The rise in internet addiction, including web-based gaming and social networking services, is a serious concern. Even with access to medical institutions and counseling services, individuals with inte...
This study was a pilot randomized controlled trial to test the feasibility of remote cognitive behavioral therapy via videoconferencing for parents of adolescents with internet addiction....
A total of 13 parents of adolescents aged 12-20 years with internet addiction were recruited and randomly assigned to either 12 sessions of the videoconference-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (...
As the primary outcome, the mean total Internet Addiction Test score decreased from 67.7 (SD 18.3; 6/13, 46%) at week 0 to 56.2 (SD 25.1; 5/9, 56%) at week 13 in the vCBT group, compared to an increas...
This study suggested the practical feasibility of vCBT for parents of adolescents with internet addiction. Further large-scale, multicenter randomized controlled trials are necessary to examine the ef...
UMIN Clinical Trials Registry UMIN000032483; https://tinyurl.com/yuhen6c9....
Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) is pivotal in breast surgery, yet the statistical robustness of surgical outcomes remains underexplored. This study employs the fragility index (FI), reverse fragility in...
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) (2013-present) with dichotomous outcomes were sourced from PubMed, Embase, SCOPUS, Medline, and Cochrane databases. FI and rFI-event reversals needed to alter outco...
Out of 33 studies screened, 19 RCTs comprising 204 outcomes were included, with a median FI of 4 (3 - 5) and FQ of 0.039 (0.029 - 0.070). Twenty-six outcomes achieved statistical significance, with a ...
ADM-related breast reconstruction outcomes are statistically fragile, so reversal of a few outcomes or maintaining follow-up with patients may alter the significance of findings. Future researchers ar...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a substantial risk of progression to end-stage renal disease and vascular events. The nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA), finereno...
In total knee arthroplasty (TKA), the practical use of patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) has been reported previously with both advantage and disadvantage. The application of artificial intellige...
102 late-stage OA patients who met inclusive criteria were recruited in this prospective randomized controlled trial and separated into two groups (i-PSI vs. CI). In both groups, an AI preoperative pl...
In resection outcomes, smaller deviation of lateral and medial distal femoral resection were found in i-PSI group than CI group (P = 0.032 and 0.035), while no difference was found in other resection ...
Intelligent Patient-specific Instrumentation in TKA achieved simplified production flow than conventional PSI, while also showed more accurate resection, improved synthesis position and limb alignment...
This study investigated the local, remote, and contralateral effects of a four-week intrinsic foot muscle exercise intervention in recreationally active participants on foot parameters, flexibility, a...
Median sternotomy offers the main access during cardiac surgery. However, a surgical site infection (SSI) of the sternum is a distressing complication following this procedure. The incidence of postop...
This single-blinded, single center randomized controlled trial comprised 414 adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery. The postoperative outcomes assessed were SSI and the quantity of blood lost f...
The superficial SSI prevalence in the Sternum Guard group was lower than that in the bone wax group (2.9% vs. 8.2%, respectively; P=0.018). The incidence of deep SSI was also lower in the Sternum Guar...
Sternum Guard (Vygon) had a significantly lower incidence of postoperative infection and bleeding from the sternum compared to bone wax....
This study aimed to demonstrate the impact of virtual visits on the satisfaction of family members and the anxiety and depression of patients in the ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic....
A single-center, randomized controlled trial....
This study was conducted from July 2021 to May 2022, in the Seoul National University Hospital....
A total of 40 patients eligible for virtual visitation whose Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale score was -2 or above were recruited and randomized into virtual visitation and usual care groups....
Virtual visitation began on the first day after ICU admission and continued until ICU discharge, lasting for a maximum of 7 days....
The primary outcome was the satisfaction level of the family members with care and decision-making in the ICU, assessed using the Family Satisfaction-ICU (FS-ICU) 24-survey questionnaire. Secondary ou...
In the COVID-19 pandemic era, virtual visits to ICU patients helped reduce depression and anxiety levels of patients and increase the satisfaction of their family members. Enhancing access to virtual ...
Cardiac rehabilitation is a beneficial multidisciplinary treatment of exercise promotion, patient education, risk factor management, and psychosocial counseling for people with coronary heart disease ...
The study randomized 43 older adults (84 % males) to the 12-week CTR intervention or standard of care. Guided by Social Cognitive Theory, participants received individualized in-person assessment and ...
Participants in the CTR intervention group showed significant improvement in daily steps (T1: β = 4126.58, p = 0.001; T2: β = 5285, p = 0.01) and health-promoting lifestyle profile (T1: β = 23.26,...
The CTR is feasible, safe and effective in improving physical activity and healthy behaviors in older adults with CHD. Considering the variation in individual cardiovascular risk factors, full-scale R...
Exercise therapy is recommended by international guidelines as a core treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis. However, there is a significant gap between recommendations and practice in healt...
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a 12-week fully automated app-based exercise intervention with and without a supporting knee brace on health-related outcomes, performance measures, and adh...
This closed user group trial included participants with moderate to severe unicondylar painful knee osteoarthritis. Randomization was 1:1:2 into an intervention group (IG) with 2 subgroups (app-based ...
A total of 61 participants were included (IG: n=30, 49%; CG: n=31, 51%; male: n=31, 51%; female: n=30, 49%; mean age 62.9, SD 8.5 years; mean BMI 27.7, SD 4.5 kg/m...
Individuals with knee osteoarthritis undergoing a 12-week sensor-assisted app-based exercise intervention with or without an additional knee brace experienced clinically meaningful treatment effects r...
German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS) DRKS00023269; https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00023269....
In a randomized, controlled study, whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) was investigated as a promising alternative treatment technique compared to conventional strength training for the manageme...
