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Quality Improvement in Clinical Laboratories: A Six Sigma Concept
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Is Normal Knee Biomechanics Reproduced by Modern Total Knee Arthroplasty Designs? The Role of Fluoroscopy
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Model Based vs. Rule Based Designs in Phase I Dose Finding Clinical Trials
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Cultural Adaptation for Common Orthopedic Disorders Pathology and Presentations With Focus on Middle Eastern and Asian Patients
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Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors May Improve Glycemic Control in Patients Rheumatoid Arthritis and Concomitant Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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A Rare Cause of Shoulder Pain: Ganglion Cyst of the Acromioclavicular Joint
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The QuickDASH in the Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
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Innovation of Wound and Burn Care Dressings from Traditional to Nonwoven Polymeric Scaffolds
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Invasive Moderately-Differentiated Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Incidentally Identified in Perforated Acute Diverticulitis With Abscess Formation
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Distribution and Conduct of Clinical Trials Involving Music Therapy: Registered Clinical Trials in the Lost 15 Years
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Objective: This study aimed to conduct an evaluation of music therapy clinical trials
worldwide, to understand what trials have been conducted and to show the chronological
changes. Additionally, we sought to clarify issues related to providing clinical trial registration
information.
Methods: We searched the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) database for
“music therapy,” and identified the disease target for each article found.
Results: A total of 150 clinical trial studies were found in the ICTRP using the term “music
therapy.” In these trials, music therapy was used for improvement of social functioning in
schizophrenia and/or serious mental disorders, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and cancer
symptoms. Twenty-five clinical trials were actively recruiting. Sixteen of the 25 trials were
registered in the United States at ClinicalTrials.gov, of which 9 trials were conducted in the US.
Seven trials were conducted in other countries such as Spain, Taiwan, and China.
Conclusion: A search for music therapy clinical trials retrieved 150 trials from the ICTRP, and
the number of clinical trial registrations has increased yearly. Music therapy is widely used in
patients with various diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, and arthritic pain and
has the potential to improve certain disease outcomes, but there is not enough evidence to
substantiate its efficacy. It is important to enlighten researchers and pharmaceutical companies
on the proper management of the quality of such clinical trial information, as this is an important
issue.
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Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis: Dangerous Etiology?
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The Swan Song of a Pathologist: “Why Do I Love Thee, Pathology? Let Me Count the Ways….”
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Balloon Kyphoplasty: Cement Augmentation in Acute Osteoporotic Thoraco-Lumbar Fractures
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Family-Centered Care: A Philosophy to be Developed
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Emerging Quality Improvement Concepts to Enhance the Patient and Family Experience in Hospice and Palliative CareOpen Access
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Pelvic Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) in Male Patient Presented as Perineal Pain: A Case Report and Review of Literature
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Personality Traits as Predictors of Leadership Style Preferences: Investigating the Relationship Between Social Dominance Orientation and Attitudes Towards Authentic Leaders
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Pancreatic Leaks and Fistulae: Pathophysiological Principles
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Efficacy and Safety of Lenalidomide Prednisolone Combination Treatment for Japanese Elderly Multiple Myeloma Patients
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Hair Loss and Chemotherapy: An Overview about What You Need To Know
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Clinical Investigations on Medical Devices, after the New European Regulation (2017/745)
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Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials: A Quick Update on Concepts and Types
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Do We Know the Optimal Oxygen Concentration for Resuscitating a Premature Newborn?
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Oral Health for Infants: What Pediatricians and Pediatric NeoNatal Nursing Staff Need to Know
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Photodistributed Hyperpigmentation Induced by Lercanidipine
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HIV-Related Health Status, Adherence, and Stress Coping Capacity among Men Living with HIV in Japan
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Dosimetric Characterization of an Abscopal Response in a Patient With Oligometastatic Melanoma Undergoing Concurrent Treatment With Pembrolizumab and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
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Determination of Ovarian Cysts in Cattle with Poor Reproductive Performance Using Ultrasound and Plasma Progesterone Profile
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Hormone Replacement Therapy and its Risks and Benefits for Women
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A Rare Case of a Urachal Mucinous Cystic Tumour of Low Malignant Potential
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Anesthetic Considerations in a Case of Fahr and Primrose Syndrome
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PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade: A New Promising Therapy for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer?
