Book review
Review of "Evaluating Clinical Research- All that glitters is not gold" by Bengt D. Furberg and Curt D. Furberg
Desmond Julian
Trials 2008, 9:26 (9 May 2008)
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Study protocol
The potential of virtual reality as anxiety management tool: a randomized controlled study in a sample of patients affected by generalized anxiety disorder
Alessandra Gorini, Giuseppe Riva
Trials 2008, 9:25 (5 May 2008)
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Research
Pearls and perils of an implantable defibrillator trial using a common control:
implications for the design of future studies
Peter J Kudenchuk, Alfred P Hallstrom
Trials 2008, 9:24 (2 May 2008)
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Study protocol
Effectiveness of computer-tailored Smoking Cessation Advice in Primary Care (ESCAPE): a Randomised Trial
Hazel Gilbert, Irwin Nazareth, Stephen Sutton, Richard Morris, Christine Godfrey
Trials 2008, 9:23 (29 April 2008)
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Research
An assessment of the quality of randomised controlled trials conducted in China
Dalu Zhang, Peng Yin, Nick Freemantle, Rachel Jordan, Nanshan Zhong, KK Cheng
Trials 2008, 9:22 (24 April 2008)
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Streamlining tasks and roles to expand treatment and care for HIV: randomised controlled trial protocol
Lara R Fairall, Max O Bachmann, Merrick F Zwarenstein, Carl J Lombard, Kerry Uebel, Cloete van Vuuren, Dewald Steyn, Andrew Boulle, Eric D Bateman
Trials 2008, 9:21 (23 April 2008)
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Research
Endorsement of the CONSORT Statement by high impact factor medical journals: a survey of journal editors and journal 'Instructions to Authors'
Sally Hopewell, Douglas G Altman, David Moher, Kenneth F Schulz
Trials 2008, 9:20 (18 April 2008)
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Study protocol
A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial to investigate the effects of nasal calcitonin on bone microarchitecture measured by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computerized tomography in postmenopausal women  Study protocol
Laura Richert, Brigitte Uebelhart, Marc Engelhardt, Moise Azria, René Rizzoli
Trials 2008, 9:19 (13 April 2008)
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Design of the Pacemaker REmote Follow-up Evaluation and Review (PREFER) trial to assess the clinical value of the remote pacemaker interrogation in the management of pacemaker patients
Jane Chen, Bruce L Wilkoff, Wassim Choucair, Todd J Cohen, George H Crossley, W Ben Johnson, Luc R Mongeon, Gerald A Serwer, Lou Sherfesee
Trials 2008, 9:18 (3 April 2008)
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TIPIT: A randomised controlled trial of thyroxine in preterm infants under 28 weeks' gestation
Sze M Ng, Mark A Turner, Carrol Gamble, Mohammed Didi, Suresh Victor, Alan M Weindling
Trials 2008, 9:17 (26 March 2008)
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Methodology
Initial experience with a group presentation of study results to research participants
Andrew L Avins, Stephen Bent, Amy Padula, Suzanne Staccone, Evelyn Badua, Harley Goldberg
Trials 2008, 9:16 (21 March 2008)
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Community based trial of home blood pressure monitoring with nurse-led telephone support in patients with stroke or transient ischaemic attack recently discharged from hospital
Sally Kerry, Hugh Markus, Teck Khong, Reena Doshi, Rachel Conroy, Pippa Oakeshott
Trials 2008, 9:15 (19 March 2008)
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Study protocol
Randomised controlled trial of thermostatic mixer valves in reducing bath hot tap water temperature in families with young children in social housing: A protocol
Denise Kendrick, Jane Stewart, Carol Coupland, Michael Hayes, Nick Hopkins, Debbie McCabe, Robert Murphy, George O'Donnell, Ceri Phillips, David Radford, Jackie Ryan, Sherie Smith, Lindsay Groom, Elizabeth Towner
Trials 2008, 9:14 (19 March 2008)
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Methodology
From multidimensional neuropsychological outcomes to a cognitive complication rate: The International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial
Richard B Scott, Fiona Eccles, Andrew Lloyd, Katherine Carpenter
Trials 2008, 9:13 (14 March 2008)
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Research
What constitutes a "clinical trial"?: A survey of oncology professionals
James R Wright, Brenda Kowaleski, Jonathan Sussman
Trials 2008, 9:12 (3 March 2008)
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Research
Echocardiographic predictors of severe heart failure symptoms in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with sinus rhythm
Fatih Bayrak, Gokhan Kahveci, Muzaffer Degertekin, Bulent Mutlu
Trials 2008, 9:11 (29 February 2008)
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Study protocol
Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic low back pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Daniel C Cherkin, Karen J Sherman, Charissa J Hogeboom, Janet H Erro, William E Barlow, Richard A Deyo, Andrew L Avins
Trials 2008, 9:10 (28 February 2008)
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Research
A study to assess changes in myocardial perfusion after treatment with spinal cord stimulation and percutaneous myocardial laser revascularisation; data from a randomised trial
Sadia N Khan, Duncan C McNab, Linda D Sharples, Carol J Freeman, Ian Hardy, David L Stone, Peter M Schofield
Trials 2008, 9:9 (28 February 2008)
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Investigation of the effect of Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) on markers of inflammation in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (The MRC-ILA-HEART Study)
David C Crossman, Allison C Morton, Julian P Gunn, John P Greenwood, Alistair S Hall, Keith AA Fox, Andrew J Lucking, Marcus D Flather, Belinda Lees, Claire E Foley
Trials 2008, 9:8 (25 February 2008)
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Cluster-randomised controlled trial of community mobilisation in Mumbai slums to improve care during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum and for the newborn
Neena Shah More, Ujwala Bapat, Sushmita Das, Sarita Patil, Maya Porel, Leena Vaidya, Bhaveshree Koriya, Sarah Barnett, Anthony Costello, Armida Fernandez, David Osrin
Trials 2008, 9:7 (10 February 2008)
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