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Effect of a multifaceted educational program for care staff concerning fecal incontinence in nursing home patients: Study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Fecal incontinence has a high prevalence in the older population, which cannot be explained by comorbidity or the anatomical or psychological changes of aging alone. Fecal incontinence leads to a high economic ... -
Effect of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Self-Management App on Musculoskeletal Health in Patients With Neck and/or Low Back Pain Referred to Specialist Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Importance Self-management is a key element in the care of persistent neck and low back pain. Individually tailored self-management support delivered via a smartphone app in a specialist care setting has not been ... -
Effect of an institutional development plan for user participation on professionals' knowledge, practice, and attitudes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background: Governments in several countries attempt to strengthen user participation through instructing health care organisations to plan and implement activities such as user representation in administrational ... -
Effect of clinical geriatric assessments and collaborative medication reviews by geriatrician and family physician for improving health-related quality of life in home-dwelling older patients receiving polypharmacy: a cluster randomized clinical trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Importance Polypharmacy and inappropriate drug regimens are major health concerns among older adults. Various interventions focused on medication optimization strategies have been carried out, but the effect on patient-relevant ... -
The effect of dance interventions on cognition, neuroplasticity, physical function, depression, and quality of life for older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Mild cognitive impairment is an age-related cognitive disorder which is associated with frequent memory lapses, impaired judgement, and progressive functional decline. If untreated early, 39.2% of people with ... -
Effect of Delayed Centrifugation on the Levels of NMR-Measured Lipoproteins and Metabolites in Plasma and Serum Samples
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Metabolic profiling is widely used for large-scale association studies, based on biobank material. The main obstacle to the translation of metabolomic findings into clinical application is the lack of standardization, ... -
Effect of Disulfiram and Copper Plus Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy Alone on Survival in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Importance Disulfiram has demonstrated broad antitumoral effect in several preclinical studies. One of the proposed indications is for the treatment of glioblastoma. Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ... -
Effect of early skin-to-skin contact for very preterm infants on duration of non-invasive ventilation, oxygen therapy and length of stay
(Master thesis, 2022)Bakgrunn: Det er økende evidens på effekten av tidlig hudkontakt for stabile for tidlig fødte barn (premature), med behov for mer forskning på betydningen av tidlig hudkontakt etter fødsel for moderat for tidlig fødte barn ... -
Effect of exercise training for five years on all cause mortality in older adults-The Generation 100 study: Randomised controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective To evaluate the effect of five years of supervised exercise training compared with recommendations for physical activity on mortality in older adults (70-77 years). Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting ... -
Effect of high-fat diet and morning or evening exercise on lipoprotein subfraction profiles: secondary analysis of a randomised trial
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Effect of high-intensity interval training on cardiovascular disease risk factors and body composition in psoriatic arthritis: A randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with an accumulation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on CVD risk ... -
Effect of in-hospital comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in older people with hip fracture. The protocol of the Trondheim Hip Fracture Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background Hip fractures in older people are associated with high morbidity, mortality, disability and reduction in quality of life. Traditionally people with hip fracture are cared for in orthopaedic departments without ... -
The effect of infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the BackToBasic study): study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Low back pain is common and a significant number of patients experience chronic low back pain. Current treatment options offer small to moderate effects. Patients with vertebral bone marrow lesions visualized as Modic ... -
Effect of Inpatient Multicomponent Occupational Rehabilitation Versus Less Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation on Sickness Absence in Persons with Musculoskeletal- or Mental Health Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose: To assess effects of an inpatient multicomponent occupational rehabilitation program compared to less comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation on sickness absence in persons with musculoskeletal- or mental health ... -
The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Pain, Functional Disability, and Trunk Range of Motion in People With Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Single-group Pretest-Posttest Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Kinesio Taping (KT) on low back/pelvis pain, disability, and trunk Range of Motion (ROM) in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain (CLBP) after 72 h. ... -
The effect of long-term poor sleep quality on risk of back-related disability and the modifying role of physical activity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Sleep problems and regular leisure time physical activity (LTPA) are interrelated and have contrasting effects on risk of back pain. However, no studies have investigated the influence of long-term poor sleep quality on ... -
Effect of medicines management versus standard care on readmissions in multimorbid patients: a randomised controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective To investigate the effect of pharmacist-led medicines management in multimorbid, hospitalised patients on long-term hospital readmissions and survival. Design Parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Setting ... -
Effect of mother support groups on nutritional status in children under two years of age in Laisamis village, Kenya
(Master thesis, 2016)Background: To deal with the ongoing malnutrition problem in many parts of Kenya, the government has initialized preventive actions such as mother support groups to improve health and nutrition among children. Few studies ... -
Effect of Paternal Age on Reproductive Outcome in Assisted Reproductive Technology Compared to Spontanous Conception
(Master thesis, 2016)Studies investigating the role of increasing paternal age for neonatal health in pregnancies following assisted reproductive technology (ART) are limited. In this large cohort study, we evaluated the association between ... -
Effect of patient-delivered household contact tracing and prevention for tuberculosis: A household cluster-randomised trial in Malawi
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Household contact tracing provides TB screening and TB preventive therapy (TPT) to contacts at high risk of TB disease. However, it is resource intensive, inconvenient, and often poorly implemented. We ...