Browsing by Subject "Clinical trial"
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A 6-month randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of a lifestyle intervention for weight gain management in schizophrenia
(Biomed Central Ltd, 2013-02-18)Background: Patients with schizophrenia have lower longevity than the general population as a consequence of a combination of risk factors connected to the disease, lifestyle and the use of medications, which are related ...
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Avaliação da Terapia Interpessoal de grupo em pacientes com Transtorno do Estresse Pós-Traumático vítimas de violência urbana
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2010-11-24)Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly prevalent condition, yet available treatments demonstrate only modest efficacy. Exposure therapies, considered by many to be the “gold standard” therapy for PTSD, ...
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Avaliação do uso de cateter vesical impregnado com nitrofurazona como medida preventiva de bacteriúrias assintomáticas e infecções urinárias em transplante renal
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2017-12-07)Abstract Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of nitrofurazone-coated silicone urinary catheters in the prevention of asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary infection among living donor renal transplant recipients, to compare ...
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Avaliação do uso terapêutico do extrato de Lafoensia pacari St. Hil. Mangava-Brava na erradicação do Helicobacter pylori: Ensaio Clínico Randomizado Duplo Cego
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2006-04-03)Background: The eradication of Helicobacter pylori is easily achieved by combining antisecretory agents and antibiotics; however, the cost of these associations is very high for the population of Third World countries, ...
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Brief motivational interview and educational brochure in emergency room settings for adolescents and young adults with alcohol related problems: a randomized single blind clinical trial
(Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria - ABP, 2011-09-01)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of brief motivational interviewing and an educational brochure when delivered in emergency room to reduce alcohol abuse and related problems among adolescents and young adults. ...
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Clinical and radiographic study of orofacial alterations in patients with systemic sclerosis
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica - SBPqO, 2009-03-01)Systemic sclerosis (SS) is an autoimmune disease with great repercussions on the hard and soft tissues of the orofacial region. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mandibular osteolysis and ...
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Comparação dos efeitos da estimulação elétrica nervosa transcutânea em pacientes com lombalgia crônica não específica: ensaio clínico randomizado
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2007)Introdução: Os equipamentos de eletroterapia mais utilizados no tratamento da lombalgia crônica não-específica são a Estimulação Elétrica Nervosa Transcutânea (TENS) e a Corrente Interferencial (CI). Ainda são escassas, ...
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A dose-optimization trial of laronidase (Aldurazyme (R)) in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis I
(Elsevier B.V., 2009-01-01)Recombinant human alpha-L-iduronidase (Aldurazyme (R) laronidase) is approved as an enzyme replacement therapy to treat the lysosomal storage disorder, mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) at a dose of 0.58 mg/kg by ...
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Double-blind evaluation of homeopathy on cocaine craving: a randomized controlled pilot study
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2018)Background: Brazil is among the nations with the greatest rates of annual cocaine usage. Pharmacological treatment of cocaine addiction is still limited, opening space for nonconventional interventions. Homeopathic Q-potencies ...
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The effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment for tinnitus: a randomized controlled trial using Tc-99m-ECD SPECT
(Springer, 2016)Investigate the effect of acupuncture on brain perfusion using ethyl cysteinate dimer single-photon emission computed tomography (Tc-99m-ECD SPECT) in patients with tinnitus. This randomized, single-blind, sham-control ...