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What we do and do not know About Women and Kidney Diseases; Questions Unanswered and Answers Unquestioned: Reflection on World Kidney Day and International Woman’s Day
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The Treatment of Ingrown Toenails: A Retrospective Study of Combined Wedge Resection with Phenol Versus Silver Nitrate Cauterization
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Population-Based Strategy for Preventing Diabetes and its Complications
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Lipid Oxidation Inhibition by Natural Tocopherols Increases the Nutritional Value of Tuna Salami
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Prevalence of Undernutrition and Overweight or Obesity Among the Bengali Muslim Population of West Bengal, India
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Attenuated Efficacy of Dulaglutide in Elder Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Cases
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Outcomes in Patients with Testicular Maldescent and Germ Cell Neoplasia: A Retrospective Assessment and Review of the Literature
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Education and Health System Collaboration are Indispensable in Vaccination Coverage
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Our Interconnection through Mobility Facilitates the Spread of Infectious Pathogens
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We Should be Optimistic about Mosquito-Borne Diseases Control
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Identifying Children Potentially at Risk of Abuse at the Emergency Setting: A Qualitative Study on Healthcare Professionals
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Palliative Care Training for Work in an Austere Environment after a Natural Disaster
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A Qualitative Approach to Exploring Short-Term Service Learning and Civic Engagement
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Human Dopamine Transporter Function Following Exposure to Heavy Metals and Psychostimulants
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Training of Future Surgeons in Minimally Invasive Surgery Needs Intensification: A Multicentre Study
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Complications in the Combined and Consecutive Use of External and Internal Fixation of the Femur with Reference to Use of the Extracortical Clamp Device
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The Utility of Criminal History Questions in Community Psychology Program Applications
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Effect of the Irrigation Fluid Temperature on Core Temperature in Transurethral Resection of Prostate Patients Under Spinal Versus General Anaesthesia
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Heart Rate Intensity in Female Footballers and its Effect on Playing Position based on External Workload
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Doppler Indices of Uterine, Umbilical and Fetal Middle Cerebral Arteries Before and After Sildenafil Citrate and Transdermal Nitroglycerin in Cases Suffering from Intrauterine Growth Restriction
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A Case of Erythema Multiforme-Like Secondary to Black Henna Tatoo
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Two Cases Report of Dysphagia Due to Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
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Laparoscopy as a Diagnostic Tool in Bovine Reproduction: A Review
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Tolvaptan in Later-Stage Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Revisited
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Effects of Different Types of Active Recoveries after Supramaximal Exercise on Exercise-Induced Stress and Subsequent Anaerobic Power Testing
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Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Indian Railway Loco Pilots: Are We Aware?
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A Retrospective and Comparative Analysis of the Physical Fitness of Custody Assistant Classes Prior to Academy Training
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The Concept of Developing a Plasmodium vivax Malarial Vaccine with a Focus on its Pre-erythrocytic Stage
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Anticipated Difficult Intubation Due to Polypoidal Squamous Cell Carcinoma on Posterior One Third of Tongue
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The Urgency of Expanding Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Global HIV Reduction
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More Significant Life for Diabetic Patients in the Perspectives of Anti-Aging
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Ocular Health Screening in a Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Population
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Low Protein Brown Rice for Preventing Progression of CKD and DKD to End Stage Renal Failure
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Bilateral Symmetric Thalamic Metastasis in a Patient with Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Cervical Strain/Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD) Management
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Serum Urea and Creatinine Levels are Better Predictors of Mortality than Serum Potassium Levels in Chronic Digoxin Toxicity
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Perceptions of Body Image and Obesity among Cross Culture: A Review
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Supplementation with Mix of Garcinia cambogia Extract, Yerba Mate Extract, and Guarana Extract Lowers Body Fat but has no Effects on High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level
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Implementation of a Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Screening Programme in a Rural African HIV Clinic
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Socio-Economic and Demographic Correlates of Overweight and Obesity: A Study on the Karbi Women of Assam, Northeast India
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Background: Excess adiposity is a chronic condition that contributes to non-communicable
disease (NCD) related morbidities, mortalities and causes public health problems.
Objectives: The objectives of the present community based cross-sectional study were to assess
the prevalence of overweight and obesity and its socio-economic and demographic concomitants
among a group of Karbi women of Assam, Northeast India.
Material and Methods: The study was carried out among 600 Karbi married women aged 20-49
years in Karbi-Anglong district of Assam, Northeast India. Height and weight were recorded
and body mass index (BMI= weight (kg)/ height2
(m2
)} was calculated. The prevalence of
overweight (BMI≥23.00-24.99 kg/m2
) and obesity (BMI≥25.00 kg/m2
) were assessed using
the Asian-Pacific population reference cut-offs. Data on the socio-economic, demographic and
lifestyle variables were collected using a pre-structured questionnaire.
Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 17.33% and 14.33%, respectively.
Binary logistic regression (BLR) analysis showed that age at the time of interview, family size,
≥4 number of dependent children, alcohol consumption, tobacco use and monthly per-capita
income were the significantly risk factors for both combined overweight-obesity and obesity
independently (p<0.05). Step-wise multiple logistic regression showed that age at the time of
interview (30-39 years) (p<0.01), consumption of alcohol (p<0.05) and use of tobacco (p<0.05)
remain the significant risk factors for combined overweight-obesity; and age at the time of interview
(30-39 years) (p<0.01), monthly per-capita income (p<0.05) and number of dependent
children (p<0.01) for obesity.
Conclusion: Prevalence of overweight and obesity is emerging as a public health issue among
the indigenous Karbi women of Assam. The results suggest that increase in age, alcohol consumption,
tobacco use, number of dependent children and family income were the major predictive
variables that increases the prevalence of excess adiposity. Appropriate healthcare strategies
and intervention programmes are required to reduce subsequent complications of excess
adiposity in this population.
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