Response to Letter to ‘Effectiveness of antenatal perineal massage in reducing perineal trauma and postpartum morbidities: A randomized controlled trial’

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (11) ◽  
pp. 2120-2121
Author(s):  
Emmanuel O. Ugwu ◽  
Eric S. Iferikigwe ◽  
Samuel N. Obi ◽  
George U. Eleje ◽  
Benjamin C. Ozumba
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Perineal Trauma ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Perineal Massage

Effectiveness of antenatal perineal massage in reducing perineal trauma and post-partum morbidities: A randomized controlled trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 1252-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Onyebuchi Ugwu ◽  
Eric Sunday Iferikigwe ◽  
Samuel Nnamdi Obi ◽  
George Uchenna Eleje ◽  
Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Perineal Trauma ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Perineal Massage

Perineal massage and training reduce perineal trauma in pregnant women older than 35 years: a randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 613-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira S. Dieb ◽  
Amira Y. Shoab ◽  
Hala Nabil ◽  
Amir Gabr ◽  
Ahmed A. Abdallah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Perineal Trauma ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Perineal Massage ◽  
And Training

Randomized controlled trial of prevention of perineal trauma by perineal massage during pregnancy

1999 ◽  
Vol 180 (3) ◽  
pp. 593-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Labrecque ◽  
Erica Eason ◽  
Sylvie Marcoux ◽  
François Lemieux ◽  
Jean-Jacques Pinault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Perineal Trauma ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Perineal Massage

Treatment Fidelity Procedures for an Aphasia Intervention Within a Randomized Controlled Trial: Design, Feasibility, and Results

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1S) ◽  
pp. 412-424
Author(s):  
Elissa L. Conlon ◽  
Emily J. Braun ◽  
Edna M. Babbitt ◽  
Leora R. Cherney
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Treatment Protocol ◽  
Treatment Fidelity ◽  
Protocol Adherence ◽  
Study Condition ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Aphasia Therapy ◽  
Percent Accuracy ◽  
Over Time

Purpose This study reports on the treatment fidelity procedures implemented during a 5-year randomized controlled trial comparing intensive and distributed comprehensive aphasia therapy. Specifically, the results of 1 treatment, verb network strengthening treatment (VNeST), are examined. Method Eight participants were recruited for each of 7 consecutive cohorts for a total of 56 participants. Participants completed 60 hr of aphasia therapy, including 15 hr of VNeST. Two experienced speech-language pathologists delivered the treatment. To promote treatment fidelity, the study team developed a detailed manual of procedures and fidelity checklists, completed role plays to standardize treatment administration, and video-recorded all treatment sessions for review. To assess protocol adherence during treatment delivery, trained research assistants not involved in the treatment reviewed video recordings of a subset of randomly selected VNeST treatment sessions and completed the fidelity checklists. This process was completed for 32 participants representing 2 early cohorts and 2 later cohorts, which allowed for measurement of protocol adherence over time. Percent accuracy of protocol adherence was calculated across clinicians, cohorts, and study condition (intensive vs. distributed therapy). Results The fidelity procedures were sufficient to promote and verify a high level of adherence to the treatment protocol across clinicians, cohorts, and study condition. Conclusion Treatment fidelity strategies and monitoring are feasible when incorporated into the study design. Treatment fidelity monitoring should be completed at regular intervals during the course of a study to ensure that high levels of protocol adherence are maintained over time and across conditions.

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