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A descriptive analysis of a representative sample of pediatric randomized controlled trials published in 2007
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Hamm, Michele, Vandermeer, Ben, Thomson, Denise, Milne, Andrea, Tjosvold, Lisa, Klassen, Terry P., Curtis, Sarah, Hartling, Lisa
BACKGROUND: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for trials assessing the effects of therapeutic interventions; therefore it is important to understand how they are conducted. Our objectives were to provide an overview of a representative sample of pediatric RCTs published in...
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A Nutritional Perspective of Ketogenic Diet in Cancer: A Narrative Review
2018-04-01
Oliveira, Camila L. P., Mattingly, Stephanie, Schirrmacher, Ralf, Sawyer, Michael B., Fine, Eugene J., Prado, Carla M.
The predominant use of glucose anaerobically by cancer cells (Warburg effect) may be the most important characteristic the majority of these cells have in common and, therefore, a potential metabolic pathway to be targeted during cancer treatment. Because this effect relates to fuel oxidation,...
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2016
Thompson, Stephanie, Tonelli, Marcello, Klarenbach, Scott, Molzahn, Anita
Background and objectives Randomized, controlled trials show that regular exercise is beneficial for patients on hemodialysis. Intradialytic exercise may have additional benefits, such as amelioration of treatment-related symptoms. However, the factors that influence the implementation of...
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A randomized, controlled trial of ginseng consumption on the immune response to a moderate exercise stress protocol in non-athletic women
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McCargar, Linda J., Harber, Vicki J., Field, Catherine J., Biondo, Patricia D.
Background: Ginseng is a popular herbal remedy that has been proposed to increase resistance to stress and enhance immune function. Regular moderate exercise results in an acute physiological stress that affects immune function. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of...
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2007
A replication study was undertaken to validate a model of quality of life (QOL) generated in an earlier study on a random sample of 202 older adults. Pathways found to be significant were retested using QOL data from a convenience sample of 420 older adults. Using path analysis, we found that...
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A School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Physical Activity among Iranian High School Girls
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Ghofranipou, F., Niknami, S., Taymoori, P., Berry, T. R., Lubans, D.
Background: Physical activity (PA) rates decline precipitously during the high school years and are consistently lower among adolescent girls than adolescent boys. Due to cultural barriers, this problem might be exacerbated in female Iranian adolescents. However, little intervention research has...
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Applying the risk of bias tool in a systematic review of combination long-acting beta-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids for persistent asthma.
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Seida, J., Vandermeer, B., Hartling, L., Dryden, D. M., Rowe, B. H., Bond, K.
Background The Risk of Bias (RoB) tool is used to assess internal validity of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Our objectives were to: 1) evaluate inter-rater agreement of the RoB tool; 2) determine the time to access supplemental study information; 3) compare the RoB tool with the Jadad...
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Assessing the effects of weather conditions on physical activity participation using objective measures
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Chan, Catherine B., Ryan, Daniel A.
Habitual physical activity is an important determinant of health, yet many people are considered to be inactive. Identification of the obstacles to greater participation is necessary for the development of strategies to overcome those obstacles. The weather has been identified as a perceived...
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Attitudes to aging mediate the relationship between older peoples’ subjective health and quality of life in 20 countries.
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Low, G., Molzahn, A. E., Schopflocher, D.
Background With ever-increasing life expectancy globally, it is imperative to build knowledge of how older peoples’ views of their own aging, considering their health-related circumstances, affect quality of life for practitioners and policy-makers alike. Based on our literature review, we wanted...
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2011
Sukwatjanee, A., Low, G., Chokkhanchitchai, S., Pongthavornkamol, K., Pinyopasakul, W., Suwonnaroop, N.
The objectives of this participatory action research, with rural Thai elders with type-2 diabetes, were to: (a) explore perspectives of the elders with respect to how taking part in a self-help group on diabetes affected their self-care ability and quality of life; and, (b) compare self-efficacy...