scholarly journals Social communication deficits following early‐life deprivation and relation to psychopathology: a randomized clinical trial of foster care

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 1360-1369
Author(s):  
Mark Wade ◽  
Charles H. Zeanah ◽  
Nathan A. Fox ◽  
Charles A. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Communication Deficits

Does Corticosteroid Have Any Beneficial Effect on Voice Change after Thyroidectomy?

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (12) ◽  
pp. 1258-1262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirzad Nasiri ◽  
Shima Shafag ◽  
Zhamak Khorgami ◽  
Nassim Sodagari ◽  
Ali Aminian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Total Thyroidectomy ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Voice Change ◽  
Psychosocial Status ◽  
Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial ◽  
Impairment Score

Voice alteration is one of the most common complications after thyroidectomy. It has a serious effect on social communication and economic and psychosocial status of patients. It has been hypothesized that inflammation and edema in the surgery site has a major role in voice change after thyroidectomy. This randomized clinical trial study was design to evaluate the effect of a single preoperative dose of steroid on voice change after thyroidectomy. This is a prospective randomized clinical trial with registration no. IRCT201106306925N. From all definitive candidates for total thyroidectomy, eligible patients were selected after exclusion of 12 criteria. Selected cases were randomly allocated to two groups. One group received intravenous dexamethasone pre-operatively. Other group received placebo. Voice change was evaluated by Voice Impairment Score (VIS) postoperatively. Sixty-four patients were entered in the study and divided into two groups (dexamethasone and placebo). VIS was significantly different at the first day after surgery between dexamethasone (five) and controls (13; P < 0.001). This difference was seen after 7 days but without statistically significance (one vs three; P = 0.397). VIS score significantly decreased on the seventh day related to the first day ( P < 0.001) in both groups. There were no significant dexamethasone complications in either group. Preoperative dexamethasone may decrease voice change after thyroidectomy.

Randomized clinical trial of LigasureTM versus open haemorrhoidectomy

2002 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. F Palazzo ◽  
D. L Francis ◽  
M. A Clifton
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial

Ciprofloxacin is more effective in treating acute pouchitis than metronidazole: A randomized clinical trial

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A453-A453 ◽  
Author(s):  
B SHEN ◽  
J ACHKAR ◽  
B LASHNER ◽  
A ORMSBY ◽  
F REMZI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trial
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