Browsing Publikasjoner fra Cristin - St. Olavs hospital by Title
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The Effect of Smoking on Long-term Gray Matter Atrophy and Clinical Disability in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background and Objectives - The relationship between smoking, long-term brain atrophy, and clinical disability in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is unclear. Here, we assessed long-term effects of smoking by evaluating ... -
Effect of Spinal Cord Burst Stimulation vs Placebo Stimulation on Disability in Patients With Chronic Radicular Pain After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Importance: The use of spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain after lumbar spine surgery is increasing, yet rigorous evidence of its efficacy is lacking. Objective: To investigate the efficacy of spinal cord burst ... -
Effect of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring vs Standard Therapy During Infliximab Induction on Disease Remission in Patients With Chronic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Importance: Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), defined as individualized drug dosing based on scheduled monitoring of serum drug levels, has been proposed as an alternative to standard therapy to maximize efficacy ... -
The effect of Zhang’s guideline versus the WHO partograph on childbirth experience measured by the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire in the Labor Progression Study (LaPS): A cluster randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Childbirth experience is an increasingly recognized and important measure of quality of obstetric care. Previous research has shown that it can be affected by intrapartum care and how labor is followed. A partograph is ... -
Effectiveness of 'motivational interviewing' on sick leave: a randomized controlled trial in a social insurance setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) – a counselling approach offered by caseworkers at the Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration (NAV) – on return to work (RTW) ... -
Effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing the use of misoprostol in postabortion care in Malawi: A quasi-experimental study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives The study was conducted to determine effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing use of misoprostol in management of incomplete abortions. Design A quasi-experimental study with training intervention ... -
Effectiveness of adding a workplace intervention to an inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation program: A randomized clinical trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a workplace intervention (WI) added to an inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation program (I-MORE) on sickness absence. Methods In this researcher-blinded ... -
The effectiveness of exercise therapy and education plus cognitive behavioral therapy, alone or in combination with total knee arthroplasty in patients with knee osteoarthritis – study protocol for the MultiKnee trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background One in five patients report chronic pain following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and are considered non-improvers. Psychological interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), combined with exercise ... -
Effectiveness of resistance training in combination with botulinum toxin-A on hand and arm use in children with cerebral palsy: a pre-post intervention study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background The aim of this pilot study was to examine the effects of additional resistance training after use of Botulinum Toxin-A (BoNT-A) on the upper limbs in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods Ten children ... -
Effectiveness of surgery for sciatica with disc herniation is not substantially affected by differences in surgical incidences among three countries: results from the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian spine registries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Purpose: Yearly incidence of surgery for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation varies and is 29/100,000 in Sweden, 46/100,000 in Denmark and 58/100,000 in Norway. This variation was used to study whether differences in surgical ... -
Effects of a 5-Year Exercise Intervention on White Matter Microstructural Organization in Older Adults. A Generation 100 Substudy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aerobic fitness and exercise could preserve white matter (WM) integrity in older adults. This study investigated the effect on WM microstructural organization of 5 years of exercise intervention with either supervised ... -
Effects of a parent-administered exercise program in the neonatal intensive care unit: Dose does matter-a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background - Despite the risk of delayed motor development in infants born preterm, knowledge about interventions in the neonatal intensive care unitt (NICU) and the effects of dosing is sparse. Objective - The objectives ... -
Effects of a peer co-facilitated educational programme for parents of children with ADHD: a feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Introduction Significant numbers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) display problems that cause multiple disabilities, deficits and handicaps that interfere with social relationships, development ... -
Effects of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on insomnia severity: a large-scale randomised controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Although several large-scale randomised controlled trials have shown the efficacy of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I), there is a need to validate widespread dissemination of dCBT-I ... -
Effects of exercise training on pulmonary vessel muscularization and right ventricular function in an animal model of COPD
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Right ventricular dysfunction in COPD is common, even in the absence of pulmonary hypertension. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on right ... -
Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training After Stroke (the HIIT-Stroke Study): A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: To examine if 8 weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in addition to standard care would increase and maintain peak oxygen uptake (Vo2peak) more than standard care alone in patients with stroke. Design: ... -
Effects of individual differences, society, and culture on youth-rated problems and strengths in 38 societies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Clinicians increasingly serve youths from societal/cultural backgrounds different from their own. This raises questions about how to interpret what such youths report. Rescorla et al. (2019, European Child & ... -
Effects of supervised exercise training during pregnancy on psychological well-being among overweight and obese women: secondary analyses of the ETIP-trial, a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objectives Women with high body mass index (BMI) have increased risk for symptoms of anxiety and depression during pregnancy and postpartum. In this prespecified secondary analysis from the exercise training in pregnancy ... -
Effects of tilt on cerebral hemodynamics measured by NeoDoppler in healthy neonates
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Today, there are conflicting descriptions of how neonates respond to tilt. Examining physiologic responses of cerebral blood flow velocities (BFVs) in challenging situations like a tilt requires equipment that ... -
Effects of vitamin D supplementation on bone turnover markers and other bone-related substances in subjects with vitamin D deficiency
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)In observational studies, vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for low bone density and future fractures, whereas a causal relation has been difficult to show in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Similarly, vitamin D ...