How reliable are pain scores? a pilot study of 20 healthy volunteers

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J. Mader ◽  
Fidela S.J. Blank ◽  
Howard A. Smithline ◽  
Jeannette M. Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Pain Scores

scholarly journals Aortic Function’s Adaptation in Response to Exercise-Induced Stress Assessing by 1.5T MRI: A Pilot Study in Healthy Volunteers

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. e0157704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Bal-Theoleyre ◽  
Alain Lalande ◽  
Frank Kober ◽  
Roch Giorgi ◽  
Frederic Collart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Induced Stress ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Response To Exercise

scholarly journals Exhaled Breath Condensate: Pilot Study of the Method and Initial Experience in Healthy Subjects

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-16
Author(s):  
Eva Peterová ◽  
Jaroslav Chládek ◽  
Darina Kohoutová ◽  
Veronika Knoblochová ◽  
Paula Morávková ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Coefficient Of Variation ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Lung Diseases ◽  
Exhaled Breath Condensate ◽  
Exhaled Breath ◽  
Initial Experience ◽  
Major Disadvantage ◽  
Breath Condensate

Analysis of Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a re-discovered approach to monitoring the course of the disease and reduce invasive methods of patient investigation. However, the major disadvantage and shortcoming of the EBC is lack of reliable and reproducible standardization of the method. Despite many articles published on EBC, until now there is no clear consensus on whether the analysis of EBC can provide a clue to diagnosis of the diseases. The purpose of this paper is to investigate our own method, to search for possible standardization and to obtain our own initial experience. Thirty healthy volunteers provided the EBC, in which we monitored the density, pH, protein, chloride and urea concentration. Our results show that EBC pH is influenced by smoking, and urea concentrations are affected by the gender of subjects. Age of subjects does not play a role. The smallest coefficient of variation between individual volunteers is for density determination. Current limitations of EBC measurements are the low concentration of many biomarkers. Standardization needs to be specific for each individual biomarker, with focusing on optimal condensate collection. EBC analysis has a potential become diagnostic test, not only for lung diseases.

Lower concentration of vitamin D is associated with lower DAS28 and VAS-pain scores in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases treated with infliximab: a pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 1455-1461
Author(s):  
Marijana Miler ◽  
Nora Nikolac Gabaj ◽  
Simeon Grazio ◽  
Antonio Vahtarić ◽  
Alen Vrtarić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Pain Scores

scholarly journals Effects of Nigella sativa seeds (black cumin) on insulin secretion and lipid profile: A pilot study in healthy volunteers

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (7) ◽  
pp. 1607-1611
Author(s):  
Sophie Pelegrin ◽  
Florence Galtier ◽  
Anne Chalançon ◽  
Jean‐Pierre Gagnol ◽  
Anne‐Marie Barbanel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Secretion ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Black Cumin
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