scholarly journals An HMO-Based Prospective Pilot Study of Energy Medicine for Chronic Headaches: Whole-Person Outcomes Point to the Need for New Instrumentation

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 819-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth G. Sutherland ◽  
Cheryl Ritenbaugh ◽  
Susan J. Kiley ◽  
Nancy Vuckovic ◽  
Charles Elder
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Energy Medicine ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
New Instrumentation ◽  
Chronic Headaches

Weight gain with hyperthyroidism therapy: a prospective pilot study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelos Kyriacou ◽  
Alexis Kyriacou ◽  
Akheel A Syed ◽  
Petros Perros
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study

scholarly journals Could Daily Monitoring of Fibrin Related Markers Help Suspect a Thrombotic Event in COVID-19 Patients? A Prospective Pilot Study

TH Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. e152-e154
Author(s):  
Thomas Lecompte ◽  
Michael Hardy ◽  
Isabelle Michaux ◽  
Alain Dive ◽  
François Mullier
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Thrombotic Event ◽  
Daily Monitoring ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study

scholarly journals THU0642-HPR EVOLUTION OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF RA PATIENTS AFTER EDUCATION PATIENT SESSION TEACHING METHOTREXATE SELF-INJECTION A PROSPECTIVE PILOT STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 566.1-566
Author(s):  
S. Afilal ◽  
H. Rkain ◽  
B. Berchane ◽  
J. Moulay Berkchi ◽  
S. Fellous ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Median Duration ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Education Session ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study ◽  
Mean Delay ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Before And After

Background:Methotrexate is a gold standard for treatment of RA. In our context, RA patients prefer to be injected by paramedics rather than self-injecting. This can be explained by patients’ bad perceptions of self-injection or lack of information. Appropriate self-injection education can therefore be an important element in overcoming these obstacles and improving disease self-management.Objectives:Compare the RA patients’ perceptions on methotrexate self-injection before and after a patient education session.Methods:Prospective pilot study that included 27 consecutive patients (81.5% female, mean age 44.4 years, illiteracy rate 40.7%) with RA (median duration of progression of 4 years, mean delay in referral for specialist of 6 months, median duration of methotrexate use of 1 year). The patients benefited from an individual patient education session to learn how to self-inject with methotrexate subcutaneously. The patient education session was supervised by a nurse and a rheumatologist with a control a week later. Perceptions of the reluctance to self-inject and the difficulties encountered by patients were assessed before the patient education session, after the 1st and 2nd self-injection of methotrexate using a 10 mm visual analog scale. Patients also reported their level of satisfaction (10 mm VAS) after the 1st and 2nd self-injection.Results:The mean duration of patient education session is 13 min.Table I compares the evolution of the degrees of reluctance to self-injection, the difficulties encountered, and the satisfaction experienced by the patients.Table 1.Evolution of RA patients’ perceptions on the methotrexate self-injection. (N = 27)BeforeAfter the 1stself-injectionAfter the 2end self-injectionpVAS reluctance (0-10mm)6,5 ± 3,62,2 ± 2,91,0 ± 2,3<0,0001VAS difficulty (0-10mm)7,5 ± 2,62,5 ± 2,71,0 ± 1,9<0,0001VAS satisfaction (0-10mm)-8,9 ± 1,89,5 ± 1,50,002Conclusion:This study suggests the effectiveness of a methotrexate self-injection patient education session in RA patients. It also highlights the value of patient education in rheumatologic care. A large-scale study is necessary to better interpret and complete these preliminary results from this pilot study.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

scholarly journals Assessment of materno-foetal transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A prospective pilot study

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. S398-S403
Author(s):  
D. Arora ◽  
K.S. Rajmohan ◽  
Sudhir Dubey ◽  
Madhusudan Dey ◽  
Sanjay Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Prospective Pilot Study
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