Study protocol
The impact of avoiding cardiopulmonary by-pass during coronary artery bypass surgery in elderly patients: the Danish On-pump Off-pump Randomisation Study (DOORS)
Kim Houlind, Bo Juul Kjeldsen, Susanne Norgaard Madsen, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, Susanne Juel Holme, Thomas Andersen Schmidt, Poul Erik Haahr, Poul Erik Mortensen, Doors Study group
Trials 2009, 10:47 (4 July 2009)
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Methodology
Randomized trials published in some Chinese journals: how many are randomized?
Taixiang Wu, Youping Li, Zhaoxiang Bian, Guanjian Liu, David Moher
Trials 2009, 10:46 (2 July 2009)
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Research
N-acetylcysteine does not prevent contrast-induced nephropathy after cardiac catheterization in patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease: a randomized clinical trial
Manouchehr Amini, Mojtaba Salarifar, Alireza Amirbaigloo, Farzad Masoudkabir, Fatemeh Esfahani
Trials 2009, 10:45 (29 June 2009)
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Research
Does a monetary incentive improve the response to a postal questionnaire in a randomised controlled trial? The MINT incentive study
Simon Gates, Mark A Williams, Emma Withers, Esther Williamson, Shahrul Mt-Isa, Sarah E Lamb
Trials 2009, 10:44 (22 June 2009)
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Research
Dealing with heterogeneity of treatment effects: is the literature up to the challenge?
Nicole B Gabler, Naihua Duan, Diana Liao, Joann G Elmore, Theodore G Ganiats, Richard L Kravitz
Trials 2009, 10:43 (19 June 2009)
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Design of the evolution of management strategies of heart failure patients with implantable defibrillators (EVOLVO) study to assess the ability of remote monitoring to treat and triage patients more effectively
Maurizio Marzegalli, Maurizio Landolina, Maurizio Lunati, Giovanni B Perego, Alessia Pappone, Giuseppe Guenzati, Carlo Campana, Maria Frigerio, Gianfranco Parati, Antonio Curnis, Irene Colangelo, Sergio Valsecchi
Trials 2009, 10:42 (18 June 2009)
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Antiretroviral effect of lovastatin on HIV-1-infected individuals without highly active antiretroviral therapy (The LIVE study): a phase-II randomized clinical trial
Carlos J Montoya, Fabian Jaimes, Edwin A Higuita, Sandra Convers-Páez, Santiago Estrada, Francisco Gutierrez, Pedro Amariles, Newar Giraldo, Cristina Peñaloza, Maria T Rugeles
Trials 2009, 10:41 (18 June 2009)
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LOST to follow-up Information in Trials (LOST-IT): a protocol on the potential impact
Elie A Akl, Matthias Briel, John J You, Francois Lamontagne, Azim Gangji, Tali Cukierman-Yaffe, Mohamed Alshurafa, Xin Sun, Kara A Nerenberg, Bradley C Johnston, Claudio Vera, Edward J Mills, Dirk Bassler, Arturo Salazar, Neera Bhatnagar, Jason W Busse, Zara Khalid, Stephen D Walter, Deborah J Cook, Holger J Schunemann, Douglas G Altman, Gordon H Guyatt
Trials 2009, 10:40 (11 June 2009)
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Methodology
Issues in applying multi-arm multi-stage methodology to a clinical trial in prostate cancer: the MRC STAMPEDE trial
Matthew R Sydes, Mahesh KB Parmar, Nicholas D James, Noel W Clarke, David P Dearnaley, Malcolm D Mason, Rachel C Morgan, Karen Sanders, Patrick Royston
Trials 2009, 10:39 (11 June 2009)
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Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the Acetylcystein for Contrast-Induced nephropaThy (ACT) Trial: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of acetylcysteine for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy
The ACT Trial Investigators
Trials 2009, 10:38 (4 June 2009)
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Review
Making trials matter: pragmatic and explanatory trials and the problem of applicability
Shaun Treweek, Merrick Zwarenstein
Trials 2009, 10:37 (3 June 2009)
