Letter to the editor regarding White et al., “The placebo needle, is it a valid and convincing placebo for use in acupuncture trials? A randomised, single-blind, cross-over pilot trial” (Pain 106: 401–409)

Pain ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Ernst
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Single Blind

scholarly journals Corticosteroid injection for shoulder pain: single-blind randomized pilot trial in primary care

Trials ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim A Holt ◽  
David Mant ◽  
Andrew Carr ◽  
Stephen Gwilym ◽  
David Beard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Shoulder Pain ◽  
Corticosteroid Injection ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Single Blind

The placebo needle, is it a valid and convincing placebo for use in acupuncture trials? A randomised, single-blind, cross-over pilot trial

Pain ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter White ◽  
George Lewith ◽  
Val Hopwood ◽  
Phil Prescott
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Single Blind

Exercise- and Psychosocial-Based Interventions to Improve Daily Activity in Heart Failure: A Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Shoemaker ◽  
Nicole L. Oberholtzer ◽  
Lance E. Jongekrijg ◽  
Travis E. Bowen ◽  
Kelly Cartwright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Daily Activity ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Cardiac Resynchronization ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Secondary Outcomes ◽  
Single Blind ◽  
Group Stratification ◽  
Present Pilot Study

In individuals with heart failure (HF), low daily activity is associated with a poorer prognosis. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the effects of two home-based interventions on the primary HF-related outcome of daily activity and secondary outcomes of exercise tolerance, HF-related health status, and lower extremity functional strength in 16 patients with HF and implanted Medtronic implantable cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization devices using a single-blind, randomized controlled pilot trial. Interventions were either daily activity feedback and encouragement or health coaching and home-based exercise. There were no significant differences in primary or secondary outcomes either between or within groups. Three subjects in each treatment group improved in two or more secondary outcomes, and only one improved in daily activity. Although the present pilot study incorporated both exercise and psychosocial components in the intervention, there was no effect on daily activity, perhaps because readiness for behavioral change was not accounted for either in group stratification/allocation or inclusion criteria.

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