Blinding and expectancy confounds in psychedelic randomized controlled trials

SD Muthukumaraswamy, A Forsyth… - Expert review of clinical …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: There is increasing interest in the potential for psychedelic drugs such as
psilocybin, LSD and ketamine to treat several mental health disorders, with a growing …

Best exercise options for reducing pain and disability in adults with chronic low back pain: pilates, strength, core-based, and mind-body. a network meta-analysis

R Fernández-Rodríguez, C Álvarez-Bueno… - Journal of orthopaedic & …, 2022 - jospt.org
Objective To determine which type of exercise is best for reducing pain and disability in
adults with chronic low back pain (LBP). Design Systematic review with a network meta …

PROBAST: a tool to assess the risk of bias and applicability of prediction model studies

RF Wolff, KGM Moons, RD Riley, PF Whiting… - Annals of internal …, 2019 - acpjournals.org
Clinical prediction models combine multiple predictors to estimate risk for the presence of a
particular condition (diagnostic models) or the occurrence of a certain event in the future …

PROBAST: a tool to assess risk of bias and applicability of prediction model studies: explanation and elaboration

KGM Moons, RF Wolff, RD Riley, PF Whiting… - Annals of internal …, 2019 - acpjournals.org
Prediction models in health care use predictors to estimate for an individual the probability
that a condition or disease is already present (diagnostic model) or will occur in the future …

Safety of 80 antidepressants, antipsychotics, anti‐attention‐deficit/hyperactivity medications and mood stabilizers in children and adolescents with psychiatric …

M Solmi, M Fornaro, EG Ostinelli, C Zangani… - World …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mental disorders frequently begin in childhood or adolescence. Psychotropic medications
have various indications for the treatment of mental disorders in this age group and are used …

The revised Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2) showed low interrater reliability and challenges in its application

S Minozzi, M Cinquini, S Gianola… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of the study is to assess the interrater reliability (IRR) and usability of
the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2). Study Design and …

Venous thromboembolism risk with JAK inhibitors: a meta‐analysis

M Yates, A Mootoo, M Adas, K Bechman… - Arthritis & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective JAK inhibitor therapies are effective treatment options for immune‐mediated
inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), but their use has been limited by venous thromboembolism …

Interventions to improve patient comprehension in informed consent for medical and surgical procedures: an updated systematic review

J Glaser, S Nouri, A Fernandez… - Medical Decision …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Patient comprehension is fundamental to valid informed consent. Current
practices often result in inadequate patient comprehension. Purpose. An updated review to …

Tools for assessing risk of reporting biases in studies and syntheses of studies: a systematic review

MJ Page, JE McKenzie, JPT Higgins - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Several scales, checklists and domain-based tools for assessing risk of
reporting biases exist, but it is unclear how much they vary in content and guidance. We …

Antiviral treatment for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)

I Gagyor, VB Madhok, F Daly… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Corticosteroids are widely used in the treatment of idiopathic facial paralysis
(Bell's palsy), but the effectiveness of additional treatment with an antiviral agent is …