scholarly journals Post-lumbar discectomy reoperations that are associated with poor clinical and socioeconomic outcomes can be reduced through use of a novel annular closure device: results from a 2-year randomized controlled trial

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 10 ◽  
pp. 349-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Douglas Klassen ◽  
Wellington Hsu ◽  
Frederic Martens ◽  
Jason Inzana ◽  
Wimar van den Brink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Lumbar Discectomy ◽  
Closure Device ◽  
Socioeconomic Outcomes ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Annular Closure Device

Usefulness of corset adoption after single-level lumbar discectomy: a randomized controlled trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 481-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cesare Zoia ◽  
Daniele Bongetta ◽  
Cristiano Alicino ◽  
Marcella Chimenti ◽  
Raffaelino Pugliese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Lumbar Discectomy ◽  
Foraminal Stenosis ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Single Level ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Midterm Outcome ◽  
Disability Questionnaire

OBJECTIVEIn this paper, the authors sought to verify whether corset adoption could improve the short-term and midterm outcome scores of patients after single-level lumbar discectomy.METHODSA monocentric, randomized controlled trial of 54 consecutive patients who underwent single-level lumbar discectomy at the authors’ institution was performed from September 2014 to August 2015. Patients were randomly assigned to use or not use a lumbar corset in the upright position. Patients with previous interventions for disc herniation or with concomitant canal or foraminal stenosis were excluded. The visual analog scale, Oswestry Disability Index, and Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire were used to compare groups at the 1- and 6-month follow-up time points.RESULTSNo significant differences between the 2 groups were reported at either time point for any given outcome irrespective of the scale used.CONCLUSIONSCorset adoption does not improve the short-term and midterm outcomes of patients after single-level lumbar discectomy.

scholarly journals The Impacts of Microcredit: Evidence from Ethiopia

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Tarozzi ◽  
Jaikishan Desai ◽  
Kristin Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Large Majority ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Socioeconomic Outcomes ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Self Employment

We use data from a randomized controlled trial conducted in 2003–2006 in rural Amhara and Oromiya (Ethiopia) to study the impacts of increasing access to microfinance on a number of socioeconomic outcomes, including income from agriculture, animal husbandry, nonfarm self-employment, labor supply, schooling and indicators of women's empowerment. We document that despite substantial increases in borrowing in areas assigned to treatment the null of no impact cannot be rejected for a large majority of outcomes. (JEL G21, I20, J13, J16, O13, O16, O18)

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