Efficacy of Treatment of Inflammatory Cytologic Abnormalities Detected By Papanicolaou Smears: A Pilot Study

This pilot study explored the feasibility of in-home teletreatment for patients with post-stroke anomia. Three participants over 65 years of age suffering from post-stroke anomia were treated in this pre/post-intervention case study. They received 12 speech therapy teletreatments (two sessions/week for 6 weeks) aimed at improving confrontation naming skills. Half of the failed items from a set of 120 preselected stimuli were trained during treatment (Block A-trained stimuli) while the other half served as controls (Block B-untrained stimuli). Variables measured were: 1) efficacy of treatment (performance on Block-A vs. Block B Stimuli), and 2) participants’ satisfaction with teletreatment (using a French adaptation of the Telemedicine satisfaction questionnaire). All participants showed clinically relevant improvement on confrontation naming of trained items and less improvement for untrained items. The researchers also obtained high satisfaction scores on the questionnaire (above 57/60). This pilot study supports the feasibility of speech therapy teletreatments applied to neurological language disorders.

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Safety and efficacy of treatment with an ephedrine/caffeine mixture. The first double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study in adolescents

International Journal of Obesity ◽

10.1038/sj.ijo.0801433 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 24 (12) ◽

pp. 1573-1578 ◽

Cited By ~ 61

Author(s):

D Molnár ◽

K Török ◽

E Erhardt ◽

S Jeges

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Double Blind ◽

Safety And Efficacy ◽

Double Blind Placebo ◽

Efficacy Of Treatment

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Safety and efficacy of treatment switch to raltegravir plus tenofovir/emtricitabine or abacavir/lamivudine in patients with optimal virological control: 48-week results from a randomized pilot study (Raltegravir Switch for Toxicity or Adverse Events, RASTA Study)

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases ◽

10.3109/00365548.2013.840920 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 34-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Massimiliano Fabbiani ◽

Annalisa Mondi ◽

Manuela Colafigli ◽

Gabriella D’Ettorre ◽

Francesca Paoletti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Adverse Events ◽

Safety And Efficacy ◽

Treatment Switch ◽

Efficacy Of Treatment

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Pulsed Dye Laser Does Not Seem as Effective as Red Light in Basal Cell Carcinoma Mal-Pdt: A Small Pilot Study

Journal of Skin Cancer ◽

10.1155/2012/396481 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

M. Fernández-Guarino ◽

A. Harto ◽

P. Jaén

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Basal Cell Carcinoma ◽

Cell Carcinoma ◽

Basal Cell ◽

Red Light ◽

Dye Laser ◽

Pulsed Dye Laser ◽

Light Sources ◽

Small Pilot Study ◽

Efficacy Of Treatment

Multiple light sources can be used for photodynamic therapy (PDT) with good results, but there are few comparative studies. This study compares the efficacy of treatment of basal cell carcinoma with PDT and two light sources, the non-coherent red light and pulsed dye laser 595 nm. In this small pilot study red light is more effective, but many more studies are needed to draw definitive conclusions.

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