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VITA-D: Cholecalciferol substitution in vitamin D deficient kidney transplant recipients: A randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the post-transplant outcome
Ursula Thiem, Georg Heinze, Rudolf Segel, Thomas Perkmann, Franz Kainberger, Ferdinand Mühlbacher, Walter Hörl, Kyra Borchhardt
Trials 2009, 10:36 (29 May 2009)
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Research
Over 50 years of trial in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica: a survey
Hosam E Matar, Muhammad Q Almerie, Muhammad O Al Marhi, Clive E Adams
Trials 2009, 10:35 (27 May 2009)
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The HAC Trial (Harmonic for Acute Cholecystitis) Study. Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of Harmonic(H) versus Monopolar Diathermy (M) for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for acute cholecystitis (AC) in adults
Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Salomone Di Saverio, Filippo Gazzotti, Federico Coccolini, Antonio Daniele Pinna
Trials 2009, 10:34 (26 May 2009)
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Methodology
Outcome based subgroup analysis: a neglected concern
Karim F Hirji, Morten W Fagerland
Trials 2009, 10:33 (20 May 2009)
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The CHOLEGAS study: multicentric randomized, blinded, controlled trial of gastrectomy plus prophylactic cholecystectomy versus gastrectomy only, in adults submitted to Gastric cancer surgery with curative intent
Marco Farsi, Marco Bernini, Lapo Bencini, Egidio Miranda, Roberto Manetti, Giovanni de Manzoni, Giuseppe Verlato, Daniele Marrelli, Corrado Pedrazzani, Francesco Roviello, Alberto Marchet, Luigi Cristadoro, Leonardo Gerard, Renato Moretti, GIRCG (Gruppo Italiano di Ricerca sul Cancro Gastrico)
Trials 2009, 10:32 (15 May 2009)
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Rationale and design of an independent randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of aripiprazole or haloperidol in combination with clozapine for treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Michela Nosè, Simone Accordini, Paola Artioli, Francesco Barale, Corrado Barbui, Rossella Beneduce, Domenico Berardi, Gerardo Bertolazzi, Bruno Biancosino, Alfredo Bisogno, Raffaella Bivi, Filippo Bogetto, Marianna Boso, Alberto Bozzani, Piera Bucolo, Marcello Casale, Liliana Cascone, Luisa Ciammella, Alessia Cicolini, Gabriele Cipresso, Andrea Cipriani, Paola Colombo, Barbara Dal Santo, Michele De Francesco, Giorgio Di Lorenzo, Walter Di Munzio, Giuseppe Ducci, Arcadio Erlicher, Eleonora Esposito, Luigi Ferrannini, et al.
Trials 2009, 10:31 (15 May 2009)
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Research
A clinical evaluation of amlexanox oral adhesive pellicles in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis and comparison with amlexanox oral tablets: a randomized, placebo controlled, blinded, multicenter clinical trial
Wenxia Meng, Yi Dong, Jie Liu, Zhi Wang, Xiaobo Zhong, Ruiyang Chen, Hongmei Zhou, Mei Lin, Lu Jiang, Feng Gao, Tao Xu, Qianming Chen, Xin Zeng
Trials 2009, 10:30 (6 May 2009)
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Research
Reporting of harm in randomized controlled trials evaluating stents for percutaneous coronary intervention
Morgane Ethgen, Isabelle Boutron, Philippe Gabriel Steg, Carine Roy, Philippe Ravaud
Trials 2009, 10:29 (4 May 2009)
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Study protocol
Protocol for the PINCER trial: a cluster randomised trial comparing the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led IT-based intervention with simple feedback in reducing rates of clinically important errors in medicines management in general practices
Anthony J Avery, Sarah Rodgers, Judith A Cantrill, Sarah Armstrong, Rachel Elliott, Rachel Howard, Denise Kendrick, Caroline J Morris, Scott A Murray, Robin J Prescott, Kathrin Cresswell, Aziz Sheikh
Trials 2009, 10:28 (1 May 2009)
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