Sentences with phrase «effectiveness trial provides»

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Although Step 10 of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiatives requires that accredited maternity units provide post-natal breastfeeding support groups, the availability and uptake of these services remains unclear.40 The effectiveness of peer - support for long - term breastfeeding success has been well documented in middle - income countries, 35,41 and a systematic review has emphasized the importance of skilled post-natal breastfeeding support in the UK.39 However Graffy et al. 40 concluded from a randomized controlled trial of support provided by volunteer breastfeeding counsellors that although such support was rated by mothers as helpful, volunteer support was not effective at increasing breastfeeding duration, perhaps owing to mothers not actively taking up such support.

We found no evidence from randomised controlled trials about the effectiveness of breastfeeding education and support for women with twins or higher order multiples, or the most effective way to provide education and support.

«This comparative effectiveness clinical trial provides two new treatments for the 50 percent of adults with autism who have average or above intelligence and formal language,» said Minshew, adding that it's now critical that both new treatments be disseminated in the community.

Dr de Moor said that provided the safety and effectiveness of the compound could be proven, clinical trials could begin within six to ten years.

Today the FDA issued a Complete Response Letter regarding PTC Therapeutics» application for ataluren, noting that «an additional adequate and well - controlled clinical trial (s) will be necessary at a minimum to provide substantial evidence of effectiveness.»

Efficacy studies summarize findings from quasi-experimental and randomized controlled trials to provide statistical evidence of the effectiveness of Apex Learning.

The authors conducted a cluster - randomized trial to examine the effectiveness of structured teacher adaptations to the implementation of an evidence - based summer literacy program that provided students with (a) books matched to their reading level and interests and (b) teacher scaffolding for summer reading in the form of end - of - year comprehension lessons and materials sent to students» homes in the summer months.

A trial demonstrated that a single dose of RespiSure - ONE helped provide exceptional effectiveness in protecting against mycoplasmal pneumonia.

This provides a more independent assessment of effectiveness than in many other SNHV trials where the research and implementation teams are the same.

Focus group discussions with the health visitors delivering the intervention37 and in - depth one - to - one interviews with participating mothers38 provide a contrasting insight into the effect of the programme from that offered by the quantitative data.38, 39 Although these qualitative data can not provide evidence of overall effectiveness, they suggest that the participants experienced changes, that would not have been captured with the standardised outcome instruments used in this trial.

There is a growing evidence base in support of the effectiveness of acupuncture for a range of musculoskeletal conditions11, 12; however, despite its widespread use by participants13 there has been limited evidence for acupuncture as an effective treatment option for depression.14 Patients with strong preferences for psychotherapy or counselling for depression are not likely to engage in antidepressant treatment, 15 yet the evidence for counselling as a treatment for depression is limited16 despite widespread utilisation in primary care in the UK, with around 90 % of general practices providing on - site counselling services.17 To address this evidence gap, a randomised controlled trial Acupuncture, Counselling or Usual Care for Depression (ACUDep) compared acupuncture or counselling to usual care as treatments for primary care patients with ongoing depression.18 The results showed that acupuncture and counselling were clinically effective in reducing depression in the short to medium term.

While many individuals and couples have provided anecdotal support attesting to the benefits of relational life therapy, unbiased, scientific trials may be necessary to validate its effectiveness.

Triple P was introduced to Japan by a pilot study (Matsumoto, 2007) followed by an efficacy trial (Matsumoto, 2010) which provided support for the effectiveness and cultural acceptability of Triple P in Japanese society.

Primary healthcare networks: ongoing monitoring and adjustment of the effectiveness of the PHN funding model in regional and remote communities; long - term funding agreements to provide stability to PHNs to recruit and retain key staff; trial of the Health Care Home model in small regional and remote communities.

The trial will provide the first rigorous evidence for the effectiveness of a newly developed parenting programme for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder, including initial cost - effectiveness.

This sample size is thought to be sufficient to test out all key aspects of a trial (recruitment, intervention delivery, data collection) and provide a large enough sample to inform a sample size estimate for a definitive trial.47 This size of sample is sufficient to answer the feasibility and piloting questions, including initial evidence of effectiveness.

As this study shows, when the «dose» is large enough, parent training seems more effective than when data from all participants are used in an intent to treat analysis; (c) the present study provided a more rigorous test than most prior studies by only admitting children to treatment who met DSM - IV criteria for ODD; and, perhaps most importantly, (d) this study was designed as an effectiveness trial, while most prior studies were efficacy - oriented.

Large - scale effectiveness and dissemination trials, many of them in international settings, are providing important information concerning the feasibility of implementing PMT interventions in the real world.

Several randomized control trials have started to provide data on the effectiveness of attachment - based interventions with high - risk populations (see Bakermans - Kranenburg, Van IJzendoorn, & Juffer, 22 Juffer, Bakermans - Kranenburg, Van Ijzendoorn, 4 and Berlin, Ziv, Amaya - Jackson, & Greenberg23 for reviews).

The trial will provide important information on the effectiveness of a relatively brief, universally offered parenting intervention for parents of infants, and will also provide information on infant measures, parent recruitment and participation, and implementation of the program, which could inform future trials.