Sentences with phrase «making randomized studies»

The banking sector continues making randomized studies regarding to blockchain since this system is establishing itself as the new security and data management.

Not exact matches

But this doesn't make sense for everything we do in health care, and we know the information we get from randomized controlled trials doesn't always translate well to real life because 1) the restrictions we put on eligibility for studies rarely allows the results to be generalized to the population as a whole and 2) Adherence to the intervention tends to be higher in a randomized controlled trial than in real life which makes the effect seem «better» than it is.

There are many decisions a researcher makes beyond whether or not the study participants will be randomized to an intervention.

Although some SIDS experts and policy - makers endorse pacifier use recommendations that are similar to those of the AAP, 272,273 concerns about possible deleterious effects of pacifier use have prevented others from making a recommendation for pacifier use as a risk reduction strategy.274 Although several observational studies275, — , 277 have found a correlation between pacifiers and reduced breastfeeding duration, the results of well - designed randomized clinical trials indicated that pacifiers do not seem to cause shortened breastfeeding duration for term and preterm infants.278, 279 The authors of 1 study reported a small deleterious effect of early pacifier introduction (2 — 5 days after birth) on exclusive breastfeeding at 1 month of age and on overall breastfeeding duration (defined as any breastfeeding), but early pacifier use did not adversely affect exclusive breastfeeding duration.

We could pick through those studies» respective strengths and weaknesses, talk about why we'll never have a «gold - standard» randomized controlled trial (because women will never participate in a study that makes birth choices for them), and I could quote a real epidemiologist on why determining the precise risk of home birth in the United States is nearly impossible.

He also said that the study showed it was possible to run a randomized, controlled trial in the middle of an international health emergency, which is important to make sure any new drugs do not cause more problems than they address.

The neuroprotective effects of nicotine were studied in a randomized clinical trial involving 67 subjects in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, where memory was slightly impaired but decision - making and other cognitive abilities remained intact.

In devising their experiment, the researchers took advantage of ambulance company practices that essentially provided a randomized group of patients to study, making it possible to compare outcomes at different hospitals.

The main limitation is the observational nature of the study such that there is no randomized control group, and inferences based on outcomes must be made with great caution.

The providing resources to enhance African American patients» readiness to make decisions about kidney disease (PREPARED) study: protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

The researchers analyzed data from a variety of sources which included 11 randomized and non-randomized control studies making use of information from 833 individuals.

Similarly, a randomized, double - blind, placebo - controlled study using a tea made from the traditional antispasmodic herbs chamomile, vervain, licorice, fennel and lemon balm was found to be more effective at reducing crying time in colicky infants than a placebo.8 In this study, approximately half a cup of tea was given during each colic episode up to a maximum of three times per day.

At first blush, the most rigorous methodology, randomized field trials (RFT), appears not to fare well, since few such studies made the list.

Matthew Chingos and I have just released a study that for the first time makes use of data from a randomized field trial to identify the impact of school vouchers on college enrollments.

This study makes use of data from a randomized field trial conducted in Tennessee to produce higher - quality information on this controversial subject than has been available previously.

A study of randomized lotteries in 36 charter schools found that being admitted to a charter school made little difference in outcomes, on average.

It facilitates rapid prototyping, longitudinal studies, and high - powered, pre-registered randomized controlled trials of character development research — in other words, it's making character development research fast, frictionless, and frugal.

She said the study builds on the existing strong New Zealand evidence base, made up of seven randomized controlled trials of the Triple P — Positive Parenting Program, all conducted by the University of Auckland.

The reported study can make an important contribution to the knowledge of the effects of interventions to promote children's wellbeing in home - based childcare, using data from the previously reported study, which is a randomized controlled trial including observations of caregiver behavior as well as children's behavior during childcare.