
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 July 2010
- Article: 82
Decision aid on radioactive iodine treatment for early stage papillary thyroid cancer - a randomized controlled trial

Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Anna M Sawka
- Sharon Straus
- David P Goldstein
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2010
- Article: 81
Protocol for a phase 1 homeopathic drug proving trial

Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Michael Teut
- Ute Hirschberg
- Claudia M Witt
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 22 July 2010
- Article: 80
Heterogeneity prevails: the state of clinical trial data management in Europe - results of a survey of ECRIN centres

Authors (first, second and last of 20)
- Wolfgang Kuchinke
- Christian Ohmann
- Stéphane Lejeune
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 July 2010
- Article: 79
Managing clinical trials

Authors
- Barbara Farrell
- Sara Kenyon
- Haleema Shakur
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 13 July 2010
- Article: 78
Problems in the reporting of acne clinical trials: a spot check from the 2009 Annual Evidence Update on Acne Vulgaris

Authors
- John R Ingram
- Douglas JC Grindlay
- Hywel C Williams
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 12 July 2010
- Article: 77
A pragmatic cluster randomized trial evaluating the impact of a community pharmacy intervention on statin adherence: rationale and design of the Community Pharmacy Assisting in Total Cardiovascular Health (CPATCH) study

Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Charity D Evans
- Dean T Eurich
- David F Blackburn
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 08 July 2010
- Article: 76
Quality of reporting of trial abstracts needs to be improved: using the CONSORT for abstracts to assess the four leading Chinese medical journals of traditional Chinese medicine

Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Ling Wang
- Yulin Li
- Sally Hopewell
- Content type: Methodology
- Open Access
- Published: 08 July 2010
- Article: 75
Study protocol: home-based telehealth stroke care: a randomized trial for veterans

Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Neale R Chumbler
- Dorian K Rose
- Helen Hoenig
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 30 June 2010
- Article: 74

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